First Wives' Club
| First Wives' Club | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Also known as | The First Wives' Club The Good Old Wives' Club |
| Genre | Romance Drama |
| Written by | Moon Young-nam |
| Directed by | Son Jung-hyun |
| Starring | Kim Hye-sun Kim Hae-sook Oh Hyun-kyung Ahn Nae-sang Lee Joon-hyuk Son Hyun-joo |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 104 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Kim Yuong Seob (SBS) |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company | Samhwa Networks |
| Original release | |
| Network | SBS |
| Release | 29 September 2007 – 5 October 2008 |
First Wives' Club (Korean: 조강지처 클럽; RR: Jogangjicheo Keulleob) is a 2007 South Korean drama series starring Kim Hye-sun, Kim Hae-sook, Oh Hyun-kyung, Ahn Nae-sang, Lee Joon-hyuk and Son Hyun-joo. The weekend drama aired on SBS from September 29, 2007 to October 5, 2008 on Saturdays and Sundays at 21:45 for 104 episodes.[1]
Cast
[edit]- Kim Hye-sun as Han Bok-soo[2]
- Kim Hae-sook as Ahn Yang-soon
- Oh Hyun-kyung as Na Hwa-shin[3]
- Oh Dae-gyu as Lee Ki-jeok (Bok-soo's husband)
- Park In-hwan as Lee Hwa-sang (Ki-jeok's father)
- Han Jin-hee as Han Shim-han (Yang-sun's husband)
- Ahn Nae-sang as Han Won-soo (Hwa-shin's husband)
- Kang Yi-seok as Chul (Won-soo and Hwa-shin's son)
- Son Hyun-joo as Gil-eok
- Byun Jung-min as Jung Na-mi (Gil-eok's wife)
- Lee Mi-young as Bok Boon-ja
- Lee Joon-hyuk as Han Sun-soo
- Yoo Ha-na as Choi Hyun-shil
- Kim Hee-jung as Mo Ji-ran
- Jang Da-yoon as Jin-joo (Ji-ran's daughter)
- Kim Ha-kyun as Mr. Kam (Ji-ran's husband)
- Lee Sang-woo as Koo Se-joo
- Kim Ae-ran as President Joo
- Yoon Joo-hee as Bang Hae-ja / Director Bang (fashion department)
- Yoo Seung-bong as Chairman Koo (Se-joo's father)
- Lee Il-hwa as Jo Yong-hee (doctor, Ki-jeok's old classmate)
- On Jo as Pan Mae-soon
- Okabe Tomoaki as Kang Go-joo
- Yoo Se-rye as Hong Bo-hae
- Son Jong-bum as Mr. Jong (Gil-eok's friend)
- Roh Joo-hyun as Mayor Choi (Hyun-shil's father)
- Hong Soon-chang as Baek Won-man (small hospital director)
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Best Supporting Actor in a Serial Drama | Oh Dae-gyu | Won | |
| 2008 | Excellence Award, Actor | Ahn Nae-sang | Nominated | |
| Special Jury Prize | Kim Hae-sook | Won | ||
| Netizen Popularity Award | Kim Hee-jung | Won | ||
| Top Excellence Award, Actress | Kim Hae-sook | Nominated | ||
| Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama | Ahn Nae-sang | Won | ||
| Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama | Kim Hye-sun | Won | ||
| Oh Hyun-kyung | Won | |||
| Best Supporting Actor in a Serial Drama | Lee Sang-woo | Nominated | ||
| Best Supporting Actress in a Serial Drama | Kim Hee-jung | Won | ||
| Top 10 Stars | Ahn Nae-sang | Won | ||
| Oh Hyun-kyung | Won | |||
| New Star Award | Lee Joon-hyuk | Won | ||
| Lee Sang-woo | Won | |||
| Achievement Award | Moon Young-nam | Won | ||
| 2009 | Best New Actor (TV) | Lee Sang-woo | Nominated |
International broadcast
[edit]- The series also aired in Singapore on MediaCorp Channel 8, and in the Philippines in 2010 on TV5.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Good Old Wives' Club Nears 40% Viewer Rating". KBS Global. 10 July 2008. Archived from the original on 2014-12-04. Retrieved 2013-05-31.
- ^ Lee, Kyong-hee (9 January 2008). "Feisty TV mom clobbers husband for cheating". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 2016-05-30. Retrieved 2014-11-28.
- ^ Sa, Eun-young (8 August 2007). "Actress Oh Comes Back After 10 Years". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2013-05-31.
- ^ "TV5's Koreanovelas offer alternative to noontime shows". Philippine Entertainment Portal. 21 March 2010. Archived from the original on 14 December 2015. Retrieved 2013-05-31.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Korean)
- First Wives' Club at HanCinema