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

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 had dreams for reuniting his first love, Oh Hyang-gi (Park Ji-yoon), cold-hearted woman.

Cast

Original soundtracks

No.TitleArtistLength
1."죽어도 넌 내 사랑" (I would die for you my love)Misty (미스티) (feat Tony An(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

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

References

  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. 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.
  6. ^ "Ryu Si-won's drama starts with embarrassing viewer ratings". The Korea Herald. 8 May 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2013.