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Original title 아는 와이프
Genre Created by Studio Dragon [ 1] Written by Yang Hee-sung Directed by Lee Sang-yeob Starring Country of origin South Korea Original language Korean No. of episodes16 Executive producers Cho Hyung-jin Kim Sang-heon Camera setup Single-camera Production company Chorokbaem Media [ 1] Network tvN Release August 1 (2018-08-01 ) – September 20, 2018 (2018-09-20 )
Familiar Wife (Korean : 아는 와이프 ; RR : Aneun Waipeu ; lit. Knowing Wife ) is a romantic fantasy South Korean television series starring Ji Sung and Han Ji-min . It aired on tvN from August 1 to September 20, 2018.[ 2] [ 3]
Synopsis
A married couple suddenly finds themselves living entirely different lives after their fates magically change through an unexpected incident.
Cast
Main
An ordinary bank employee.
A married woman who tries her best to balance between career and family life. She has been married to Joo-hyuk for five years.
Cha Joo-hyuk's first love.
Supporting
People around Cha Joo-hyuk
Jang Seung-jo as Yoon Joong-hoo[ 7]
Joo-hyuk's best friend. His life is changed completely along with Joo-hyuk due to an unexpected incident.
People around Seo Woo-jin
Lee Jung-eun as Woo-jin's mother[ 9]
Bank employees
Special appearance
Production
Original soundtrack
Part 1
Released on August 9, 2018 (2018-08-09 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Love Me Again" Ji Pyeong-kwon, Taibian Ji Pyeong-kwon, Taibian SF9 03:16 2. "Love Me Again (Inst.)" Ji Pyeong-kwon, Taibian 03:16 Total length: 06:32
Part 2
Released on August 16, 2018 (2018-08-16 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Let Me Stay" Lee Jong-won, Ji Pyeong-kwon Yeom Seung-jae, Ji Pyeong-kwon John Park 02:51 2. "Let Me Stay (Inst.)" Yeom Seung-jae, Ji Pyeong-kwon 02:51 Total length: 05:42
Part 3
Released on August 23, 2018 (2018-08-23 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "No Longer Mine" (왜 몰랐을까) Dingo Dingo Roy Kim 03:36 2. "No Longer Mine (Inst.)" Dingo 03:36 Total length: 07:12
Part 4
Released on September 6, 2018 (2018-09-06 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Let Me Show You" Cho Michelle Damon Sharpe, Rob Persaud, Adam Argyle, Cho Michelle N.Flying 03:06 2. "Let Me Show You (Inst.)" Damon Sharpe, Rob Persaud, Adam Argyle, Cho Michelle 03:06 Total length: 06:12
Part 5
Released on September 13, 2018 (2018-09-13 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "You In My Dream" (꿈 속의 너) Lee Jong-won, Namoo Ji Pyeong-kwon Damsonegongbang 03:01 2. "You In My Dream (Inst.)" Ji Pyeong-kwon 03:01 Total length: 06:02
Part 6
Released on September 20, 2018 (2018-09-20 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Hello" Park Woo-sang Park Woo-sang U Sung-eun 03:20 2. "Hello (Inst.)" Park Woo-sang 03:20 Total length: 06:40
Ratings
In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings recorded by the series.
Ep.
Original broadcast date
AGB Nielsen[ 17]
Nationwide
Seoul
1
August 1, 2018
4.680%
4.910%
2
August 2, 2018
5.535%
6.548%
3
August 8, 2018
5.104%
6.160%
4
August 9, 2018
6.209%
7.523%
5
August 15, 2018
6.621%
7.774%
6
August 16, 2018
7.259%
8.594%
7
August 22, 2018
6.506%
7.445%
8
August 23, 2018
6.950%
7.847%
9
August 29, 2018
6.879%
7.892%
10
August 30, 2018
8.210%
9.741%
11
September 5, 2018
7.096%
8.422%
12
September 6, 2018
8.106%
9.636%
13
September 12, 2018
7.449%
9.121%
14
September 13, 2018
7.875%
9.369%
15
September 19, 2018
6.709%
7.831%
16
September 20, 2018
7.870%
8.937%
Average
%
%
This drama airs on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS , SBS , MBC and EBS ).
Awards and nominations
International broadcast
The drama is broadcast 24 hours after its original South Korean broadcast on tvN Asia with subtitles in Malaysia and Singapore.[ 19]
References
^ a b c "지성, tvN '아는 와이프' 출연..로맨스 판타지로 컴백(공식)" . Star News (in Korean). Money Today. February 23, 2018.
^ "Ji Sung to Pair with Han Ji-min in Upcoming TV Series" . The Chosun Ilbo . June 26, 2018.
^ "Fantasy romance 'Familiar Wife' reminds us of value of familiarity in relationships" . Yonhap News Agency . July 25, 2018.
^ "Actress Han Ji-min to return after three-year hiatus" . Kpop Herald . July 6, 2018.
^ " 'Angelic' Han Ji-min takes role of angry, 'Familiar Wife' " . Kpop Herald . July 25, 2018.
^ "강한나, '아는 와이프' 출연확정…지성·한지민과 호흡 [공식입장]" . Naver (in Korean). Sports Donga. May 14, 2018.
^ "Jang Seung-jo to Star in "Knowing Wife" " . Hancinema . Sports Donga. April 25, 2018.
^ "[공식] 오의식, tvN '아는 와이프' 출연 확정···지성·한지민과 호흡" . Seoul Economic Daily (in Korean). July 4, 2018.
^ "[공식] 이정은, '아는 와이프' 출연···지성-한지민 잇는 키 활약" . Seoul Economic Daily (in Korean). July 23, 2018.
^ "손종학, tvN 새 수목드라마 '아는 와이프' 출연 확정…지성과 호흡" . Star Hankook (in Korean). May 16, 2018.
^ "VIXX's N to Join Ji Sung & Han Ji Min's New Drama" . SBS News . April 30, 2018.
^ "Kim So-ra to star in "Knowing Wife" as Joo Hyang-sook" . Hancinema . Sports Khan. May 1, 2018.
^ "Lee You-jin Recruited for "Knowing Wife" " . Hancinema . Nate. May 6, 2018.
^ "강기영, tvN '아는 와이프' 특별 출연..어떤 역할일까?" . MK (in Korean). September 12, 2018.
^ " '아는 와이프', 특별출연도 특급...조정석, '의리의리'한 카메오 현장 포착 '무슨 역할?' " . iMBC (in Korean). Retrieved September 18, 2018 .
^ " '아는 와이프' 지성X한지민, 설렘 지수 높인 '현실 부부 케미' " . Sports Chosun (in Korean). May 29, 2018.
^ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu" . AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 1, 2016. Retrieved January 22, 2018 .
^ "2018코리아드라마어워즈 후보 공개" . KDFO.org (in Korean). September 22, 2018.
^ "Familiar Wife" . tvN Asia .
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