Two Wives () is a 2009 South Korean television series starring Kim Ji-young, Son Tae-young, Kim Ho-jin, and Kang Ji-sub. The daily drama aired on SBS on Mondays to Fridays at 19:20 from May 4 to October 30, 2009, for 120 episodes.
The series was part of the "Wife Trilogy," which includes Temptation of Wife and Wife Returns.
Plot Kang Chul-soo (Kim Ho-jin) divorces his wife Yoon Young-hee (Kim Ji-young) to start anew with single mother Han Ji-sook (Son Tae-young), with whom he had carried on an affair. After the split, however, Chul-soo gets into a car accident and wakes up with no memory of Ji-sook. Chul-soo thinks he is still married to Young-hee, and Young-hee and everyone else can only play along while he recovers.
Cast
Main characters Kim Ji-young as Yoon Young-hee Son Tae-young as Han Ji-sook Kim Ho-jin as Kang Chul-soo Kang Ji-sub as Song Ji-ho
Supporting characters Yoon family Andy Lee as Yoon Nam-joon, Young-hee's younger brother Jeon Moo-song as Yoon Jang-soo, Young-hee's father Jo Yang-ja as Seo Yeo-ja, Young-hee's mother
Kang family Kim Yoon-kyung as Kang Do-hee Kim Yong-rim as Jang Young-ja, Chul-soo's mother Kang Sung-jin as Ahn Kyung-tae Kim Young-ran as Oh Dal-ja Uhm Min-woo as Kang Han-byul, Young-hee and Chul-soo's son
Han family Kim Su-jung as Han So-ri, Ji-sook's daughter
Extended cast Lee Yoo-jin as Jo Mi-mi Choi Won-young as Lee Young-min Go Jung-min as Yoo Young-sun Yoon Ji-min as Oh Hye-ran Kim Hye-ok as Ji-ho's mother Kim Na-young as Oh Ae-rang Jung Tae-won as Dong-joon Seol Ji-yoon as Dong-joon's mother Jang Joon-ho as editor Kang Soo-han as editor's son Jung Ji-ah as Se-ri Jung Chi-in Min Ah-ryung Jeon Sung-hwan Yang Hee-kyung
Notes This was actress Son Tae-young's return to the small screen after marrying Kwon Sang-woo and giving birth to a son. Actress Kim Ji-young's real-life mother-in-law, Kim Yong-rim, portrayed her mother-in-law in this drama as well.
Awards 2009 SBS Drama Awards: Best Young Actress – Kim Su-jung
Adaptation
In 2014, ABS-CBN produced a Philippine remake based on Two Wives. The adaptation was originally aired from October 13, 2014, to March 13, 2015.
References
External links Two Wives official SBS website