''My Husband's Woman'' (; lit. "My Man's Woman") is a 2007

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n television series starring

Kim Hee-ae Kim Hee-ae (born April 23, 1967) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her leading roles in Korean dramas such as ''Sons and Daughters'' (1992), ''Perfect Love'' (2003), ''My Husband's Woman'' (2007), ''How Long I've Kissed'' (2012), ...

Bae Jong-ok Bae Jong-ok (born May 13, 1964) is a South Korean actress. She debuted as a TV actress after she was recruited by KBS, and has since been active in both film and television. While concurrently maintaining an acting career, Bae completed a doct ...

, and

Kim Sang-joong Kim Sang-joong (born August 6, 1965) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for starring in the television dramas '' My Husband's Woman'' (2007), ''City Hunter'' (2011), and ''The Chaser'' (2012). He won the Grand Prize at the MBC Drama Awar ...

. It aired on SBS from April 2 to June 19, 2007 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 24 episodes. Written by renowned TV scribe

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in her no-nonsense yet provocative style, the TV series explores the intimate and painful ordeal of women on both sides of the story behind an extramarital affair, delving into the minds of the betrayed and the betrayer. It was the second highest-rated

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of 2007 (next to ''

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''), and won Kim Hee-ae the Grand Prize ("Daesang") at the 2007 SBS Drama Awards.

Plot

Ji-soo (

) is an unassuming housewife leading a happy life with her college professor husband Joon-pyo (

) and their son. But trouble lurks when Ji-soo's widowed friend Hwa-young (

) accompanies Ji-soo and her family on a trip and secretly begins a love affair with Joon-pyo. One day, Ji-soo hosts a barbecue party at her house and invites Hwa-young and her sister Eun-soo (

Ha Yoo-mi Ha Yoo-mi (born July 7, 1963) is a South Korean actress. Ha received acting recognition for her supporting roles in the television dramas ''My Husband's Woman'' (2007) and ''Queen of Reversals ''Queen of Reversals'' () is a 2010 South Korea ...

). Besieged by passion, Hwa-young and Joon-pyo end up making out inside the kitchen, but soon get caught red-handed by Eun-soo. Shocked and sickened to her stomach, yet nervous about what her fragile sister might do if she ever finds out, Eun-soo threatens Hwa-young and Joon-pyo to end the affair immediately. But truth has a way of slipping out, and Ji-soo's perfect life comes crashing down when she learns that her husband is having an affair with her friend. In the aftermath of the revelation, the psychological warfare begins, and to retaliate, Ji-soo decides to have an affair herself with her old college friend Seok Joon (

Lee Jong-won Lee Jong-won (born September 25, 1969) is a South Korean actor. Filmography Television series * ''Love Is Blue'' (SBS, 1994) * ''The Last Match'' (MBC, 1994) * ''Partner'' (MBC, 1994) * ''Our Sunny Days of Youth'' (KBS2, 1995) * ''The Sce ...

Cast

Main characters

as Lee Hwa-young *

as Kim Ji-soo *

as Hong Joon-pyo *

as Park Seok-joon

Supporting characters

as Kim Eun-soo, Ji-soo's sister *

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as Heo Dal-sam, Eun-soo's husband *Song Yi-woo as Heo Jin-joo, Eun-soo's daughter *

Jang Ki-bum Jang Ki-bum (born May 22, 1990) is a South Korean actor. Filmography Film Television series Music video Awards and nominations References External links Jang Ki-bumat Humane Entertainment * * * 1990 births Living people S ...

as Heo Joon-goo, Eun-soo's son *

Song Jae-ho Song Jae-ho (born Song Jae-eon; 10 March 1937 – 7 November 2020) was a South Korean actor. Career He made his acting debut in 1959, and became best known for his work in 1970s and 1980s Korean cinema, notably ''Yeong-ja's Heydays'' (1975). S ...

as Kim Yong-deok, Ji-soo's father *Nam Seung-min as Kim Kyung-soo, Ji-soo's brother *Oh Se-jung as Boo Yong-hwa, Kyung-soo's wife *Seo Woo-rim as Ms. Hwang, Joon-pyo's mother *Choi Jung-hoon as Chairman Hong, Joon-pyo's father *

Park Ji-bin Park Ji-bin (; born March 14, 1995) is a South Korean actor. He began his career as a child actor The term child actor or child actress is generally applied to a child acting on stage or in movies or television. An adult who began their acti ...

as Hong Kyung-min, Ji-soo's and Joon-pyo's son *

Kim Young-ae Kim Young-ae (; 21 April 1951 – 9 April 2017) was a South Korean actress. Career Kim Young-ae began her acting career when she joined MBC's 3rd Open Recruitment in 1971. She made her acting debut in the TV police procedural ''Chief Inspe ...

as Hwa-young's mother * Lee Hoon as Lee Dong-ha, Hwa-young's brother *Song Sun-hee *Kwon Yong-chul *Joo Min-soo

Episode ratings

Awards and nominations

Plagiarism allegations

Writer

strongly denied the accusations of

plagiarism Plagiarism is the fraudulent representation of another person's language, thoughts, ideas, or expressions as one's own original work.From the 1995 '' Random House Compact Unabridged Dictionary'': use or close imitation of the language and thought ...

by Ryu Gyeung-ok, who claimed that ''My Husband's Woman'' was very similar to her own TV drama ''That Woman, Ok-hui''.

References

External links

''My Husband's Woman'' official SBS website
* {{Works by Samhwa Networks Seoul Broadcasting System television dramas 2007 South Korean television series debuts 2007 South Korean television series endings Korean-language television shows Television shows involved in plagiarism controversies Television shows written by Kim Soo-hyun (writer) South Korean romance television series Television series by Samhwa Networks