Desperate Mrs. Seonju () is a 2024–2025 South Korean television series starring Shim Yi-young in the title role, along with Song Chang-eui, Choi Jung-yoon, and Jung Young-seop. It aired on MBC TV from November 18, 2024, to June 2, 2025, every Monday to Friday at 19:05 (KST).
Synopsis Pi Seon-ju desperately tries to protect her broken marriage, which was destroyed by the mistress, Jin Sang-ah. However, she ultimately fails as her shameless husband, Jeon Nam-jin, chooses the mistress over his family. As Seon-ju becomes desperate to rebuild her life, she ends up getting entangled with Sang-ah's husband, Kim So-woo, and they develop a romantic relationship after multiple encounters.
Cast Main Shim Yi-young as Pi Seon-ju A neighborhood interior designer with a strong will to survive. Song Chang-eui as Kim So-woo The team leader of Jin Architecture. Choi Jung-yoon as Jin Sang-ah Jung Young-seop as Jeon Nam-jin
Supporting People around Seon-ju Lee Hyo-chun as Han Man-eun Seon-ju's mother. Kim Rosa as Pi Jin-ju Seon-ju's eldest sister. Cheon Ye-ju as Pi Mi-ju Seon-ju's youngest sister. Kim Min-chae as Jeon Ji-hyun Seon-ju's daughter. Kang Ji-yong as Kang Dong-won Jin-ju's son.
People around So-woo Yang Woo-hyuk as Kim Tae-ri So-woo's son.
People around Sang-ah Kim Hye-jeong as Sim Sun-ae Sang-ah's mother. Kim Myung-soo as Jin Joong-bae Sang-ah's father. Lim Sa-rang as Jin Chu-ah Sang-ah's sister.
People around Nam-jin Wang Hye-jin as Wang Yeon-ae Nam-jin's mother.
Others Kang Woo-yeon as Jeong Woo-sang Kim Jun-hyun as Jeong Tae-sang Lee Chae-kyung as Oh Hye-ran Woo-sang and Tae-sang's mother. Kim Hye-young as Regular client in the beauty salon
Production Development The working title of Desperate Mrs. Seonju was The Kind Miss Seon-ju. Jang Jae-hoon conceived the series, Seo Jung wrote the script, and Kim Heung-dong, who previously directed Everybody Say Kimchi (2014), and Kang Tae-heum, who previously directed The Third Marriage (2023–2024), co-directed it. It is produced by MBC C&I.
Casting Shim Yi-young was reportedly cast as the lead on June 28, 2024, and had confirmed her appearance on August 8. In September 2024, Song Chang-eui and Choi Jung-yoon were reportedly cast and confirmed their appearances, respectively. On October 8, the casting lineup, which includes Shim, Song, Choi, and Jung Young-seop, was officially confirmed.
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Viewership
+ Average TV viewership ratings Original broadcast date Average audience share Nielsen KoreaNielsen Korea ratings:
Nationwide Seoul 1 November 18, 2024 4.8% 4.7% 2 November 19, 2024 5.1% 4.7% 3 November 20, 2024 4.8% 4.5% 4 November 21, 2024 5.1% 4.4% 5 November 22, 2024 4.5% 4.4% 6 November 25, 2024 4.9% 4.4% 7 November 26, 2024 5.2% 4.0% 8 November 27, 2024 4.5% 3.5% 9 November 28, 2024 4.8% 4.6% 10 November 29, 2024 4.5% 3.9% 11 December 2, 2024 5.5% 5.0% 12 December 3, 2024 4.5% 3.8% 13 December 5, 2024 4.1% 3.6% 14 December 9, 2024 15 December 16, 2024 4.3% 3.8% 16 December 17, 2024 4.4% 4.1% 17 December 18, 2024 4.3% 3.8% 18 December 19, 2024 4.4% 3.8% 19 December 20, 2024 4.4% 4.1% 20 December 23, 2024 4.5% 3.6% 21 December 24, 2024 3.9% 22 December 25, 2024 4.3% 3.7% 23 December 26, 2024 4.6% 3.8% 24 December 30, 2024 4.5% 3.9% 25 December 31, 2024 4.4% 3.9% 26 January 1, 2025 5.0% 4.5% 27 January 2, 2025 5.4% 4.8% 28 January 3, 2025 5.4% 4.9% 29 January 6, 2025 5.4% 5.0% 30 January 7, 2025 5.3% 4.6% 31 January 8, 2025 6.5% 6.0% 32 January 9, 2025 5.8% 5.5% 33 January 10, 2025 5.8% 5.3% 34 January 13, 2025 5.8% 5.4% 35 January 14, 2025 5.8% 5.4% 36 January 16, 2025 6.3% 6.0% 37 January 17, 2025 6.0% 6.2% 38 January 20, 2025 5.9% 5.3% 39 January 21, 2025 6.0% 5.5% 40 January 22, 2025 6.0% 5.4% 41 January 23, 2025 6.3% 5.6% 42 January 24, 2025 5.8% 5.2% 43 January 30, 2025 5.2% 4.7% 44 January 31, 2025 6.1% 6.3% 45 February 3, 2025 6.2% 5.7% 46 February 4, 2025 6.1% 5.7% 47 February 5, 2025 6.5% 6.0% 48 February 6, 2025 6.2% 5.5% 49 February 7, 2025 5.9% 5.5% 50 February 10, 2025 6.4% 5.9% 51 February 11, 2025 5.7% 5.2% 52 February 12, 2025 5.6% 4.8% 53 February 13, 2025 5.8% 5.4% 54 February 14, 2025 5.5% 4.8% 55 February 17, 2025 5.9% 5.5% 56 February 18, 2025 5.6% 5.0% 57 February 19, 2025 5.4% 4.9% 58 February 20, 2025 5.7% 5.0% 59 February 21, 2025 5.8% 5.5% 60 February 24, 2025 6.0% 5.4% 61 February 25, 2025 6.4% 5.5% 62 February 27, 2025 6.0% 5.6% 63 February 28, 2025 5.9% 5.3% 64March 3, 2025 5.8% 5.2% 65March 4, 2025 6.2% 5.7% 66March 5, 2025 5.8% 5.2% 67March 6, 2025 5.9% 5.5% 68March 7, 2025 5.0% 4.6% 69March 10, 2025 5.7% 5.3% 70March 11, 2025 6.2% 5.7% 71March 12, 2025 6.4% 6.2% 72March 13, 2025 5.8% 5.7% 73March 14, 2025 5.4% 5.0% 74March 17, 2025 5.9% 5.4% 75March 18, 2025 6.2% 5.6% 76March 19, 2025 6.2% 5.2% 77March 20, 2025 5.9% 5.2% 78March 21, 2025 5.7% 79March 24, 2025 5.7% 5.0% 80March 25, 2025 5.8% 5.5% 81March 26, 2025 5.7% 5.3% 82March 27, 2025 5.7% 83March 28, 2025 5.7% 5.3% 84March 31, 2025 5.6% 5.1% 85April 1, 2025 5.9% 4.9% 86April 2, 2025 6.1% 5.6% 87April 3, 2025 6.0% 5.2% 88April 7, 2025 5.9% 5.3% 89April 8, 2025 5.7% 5.3% 90April 9, 2025 5.9% 5.5% 91April 10, 2025 5.9% 5.4% 92April 11, 2025 5.6% 5.4% 93April 14, 2025 6.3% 5.9% 94April 15, 2025 6.0% 5.8% 95April 16, 2025 5.8% 5.5% 96April 17, 2025 5.9% 6.0% 97April 18, 2025 4.7% 4.8% 98April 21, 2025 5.6% 5.4% 99April 22, 2025 6.3% 6.1% 100April 23, 2025 5.6% 5.6% 101April 24, 2025 6.2% 5.9% 102April 25, 2025 5.4% 5.1% 103April 28, 2025 5.8% 5.9% 104April 29, 2025 5.5% 5.3% 105April 30, 2025 5.3% 5.4% 106May 1, 2025 6.2% 5.5% 107May 2, 2025 5.2% 5.4% 108May 5, 2025 5.2% 5.5% 109May 6, 2025 6.2% 5.7% 110May 7, 2025 5.7% 5.5% 111May 8, 2025 5.7% 112May 9, 2025 6.3% 6.3% 113May 12, 2025 5.6% 114May 13, 2025 5.4% 5.2% 115May 14, 2025 5.9% 6.2% 116May 15, 2025 5.7% 5.8% 117May 16, 2025 6.0% 118May 19, 2025 6.0% 119May 20, 2025 6.2% 120May 21, 2025 5.9% 5.7% 121May 22, 20255.8% 122May 26, 2025 5.3% 4.9% 123May 28, 2025 6.3% 6.2% 124May 29, 2025 6.4% 125May 30, 2025 6.1% 5.9% 126June 2, 2025 6.0% 6.1% Average In the table above, the represent the lowest ratings and the represent the highest ratings. N/A denotes ratings that were not published.
Accolades Awards and nominations + Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination Award Year Category Recipient(s)Result APAN Star Awards 2025 Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama Song Chang-eui Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama Shim Yi-young MBC Drama Awards 2025 Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Daily Drama Song Chang-eui Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Daily Drama Choi Jung-yoon scope="row" rowspan="2" Shim Yi-young
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