Ji Sun Woo is an associate director of a family clinic with a perfect life—a great career, married to a handsome, young-looking man, mother to an adoring son, and surrounded by seemingly caring friends. She couldn't be more content. Lee Tae Oh, her husband, is an aspiring movie director. However, when his temptation leads him to betray Sun Woo along with the people around her, she gets driven to revenge. The perilous twists-and-turns of a married couple's life unfolds.
She was living her dreams but a betrayal turned her life into a nightmare.
Creator: Kang Eun-kyung, Mo Wan-il · Writer: Joo Hyun
Ji Sun Woo is an associate director of a family clinic with a perfect life—a great career, married to a handsome, young-looking man, mother to an adoring son, and surrounded by seemingly caring friends. She couldn't be more content. Lee Tae Oh, her husband, is an aspiring movie director. However, when his temptation leads him to betray Sun Woo along with the people around her, she gets driven to revenge. The perilous twists-and-turns of a married couple's life unfolds.
Kim Hee-ae
Ji Seon-u
Park Hae-joon
Lee Tae-o
Han So-hee
Yeo Da-gyeong
Park Sun-young
Ko Ye-rim
Kim Young-min
Son Je-hyeok
Lee Kyung-young
Yeo Byeong-gyu
Kim Sun-kyung
Uhm Hyo-jeong
Jeon Jin-seo
Lee Jun-yeong
Lee Hak-ju
Park In-gyu
Park Choong-seon
Ma Gang-seok
Jeong Jae-seong
Kong Ji-cheol
The revenge didn't quench my thirst. While the first episode brilliantly set up the story and introduced compelling characters, the subsequent episodes veered off course and fell short of expectations. The drama started to show its cracks as early as the first third. It was no longer as engaging as its start. It continued heading in a downward spiral shortly after midway point where it started to get stupid and pointless. Stupid isn't good. At that point, any interesting elements it had were gone and it deviated from its original promise. For a drama themed around adults relationships you would expect a better and more profound dialogue but, unfortunately, it always favored the more melodramatic and senseless route. Even then, it wasn't spicy enough to keep me stimulated. One more thing, the last episode was bad. I'm not sure why they had to slap the +18 rating on it when the explicit sc…
The World of the Married is a 2020 drama TV series from South Korea created by Kang Eun-kyung and Mo Wan-il, starring Kim Hee-ae, Park Hae-joon and Han So-hee. It first aired on March 27, 2020. The series has 1 season and 16 episodes on JTBC. Episodes run about 1 h 22 min, in Korean. Audiences rate it 7.5/10 from 74 votes — well received.
“She was living her dreams but a betrayal turned her life into a nightmare.”
The World of the Married premiered on March 27, 2020.
The World of the Married was created by Kang Eun-kyung and Mo Wan-il.
The main cast includes Kim Hee-ae, Park Hae-joon, Han So-hee, Park Sun-young and Kim Young-min.
The World of the Married has 1 season (16 episodes). Status: Ended.
No streaming service lists it for US yet. Add it to your watchlist and check back — availability updates regularly.
It holds an audience score of 7.5/10 from 74 ratings, so fans of drama titles are its best audience. Read member reviews below or add your own.
🏆 Awards: 3 wins & 3 nominations total
Every episode's audience rating at a glance — find the best (and worst) episodes before you binge.
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| S1 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.7 | 5.7 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 8.0 |
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