The Good Wife (2016 TV series)

''The Good Wife'' () is a South Korean television series starring Jeon Do-yeon, Yoo Ji-tae and Yoon Kye-sang. It is a Korean drama remake of the American television series of the same title which aired on CBS from 2009 to 2016. It replaced ''Dear My Friends'' and aired on the cable network tvN every Fridays and Saturdays at 20:30 ( KST) for 16 episodes from July 8 to August 27, 2016.

Cast

Main

* Jeon Do-yeon as Kim Hye-kyung – newly hired lawyer.
* Yoo Ji-tae as Lee Tae-joon – prosecutor, Hye-kyung's husband.
* Yoon Kye-sang as Seo Joong-won – Law firm's co-managing partner (sharing position with his older sister Seo Myung-hee), and friend of Hye-kyung.

MJ Law firm

* Kim Seo-hyung as Seo Myung-hee – Law firm's co-managing partner (sharing position with her younger brother Seo Joong-won).
* Nana as Kim Dan – Law firm's investigator, Hye-kyung's colleague.
* Lee Won-keun as Lee Joon-ho – newly hired lawyer, Hye-kyung's rival.
* as David Lee – divorce lawyer, Hye-kyung's colleague.

People around Lee Tae-joon

* Kim Tae-woo as Choi Sang-il – deputy inspector of Seyang District Prosecutors Office, Tae-joon's opponent.
* Jeon Seok-ho as Park Do-seop – inspector of Seyang District Prosecutors Office, Sang-il's right arm.
* Tae In-ho as Oh Joo-hwan – Tae-joon's lawyer.

Kim Hye-kyung's family

* Sung Yu-bin as Lee Ji-hoon – Hye-kyung's son.
* Park Si-eun as Lee Seo-yeon – Hye-kyung's daughter.
* Yoon Hyun-min as Kim Sae-byuk - Hye Kyung's younger brother (ep. 13).

Extended cast

* Choi Byung-mo as Lee Jong-in – the judge in charge of Lee Tae-joon's case and Kim In-young's case
* Yoon Joo-sang as Seo Jae-moon – Joong-won's father
* as Amber
* Bae Hae-sun as Shim Eun-sook – Sang-il's wife
* Go Jun as Jo Gook-hyun – steel development's representative, Lee Tae-joon's bribery related person
* as Kang Seok-beom – Gook-hyun's driver
* Park Ah-in as Lee Yeon-joo – lawyer
* Oh Yeon-ah as Lee Soo-yeon – lawyer
* Gong Sang-ah as Kim In-young – Park Dong-hyun's wife, suspect of Park Dong-hyun's murder case
* Jung Ji-ho
* as apartment security, witness of Park Dong-hyun's murder case
* Lee Young-shil as apartment's cleaning lady
* Na Da-woon
* Park Joo-hee as Do Han-na
* Song Yoo-hyun
* Geum Seo-yeon as Sevi – In-young's daughter
* as Jang Dae-seok – Mooil Group lawyer
* Uhm Hyun-kyung as Lee Eun-joo – rape victim
* as Kim Sang-man – character accompanied by Lee Eun-joo
* as Jung Han-wook – 3rd generation chaebeol, suspect of Lee Eun-joo's rape case
* as talk show's political commentator
* as talk show host
* as sex shop madame
* as Kim Dan's friend at prosecutor's office
* Kang Hee
* as the judge in charge of Lee Eun-joo's rape case
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* Lee Gi-seop as Jang Dae-seok's junior, witness of Lee Eun-joo's rape case
* Park Seon-im as Hana – Seo Joong-won's meeting woman
* Moon Ah-ram as Choi Yoon-jin – hotel staff
* as Kim Ye-ji – Eun-joo's friend
* Kang Jeong-goo
* Kim Ji-eun as Lee Hyo-jin
* as detective who tried to arrest Jung Han-wook
* Lee Hyun-bae as the judge in charge of Seo Jae-moon's case
* as traffic police
* Lee Yoon-sang as KJ Products's finance director
* Park Chul-min
* Kim Kwang-tae
* as Cheol-goo
* Jung Seon-ah
* Im Pyung-soon
* as Sang-il's divorce lawyer
* Do Yool-gok
* Kim Bong-soo as Sai Yoichi
* Park Joo-yong
* Yoon Da-gyeong as Dong-hyun's mother
* as Jae-yeol's mother
* Jung Jae-min as Jung Jae-yeol
* Jung In-wook
* Kang Shin-goo
* Seo Dong-gap
* Ryu Chang-woo
* Jang In-ho
* Kim Jae-heum
* Lee Eun-shil
* Sung Hyun-mi
* Kim Bo-ri
* Han Dae-ryong
* as Kim Hee-ae – the judge in charge of Lee Ho-jin's dignity-related case
* Na Cheol as Na Joong-gi – Lee Hyo-jin's common-law relationship husband
* as Lee Hyo-jin's older brother
* as Woo-sung – Lee Hyo-jin's doctor, Joong-won's friend, witness
* Hong Seo-joon as gynecologist – Lee Hyo-jin's related plaintiff witnesses
* as Lee Hyo-jin's adult relative
* Kim Tae-rang
* Kim Mi-hye as Kim Mi-hye – CNB News reporter
* Kim Jae-cheol
* Kwon Gi-joo
* Kang Sung-cheol as hospital's security team member
* Kang Chan-yang
* Choi Nam-wook
* Seo Hyun-woo as Baek Min-hyuk – inspector
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* Seo Hyun-chul as Son Byung-ho – presiding judge, the judge in charge of Lee Tae-joon's case
* Kim Tae-hwan
* Jung Jong-woo
* Choi Hyun-jeong
* Shin Dong-eun
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* Jung Soo-in
* Sung Nak-kyung
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* as judge
* Park Ji-a as medical staff
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* Kim Min-kwang
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* Im Jae-geun
* Go Ah-chim
* Baek Joon-hyuk
* as Kim Woo-yeol – Kim Dan's colleague at prosecutor's office
* as Ji-eun – Park Jeong-jin's wife
* Kang Ki-dong as Jung Shi-yeon's boyfriend
* as Park Jeong-jin
* Jang Do-yoon
* Kim Bo-hyun as Jung Shi-yeon
* Jo Hye-jin
* Jung Ye-ji as Supporting
* Jin Ki-joo as Song Hee-soo
* Jang Joon-ho as MJ Law firm's fired lawyer
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* Park Ik-joon
* Kim Hyung-gi
* Kim Do-hae
* Kang Min-seo
* Min Ye-ji
* Park Joo-hee as Do Han-na
* Seo Byung-deok
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* Lee Sang-hwa
* Choi Seung-yoon
* Lee Jong-eun
* Kim Joon-won
* Park Seon-young
* Woo Hye-young
* Ha Jin
* Lee Shi-on
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* Choi Myung-gil

Special appearance

* Park Jung-soo as Oh Jeong-im – Lee Tae-joon's mother.
* Yoo Jae-myung as Son Dong-ho – Lawyer.

Ratings

In this table, represent the lowest ratings and represent the highest ratings.

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Original soundtrack

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Production

The series was directed by Lee Jung-hyo whose prior work includes ''I Need Romance'' and '' Witch's Romance''.

Remake

This series is remade in Vietnam as ''Hành trình công lý'', aired on government-owned VTV3 in October, 10th, 2022.

Awards and nominations

Notes

References

External links

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