Song Ji-hyo as a world-class supermom in This Week, My Wife Will Have an Affair
by girlfriday
I’m already amused by the character descriptions for JTBC’s new comedy This Week, My Wife Will Have an Affair: Lee Seon-kyun (Miss Korea) stars as a hapless beta husband who can’t even confront his successful alpha wife that he suspects she’s having an affair. So instead of dealing with it head-on, he turns to the internet (naturally) to seek help on how to save his marriage. Song Ji-hyo (Ex-Girlfriend Club) plays the titular wife who’s perfect in almost every way, but may step out on her husband. He’s got three days to stop her, no backbone to confront her, but a lot of internet advice. What could possibly go wrong?
I like that Song Ji-hyo is trying on a different sort of character in this drama, as a polished career woman who’s got it all together. Her character is a successful, well-paid team leader at a graphic design firm, a supermom, and a beloved wife of eight years. She’s never once made a face at her in-laws who barge into her home whenever they please, and her husband loves her unconditionally and has complete faith in her. Well, maybe he did…
Lee Seon-kyun plays her husband who had dreams of becoming a movie director, but ended up a PD of an outsourcing production company. His current project is a low-rated TV show introducing new movies, and his only real source of pride in life is his wife. He starts out a marriage devotee, but then he discovers that his wife is about to have an affair, and after worrying himself sick about it, he turns to the internet for help.
BoA (Anticipating Romance) and Lee Sang-yub (Master—God of Noodle) play a writer-PD couple, each dealing with marriages in their past and present. And Kim Hee-won (Awl) and Yeh Ji-won (Oh Hae-young Again) play a divorce attorney who cheats on his wife, and the wife who acts naive but is hiding her claws.
The show promises to weave together the three couples’ stories about contemporary marriage in a comedic, upbeat way. On paper the plot sounds like serious business, but I trust Lee Seon-kyun to make his character’s betrayal and anger somehow pitiful in the most hilarious way possible.
This Week, My Wife Will Have an Affair follows Fantastic on Fridays and Saturdays beginning in October.
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1 CHamille
September 28, 2016 at 3:02 AM
Lee Seon-kyun is Lee Kwang Soo's lost brother
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hiheel
September 28, 2016 at 6:03 AM
Ikr i thought kwang soo was going to have a cameo and scrolled back up and then i realised it wasnt him!
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2 eerinmide
September 28, 2016 at 3:32 AM
I just love that he thinks the internet is his best source of advice... Lmao!!! And with the reputation netizens have... things are about to go spectacularly wrong. And I for one, cannot wait to watch it ^^
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mary
September 29, 2016 at 9:46 AM
It's like consulting a kdrama for dating tips... XD
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3 zappy
September 28, 2016 at 3:32 AM
i like the casts and the premise looks good. I want to watch adult story like this right now..
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4 angieya
September 28, 2016 at 3:34 AM
Pffft why is just the imagination of Lee Seon-kyun playing a beta husband already cracking me up so much. This is going to be hilarious. And I expect Kim Hee-won and Yeh Ji-won to be the ultimate scene stealers in here.
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BlaBlaBla
September 29, 2016 at 4:15 AM
I know right!!! It's going to be hilarious!!! I would also love to see Song Ji Hyo in an alpha-woman role; something she has never done before (as far as I remember)..
This is going to be good!!! So good!!!
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5 BXLLX
September 28, 2016 at 3:40 AM
Song Ji-ho is a natural beauty, I swear.
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BXLLX
September 28, 2016 at 3:41 AM
Oops, I mean Song Ji-hyo.
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6 Tara
September 28, 2016 at 4:14 AM
Oh my, this is gonna be hilarious.
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7 bqk318
September 28, 2016 at 5:24 AM
How many eps ? 12 or 16 eps?
Really wating for Song Ji Hyo and i heard that PD is good too.
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8 Camille
September 28, 2016 at 5:42 AM
Wasn't there a korean movie that had the same premise -- perfect wife with a suspecting husband? I forgot the name of the movie though I can't wait for this I love Song Jihyo
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Halu garci
September 28, 2016 at 9:06 AM
All About My Wife, I guess. He also starred that film.
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MapleSilver
September 28, 2016 at 10:55 AM
In that movie he is a husband absolutely intimidated by his fast-talking wife. Instead of trying to save his marriage he turns to a neighborhood cassanova to woo his wife away from him. Similar but also very different.
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9 mary
September 28, 2016 at 5:57 AM
Anticipating this :D
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10 MapleSilver
September 28, 2016 at 6:31 AM
Girlfriday, I knew you would just die to see LSK as this kind of a beta male. LOL. I myself am conflicted. I kinda miss his alpha side, ala Chef in Pasta.
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Jennifer Calabrese
September 28, 2016 at 1:04 PM
Pasta was my first k-drama, thanks to Netflix - such fond memories!
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11 Callie
September 28, 2016 at 6:37 AM
Wish the premiere date was sooner! Will the whole drama take place over three days though?
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12 pwoe
September 28, 2016 at 6:38 AM
song ji hyo is freaking gorgeous (top 3 most beautiful korean actresses in my book) but her acting is so mediocre :/
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Lily-Rose
September 28, 2016 at 2:47 PM
I find her just as amazing talented in acting as i find her amazingly beautiful
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sharkie
September 29, 2016 at 4:27 AM
I also love Song Jihyo but she's pretty inconsistent for me as an actress. I hope she does well in this one though. :)
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13 slim007
September 28, 2016 at 7:25 AM
Ji hyo Unnie I'm gonna watch this drama just because of you
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14 Beverly A
September 28, 2016 at 8:02 AM
Yeh Ji Won is a favorite of mine. She was perfect as the noona in 'Another Oh Hae Young', utterly believable as a lonely, Type A alcoholic. I'll look forward to this.
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15 windsun33
September 28, 2016 at 8:16 AM
"...a lot of internet advice. What could possibly go wrong?...".
Let me count the ways. Never mind, nobody but a computer could count that high. I assume this is the same internet that recommends you jump onto a cactus to fix your inner chakra.
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16 ObsessedMuch
September 28, 2016 at 11:07 AM
Song Ji Hyo is so beautiful. She was my first girl crush. I mean who wouldn't love an actress who doesn't care too much about her looks, is totally badass and can't dance to save a life :P I don't think she is an awesome actor, but being a RM fan- loyalty will make me watch anything with her in it. Plus, Mr. Barritone is as usual gonna rock it and I loves Lee Sang Yub.
Looking forward to the show :)
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dramanoona
September 28, 2016 at 2:19 PM
" but being a RM fan- loyalty will make me watch anything with her in it"
Yas!
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17 mashimomo
September 28, 2016 at 11:35 AM
I didn't even know I asked for this drama *adding to my ever-growing watch list this year*
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18 Lily-Rose
September 28, 2016 at 2:45 PM
I can't wait for ths drama, and to see Song Ji Hyo again. I love this actress to death, she is drop dead gorgeous, one of the most beautiful korean actresses and really talented actress and soo charming, she would make me watch anything, but for some reason the dramas and movies she chooses always end up making me excited because they fit my taste!
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19 jellybine
September 28, 2016 at 4:31 PM
Noona a la Another OHY is back. This will be hilarious! :)
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20 mjfan
September 28, 2016 at 6:50 PM
OMG the cast is amazing
I LOVE LSK , SJH and the Noona from another OHY??
Can't wait
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