The Good Wife (South Korean TV series)
2016 remake of American TV series
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The Good Wife (Korean: 굿 와이프) is a South Korean television series starring Jeon Do-yeon, Yoo Ji-tae and Yoon Kye-sang.[1][2] It is a Korean drama remake of the American television series of the same title[3] which aired on CBS from 2009 to 2016. It replaced Dear My Friends and aired on the cable network tvN every Fridays and Saturdays at 20:30 (KST) for 16 episodes from July 8 to August 27, 2016.[4]
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| Hangul | 굿 와이프 |
| RR | Gut waipeu |
| MR | Kut waip'ŭ |
| Genre | Drama |
| Based on | |
| Developed by | Studio Dragon |
| Written by | Han Sang-woon |
| Directed by | Lee Jeong-hyo |
| Starring | |
| Composer | Nam Hye-seung |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
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| Production company | Studio Dragon[a] |
| Original release | |
| Network | tvN |
| Release | July 8 – August 27, 2016 |
Premise
A courtroom investigative drama about a woman who, after quitting her job following marriage, returns to work as a lawyer to support her family when her once-successful prosecutor husband is imprisoned for political scandal and corruption, ultimately embarking on a journey to rediscover her true identity.
Cast
Main
- Jeon Do-yeon as Kim Hye-kyung – newly hired lawyer.[5][6]
- Yoo Ji-tae as Lee Tae-joon – prosecutor, Hye-kyung's husband.
- Yoon Kye-sang as Seo Joong-won – Law firm's co-managing partner (sharing position with his older sister Seo Myung-hee), and friend of Hye-kyung.[7]
MJ Law firm
- Kim Seo-hyung as Seo Myung-hee – Law firm's co-managing partner (sharing position with her younger brother Seo Joong-won).
- Nana as Kim Dan – Law firm's investigator, Hye-kyung's colleague.
- Lee Won-keun as Lee Joon-ho – newly hired lawyer, Hye-kyung's rival.[8]
- Cha Soon-bae as David Lee – divorce lawyer, Hye-kyung's colleague.
People around Lee Tae-joon
- Kim Tae-woo as Choi Sang-il – deputy inspector of Seyang District Prosecutors Office, Tae-joon's opponent.[9]
- Jeon Seok-ho as Park Do-seop – inspector of Seyang District Prosecutors Office, Sang-il's right arm.
- Tae In-ho as Oh Joo-hwan – Tae-joon's lawyer.
Kim Hye-kyung's family
- Sung Yoo-bin as Lee Ji-hoon – Hye-kyung's son.
- Park Si-eun as Lee Seo-yeon – Hye-kyung's daughter.
- Yoon Hyun-min as Kim Sae-byuk - Hye Kyung's younger brother (ep. 13).
Extended cast
- Choi Byung-mo as Lee Jong-in – the judge in charge of Lee Tae-joon's case and Kim In-young's case
- Yoon Joo-sang as Seo Jae-moon – Joong-won's father
- Ray Yang as Amber
- Bae Hae-sun as Shim Eun-sook – Sang-il's wife..
- Ko Jun as Jo Gook-hyun – steel development's representative, Lee Tae-joon's bribery related person
- Han Gap-soo as Kang Seok-beom – Gook-hyun's driver
- Park Ah-in as Lee Yeon-joo – lawyer
- Oh Yeon-ah as Lee Soo-yeon – lawyer
- Gong Sang-ah as Kim In-young – Park Dong-hyun's wife, suspect of Park Dong-hyun's murder case
- Jung Ji-ho
- Song Ha-rim as apartment security, witness of Park Dong-hyun's murder case
- Lee Young-shil as apartment's cleaning lady
- Na Da-woon
- Park Joo-hee as Do Han-na
- Song Yoo-hyun
- Geum Seo-yeon as Sevi – In-young's daughter
- Chae Dong-hyun as Jang Dae-seok – Mooil Group lawyer
- Uhm Hyun-kyung as Lee Eun-joo – rape victim
- Kim Ki-moo as Kim Sang-man – character accompanied by Lee Eun-joo
- Jung Dong-hyun as Jung Han-wook – 3rd generation chaebeol, suspect of Lee Eun-joo's rape case
- Lee Bong-gyu as talk show's political commentator
- Ahn Hye-kyung as talk show host
- Yoon In-jo as sex shop madame
- Na Soo-yoon as Kim Dan's friend at prosecutor's office
- Kang Hee
- Sung Gi-yoon as the judge in charge of Lee Eun-joo's rape case
- Seol Chang-hee
- Jang Tae-min
- Lee Gi-seop as Jang Dae-seok's junior, witness of Lee Eun-joo's rape case
- Park Seon-im as Hana – Seo Joong-won's meeting woman
- Moon Ah-ram as Choi Yoon-jin – hotel staff
- Jung Da-woon as Kim Ye-ji – Eun-joo's friend
- Kang Jeong-goo
- Kim Ji-eun as Lee Hyo-jin
- Song Young-hak as detective who tried to arrest Jung Han-wook
- Lee Hyun-bae as the judge in charge of Seo Jae-moon's case
- Jo Soon-chang as traffic police
- Lee Yoon-sang as KJ Products's finance director
- Park Chul-min
- Kim Kwang-tae
- Lee Gyu-seop as Cheol-goo
- Jung Seon-ah
- Im Pyung-soon
- Jo Hwi as Sang-il's divorce lawyer
- Do Yool-gok
- Kim Bong-soo as Sai Yoichi
- Park Joo-yong
- Yoon Da-gyeong as Dong-hyun's mother
- Kim Jeong-young as Jae-yeol's mother
- Jung Jae-min as Jung Jae-yeol
- Jung In-wook
- Kang Shin-goo
- Seo Dong-gap
- Ryu Chang-woo
- Jang In-ho
- Kim Jae-heum
- Lee Eun-shil
- Sung Hyun-mi
- Kim Bo-ri
- Han Dae-ryong
- Choo Gwi-jeong as Kim Hee-ae – the judge in charge of Lee Ho-jin's dignity-related case
- Na Cheol as Na Joong-gi – Lee Hyo-jin's common-law relationship husband
- Jeon Seok-chan as Lee Hyo-jin's older brother
- Park Tae-sung as Woo-sung – Lee Hyo-jin's doctor, Joong-won's friend, witness
- Hong Seo-joon as gynecologist – Lee Hyo-jin's related plaintiff witnesses
- Han Tae-il as Lee Hyo-jin's adult relative
- Kim Tae-rang
- Kim Mi-hye as Kim Mi-hye – CNB News reporter
- Kim Jae-cheol
- Kwon Gi-joo
- Kang Sung-cheol as hospital's security team member
- Kang Chan-yang
- Choi Nam-wook
- Seo Hyun-woo as Baek Min-hyuk – inspector
- Kang Dong-yeop
- Seo Hyun-chul as Son Byung-ho – presiding judge, the judge in charge of Lee Tae-joon's case
- Kim Tae-hwan
- Jung Jong-woo
- Choi Hyun-jeong
- Shin Dong-eun
- Hwang Yoon-geol
- Jung Soo-in
- Sung Nak-kyung
- Ha Ji-eun
- Lee Joo-seok as judge
- Park Ji-a as medical staff
- Kim Tae-hwan
- Kim Min-kwang
- Choi Young
- Im Jae-geun
- Go Ah-chim
- Baek Joon-hyuk
- Kim Seo-kyung as Kim Woo-yeol – Kim Dan's colleague at prosecutor's office
- Uhm Soo-jeong as Ji-eun – Park Jeong-jin's wife
- Kang Ki-dong as Jung Shi-yeon's boyfriend
- Lee Myung-haeng as Park Jeong-jin
- Jang Do-yoon
- Kim Bo-hyun as Jung Shi-yeon
- Jo Hye-jin
- Jung Ye-ji as Supporting
- Jin Ki-joo as Song Hee-soo
- Jang Joon-ho as MJ Law firm's fired lawyer
- Lee Ik-joon
- Park Ik-joon
- Kim Hyung-gi
- Kim Do-hae
- Kang Min-seo
- Min Ye-ji
- Park Joo-hee as Do Han-na
- Seo Byung-deok
- Gong Jung-hwan
- Lee Sang-hwa
- Choi Seung-yoon
- Lee Jong-eun
- Kim Joon-won
- Park Seon-young
- Woo Hye-young
- Ha Jin
- Lee Shi-on
- Kim Min-sang
- Choi Myung-gil
Special appearance
- Park Jung-soo as Oh Jeong-im – Lee Tae-joon's mother.
- Yoo Jae-myung as Son Dong-ho – Lawyer.
Production
The series was directed by Lee Jung-hyo whose prior work includes I Need Romance and A Witch's Love.[10]
Original soundtrack
Part 1
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
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| 1. | "Breath (숨)" | Nell | 5:01 |
| 2. | "Breath (숨)" (Inst.) | 5:01 | |
| Total length: | 10:02 | ||
Part 2
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
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| 1. | "The Light" | Jo Jeong-hee (조정희) | 3:09 |
| 2. | "The Light" (Inst.) | 3:09 | |
| Total length: | 6:18 | ||
Part 3
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
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| 1. | "When I Dream" | Jang Jane | 3:51 |
| 2. | "When I Dream" (Inst.) | 3:51 | |
| Total length: | 7:42 | ||
Ratings
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | ||
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| Nielsen Korea | TNmS | |||
| Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide | ||
| 1 | July 8, 2016 | 3.966% | 4.172% | 3.2% |
| 2 | July 9, 2016 | 3.765% | 3.772% | 3.0% |
| 3 | July 15, 2016 | 4.771% | 4.715% | 4.9% |
| 4 | July 16, 2016 | 4.503% | 5.101% | 3.2% |
| 5 | July 22, 2016 | 5.382% | 6.831% | 5.1% |
| 6 | July 23, 2016 | 3.954% | 4.970% | 3.4% |
| 7 | July 29, 2016 | 5.183% | 6.152% | 3.8% |
| 8 | July 30, 2016 | 3.887% | 4.838% | 2.7% |
| 9 | August 5, 2016 | 4.818% | 5.322% | 4.4% |
| 10 | August 6, 2016 | 4.313% | 4.963% | 4.2% |
| 11 | August 12, 2016 | 4.455% | 4.717% | 4.4% |
| 12 | August 13, 2016 | 4.222% | 5.110% | 4.0% |
| 13 | August 19, 2016 | 5.203% | 5.760% | 4.3% |
| 14 | August 20, 2016 | 4.108% | 4.759% | 3.3% |
| 15 | August 26, 2016 | 5.921% | 6.487% | 4.6% |
| 16 | August 27, 2016 | 6.232% | 7.261% | 5.3% |
| Average | 4.668% | 5.308% | 4.0% | |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
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| 2016 | 5th APAN Star Awards | Best New Actress | Nana | Nominated | |
| 9th Korea Drama Awards | Nominated | ||||
| 1st Asia Artist Awards | Best Rookie Award, Actress | Won | |||
| 2017 | 53rd Baeksang Arts Awards | Best New Actress (TV) | Nominated | [11] | |
| 11th Cable TV Broadcasting Awards | Cable Star Award – Best Acting | Yoo Ji-tae | Won | [12] |
Remake
The series was remade in Vietnam as Hành trình công lý, which aired on government-owned VTV3 on October 10th, 2022.
Notes
- Under license from CBS Television Distribution