Goddess of Marriage () is a 2013 South Korean romantic comedy-drama series starring Nam Sang-mi, Kim Ji-hoon, Lee Sang-woo, Lee Tae-ran, Kim Jung-tae, Jo Min-su, Kwon Hae-hyo, Jang Young-nam and Jang Hyun-sung. It premiered on SBS on June 29, 2013, and ended on November 3, 2013, airing every Saturday and Sunday at 21:50 for 36 episodes.
Plot The drama explores modern love, life as a career woman, and the meaning of marriage as experienced by four couples.
Cast Nam Sang-mi as Song Ji-hye A radio writer who's assertive, but dreams of a sweet, pure love. She becomes caught in a love triangle between two men, which makes her question the romantic ideal versus the reality of marriage. Lee Sang-woo as Kim Hyun-woo An architect. He suddenly appears in Ji-hye's life and seems to be her soulmate. Kim Ji-hoon as Kang Tae-wook A prosecutor from a wealthy family. Ji-hye's longtime boyfriend. Lee Tae-ran as Hong Hye-jung She used to work as a television announcer, and is now a mother of two and a "Cheongdam-dong daughter-in-law" (a stylish young married women of the upper crust living in that wealthy neighborhood). Kim Jung-tae as Kang Tae-jin Married to Hye-jung. Tae-wook's older brother. Jo Min-su as Song Ji-sun A "Supermom" who works while raising three children. Ji-hye's older sister. Kwon Hae-hyo as Noh Jang-soo He and Ji-sun got married when he got her pregnant. Jang-soo is a kind and meek husband who is overpowered by his wife's strong energy and can't raise his voice. Jang Young-nam as Kwon Eun-hee She tries so hard to meet her husband's exacting standards on what constitutes a "good wife." Jang Hyun-sung as Noh Seung-soo Married to Eun-hee. He is having an affair with his colleague Cynthia. Jeon Guk-hwan as Kang Man-ho Tae-wook and Tae-jin's father. Yoon So-jung as Lee Jung-sook Tae-wook and Tae-jin's mother. Baek Il-seob as Song Nam-gil Ji-hye and Ji-sun's father. Kim Ki-chun as Noh Hee-bong Jang-soo's father. Sung Byung-sook as Byun Ae-ja Jang-soo's mother. Kim Mi-kyung as Hyun-woo's mother Yeon Woon-kyung as Hye-jung's mother Lee Se-young as Noh Min-jung Ji-sun and Jang-soo's daughter. Yang Han-yeol as Noh Chang-ho Eun-hee's son Kim Joon-goo as Kim Ye-sol Shim Yi-young as Nam Mi-ra She seduces Tae-jin. Park Wan-kyu as Jung Dae-hyun Yeon-soo's husband. Lee Seol-hee as Kim Yeon-soo Ji-hye's friend. Clara Lee as Cynthia Jung Anchorwoman of KoreaTV, and Seung-soo's lover. Yeom Dong-heon as Managing director Hwang Go Na-eun as Han Se-kyung Park Joon-geum as Han Se-kyeong's mother Jo Woo-jin as the husband of Hye-jung's younger sister Kwak Hee-sung as Pil-ho Son Woo-hyuk
Ratings In the tables below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings. Episode #Original broadcast date Average audience shareTNmS RatingsAGB NielsenNationwideSeoul National Capital AreaNationwideSeoul National Capital Area 1June 29, 20139.2% (8th)11.5% (6th)9.1% (8th)9.6% (7th) 2June 30, 20137.8% (14th)9.6% (11th) 8.0% (15th) 8.7% (14th) 3July 6, 20138.7% (9th)10.0% (8th)8.4% (15th)8.8% (13th) 4July 7, 2013 7.6% (18th)9.4% (13th)8.7% (15th)9.1% (14th) 5July 13, 20139.0% (10th)10.8% (8th)9.1% (14th)9.6% (13th) 6July 14, 20138.5% (16th)11.1% (11th)9.2% (14th)10.7% (12th) 7July 20, 20139.2% (10th)10.6% (7th)8.8% (12th)10.1% (10th) 8July 21, 20138.6% (14th)10.5% (10th)9.1% (14th)9.5% (16th) 9July 27, 20139.4% (7th)11.2% (5th)9.7% (8th)11.0% (8th) 10July 28, 20138.4% (16th)9.7% (13th)8.5% (14th)9.0% (13th) 11August 3, 20139.2% (10th)11.0% (6th)8.6% (11th)8.9% (10th) 12August 4, 20137.7% (19th) 9.0% (13th)8.2% (15th)9.4% (9th) 13August 10, 20139.9% (8th)10.2% (9th)11.0% (6th)12.5% (5th) 14August 11, 20138.6% (12th)10.2% (11th)9.6% (9th)10.3% (7th) 15August 17, 201310.8% (8th)11.9% (5th)10.0% (7th)10.6% (7th) 16August 18, 20139.3% (11th)11.1% (9th)9.1% (11th)10.0% (11th) 17August 24, 20139.3% (12th)10.8% (7th)9.4% (10th)10.0% (7th) 18August 25, 20139.1% (13th)10.4% (10th)9.7% (9th)10.5% (7th) 19August 31, 201310.2% (8th)11.3% (7th)11.1% (6th)12.7% (6th) 20September 1, 20139.4% (11th)11.3% (7th)9.7% (8th)10.3% (7th) 21September 7, 201310.3% (7th)12.1% (5th)9.3% (8th)10.6% (7th) 22September 8, 20139.7% (9th)11.7% (8th)9.2% (10th)9.5% (11th) 23September 14, 201310.1% (11th)11.7% (8th)11.2% (7th)11.8% (6th) 24September 15, 201310.6% (8th)13.5% (6th)10.5% (9th)11.1% (8th) 25September 21, 201310.4% (8th)13.1% (4th)11.2% (8th)11.9% (7th) 26September 22, 20139.8% (11th)11.4% (9th)11.0% (9th)11.3% (7th) 27September 28, 201310.7% (8th)12.9% (6th)11.4% (5th)12.1% (5th) 28September 29, 201311.6% (9th)13.5% (8th)12.3% (8th)13.2% (7th) 29October 5, 20138.8% (10th)10.4% (6th)12.7% (4th)13.3% (5th) 30October 6, 20139.9% (9th)12.2% (7th)11.2% (6th)12.2% (7th) 31October 12, 2013 14.2% (3rd) 17.9% (3rd) 13.9% (4th) 14.9% (4th) 32October 13, 201310.4% (7th)12.6% (5th)12.0% (6th)12.7% (6th) 33October 19, 201311.3% (6th)14.6% (4th)11.5% (5th)12.3% (5th) 34October 20, 201310.7% (7th)13.0% (6th)10.4% (8th)11.2% (8th) 35October 26, 201311.7% (6th)14.5% (4th)12.7% (5th)13.8% (4th) 36October 27, 201311.3% (7th)13.4% (5th)11.7% (6th)12.2% (6th) Average 9.8% 11.7% 10.2% 11.0%
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Recipient Result 2013 Hot Star Award Clara Acting Award, Actress Jang Young-nam Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Weekend/Daily Drama Nam Sang-mi Excellence Award, Actor in a Weekend/Daily Drama Kim Ji-hoon Lee Sang-woo Special Award, Actor in a Weekend/Daily Drama Jang Hyun-sung Special Award, Actress in a Weekend/Daily Drama Jang Young-nam Yoon So-jung Top 10 Stars Nam Sang-mi
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