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a romantic fantasy South Korean television series
Familiar Wife Promotional poster
Also known as Wife That I Know Wife I Know Genre Created by Studio Dragon [ 1] Written by Yang Hee-sung Directed by Lee Sang-yeob Starring Country of origin South Korea Original language Korean No. of episodes16 Executive producers Cho Hyung-jin Kim Sang-heon Camera setup Single-camera Production company Chorokbaem Media [ 1] Network tvN Release August 1 (2018-08-01 ) – September 20, 2018 (2018-09-20 )
Familiar Wife (Korean : 아는 와이프 ; RR : Aneun Waipeu ; lit. Knowing Wife ) 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]
Synopsis
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
Main
An ordinary bank employee with marriage that became unhappy because of constantly nagging wife and superior.
A married woman who tries her best to balance between career and family life. She has been married to Joo-hyuk for five years and during those years she developed anger issues, easily get agitated with her husband's simple mistake.
Joo-hyuk's best friend who is also an ordinary bank employee with handsome face. His life is changed completely along with Joo-hyuk due to an unexpected incident.
Cha Joo-hyuk's first love. She is a daughter of an influential businessman and a cello player
Supporting
People around Cha Joo-hyuk
People around Seo Woo-jin
Bank employees
Special appearances
Production
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
Part 1
Released on August 9, 2018 (2018-08-09 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Love Me Again" Ji Pyeong-kwon, Taibian Ji Pyeong-kwon, Taibian SF9 03:16 2. "Love Me Again (Inst.)" Ji Pyeong-kwon, Taibian 03:16 Total length: 06:32
Part 2
Released on August 16, 2018 (2018-08-16 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Let Me Stay" Lee Jong-won, Ji Pyeong-kwon Yeom Seung-jae, Ji Pyeong-kwon John Park 02:51 2. "Let Me Stay (Inst.)" Yeom Seung-jae, Ji Pyeong-kwon 02:51 Total length: 05:42
Part 3
Released on August 23, 2018 (2018-08-23 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "No Longer Mine" (왜 몰랐을까) Dingo Dingo Roy Kim 03:36 2. "No Longer Mine (Inst.)" Dingo 03:36 Total length: 07:12
Part 4
Released on September 6, 2018 (2018-09-06 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Let Me Show You" Cho Michelle Damon Sharpe, Rob Persaud, Adam Argyle, Cho Michelle N.Flying 03:06 2. "Let Me Show You (Inst.)" Damon Sharpe, Rob Persaud, Adam Argyle, Cho Michelle 03:06 Total length: 06:12
Part 5
Released on September 13, 2018 (2018-09-13 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "You In My Dream" (꿈 속의 너) Lee Jong-won, Namoo Ji Pyeong-kwon Damsonegongbang 03:01 2. "You In My Dream (Inst.)" Ji Pyeong-kwon 03:01 Total length: 06:02
Part 6
Released on September 20, 2018 (2018-09-20 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Hello" Park Woo-sang Park Woo-sang U Sung-eun 03:20 2. "Hello (Inst.)" Park Woo-sang 03:20 Total length: 06:40
Disc 2: Title Artist 1. "Between us" Various Artists 2:40 2. "Eternally" Various Artists 2:24 3. "IF" Various Artists 2:22 4. "Memories" Various Artists 2:14 5. "Morning Walk" Various Artists 2:54 6. "One fine day" Various Artists 2:57 7. "The Beginning" Various Artists 2:10 8. "Time to remember" Various Artists 2:23
Viewership
Familiar Wife : South Korea viewers per episode (millions)
Season Episode number Average 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 1 1.254 1.501 1.206 1.556 1.690 1.788 1.776 1.685 1.760 2.039 1.592 1.929 1.776 1.944 1.585 1.781 1.679
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by
Nielsen Media Research .
[ 17]
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep.
Original broadcast date
Average audience share (AGB Nielsen)[ 17]
Nationwide
Seoul
1
August 1, 2018
4.680% (1st)
4.910% (1st)
2
August 2, 2018
5.535% (1st)
6.548% (1st)
3
August 8, 2018
5.104% (1st)
6.160% (1st)
4
August 9, 2018
6.209% (1st)
7.523% (1st)
5
August 15, 2018
6.621% (1st)
7.774% (1st)
6
August 16, 2018
7.259% (1st)
8.594% (1st)
7
August 22, 2018
6.506% (1st)
7.445% (1st)
8
August 23, 2018
6.950% (1st)
7.847% (1st)
9
August 29, 2018
6.879% (1st)
7.892% (1st)
10
August 30, 2018
8.210% (1st)
9.741% (1st)
11
September 5, 2018
7.096% (1st)
8.422% (1st)
12
September 6, 2018
8.106% (1st)
9.636% (1st)
13
September 12, 2018
7.449% (1st)
9.121% (1st)
14
September 13, 2018
7.875% (1st)
9.369% (1st)
15
September 19, 2018
6.709% (1st)
7.831% (1st)
16
September 20, 2018
7.870% (1st)
8.937% (1st)
Average
6.816%
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
References
^ a b c "지성, tvN '아는 와이프' 출연..로맨스 판타지로 컴백(공식)" . Star News (in Korean). Money Today. February 23, 2018.
^ "Ji Sung to Pair with Han Ji-min in Upcoming TV Series" . The Chosun Ilbo . June 26, 2018.
^ "Fantasy romance 'Familiar Wife' reminds us of value of familiarity in relationships" . Yonhap News Agency . July 25, 2018.
^ "Actress Han Ji-min to return after three-year hiatus" . Kpop Herald . July 6, 2018.
^ " 'Angelic' Han Ji-min takes role of angry, 'Familiar Wife' " . Kpop Herald . July 25, 2018.
^ "Jang Seung-jo to Star in "Knowing Wife" " . Hancinema . Sports Donga. April 25, 2018.
^ 강한나, ‘아는 와이프’ 출연확정…지성·한지민과 호흡 [공식입장] . Naver (in Korean). Sports Donga. May 14, 2018.
^ "[공식] 오의식, tvN '아는 와이프' 출연 확정···지성·한지민과 호흡" . Seoul Economic Daily (in Korean). July 4, 2018.
^ [공식] 이정은, '아는 와이프' 출연···지성-한지민 잇는 키 활약 . Seoul Economic Daily (in Korean). July 23, 2018.
^ "손종학, tvN 새 수목드라마 '아는 와이프' 출연 확정…지성과 호흡" . Star Hankook (in Korean). May 16, 2018.
^ "VIXX's N to Join Ji Sung & Han Ji Min's New Drama" . SBS News . April 30, 2018.
^ "Kim So-ra to star in "Knowing Wife" as Joo Hyang-sook" . Hancinema . Sports Khan. May 1, 2018.
^ "Lee You-jin Recruited for "Knowing Wife" " . Hancinema . Nate. May 6, 2018.
^ "강기영, tvN '아는 와이프' 특별 출연..어떤 역할일까?" . MK (in Korean). September 12, 2018.
^ '아는 와이프', 특별출연도 특급...조정석, '의리의리'한 카메오 현장 포착 '무슨 역할?' . iMBC (in Korean). 2018-09-18. Retrieved September 18, 2018 .
^ " '아는 와이프' 지성X한지민, 설렘 지수 높인 '현실 부부 케미' " . Sports Chosun (in Korean). May 29, 2018.
^ a b "Nielsen Korea" . AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved August 25, 2020 .
^ 2018코리아드라마어워즈 후보 공개 . KDFO.org (in Korean). September 22, 2018.
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