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Queen of Housewives
Promotional poster for Queen of Housewives
Genre	Romance Workplace comedy
Written by	Park Ji-eun
Directed by	Go Dong-sun
Starring	Kim Nam-joo Oh Ji-ho Lee Hye-young Yoon Sang-hyun Choi Cheol-ho Sunwoo Sun
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	20
Production
Production location	South Korea
Running time	Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 (KST)
Original release
Network	Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation
Release	16 March (2009-03-16) – 19 May 2009 (2009-05-19)
Related
Queen of Reversals

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Queen of Housewives (Korean: 내조의 여왕; Hanja: 内助의 女王; 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. It aired on Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (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, and the series also served as the breakout vehicle of actor Yoon Sang-hyun.

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.

Cast

Main cast

• 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

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)
• Yoo 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-seok as job applicant (cameo, ep 20)
• Park Myung-soo as job applicant (cameo, ep 20)
• Jung Hyung-don as job applicant (cameo, ep 20)

Awards

See also

• List of South Korean television series

References

1. Han, Sang-hee (10 March 2009). "New Types of Husbands to Sneak Onto TV Screen". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
2. "Kim Nam-joo Still in Shape After 8-Year Hiatus". The Chosun Ilbo. 18 April 2009. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
3. Hong, Lucia (21 April 2010). "Yoon Sang-hyun to attend screening of "Housewives"". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
4. "My Wife is a Superwoman". MBC Global Media. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
5. Kim, Lynn (23 December 2009). "Government names Kim Nam-joo top actor of 2009". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
6. Han, Sang-hee (3 January 2010). "2009 Drama Awards Wrap Up With No Surprises". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
7. Lee, Hyo-won (31 December 2009). "Ko Hyun-jung Wins Top Drama Award". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
8. Park, So-yeon (31 December 2009). "Ko Hyun-joung wins grand prize at MBC Acting Awards". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
9. "Kim Nam-joo Wins Top Acting Award in China". The Chosun Ilbo. 22 June 2010. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
10. Kim, Jessica (21 June 2010). "Kim Nam-joo wins grand prize at award ceremony in China". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-19.

External links

• http://www.imbc.com/broad/tv/drama/wifequeen/ Template:Ko
• Queen of Housewives at HanCinema

• Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation television dramas
• 2009 South Korean television series debuts
• 2009 South Korean television series endings
• Korean-language television series
• Romantic comedy television series
• 2009 in South Korean television
• 2000s South Korean television series