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Wife Returns

2009 · 1 season

A slow, emotionally charged melodrama where quiet resentment and longing simmer through everyday family life.

Created by
Lee Yong-seok
Genres
Drama
Overview
Wife Returns is a South Korean television series starring Kang Sung-yeon, Jo Min-ki, Yoon Se-ah, Park Jung-chul, and Kim Mu-yeol. It aired on SBS from November 2, 2009 to April 16, 2010 on Mondays to Fridays at 19:20 for 116 episodes. The melodrama deals with a broken family, betrayal, adultery and revenge with a dash of violence. Wife Returns revolves around a woman who gets revenge on the husband of her identical twin sister. The sister was forced to leave her husband and their child by her mother-in-law. The series was part of the "Wife Trilogy," which includes Temptation of Wife and Two Wives.
How it feels
Melancholic, tense, dark and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Betrayal, revenge, family, identity
Content
Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
Note
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Created by
Lee Yong-seok
Genres
Drama
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How it feels

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Full breakdown
Tone
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance5
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Lee Yong-seok
Starring
Yoon Se-a, Jo Min-ki, Kang Sung-yeon, Joo Hyun Mi, Seo Dong-won, Sunwoo Eun-sook, Lee Won-jae, Kim Moo-yul
Length
1 seasons, 1 episodes, 35 min each
Network
SBS
Country
South Korea
Languages
English

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