Goodbye Dear Wife
| Goodbye Dear Wife | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster | |
| Genre | Romance Drama |
| Written by | Kim Pyung-joong |
| Directed by | Kim Do-hyun |
| Starring | Ryu Si-won Hong Soo-hyun Park Ji-yoon Danny Ahn Julien Kang |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Jo Sung-won |
| Producer | Yoon Young-ha |
| Production company | Verdi Media |
| Original release | |
| Network | Channel A |
| Release | 7 May – 10 July 2012 |
Goodbye Dear Wife (Korean: 굿바이 마눌) is a 2012 South Korean television series, starring Ryu Si-won, Hong Soo-hyun and Park Ji-yoon. It aired on Channel A from May 7 to July 10, 2012 at 20:50 for 20 episodes.[1]
Plot[edit]
The series is about a judo teacher Cha Seung-hyuk (Ryu Si-won) who is married to Kang Sun-ah (Hong Soo-hyun) who wanted to be a nun. He had dreams for reuniting his first love, Oh Hyang-gi (Park Ji-yoon), cold-hearted woman.
Cast[edit]
- Ryu Si-won as Cha Seung-hyuk[2]
- Hong Soo-hyun as Kang Sun-ah - Seung-hyuk's wife who was raised by nuns
- Park Ji-yoon as Oh Hyang-gi - Seung-Hyuk's first love
- Julien Kang as Kang Gu-ra - rival fighter to Seung-hyuk[3][4]
- Danny Ahn as Gye Dong-hee - Seung-hyuk's friend[5]
- Kim Min-soo as Kim Hyun-chul
- Oh Joo-eun as Joo Ji-ae
- Lee Yun-kyung as Lee Hae-shim
- Jung Sung-mo as So Yong-dae
- Oh Mi-hee as Lee Ok-boon
- Lee Byung-joon as Gong Shin-boo
- Yoon Sung-min as Sung-min
- Jo Hye-soo as Oh Hyang-eun
Original soundtracks[edit]
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "죽어도 넌 내 사랑" (I would die for you my love) | Misty (미스티) (feat Tony An(데니안)) | 4:02 |
| 2. | "광택" (Shine) | Hwang Wook | 3:04 |
| 3. | "굿바이" (Goodbye) | Ryu Si Won | 4:43 |
| 4. | "너는 마지막 사랑" (You are the last love) | BJ SOUL | 4:26 |
| 5. | "다 지워버리면" (If you erase everything) | Park Ji-yoon | 4:41 |
| 6. | "악담" (Curse) | Kim Jo Han | 3:34 |
| 7. | "너 언제든지" (Whenever you go) | Ryu Si Won | 4:07 |
Reception[edit]
According to AGB Nielsen Media Research, the premiere episode achieved a nationwide rating of 0.84 percent in viewership.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "Goodbye Dear Wife releases a teaser video starring Ryu Shi-won". Asia Today. 19 April 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
- ^ Sunwoo, Carla (13 April 2012). "Ryu Si-won returns to the set of his drama despite divorce". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on January 26, 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Ho, Stewart (3 April 2012). "Ryu Si Won Battles it Out in the Boxing Ring With Julien Kang". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
- ^ Ho, Stewart (7 May 2012). "Julien Kang Sports a Bright Red Thong for Goodbye Wife". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
- ^ Ho, Stewart (29 May 2012). "Danny Ahn Cross Dresses and Becomes a ′Pretty′ Girl for Goodbye Wife". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
- ^ "Ryu Si-won's drama starts with embarrassing viewer ratings". The Korea Herald. 8 May 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2013.