The Great Wives
The Great Wives (Korean: 위대한 조강지처; RR: Widaehan Jogangjicheo) is a South Korean television series that aired on MBC from June 15 to December 4, 2015. The drama was broadcast in the Monday to Friday 19:15 time slot, spanning 121 episodes.
Plot
The story follows three women—Yoo Jin-Yeon (Kang Sung-Yeon), Jo Gyeong-Soon (Kim Ji-Young), and Oh Jung-Mi (Hwang Woo Seul Hye)—who were high school classmates. Now living in the same apartment complex, the three women navigate the complexities of their respective marriages while dealing with a shared past involving a murder case from their school days.
Cast
The series features an ensemble cast portraying the central characters and their families:
- Kang Sung-Yeon as Yoo Jin-Yeon
- Ahn Jae-Mo as Yoon Il-Hyun
- Kim Ji-Young as Jo Gyeong-Soon
- Lee Jong-Won as Han Gi-Cheol
- Hwang Woo Seul Hye as Oh Jung-Mi
- Hwang Dong-Joo as Lee Sung-Ho
- Kim Dong-Hyeon as Yoo Dae-Gam
- Choi Ji-Won as Yoon Ha-Na
- Jung Yoon-Hye as Han Gong-Joo
- Lee Bo-Hee as Hong Geum-Sook
Production
The series was directed by Kim Heung-Dong and written by Hwang Soon-Young. It served as a daily drama for the MBC network.