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Goodbye Dear Wife

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Goodbye Dear Wife
Promotional poster
GenreRomance
Drama
Written byKim Pyung-joong
Directed byKim Do-hyun
StarringRyu Si-won
Hong Soo-hyun
Park Ji-yoon
Danny Ahn
Julien Kang
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
Production
Executive producerJo Sung-won
ProducerYoon Young-ha
Production companyVerdi Media
Original release
NetworkChannel A
Release7 May (2012-05-07) –
10 July 2012 (2012-07-10)

Goodbye Dear Wife (Korean굿바이 마눌) is a 2012 South Korean television series, starring Ryu Si-won, Hong Soo-hyun and Park Ji-yoon. It aired on Channel A from May 7 to July 10, 2012 at 20:50 for 20 episodes.[1]

Plot

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The series is about a judo teacher, Cha Seung-hyuk (Ryu Si-won), who is married to Kang Sun-ah (Hong Soo-hyun), who wanted to be a nun. He dreams of reuniting with his first love, Oh Hyang-gi (Park Ji-yoon), a cold-hearted woman.

Cast

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  • Ryu Si-won as Cha Seung-hyuk[2]
  • Hong Soo-hyun as Kang Sun-ah - Seung-hyuk's wife who was raised by nuns
  • Park Ji-yoon as Oh Hyang-gi - Seung-Hyuk's first love
  • Julien Kang as Kang Gu-ra - rival fighter to Seung-hyuk[3][4]
  • Danny Ahn as Gye Dong-hee - Seung-hyuk's friend[5]
  • Kim Min-soo as Kim Hyun-chul
  • Oh Joo-eun as Joo Ji-ae
  • Lee Yun-kyung as Lee Hae-shim
  • Jung Sung-mo as So Yong-dae
  • Oh Mi-hee as Lee Ok-boon
  • Lee Byung-joon as Gong Shin-boo
  • Yoon Sung-min as Sung-min
  • Jo Hye-soo as Oh Hyang-eun

Original soundtracks

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No.TitleArtistLength
1."죽어도 넌 내 사랑" (I would die for you my love)Misty (미스티) (feat. Danny Ahn (데니안))4:02
2."광택" (Shine)Hwang Wook3:04
3."굿바이" (Goodbye)Ryu Si Won4:43
4."너는 마지막 사랑" (You are the last love)BJ SOUL4:26
5."다 지워버리면" (If you erase everything)Park Ji-yoon4:41
6."악담" (Curse)Kim Jo Han3:34
7."너 언제든지" (Whenever you go)Ryu Si Won4:07

Reception

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According to AGB Nielsen Media Research, the premiere episode achieved a nationwide rating of 0.84 percent in viewership.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Goodbye Dear Wife releases a teaser video starring Ryu Shi-won". Asia Today. 19 April 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
  2. ^ Sunwoo, Carla (13 April 2012). "Ryu Si-won returns to the set of his drama despite divorce". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on January 26, 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2012.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ Ho, Stewart (3 April 2012). "Ryu Si Won Battles it Out in the Boxing Ring With Julien Kang". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Archived from the original on 29 January 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
  4. ^ Ho, Stewart (7 May 2012). "Julien Kang Sports a Bright Red Thong for Goodbye Wife". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
  5. ^ Ho, Stewart (29 May 2012). "Danny Ahn Cross Dresses and Becomes a ′Pretty′ Girl for Goodbye Wife". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Retrieved 4 December 2012.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "Ryu Si-won's drama starts with embarrassing viewer ratings". The Korea Herald. 8 May 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
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