Bad Woman, Good Woman
| Bad Woman, Good Woman | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster | |
| Genre | Romance Drama |
| Written by | Lee Hong-gu |
| Directed by | Lee Dae-young Lee Dae-yoon |
| Starring | Choi Jin-sil Lee Jae-ryong Sung Hyun-ah Jeon No-min |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 140 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Choi Yi-seob |
| Production locations | South Korea Saipan |
| Original release | |
| Network | Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation |
| Release | January 1 – July 13, 2007 |
Bad Woman, Good Woman (Korean: 나쁜 여자 착한 여자; RR: Nappeun Yeoja Chakhan Yeoja) is a 2007 South Korean television series starring Choi Jin-sil, Lee Jae-ryong, Sung Hyun-ah, and Jeon No-min. It aired on Mondays to Fridays at 19:45 on MBC from January 1 to July 13, 2007 for 140 episodes.[1][2]
The daily drama explores the true meaning of family and love, as a wife who considers herself a "good woman" agonizingly finds out about her husband's 6-year-long affair.[3][4]
Plot
Se-young is (Choi Jin-sil) is a devoted wife and mother who greatly values her family and home life. She loves her doctor husband Geon-woo (Lee Jae-ryong) very deeply, and affectionately takes care of her old mother-in-law who is afflicted with dementia, as well as her daughter whom she did not give birth to. But unbeknownst to her, for the past six years Geon-woo has been having an affair with his first love, Seo-kyung (Sung Hyun-ah), who herself is married to Tae-hyun (Jeon No-min). Things come to a head when Geon-woo and Seo-kyung take their families to Saipan for an international medical seminar. Se-young and Tae-hyun are looking forward to a second honeymoon with their respective spouses, not knowing that Geon-woo and Seo-kyung are secretly meeting for trysts. When Se-young discovers her husband's infidelity, her world goes to pieces.[5]
Cast
Main characters
- Choi Jin-sil as Lee Se-young
- Lee Jae-ryong as Song Geon-woo
- Sung Hyun-ah as Yoon Seo-kyung
- Jeon No-min as Kim Tae-hyun
Supporting characters
- Lee Hyo-choon as Lee Kyung-seon
- Kim Yong-rim as Mrs. Song
- Ha Seung-ri as Song Jin-ah
- Kim Ji-woo as Song Ji-woo
- Baek Il-seob as Kim Bong-dal
- Nam Yoon-jung as Choi Mal-ja
- Chae Jin-geon as Kim Tae-wook
- Lee Yoon-mi as Kim Tae-hee
- Lee Sang-gil as Kim Woo-ram
- Yoo Seo-jin as Lee So-young
- Kyung Joon as Han Sang-jin
- Shin Dong-mi as Jang Ji-seon
- Han In-soo as Seo-kyung's father
- Park Hye-won
- Lee Jin-sung
- Song Min-jung as nurse
References
- ^ Han, Eun-jung (December 18, 2006). "Once Bitten but Not Twice Shy: Disgraced Actresses Ready Comebacks on the Small Screen in 2007". The Korea Times via Hancinema. Retrieved May 4, 2013.
- ^ "Big stars, small screens and a boom in musicals". Korea JoongAng Daily. December 31, 2006. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
- ^ "Choi Jin-sil Plays the Lead in the New Drama Bad Woman, Good Woman". MBC Global Media. February 14, 2008. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
- ^ Lee, Min-a (December 25, 2006). "For actress, fiction imitates real life". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
- ^ "Choi Jin-sil and Seong Hyeon-ah to Engage in an Actress's Duel on Small Screen". MBC Global Media. February 14, 2008. Retrieved May 25, 2013.