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| Hangul | 굿 와이프  | 
| Revised Romanization | Gut Waipeu | 
| Genre | Drama | 
| Based on | The Good Wife by Robert King & Michelle King  | 
| Developed by | Studio Dragon | 
| Written by | Han Sang-woon | 
| Directed by | Lee Jeong-hyo | 
| Starring | |
| Composer | Nam Hye-seung | 
| Country of origin | South Korea | 
| Original language | Korean | 
| No. of episodes | 16 | 
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| Production company | Studio Dragon[lower-alpha 1] | 
| Original release | |
| Network | tvN | 
| Release | July 8 – August 27, 2016  | 
The Good Wife (Korean: 굿 와이프)[lower-alpha 2] is a South Korean television series starring Jeon Do-yeon, Yoo Ji-tae and Yoon Kye-sang.[1][2] It is a Korean drama remake of the American television series of the same title[3] 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.[4]
Cast
Main
- Jeon Do-yeon as Kim Hye-kyung – newly hired lawyer.[5][6]
 - 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.[7]
 
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.[8]
 - Cha Soon-bae 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.[9]
 - 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 Yu-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
 - Ray Yang as Amber
 - Bae Hae-sun as Shim Eun-sook – Sang-il's wife
 - Go Jun as Jo Gook-hyun – steel development's representative, Lee Tae-joon's bribery related person
 - Han Gap-soo 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
 - Song Ha-rim 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
 - Chae Dong-hyun as Jang Dae-seok – Mooil Group lawyer
 - Uhm Hyun-kyung as Lee Eun-joo – rape victim
 - Kim Ki-moo as Kim Sang-man – character accompanied by Lee Eun-joo
 - Jung Dong-hyun as Jung Han-wook – 3rd generation chaebeol, suspect of Lee Eun-joo's rape case
 - Lee Bong-gyu as talk show's political commentator
 - Ahn Hye-kyung as talk show host
 - Yoon In-jo as sex shop madame
 - Na Soo-yoon as Kim Dan's friend at prosecutor's office
 - Kang Hee
 - Sung Gi-yoon as the judge in charge of Lee Eun-joo's rape case
 - Seol Chang-hee
 - Jang Tae-min
 - 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
 - Jung Da-woon as Kim Ye-ji – Eun-joo's friend
 - Kang Jeong-goo
 - Kim Ji-eun as Lee Hyo-jin
 - Song Young-hak as detective who tried to arrest Jung Han-wook
 - Lee Hyun-bae as the judge in charge of Seo Jae-moon's case
 - Jo Soon-chang as traffic police
 - Lee Yoon-sang as KJ Products's finance director
 - Park Chul-min
 - Kim Kwang-tae
 - Lee Gyu-seop as Cheol-goo
 - Jung Seon-ah
 - Im Pyung-soon
 - Jo Hwi 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
 - Kim Jeong-young 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
 - Choo Gwi-jeong 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
 - Jeon Seok-chan as Lee Hyo-jin's older brother
 - Park Tae-sung 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
 - Han Tae-il 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
 - Kang Dong-yeop
 - 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
 - Hwang Yoon-geol
 - Jung Soo-in
 - Sung Nak-kyung
 - Ha Ji-eun
 - Lee Joo-seok as judge
 - Park Ji-a as medical staff
 - Kim Tae-hwan
 - Kim Min-kwang
 - Choi Young
 - Im Jae-geun
 - Go Ah-chim
 - Baek Joon-hyuk
 - Kim Seo-kyung as Kim Woo-yeol – Kim Dan's colleague at prosecutor's office
 - Uhm Soo-jeong as Ji-eun – Park Jeong-jin's wife
 - Kang Ki-dong as Jung Shi-yeon's boyfriend
 - Lee Myung-haeng 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
 - Lee Ik-joon
 - 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
 - Gong Jung-hwan
 - Lee Sang-hwa
 - Choi Seung-yoon
 - Lee Jong-eun
 - Kim Joon-won
 - Park Seon-young
 - Woo Hye-young
 - Ha Jin
 - Lee Shi-on
 - Kim Min-sang
 - 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.[10]
Original soundtrack
Part 1
| No. | Title | Artist | Length | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Breath (숨)" | Nell | 5:01 | 
| 2. | "Breath (숨)" (Inst.) | 5:01 | |
| Total length: | 10:02 | ||
Part 2
| No. | Title | Artist | Length | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Light" | Jo Jeong-hee (조정희) | 3:09 | 
| 2. | "The Light" (Inst.) | 3:09 | |
| Total length: | 6:18 | ||
Part 3
| No. | Title | Artist | Length | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "When I Dream" | Jang Jane | 3:51 | 
| 2. | "When I Dream" (Inst.) | 3:51 | |
| Total length: | 7:42 | ||
Ratings
| Ep. | 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 | 3.765% | 3.772% | 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% | 2.7% | 
| 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 | 6.232% | 7.261% | 5.3% | 
| Average | 4.668% | 5.308% | 4.0% | |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. | 
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| 2016 | 5th APAN Star Awards | Best New Actress | Nana | Nominated | |
| 9th Korea Drama Awards | Nominated | ||||
| 1st Asia Artist Awards | Best Rookie Award, Actress | Won | |||
| 2017 | 53rd Baeksang Arts Awards | Best New Actress (TV) | Nominated | [11] | |
| 11th Cable TV Broadcasting Awards | Cable Star Award – Best Acting | Yoo Ji-tae | Won | [12] | 
Remake
This series is remade in Vietnam as Hành trình công lý, aired on government-owned VTV3 in October, 10th, 2022.
Notes
- ↑ Under license from CBS Television Distribution
 - ↑ The series' Korean name is a direct transliteration of its English name.
 
References
- ↑ Kim Jin-seok (April 14, 2016). [단독]'굿 와이프', 월화→금토 "7월 8일 첫방송". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved May 10, 2016.
 - ↑ Han Hye-ri (April 20, 2016). '굿와이프', 웰메이드 드라마의 시작을 알리다. TenAsia (in Korean). Retrieved May 10, 2016.
 - ↑ "Jeon Do-yeon returns to small screen for the first time in 11 years". The Korea Times. February 18, 2016. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
 - ↑ Jung, Min-kyung (May 12, 2016). "Sneak peek of tvN drama 'The Good Wife'". The Korea Herald. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
 - ↑ Yoon Go-eun (February 24, 2016). "전도연, 11년만 드라마 출연…tvN '굿 와이프'". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved May 10, 2016.
 - ↑ Park Jin-hai (July 18, 2016). "Jun Do-yeon dominant in 'Good Wife'". The Korea Times. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
 - ↑ Heo Jeong-yoon (April 28, 2016). '굿와이프' 윤계상, 매력만점 '독신남'으로 변신. OSEN (in Korean). Retrieved May 10, 2016.
 - ↑ Yoon Ji-yoon (April 12, 2016). "이원근, tvN '굿 와이프' 합류..'전도연-유지태와 호흡'". IssueDaily (in Korean). Retrieved May 10, 2016.
 - ↑ Jung Sol-hee (April 15, 2016). 김태우, '굿와이프' 출연 확정…초호화 특급 라인업 완성. OBS News (in Korean). Retrieved May 10, 2016.
 - ↑ Ahn, Sung-mi (April 14, 2016). "Yoon Kye-sang to return with 'The Good Wife'". The Korea Herald. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
 - ↑ "제 53회 백상예술대상". Archived from the original on 2017-09-25. Retrieved 2017-04-07.
 - ↑ "'Goblin' wins big at Korea Cable TV Awards Show, but not Gong Yoo". Yahoo. March 11, 2017.
 
External links
- Official website (in Korean)
 - The Good Wife at HanCinema
 - The Good Wife at IMDb
 - The Good Wife at Daum (in Korean)
 - The Good Wife at Naver Movies (in Korean)
 
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