The stereotype of a Korean ajumma, or housewife, is a stocky woman with a tight perm wearing loose pants and a bubble-patterned kerchief around her neck.
And most seem to deploy sharp elbows on the subway.
So it's a bit of a surprise that the Kim Hye-seon, 38, has transformed herself into such an ajumma in SBS TV's weekend drama, "First Wives' Club" (2007).
Kim plays Han Bok-soo ― which means revenge in Korean ― one of the toughest matrons around.
Bok-soo is loud and assertive. She takes on her husband when she finds out he's having an affair with Jung Na-mi (Byeong Jeong-min), his secret girlfriend.
Bok-soo feels even more betrayed because she has spent her whole married life selling fish at the market to support her husband, who wants to become a doctor.
In previous dramas like "Lotus Flower Fairy" (2004) and "Famous Princesses" (2006), Kim was a good-tempered shaman and a homely housewife, respectively.
It's the first time in Kim's 20-year career that she has ...|
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