Queen of Housewives
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File:Queen of Housewives-poster.jpg
Promotional poster for Queen of Housewives
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Also known as | 'My Wife is a Superwoman' |
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Written by | Park Ji-eun |
Directed by | Go Dong-sun |
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Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language(s) | Korean |
No. of episodes | 20 |
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Production location(s) | South Korea |
Production company(s) | DRM Media |
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Original network | Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation |
Original release | March 16 May 19, 2009 |
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Related shows | Queen of Reversals |
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Korean name | |
Hangul | 내조의 여왕 |
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Hanja | 內助의 女王 |
Revised Romanization | Naejoui Yeowang |
McCune–Reischauer | Naejo ŭi Yŏwang |
Queen of Housewives (Hangul: 내조의 여왕; RR: Naejoui Yeowang; also known as My Wife Is a Superwoman) is a 2009 South Korean romantic comedy television series, starring Kim Nam-joo, Oh Ji-ho, Yoon Sang-hyun, Lee Hye-young, Choi Cheol-ho, and Sunwoo Sun. It depicts the life of "naejo," housewives who devote their entire lives to their husbands' success, but with a more comedic and aggressive twist.[1] It aired on MBC from March 16 to May 19, 2009 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 20 episodes.
The hit drama topped the ratings chart during its run, and created new trends among married women in terms of fashion and makeup. Actress Kim Nam-joo received numerous accolades for her acting comeback after an 8-year hiatus,[2] and the series also served as the breakout vehicle of actor Yoon Sang-hyun.[3]
Contents
Plot
Chun Ji-ae (Kim Nam-joo) had it all...in high school. Pretty and popular, she was the school's queen bee, while awkward Yang Bong-soon (Lee Hye-young) was the exact opposite. The two were initially friends, until Ji-ae stole Bong-soon's crush, Han Joon-hyuk (Choi Cheol-ho). Fast-forward to middle-aged married life, and their roles have become reversed. Ji-ae struggles with household finances because she married Ohn Dal-soo (Oh Ji-ho), a once-promising university graduate turned unemployed pushover, while Joon-hyuk, whom Bong-soon married after Ji-ae dumped him, is now a successful executive.
Dal-soo finally gets a shot at a decent job at top company Queen's Food, where Joon-hyuk happens to be his new boss. Joon-hyuk still carries a torch for Ji-ae, and he makes it a point to make Dal-soo's internship as difficult and demeaning as possible. Meanwhile, determined to help her smart but clueless husband climb the corporate ladder, Ji-ae joins a social wives club to support him. The wives' power plays are directly correlative to their husbands' positions in the company (meaning, the higher-ranking the husband, the higher-ranking the wife), and Ji-ae sets aside her pride to curry favor and jockey for position. She immediately thrives within the wives' inner circle, but she's constantly thwarted by her ex-best friend, Bong-soon.
Then Dal-soo runs into his college friend Eun So-hyun (Sunwoo Sun), wife of Heo Tae-joon (Yoon Sang-hyun), the current president of Queen's Food. Stuck in a loveless marriage, So-hyun wants to have an affair with Dal-soo, while indolent chaebol Tae-joon gradually finds himself attracted to Ji-ae. The three couples interact in a confusing mix of romance, friendship, and workplace politics.[4]
Cast
Main characters
- Kim Nam-joo as Chun Ji-ae
- Oh Ji-ho as Ohn Dal-soo
- Lee Hye-young as Yang Bong-soon
- Yoon Sang-hyun as Heo Tae-joon
- Choi Cheol-ho as Han Joon-hyuk
- Sunwoo Sun as Eun So-hyun
- Kim Chang-wan as Kim Hong-shik
- Na Young-hee as Jang Young-sook
Supporting characters
- Ji-ae and Bong-soon's high school classmates
- Park Joo-hee as Go Mi-young
- Lee Seung-ah as Kim Young-sun
- Jung Soo-young as Ji Hwa-ja
- Kim Do-yeon as Ahn Jung-sook
- Queen's Food husbands and wives
- Kim Yong-hee as Ha-chang
- Choi Ye-jin as Hwang-sook (Ha-chang's wife)
- Kim Jung-hak as Department chief Yang
- Hwang Hyo-eun as Lee Seul (chief Yang's wife)
- Hwang Jae-hee as Gong Young-min (HR manager's nephew)
- Joo Min-ha as Jung Go-woon (Young-min's wife, art gallery assistant)
- Lee Mae-ri as Jung-ran
- Extended cast
- Kang Soo-han as Han Hyuk-chan (Bong-soon and Joon-hyuk’s son)
- Kim Sung-kyum as President Heo (Tae-joon’s father)
- Yu Ji-in as Tae-joon’s mother
- Kim Young-ran as Ji-ae’s mother
- Baek Seung-hee as Hyang-suk
- Kim Ik-tae as jeweller
- Min Joon-hyun as Ohn Dal-soo's co-worker
- Lee Seung-ho
- Kim Seung-woo as police officer (cameo, ep 3)
- Shin Dong-hee as couple in sauna (cameo, ep 11)
- Kim Shin-young as couple in sauna (cameo, ep 11)
- Kim Sung-min as Tae-joon’s friend (cameo, ep 16)
- Jun Jin as job applicant (cameo, ep 20)
- Yoo Jae-suk as job applicant (cameo, ep 20)
- Park Myeong-su as job applicant (cameo, ep 20)
- Jeong Hyeong-don as job applicant (cameo, ep 20)
Ratings
Date | Episode | Nationwide | Seoul |
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2009-03-16 | 1 | 8.0% | 8.7% |
2009-03-17 | 2 | 10.3% (13th) | 10.7% (13th) |
2009-03-23 | 3 | 9.6% (15th) | 10.1% (15th) |
2009-03-24 | 4 | 11.2% (12th) | 11.8% (12th) |
2009-03-30 | 5 | 11.5% (11th) | 11.8% (12th) |
2009-03-31 | 6 | 12.0% (10th) | 11.6% (10th) |
2009-04-06 | 7 | 20.0% (2nd) | 20.7% (2nd) |
2008-04-07 | 8 | 21.3% (2nd) | 22.0% (2nd) |
2009-04-13 | 9 | 21.6% (2nd) | 22.2% (2nd) |
2009-04-14 | 10 | 24.1% (2nd) | 25.6% (2nd) |
2009-04-20 | 11 | 24.2% (2nd) | 24.9% (2nd) |
2009-04-21 | 12 | 24.4% (2nd) | 25.6% (2nd) |
2009-04-27 | 13 | 25.2% (2nd) | 26.5% (2nd) |
2009-04-28 | 14 | 27.4% (2nd) | 29.3% (2nd) |
2009-05-04 | 15 | 26.6% (1st) | 28.4% (1st) |
2009-05-05 | 16 | 29.2% (1st) | 31.1% (1st) |
2009-05-11 | 17 | 30.4% (1st) | 32.2% (1st) |
2009-05-12 | 18 | 30.0% (1st) | 31.8% (1st) |
2009-05-18 | 19 | 29.9% (1st) | 31.7% (1st) |
2009-05-19 | 20 | 31.7% (1st) | 33.7% (1st) |
Average | 21.4% | 22.5% |
Source: TNS Media Korea
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
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2009 | Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism[5] | Actress of the Year | Kim Nam-joo | Won |
MBC Drama Awards[6][7][8] | Top Excellence Award, Actor | Yoon Sang-hyun | Won | |
Top Excellence Award, Actress | Kim Nam-joo | Won | ||
Excellence Award, Actor | Choi Cheol-ho | Won | ||
Excellence Award, Actress | Lee Hye-young | Won | ||
Golden Acting Award, Actor | Kim Chang-wan | Won | ||
Golden Acting Award, Actress | Na Young-hee | Won | ||
Best New Actress | Sunwoo Sun | Nominated | ||
Best Writer | Park Ji-eun | Won | ||
2010 | Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Drama | Queen of Housewives | Nominated |
Best TV Director | Go Dong-sun | Won | ||
Best TV Actor | Yoon Sang-hyun | Nominated | ||
Best TV Actress | Kim Nam-joo | Won | ||
Best TV Screenplay | Park Ji-eun | Nominated | ||
CETV Awards[9][10] | Grand Prize | Kim Nam-joo | Won | |
Top 10 Asian Stars | Won |
International broadcast
- Philippines: IBC, coming soon
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