First Wives' Club
| First Wives' Club | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Romance Drama |
| Written by | Moon Young-nam |
| Directed by | Son Jung-hyun |
| Starring | Kim Hye-sun Kim Hae-sook Oh Hyun-kyung Ahn Nae-sang Lee Joon-hyuk Son Hyun-joo |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| No. of episodes | 104 |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 60 minutes on Saturdays and Sundays at 21:45 (KST) |
| Original release | |
| Network | Seoul Broadcasting System |
| Release | 29 September 2007 – 5 October 2008 |
First Wives' Club (Korean: 조강지처 클럽; RR: Jokangjicheo Keulleob) is a 2007 South Korean drama series starring Kim Hye-sun, Kim Hae-sook, Oh Hyun-kyung, Ahn Nae-sang, Lee Joon-hyuk and Son Hyun-joo. The weekend drama aired on SBS from September 29, 2007 to October 5, 2008 on Saturdays and Sundays at 21:45 for 104 episodes.[1]
Plot
Han Bok-soo (Kim Hye-sun) put her husband through medical school by earning a living as a fish seller but her husband does not feel grateful about it and looks down on her instead. She learns that her brother, Won-soo (Ahn Nae-sang), who is married to her best friend Na Hwa-shin (Oh Hyun-kyung), is having an affair with another woman but she tries to cover it up. When she learns that her husband, Ki-jeok (Oh Dae-gyu) is having an affair with a former girlfriend, she finally empathizes with her friend's plight. Her mother, Ahn Yang-soon (Kim Hae-sook), who had to endure an unhappy marriage due to a cheating husband (Han Jin-hee), joins Bok-soo's and Hwa-shin's plan to get revenge on their unfaithful husbands.
Cast
- Kim Hye-sun as Han Bok-soo
- Kim Hae-sook as Ahn Yang-soon
- Oh Hyun-kyung as Na Hwa-shin[2]
- Oh Dae-gyu as Lee Ki-jeok (Bok-soo's husband)
- Park In-hwan as Lee Hwa-sang (Ki-jeok's father)
- Han Jin-hee as Han Shim-han (Yang-sun's husband)
- Ahn Nae-sang as Han Won-soo (Hwa-shin's husband)
- Kang Yi-suk as Chul (Won-soo and Hwa-shin's son)
- Son Hyun-joo as Gil-eok
- Byun Jung-min as Jung Na-mi (Gil-eok's wife)
- Lee Mi-young as Bok Boon-ja
- Lee Joon-hyuk as Han Sun-soo
- Yoo Ha-na as Choi Hyun-shil
- Kim Hee-jung as Mo Ji-ran
- Jang Da-yoon as Jin-joo (Ji-ran's daughter)
- Kim Ha-kyun as Mr. Kam (Ji-ran's husband)
- Lee Sang-woo as Koo Se-joo
- Yoon Joo-hee as Bang Hae-ja / Director Bang (fashion department)
- Yoo Seung-bong as Chairman Koo (Se-joo's father)
- Lee Il-hwa as Cho Yong-hee (doctor, Ki-jeok's old classmate)
- On Jo as Pan Mae-soon
- Okabe Tomoaki as Kang Go-joo
- Yoo Hee-jung as Hong Bo-hae
- Son Jong-bum as Mr. Jong (Gil-eok's friend)
- Noh Joo-hyun as Mayor Choi (Hyun-shil's father)
- Hong Soon-chang as Baek Won-man (small hospital director)
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Netizen Popularity Award | Kim Hee-jung | Won | |
| Special Jury Prize | Kim Hae-sook | Won | ||
| Achievement Award | Moon Young-nam | Won | ||
| New Star Award | Lee Joon-hyuk | Won | ||
| Lee Sang-woo | Won | |||
| Top 10 Stars | Ahn Nae-sang | Won | ||
| Oh Hyun-kyung | Won | |||
| Best Supporting Actor in a Serial Drama | Lee Sang-woo | Nominated | ||
| Best Supporting Actress in a Serial Drama | Kim Hee-jung | Won | ||
| Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama | Ahn Nae-sang | Won | ||
| Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama | Kim Hye-sun | Won | ||
| Oh Hyun-kyung | Won | |||
| Top Excellence Award, Actress | Kim Hae-sook | Nominated | ||
| 2009 | Best New Actor (TV) | Lee Sang-woo | Nominated |
International broadcast
- The series also aired in Singapore on MediaCorp Channel 8, and in the Philippines in 2010 on TV5.[3]
References
- ^ "Good Old Wives' Club Nears 40% Viewer Rating". KBS Global. 10 July 2008. Retrieved 2013-05-31.
- ^ Sa, Eun-young (8 August 2007). "Actress Oh Comes Back After 10 Years". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2013-05-31.
- ^ "TV5's Koreanovelas offer alternative to noontime shows". Philippine Entertainment Portal. 21 March 2010. Retrieved 2013-05-31.