Hilarious Housewives
| Hilarious Housewives | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster | |
| Hangul | 태희혜교지현이 |
| Revised Romanization | Tae-hee, Hye-kyo, Ji-hyeon-i |
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Written by | Kim Hyun-hee Park Min-jung Baek Ji-hyeon Kwak Kyung-yoon Han Sul-hee |
| Directed by | Kwon Ik-jun Jun Jin-su Jung Chang-yeong Lee Ji-seon |
| Starring | Park Mi-sun Jung Sun-kyung Kim Hee-jung Choi Eun-kyung Hong Ji-min |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 133 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | MBC |
| Release | March 2 – September 4, 2009 |
Hilarious Housewives (Korean: 태희혜교지현이; RR: Tae-hee, Hye-kyo, Ji-hyeon-i) 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.[1]
Plot
[edit]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.[2][3][4]
Cast and characters
[edit]Housewives
[edit]- 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.
- 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[6]
- 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
[edit]- Park Sung-woong as Park Sung-woong[7]
- 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.
- 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
- 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
- Park Jang-geun as Jang-geun
- Hyun-woo's friend. Also runs a chicken restaurant
Cameos and guest appearances
[edit]- Park Myeong-su
- Jeong Jun-ha
- Jeong Su-yeon
- Sunny[8]
- Jessica
- Kim Gu-ra
- Kim Heung-gook
- Heechul
- Norazo
- Taegoon
- Boom
- Shin Eun-jung
- Kim Na-young
- Yoo Jae-ik
- Nam Hyun-joo
- Other viewer appearances - A scene where viewers apply to appear as Hee-jin and Sung-min's friends.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Hilarious Housewives :: MBC Global Media". Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation. May 19, 2015. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
- ^ "태희혜교지현이, 외모지상주의·여성비하 등 세태 `풍자'". 뉴스웨이 (in Korean). February 18, 2009. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
- ^ "MBC새시트콤 '태희혜교지현이'는 '여성用'". Jeju Ilbo (in Korean). February 18, 2009. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
- ^ "박미선 "9년만의 시트콤, 낯설지 않아"". Yonhap News Agency. February 24, 2009. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
- ^ "만나면 좋은 친구 MBC". iMBC (in Korean). Retrieved August 21, 2024.
- ^ "아역 배우 한보배, '태희혜교지현이'로 내 생애 첫 시트콤-브레이크뉴스". 브레이크뉴스 (in Korean). February 22, 2009. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
- ^ "박성웅, ＜태희혜교지현이＞에 합류". Cine21 (in Korean). April 8, 2009. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
- ^ "써니·제시카, '태희혜교지현이' 카메오". 경남연합일보 (in Korean). August 26, 2009. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
- ^ "<태희혜교지현이>, 시청자 배우 공개 모집". Cine21 (in Korean). June 1, 2009. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Korean)
- Hilarious Housewives at HanCinema