JTBC romantic comedy drama “My Wife is Having an Affair” tells a refreshing story [VIDEO]

New JTBC romantic comedy drama “My Wife is Having an Affair” took off with refreshing story. The drama took over “Fantastic” that ended last month.

“My Wife is Having an Affair” is a remake of Japanese 2007 drama which aired in Fuji TV in 2011. The original Japanese series ended well with average 10 percent rating. Japanese version is written by Tomoko Yoshida, which is based on the actual event about the deeper meaning of husband and wife relationship.

Meanwhile the Korean version is aired in cable channel TV JTBC. Therefore itsrating is relatively four times lower than the public TV station. It scored 2.7 percent rating in Nielsen Korea as reported by ET, and 2.1 percent in TnMS.

The drama “My Wife is Having an Affair” offers a refreshing story about a husband Hyun-Woo played by Lee Sun-Kyun who suspected that his wife Soo-Yeon played by Song Ji-Hyo is having an affair. His suspicion began when he overlook a text message from man named Michael to his wife, saying that he already booked a hotel for them.

Hyun-Woo who works as program director (PD) in a TV station is in the middle of preparing a new reality show. His team is currently discussing to work on the story of cheating wife, which amplify his suspicion of Soo-Yeon.

Lee is known in the drama MBC “Pasta” in 2010 with Gong Hyo-Jin. He recently he made a cameo appearance in “Jealousy Incarnate” as Pyo Na-Ri’s blind date. While Song is well-known in the SBS variety show “Running Man.”

Other cast members of the drama include singer BoA and Lee Sang-Yeob who play as the member of production team under Hyun-Woo. While Kim Hee-Won is cast as lawyer Choi Yoon-Ki, the long time friend of Hyun-Woo.

In order to supplement the drama, on Nov. 1, the novel “My Wife is Having an Affair” is also published as reported by Reader News. The 232-page novel is only available in Korean.

The drama “My Wife is Having an Affair” is aired every Friday and Saturday in JTBC at 8:30 p.m. KST (GMT+9). International viewers can watch the drama via cable channel or through Netflix.

Watch the first episode preview of the JTBC Drama “My Wife is Having an Affair” below:

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