Bad Wife (Drama - 2005) - 불량주부 (Bool-lyang-joo-boo)

'Tailor-Made' Role for SIN Ae-ra

2006/09/05 | Source | Permalink |

Actress SIN Ae-ra debuts on the big-screen with the film "Ice Bar". SHIN plays a single mother whose son, still a young boy, sells ice cream using an improvised ice cream parlor. The boy wishes to look for his father in Seoul and therefore tries to earn money for the trip. The boy is played by PARK Ji-bin.

In "Ice Bar" SIN is a caring mother who raises her child as well as she can and tries to protect him from a society which discriminates single mothers and their children. SHIN Ae-ra is often in the headlines for other reasons than acting. She and her celebrity actor husband CHA In-pyo ("Hanbando") are known for their philanthropy, usually for the well-being of children. In real life they tackled another social issue when the couple adopted a child. Korean babies are usually adopted abroad, also because of the prominence of bloodlines in Korean society. The media saw the couple's decision as a positive influence in favor of domestic adoption.

SIN is best known for her role in th...| More

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Japanese-Born TV Star in 'Reverse Export'

2006/02/24 | Source | Permalink |

The Japanese-born actress "Yoo Min" (27) is preparing for a triumphant return her homeland via the small screen. At a press conference on Thursday, Yuko Fueki, as her birth certificate reads, confirmed she has signed a contract with the influential management company Oscar Pro and is expected to appear on Japan's Fuji TV in a soap with the working title "Attention Please".

The actress is returning to her homeland five years after she left to come work in Korea in 2001.

"Yoo Min" made her debut in Korea with MBC drama "Our Home", followed by such dramas as "All In", and "Stained Glass". But it wasn't until last year's stunning performance opposite Son Chang-min in "Bad Wife" that she was launched into stardom here. The Japanese press has closely followed her work.

"Japanese Actress "Yoo Min" Returns in Triumph", her home country's Sankei Sports newspaper headlined on Friday, calling her homecoming a "reverse import" on the cusp of the Korean Wave. The paper reminded readers tha...| More

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Olive Nine to enter the Chinese drama market in earnest

2005/12/13 | Source | Permalink |

Olive Nine Co., Ltd., which produces the hit dramas like "Green Rose", "Bad Wife" and "Lovers in Prague" penetrates the drama market in China.

Olive Nine signed a MOU with the Hong Kong stock exchange-listed Chinese company CHC on 11 Dec to co-produce the drama in China. CHC is a consolidated health and beauty concern.

Olive Nine and CHC will co-produce the series with US$3 million of production cost. The story is about the medical center to be telecasted all through China at the end of next year.

The shooting place will be the hospital in Beijing organized by CHC. The Chinese company takes all production cost while Olive Nine is responsible for all production works such as planning, writing scenario, producing and distributing.

Director Kim Tae-won of Olive Nine said, "The planning is already started and the shooting will begin from the mid of next year in China. The drama will be aired first in China and then it will be exported to all around Asia".

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It's Woman Vs. Woman on Dramas

2005/05/17 | Source | Permalink |

By Park Chung-a
Staff Reporter

Female characters are taking larger roles in recent television dramas. But ironically, their biggest enemies on the shows are members of their own sex.

The characters Eun-mi in the SBS drama "Bad Wife", Hyun-a in the MBC drama "New Employee", Hee-joo in KBS drama "Pretty You" and Hye-mi in MBC drama "Be Strong Kum-soon" are all women who seem to thrive on tormenting the main female characters.

TV critic Lee Kyong-soon says that in dramas that deal with love triangles, there is no better way of increasing viewer ratings than using a storyline in which "woman's enemy is woman".

"Most of the time, a woman who is involved in a love triangle has a successful career and does not seem to be short of anything", Lee said. "However, in order to win the heart of a man, she not only ruins herself but also sets up a conspiracy, providing a main source of trouble for the heroine in the drama. And this gets viewers involved, thinking how the heroine will ...| More

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'Bad Wife' Flips Traditional Roles

2005/04/27 | Source | Permalink |

By Park Chung-a
Staff Reporter

According to a recent survey by job recruiting Web site Career ( http://www.career.co.kr ), two out of three people view married men who spend their time raising children and doing house chores positively.

Reflecting such a change in people's idea of the traditional role of husbands and wives, SBS TV's "Bad Wife (Pulryang Chubu)", which airs 9:55 p.m. on Mondays and Tuesdays, recorded an 18.6 percent viewing rate this week, the highest among other TV dramas in the same time slot, according to TNS Media Korea. Owing to its popularity, its broadcasting period has been extended two more weeks.

The story is about Su-han, a fatherly man in his mid-thirties, who becomes a full-time home manager after voluntary retirement, while his wife Mi-na becomes the breadwinner who had only concentrated on household chores up until then.

The subject of "Bad Wife" is quite ordinary compared to other dramas. There is no amnesia nor is there an innocent child w...| More

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