My Wife is a Superwoman

THERE ARE SOME GENERAL SPOILERS, READ WITH CAUTION!!! ^_^


Hadn't it been to the local tv channel that airs doramas on the afternoon, I would have never caught this little gem of a series! I watched it online in three days and every ending was a cliffhanger so strong I couldn't stop clicking "next episode" and staying up late just to watch...

"My Wife is a Superwoman", or "Queen of Housewives", follows the story of several couples and their interactions as employees and employees' wives of Queens Food Company. Ji-ae and Bong Soon used to be "frienemies" at school; the first one was beautiful, arrogant and every boy's dream. Bong Soon was the ugly girl everyone picked on and wanted to be liked by Ji Ae. After several years they meet again to see how things changed. Ji Ae lives a middle class life and is happily married to the naive and good-doer Dal Su, while Bong Soon has become rich and beautiful and is married to Joon Hyuk, who used to be Ji Ae's boyfriend. When Dal Su starts working at Queens Food(where Joon Hyuk is a manager), things starts to get out of control for them, specially after Ji Ae meets the company's president(who passes as a lazy bum in a rich family) after he crashes her car, and he eventually falls for her. Dal Su also gets involved with the president's wife, So-hyung, who is beautiful and classy but feels very lonely because of her failed marriage and general uninterest from her family towards her, but it never goes beyond a friendship. Along them we also see the relations between the Ladies association, which is a club made by the employees' wives and it shows how they gossip and create drama with one single purpose: to protect their husbands at work.

What makes this drama good is that even though the main characters are Ji Ae and Dal Su and their own relationship, we can see every others' relations and how they intertwine with each other and how they change, for better or for worse. It also has some great comedic value, specially between "Tae Bongo" and Ji Ae, which are funny and adorable when arguing! In general, even as a dramatic story, it is light hearted and very easy to relate. All characters are likable even at their worst.

Acting is excellent by everyone, but I confess I am thrilled to see more dramas with Sang Hyun Yoon, his character as Tae Bong, the arrogant playboy with a cute and boyish charm, got me right away! The pace in the series is so well developed to a point that is hard to lose interest in whatever is happening.

Overall this is a very, very enjoyable dorama, it's fun and not too overly dramatic, and the ending will leave you smiling. Highly recommended!!

5/5 stars

As an American this is my first experience watching a foreign drama show and I can't believe how quickly it captivated my attention. I am even willing to watch the subtitles. The actors are all great looking people. I agree with the prior reviewer that it is hard to know who to root for. I enjoy seeing the housing and office sets, as well as, the women's fashion styles. To me it is a cross between Sex in the City, Coupling (from Britain) and a bit of Melrose Place. I haven't quite figured out why we are calling any of the wives a "superwoman" yet. I guess time will tell which one is THE SUPERWOMAN. Most likely each viewer will have their own opinion based on what eventually happens to these characters and how they each handle their own moral dilemmas.

I hate Korean dramas that get super melodramatic. And some Korean comedies just have a weird sense of humor so I can't watch them. My mother, who loves Korean dramas, actually recommended this one to me, and I initially didn't want to watch it because I thought, since I'm not a housewife myself, the series might not resonate with me. But actually this is not the case at all!

My Wife is a Superwoman is one of the few rare Korean comedies that I really enjoy! What's interesting is that every single character in this show has serious character flaws, yet at the same time, they all have their sympathetic sides. Even when they're bad, you love them for it. You almost don't know who to root for! There's a ton of petty cat fighting going on but it's not the reality show-type of cat fighting that takes itself too serious, but rather light-hearted and fun.

The situations the characters get into are also fun and unique. (I don't mean to overuse the word "fun," but that's really what this show is about.) The episodes often end in cliffhangers, but they're not contrived and annoying, but suspenseful and intriguing.

All in all, you can tell the director and cast members just really had good time with this show without taking it too seriously, and I highly recommend this comedy!

P.S. If you enjoy this comedy, you may also really like Couple of Trouble, which features one of the same actors. Another great comedy with great characters!