Jolly Widows () is a South Korean romance musical drama starring Shim Hye-jin, Lee Jong-soo, Park Hae-mi, Lee Chung-ah, Park Han-byul and Jo An. It aired on KBS1 from June 29, 2009, to January 30, 2010, on Mondays to Saturday at 20:25 for 156 episodes.
Plot Two women became widows on the same day, same hour.
Ha Yoon-jung becomes the matriarch of her husband's family, supporting them because she feels guilty about her husband's disappearance. Oh Dong-ja, Yoon-jung's sister-in-law, has been living with Yoon-jung's help as well. After the terrifying day when they lost their husbands, the two women have been living as each other's friend and companion.
However, they become implacable enemies because of their children, since their daughters are rivals in love. And then Yoon-jung's husband, whom everyone assumed was dead, suddenly appears before them as the future father-in-law of Dong-ja's son.
Cast The Widows' family Shim Hye-jin as Ha Yoon-jung (Soo-hyun's mother) Park Hae-mi as Oh Dong-ja (Jin-woo & Jin-kyung's mother) Kim Young-ok as Park Jung-nyeo (mother-in-law/grandmother) Lee Chung-ah as Han Soo-hyun Kim Ji-won as young Soo-hyun Oh Man-seok as Han Jin-woo Park Han-byul as Han Jin-kyung
Lee family Lee Jong-soo as Lee Chul Lee Joong-moon as Lee Han (older brother) Choi Joo-bong as Lee Jang (father) Kim Bo-mi as Lee Jung-sook (aunt, Lee Jang's sister)
Kang family Jo An as Kang Na-yoon Lee Eung-kyung as Na Eun-hye (mother) Hong Yo-seob as Kang Shin-wook (stepfather, Eun-hye's husband) Seo Ji-hee as Kang Na-jung (Eun-hye & Shin-ok's daughter)
Extended cast Lee Jong-won as Lee Joon-woo Kim Seok-ok as Joon-woo's mother Kim Byung-man as Moon Goon (Yoon-jung's auto mechanic) Han Seol-ah as Mi-kyung (Han Jin-kyung's friend) Jung Sung-woon as Min Kyung-hyun (animation producer) Lee Da-in as Cha Seung-min Kim Do-yeon
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Recipient Result 2009 KBS Drama AwardsTop Excellence Award, Actor Hong Yo-seob Excellence Award, Actor in a Daily Drama Oh Man-seok Lee Jong-won Excellence Award, Actress in a Daily Drama Jo An Shim Hye-jin Lee Eung-kyung Best Supporting Actress Park Hae-mi Best New Actress Lee Chung-ah Park Han-byul Popularity Award, Actress Jo An Best Couple Award Oh Man-seok and Jo An
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