Hilarious Housewives () was a South Korean situation comedy revolving around the lives of middle-class housewives and their families with lighthearted stories. It aired on MBC from March 2, 2009, to September 4, 2009, on Mondays to Fridays at 19:45 for 133 episodes.
Plot Jung Sun-kyung owns a bakery. One day, her husband asks for a divorce and then disappears. Sun-kyung finds herself thrust into the role of running her husband's talent agency as well as the bakery. She faces multiple challenges in her new job, but her neighbours Mi-sun, Hee-jung, and Ji-min help her overcome them. The show depicts the lives of five housewives, with Mi-sun as the main character.
Cast and characters Housewives Park Mi-sun as Park Mi-sun She's the neighbourhood wives' club president and runs a real estate agency. She's older than the other housewives and keeps tabs on everyone. Thus, she practically knows everything that goes on in the neighbourhood.
Jung Sun-kyung as Jung Sun-kyung She owns a bakery but one day her husband goes missing and she finds herself running her husband's talent agency. She is kind and caring, although not the most intelligent.
Kim Hee-jung as Kim Hee-jung She's a full-time housewife who obsesses about providing the best education for her daughter. She's full of envy and curious about the lives of her neighbours. She also likes to gossip about people behind their backs.
Choi Eun-kyung as Choi Eun-kyung She's rich and has everything that a housewife desires. Her son is a straight-A student and her husband is a high-earner, making her the envy of all the housewives in the neighbourhood.
Hong Ji-min as Hong Ji-min A writer for a daily radio show. Her husband Kim Gook-jin lost his job but she tries her best to support her family as the breadwinner. She likes to get involved in matters where she feels like she can make a difference.
Family Source:
Sunwoo Yong-nyeo as Sunwoo Yong-nyeo Jung Sun-kyung's mother-in-law. A typical Korean mother-in-law.
Shim Eun-kyung as Shim Eun-kyung Jung Sun-kyung's daughter who is in middle school
Lee Se-chang as Han Sung-pil Kim Hee-jung's husband. A neighbourhood hottie with a good sense of humour, a troublemaker you can't hate.
Han Bo-bae as Han Bo-bae Kim Hee-jung's daughter. She is also Shim Eun-kyung's best friend
Lee Tae-min as Jun-su Choi Eun-kyung's son. He is a good student, has a good personality, and is filial. In a word, he is a 'mother's son'.
Lee Jang-woo as Choi Jang-woo Aspiring comedian and Choi Eun-kyung's younger brother
Kim Gook-jin as Kim Gook-jin Hong Ji-min's husband, patriarchal and authoritarian. Strong-willed and timid. Becomes a full-time housewife after losing his job.
Jung Se-in as Kim Young-chul Hong Ji-min's son. Shim Eun-kyung's friend, a troublemaker who doesn't study
Others Park Sung-woong as Park Sung-woong A friend of Sun-kyung's husband, Shim Hak-gyu. He runs a furniture workshop in a commercial building. He has a serious and solid personality and appearance but sometimes enjoys making inappropriately cold jokes.
Jang Hee-jin as Jang Hee-jin King Wang Bakery's part-timer.
Yoon Jong-shin as Yoon Jong-shin He is a DJ at a radio station where Hong Ji-min works. He was a popular singer back in the day but is now on the decline.
Clara as Lee Sung-min Radio PD who is in charge of Hong Ji-min and Yoon Jong-shin's radio program.
Kim Dong-beom as Kim Dong-beom Yoon Jong-shin's road manager.
Moon Hee-joon as Moon Hee-joon Aspiring entertainer affiliated with Jung Sun-kyung's entertainment agency, a young man who has been working hard for 10 years to achieve his dream of becoming an idol singer.
No Min-woo as No Min-woo He was originally a teacher at the English academy Eun-kyung and Bo-bae attended. He taught English by singing pop songs on the guitar, and after passing an audition, he became an idol trainee.
Kim Hyun-woo as Kim Hyun-woo Young CEO of a neighbourhood chicken restaurant.
Park Jang-geun as Jang-geun Hyun-woo's friend. Also runs the chicken restaurant.
Cameos and special appearances
Park Myung-soo (Ep 07) Kim Heung-gook (Ep 31, Ep 45) Boom (Ep 36) Kim Sung-soo (Ep 51) MC Mong (Ep 53) Shin Eun-jung (Ep 63, Ep 64) Jeong Jun-ha (Ep 71) Taegoon (Ep 72) Kim Na-young (Ep 76, Ep 82) Kim Gu-ra (Ep 92) Norazo (Ep 111) Lee Hyuk-jae (Ep 115) Kim Hee-chul (Ep 116) Kim Hyun-chul (Ep 123) Sunny (Ep 126) Jessica Jung (Ep 126) Park Young-tae (Ep 131, Ep 132, Ep 133) Yoo Jae-ik Nam Hyun-joo Jeong Su-yeon Other viewer appearances - Scenes for which viewers apply to appear in the show.
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