Goodbye Dear Wife Explained

Genre:	Romance Drama
Director:	Kim Do-hyun
Starring:	Ryu Si-won Hong Soo-hyun Park Ji-yoon Danny Ahn Julien Kang
Country:	South Korea
Language:	Korean
Executive Producer:	Jo Sung-won
Producer:	Yoon Young-ha
Company:	Verdi Media
Channel:	Channel A

Goodbye Dear Wife 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

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 dreams of reuniting with his first love, Oh Hyang-gi (Park Ji-yoon), a cold-hearted woman.

Cast

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

Reception

According to AGB Nielsen Media Research, the premiere episode achieved a nationwide rating of 0.84 percent in viewership.^[6]

External links

Goodbye Dear Wife official Channel A website

Notes and References

News: Goodbye Dear Wife releases a teaser video starring Ryu Shi-won. 4 December 2012. Asia Today. 19 April 2012.
News: Sunwoo. Carla. Ryu Si-won returns to the set of his drama despite divorce. https://archive.today/20130126231444/http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2951355. usurped. January 26, 2013. 4 December 2012. Korea JoongAng Daily. 13 April 2012.
News: Ho. Stewart. Ryu Si Won Battles it Out in the Boxing Ring With Julien Kang. 4 December 2012. enewsWorld. 3 April 2012. CJ E&M. 29 January 2013. https://archive.today/20130129031925/http://enewsworld.mnet.com/enews/contents.asp?idx=5063. dead.
News: Ho. Stewart. Julien Kang Sports a Bright Red Thong for Goodbye Wife. 4 December 2012. enewsWorld. 7 May 2012. CJ E&M.
News: Ho. Stewart. Danny Ahn Cross Dresses and Becomes a ′Pretty′ Girl for Goodbye Wife. 4 December 2012. enewsWorld. 29 May 2012. CJ E&M.
News: Ryu Si-won's drama starts with embarrassing viewer ratings. 21 March 2013. The Korea Herald. 8 May 2012.