Familiar Wife

Familiar Wife (Korean아는 와이프; RRAneun Waipeu) is a romantic fantasy South Korean television series starring Ji Sung, Han Ji-min, Jang Seung-jo, and Kang Han-na. It aired on tvN from August 1 to September 20, 2018.[2][3]

Familiar Wife
Promotional poster
Also known as
  • Wife That I Know
  • Wife I Know
Hangul
아는 와이프
Literal meaningKnowing Wife
Revised RomanizationAneun Waipeu
Genre
Created byStudio Dragon[1]
Written byYang Hee-sung
Directed byLee Sang-yeob
Starring
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producers
  • Cho Hyung-jin
  • Kim Sang-heon
Camera setupSingle-camera
Production companyChorokbaem Media[1]
Original release
NetworktvN
ReleaseAugust 1 (2018-08-01) –
September 20, 2018 (2018-09-20)

Synopsis

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A married couple suddenly finds themselves living entirely different lives after their fates magically change through an unexpected incident.

Cha Joo-hyuk works at a bank and has been married to Seo Woo-jin for five years. When a strange incident happens one day, Joo-hyuk makes a decision that impacts his life and those around him in unexpected ways. Suddenly, the life he had with Woo-jin and his best friend, Yoon Joong-hoo are gone and he is leading a very different life.

How will his first love, Lee Hye-won, factor into his new life? And will it be possible to get his old life back?

Cast

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Main

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An ordinary bank employee that becomes unhappy with his life because of his family's financial struggle and constant pressure by both his wife at home and his direct superior at office.
A married woman who tries her best to balance between career and family life. She has been married to Joo-hyuk for five years. During those years, she developed anger issues and easily gets agitated with her husband's simple mistakes.
Joo-hyuk's best friend who is also an ordinary bank employee with a handsome face. His life is changed completely along with Joo-hyuk due to an unexpected incident.
Cha Joo-hyuk's first love but due to an incident with Woo-jin, both of them became separated. She is a daughter of an influential businessman and also a cello player.

Supporting

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People around Cha Joo-hyuk

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  • Park Hee-von as Cha Joo-eun, Joo-hyuk's sister who tries to pass a bar examination
  • Oh Eui-shik as Oh Sang-sik,[8] Joo-hyuk's friend who owns a noodle shop and works there alone

People around Seo Woo-jin

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  • Lee Jung-eun as Woo-jin's mother[9] with severe Alzheimer's disease. Woo-jin decided to put her in a nursing home because of her worsening situation.

Bank employees

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  • Son Jong-hak as Cha Bong-hee,[10] Branch manager of the bank where Joo-hyuk works at. He is kind toward the employees of the branch, especially to Joo-hyuk because of their same surname.
  • Park Won-sang as Byeon Sung-woo. Joo-hyuk's direct superior in the branch's loan department. Unlike Bong-hee, he consistently pressurizes his subordinates, especially Joo-hyuk.
  • Cha Hak-yeon as Kim Hwan,[11] New recruit at the branch and being assigned as Joo-hyuk's subordinate. He is seen slacking around and making mistakes, becomes a further burden to Joo-hyuk's office life.
  • Kim Soo-jin as Jang Man-ok The supervisor of transfer department of the branch.
  • Kim So-ra as Joo Hyang-sook.[12] Bank teller on the deposit team.
  • Gong Min-jeung as Choi Hye-jung. Bank teller on the deposit team.
  • Kang Hui as Jung Min-soo, a security guard who is mostly seen handling rude customers

Special appearances

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Production

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The first script reading was held on May 9, 2018 at the conference room of Studio Dragon's main office at the 17th floor of DDMC Building in Sangam-dong, Seoul, South Korea.[16]

Original soundtrack

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Familiar Wife OST
Soundtrack album by
Various Artists
Released2018
GenreSoundtrack
LanguageKorean
LabelStone Music Entertainment

Part 1

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Released on August 9, 2018 (2018-08-09)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Love Me Again"Ji Pyeong-kwon, TaibianJi Pyeong-kwon, TaibianSF903:16
2."Love Me Again (Inst.)" Ji Pyeong-kwon, Taibian 03:16
Total length:06:32

Part 2

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Released on August 16, 2018 (2018-08-16)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Let Me Stay"Lee Jong-won, Ji Pyeong-kwonYeom Seung-jae, Ji Pyeong-kwonJohn Park02:51
2."Let Me Stay (Inst.)" Yeom Seung-jae, Ji Pyeong-kwon 02:51
Total length:05:42

Part 3

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Released on August 23, 2018 (2018-08-23)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."No Longer Mine" (왜 몰랐을까)DingoDingoRoy Kim03:36
2."No Longer Mine (Inst.)" Dingo 03:36
Total length:07:12

Part 4

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Released on September 6, 2018 (2018-09-06)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Let Me Show You"Cho MichelleDamon Sharpe, Rob Persaud, Adam Argyle, Cho MichelleN.Flying03:06
2."Let Me Show You (Inst.)" Damon Sharpe, Rob Persaud, Adam Argyle, Cho Michelle 03:06
Total length:06:12

Part 5

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Released on September 13, 2018 (2018-09-13)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."You In My Dream" (꿈 속의 너)Lee Jong-won, NamooJi Pyeong-kwonDamsonegongbang03:01
2."You In My Dream (Inst.)" Ji Pyeong-kwon 03:01
Total length:06:02

Part 6

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Released on September 20, 2018 (2018-09-20)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Hello"Park Woo-sangPark Woo-sangU Sung-eun03:20
2."Hello (Inst.)" Park Woo-sang 03:20
Total length:06:40
Disc 2:
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Between us"Various Artists2:40
2."Eternally"Various Artists2:24
3."IF"Various Artists2:22
4."Memories"Various Artists2:14
5."Morning Walk"Various Artists2:54
6."One fine day"Various Artists2:57
7."The Beginning"Various Artists2:10
8."Time to remember"Various Artists2:23

Viewership

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Familiar Wife : South Korea viewers per episode (millions)
SeasonEpisode numberAverage
12345678910111213141516
11.2541.5011.2061.5561.6901.7881.7761.6851.7602.0391.5921.9291.7761.9441.5851.7811.679
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Media Research.[17]
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep.Original broadcast dateAverage audience share
(AGB Nielsen)[17]
NationwideSeoul
1August 1, 20184.680% (1st)4.910% (1st)
2August 2, 20185.535% (1st)6.548% (1st)
3August 8, 20185.104% (1st)6.160% (1st)
4August 9, 20186.209% (1st)7.523% (1st)
5August 15, 20186.621% (1st)7.774% (1st)
6August 16, 20187.259% (1st)8.594% (1st)
7August 22, 20186.506% (1st)7.445% (1st)
8August 23, 20186.950% (1st)7.847% (1st)
9August 29, 20186.879% (1st)7.892% (1st)
10August 30, 20188.210% (1st)9.741% (1st)
11September 5, 20187.096% (1st)8.422% (1st)
12September 6, 20188.106% (1st)9.636% (1st)
13September 12, 20187.449% (1st)9.121% (1st)
14September 13, 20187.875% (1st)9.369% (1st)
15September 19, 20186.709% (1st)7.831% (1st)
16September 20, 20187.870% (1st)8.937% (1st)
Average6.816%7.984%
  • The blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • This drama 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

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YearAwardCategoryRecipientResultRef.
201811th Korea Drama AwardsBest Original Soundtrack"No Longer Mine" (Roy Kim)Nominated[18]

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