The All-Round Wife (Korean: 국가대표 와이프) was a South Korean television series starring Han Da-gam, Han Sang-jin, Shin Seung-hwan, and Shim Ji-ho. The series directed by Choi Ji-young, revolves around Seo Cho-hee, who struggles to raise the standard of life through a house in Gangnam, but she realizes that happiness is not about the house, but the loving people living in the house who care for each other. The daily drama premiered on KBS1 on October 4, 2021, and aired every weekday at 20:30 (KST) for 122 episodes till April 8, 2022.
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Synopsis
Story of the TV series revolves around Seo Cho-hee (Han Da-gam) and her husband Kang Nam-goo (Han Sang-jin), who endeavour to raise their standard of life through a house in Gangnam. In the end, they get the realisation that it is the people who live in the house bring happiness and not the house they live in.
Cast
Main
Han Eun-jung as Seo Cho-hee, 38 years old
12-year-old advertising company AE
Han Sang-jin as Kang Nam-goo, 41 years old
Seo Cho-hee's husband, Han River University associate professor
Shim Ji-ho as Seo Kang-rim, 37 years old, a divorce lawyer
Shin Hyun-tak as Kang Seok-goo, 33 years old, Kang Nam-goo's younger brother
Supporting
Yoon Da-young as Seo Bo-ri, 32 years old
The younger sister of Seo Cho-hee and Seo Kang-rim, she likes to get attention from a young age and liked idols and became a trainee singer.
Yang Mi-kyung as Oh Jang-geum, 63 years old
Seo Cho-hee's mother, she raised three children by running a side dish shop alone without a husband for over 30 years.
Geum Bo-ra as Dook Na-ra 65 years old
Seo Cho-hee's mother-in-law, she was the president's wife, but one morning she lost her husband
Jo Eun-sook as Oh Poong-geum, 53 years old
Seo Cho-hee's aunt, and Jang-geum's side dish employee. Because she only learned about dating from books. She is often deceived by men and cries. But still dreaming of running away alone.
Kim Tae-yeon as Kang Ri-an, 10 years old, Cho-hee's daughter
Jo Hyang-gi as Noh Won-ju, 38 years old, high school classmate of Cho-hee
Bang Hyeong-do's wife, she felt inferior to Cho-hee. But now, she is a daughter-in-law of a wealthy family and lives in a high-end apartment in Gangnam and is envious of her classmates
Shin Seung-hwan as Bang Hyeong-do, 42 years old, Wonju's husband
The eldest son of a multi-billionaire semi-rich. He is a man who dreams of one day having a full life with the legacy left by his father.
Lee Chae-bin as Bang Sa-rang, 10 years old, Won-ju's daughter
Special appearance
Lee Eun-yul as Seo-jin's mother (Ep.1)
Production
Shin Hyun-tak came back to TV series after a gap of 6 years. He last appeared in the 2014 school drama
Hi! School: Love On.
On November 17, 2021, it was reported that actress Yoon Da-young was diagnosed with Corona 19 and the production team has suspended filming following guidelines for prevention of further spread of the pandemic. On November 18, 2021, it was reported that one of the actor was positive, but was asymptomatic, so they plan to continue filming while monitoring the situation. On December 1, 2021, it was reported that actress Yoon Da-young has recovered from COVID-19 and returned to filming of the drama. Later, on December 2, 2021, the actress's agency Yoon Da Young has confirmed that she has recovered from the infection and is back to filming normally.
Release
The daily drama was premiered on KBS1 on October 4, 2021, and aired every weekday at 20:30 (KST).
From November 29 to December 3, a special broadcast featuring the contents of Episodes 1 to 40 were aired.
The series ended on April 8, 2022, by airing the 122nd episode, 2 more than the initially planned 120 episodes.
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