The Good Wife () is a South Korean television series starring Jeon Do-yeon, Yoo Ji-tae and Yoon Kye-sang. It is a Korean drama remake of the American television series of the same title which aired on CBS from 2009 to 2016. It replaced Dear My Friends and aired on the cable network tvN every Fridays and Saturdays at 20:30 (KST) for 16 episodes from July 8 to August 27, 2016.
Premise A courtroom investigative drama about a woman who, after quitting her job following marriage, returns to work as a lawyer to support her family when her once-successful prosecutor husband is imprisoned for political scandal and corruption, ultimately embarking on a journey to rediscover her true identity.
Cast Main Jeon Do-yeon as Kim Hye-kyung – newly hired lawyer. Yoo Ji-tae as Lee Tae-joon – prosecutor, Hye-kyung's husband. Yoon Kye-sang as Seo Joong-won – Law firm's co-managing partner (sharing position with his older sister Seo Myung-hee), and friend of Hye-kyung.
MJ Law firm Kim Seo-hyung as Seo Myung-hee – Law firm's co-managing partner (sharing position with her younger brother Seo Joong-won). Nana as Kim Dan – Law firm's investigator, Hye-kyung's colleague. Lee Won-keun as Lee Joon-ho – newly hired lawyer, Hye-kyung's rival. as David Lee – divorce lawyer, Hye-kyung's colleague.
People around Lee Tae-joon Kim Tae-woo as Choi Sang-il – deputy inspector of Seyang District Prosecutors Office, Tae-joon's opponent. Jeon Seok-ho as Park Do-seop – inspector of Seyang District Prosecutors Office, Sang-il's right arm. Tae In-ho as Oh Joo-hwan – Tae-joon's lawyer.
Kim Hye-kyung's family Sung Yoo-bin as Lee Ji-hoon – Hye-kyung's son. Park Si-eun as Lee Seo-yeon – Hye-kyung's daughter. Yoon Hyun-min as Kim Sae-byuk - Hye Kyung's younger brother (ep. 13).
Extended cast
Choi Byung-mo as Lee Jong-in – the judge in charge of Lee Tae-joon's case and Kim In-young's case Yoon Joo-sang as Seo Jae-moon – Joong-won's father as Amber Bae Hae-sun as Shim Eun-sook – Sang-il's wife.. Ko Jun as Jo Gook-hyun – steel development's representative, Lee Tae-joon's bribery related person as Kang Seok-beom – Gook-hyun's driver Park Ah-in as Lee Yeon-joo – lawyer Oh Yeon-ah as Lee Soo-yeon – lawyer Gong Sang-ah as Kim In-young – Park Dong-hyun's wife, suspect of Park Dong-hyun's murder case Jung Ji-ho as apartment security, witness of Park Dong-hyun's murder case Lee Young-shil as apartment's cleaning lady Na Da-woon Park Joo-hee as Do Han-na Song Yoo-hyun Geum Seo-yeon as Sevi – In-young's daughter as Jang Dae-seok – Mooil Group lawyer Uhm Hyun-kyung as Lee Eun-joo – rape victim as Kim Sang-man – character accompanied by Lee Eun-joo as Jung Han-wook – 3rd generation chaebeol, suspect of Lee Eun-joo's rape case as talk show's political commentator as talk show host as sex shop madame as Kim Dan's friend at prosecutor's office Kang Hee as the judge in charge of Lee Eun-joo's rape case
Lee Gi-seop as Jang Dae-seok's junior, witness of Lee Eun-joo's rape case Park Seon-im as Hana – Seo Joong-won's meeting woman Moon Ah-ram as Choi Yoon-jin – hotel staff as Kim Ye-ji – Eun-joo's friend Kang Jeong-goo Kim Ji-eun as Lee Hyo-jin as detective who tried to arrest Jung Han-wook Lee Hyun-bae as the judge in charge of Seo Jae-moon's case as traffic police Lee Yoon-sang as KJ Products's finance director Park Chul-min Kim Kwang-tae as Cheol-goo Jung Seon-ah Im Pyung-soon as Sang-il's divorce lawyer Do Yool-gok Kim Bong-soo as Sai Yoichi Park Joo-yong Yoon Da-gyeong as Dong-hyun's mother as Jae-yeol's mother Jung Jae-min as Jung Jae-yeol Jung In-wook Kang Shin-goo Seo Dong-gap Ryu Chang-woo Jang In-ho Kim Jae-heum Lee Eun-shil Sung Hyun-mi Kim Bo-ri Han Dae-ryong as Kim Hee-ae – the judge in charge of Lee Ho-jin's dignity-related case Na Cheol as Na Joong-gi – Lee Hyo-jin's common-law relationship husband as Lee Hyo-jin's older brother as Woo-sung – Lee Hyo-jin's doctor, Joong-won's friend, witness Hong Seo-joon as gynecologist – Lee Hyo-jin's related plaintiff witnesses as Lee Hyo-jin's adult relative Kim Tae-rang Kim Mi-hye as Kim Mi-hye – CNB News reporter Kim Jae-cheol Kwon Gi-joo Kang Sung-cheol as hospital's security team member Kang Chan-yang Choi Nam-wook Seo Hyun-woo as Baek Min-hyuk – inspector
Seo Hyun-chul as Son Byung-ho – presiding judge, the judge in charge of Lee Tae-joon's case Kim Tae-hwan Jung Jong-woo Choi Hyun-jeong Shin Dong-eun
Jung Soo-in Sung Nak-kyung
as judge Park Ji-a as medical staff
Kim Min-kwang
Im Jae-geun Go Ah-chim Baek Joon-hyuk as Kim Woo-yeol – Kim Dan's colleague at prosecutor's office as Ji-eun – Park Jeong-jin's wife Kang Ki-dong as Jung Shi-yeon's boyfriend as Park Jeong-jin Jang Do-yoon Kim Bo-hyun as Jung Shi-yeon Jo Hye-jin Jung Ye-ji as Supporting Jin Ki-joo as Song Hee-soo Jang Joon-ho as MJ Law firm's fired lawyer
Park Ik-joon Kim Hyung-gi Kim Do-hae Kang Min-seo Min Ye-ji Park Joo-hee as Do Han-na Seo Byung-deok
Lee Sang-hwa Choi Seung-yoon Lee Jong-eun Kim Joon-won Park Seon-young Woo Hye-young Ha Jin Lee Shi-on
Choi Myung-gil
Special appearance Park Jung-soo as Oh Jeong-im – Lee Tae-joon's mother. Yoo Jae-myung as Son Dong-ho – Lawyer.
Production The series was directed by Lee Jung-hyo whose prior work includes I Need Romance and A Witch's Love.
Original soundtrack Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Ratings + Average TV viewership ratings Original broadcast date Average audience share Nielsen Korea TNmS Nationwide Seoul Nationwide 1 July 8, 2016 3.966% 4.172% 3.2% 2 July 9, 2016 3.0% 3 July 15, 2016 4.771% 4.715% 4.9% 4 July 16, 2016 4.503% 5.101% 3.2% 5 July 22, 2016 5.382% 6.831% 5.1% 6 July 23, 2016 3.954% 4.970% 3.4% 7 July 29, 2016 5.183% 6.152% 3.8% 8 July 30, 2016 3.887% 4.838% 9 August 5, 2016 4.818% 5.322% 4.4% 10 August 6, 2016 4.313% 4.963% 4.2% 11 August 12, 2016 4.455% 4.717% 4.4% 12 August 13, 2016 4.222% 5.110% 4.0% 13 August 19, 2016 5.203% 5.760% 4.3% 14 August 20, 2016 4.108% 4.759% 3.3% 15 August 26, 2016 5.921% 6.487% 4.6% 16 August 27, 2016 Average In the table above, the represent the lowest ratings and the represent the highest ratings. This series aired 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 Year Award Category Recipient Result Ref. 2016 5th APAN Star Awards Best New Actress Nana 9th Korea Drama Awards 1st Asia Artist Awards Best Rookie Award, Actress 2017 53rd Baeksang Arts Awards Best New Actress (TV) 11th Cable Star Award – Best Acting Yoo Ji-tae
Remake The series was remade in Vietnam as , which aired on government-owned VTV3 on October 10th, 2022.
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External links
The Good Wife at Daum The Good Wife at Naver Movies