My Wife Got Married

My Wife Got Married (Korean: 아내가 결혼했다; RR: Anaega gyeolhonhaetda) is a 2008 South Korean film. Directed by Jeong Yoon-soo and starring Kim Joo-hyuk and Son Ye-jin in the lead roles, the film is adapted from a bestselling novel of the same name by Park Hyun-wook.[2]

My Wife Got Married
Theatrical poster
Hangul
Hanja아내가 했다
Revised RomanizationAnaega gyeolhonhaetda
McCune–ReischauerAnaeka kyŏrhonhaetta
Directed byJeong Yoon-soo
Produced byJu Pil-ho
Cho Chul-hyun
Lee Sang-yong
Written bySong Hye-jin
Based onMy Wife Got Married
by Park Hyun-wook
StarringKim Joo-hyuk
Son Ye-jin
Music byHong Sung-kyu
Edited bySteve M. Choe
Distributed byCJ Entertainment
Release date
  • October 23, 2008 (2008-10-23)
Running time
119 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeUS$10.6 million[1]

Plot

Deok-hoon meets In-ah, a former colleague, on the subway; the two turn out to be big soccer fans, and soon begin a passionate relationship. To quell his doubts about In-ah's fidelity, Deok-hoon proposes to her, and they get married. But their honeymoon period doesn't last long, as In-ah declares that she will marry another man.

Cast

  • Kim Joo-hyuk as Noh Deok-hoon
  • Son Ye-jin as Joo In-ah
  • Joo Sang-wook as Han Jae-kyung
  • Kim Byung-choon as Boo-jang
  • Chun Sung-hoon as Kim Jin-ho
  • Oh Yeon-ah as So-young
  • Son Hee-soon as Jae-kyung's mother
  • Hong Hyun-chul as Jae-kyung's father
  • Kwon Sung-min as Sung-min
  • Choi Won-hong as Joon-seo
  • Jung Se-hyung as doctor Choi Yeon-Woong
  • Oh Jung-se as Byung-soo
  • Kim Ok-kyung as guardian 1
  • Ban Hye-ra as guardian 2
  • Hong Won-bae as radio DJ
  • Lee Joo-shil as Deok-hoon's mother (cameo)
  • Yang Jung-a as Noh Deok-joo (cameo)

Release

My Wife Got Married was released in South Korea on October 23, 2008. It topped the box office on its opening weekend, selling 515,464 tickets.[3] As of November 9, 2008, the film had sold a total of 1,818,497 admissions nationwide and ranked 10th among the top grossing domestic films of 2008.[4]

Awards and nominations

Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
4th University Film Festival of Korea Best Actress Son Ye-jin Won
7th Korean Film Awards Nominated
Best Screenplay Song Hye-jin Nominated
29th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Leading Actor Kim Joo-hyuk Nominated
Best Leading Actress Son Ye-jin Won [5]
Best Screenplay Song Hye-jin Nominated
Popular Star Award Son Ye-jin Won
Best Couple Award Son Ye-jin and Kim Joo-hyuk Won
45th Baeksang Arts Awards Best Actor Kim Joo-hyuk Nominated
Best Actress Son Ye-jin Won
18th Buil Film Awards Best Actress Nominated
11th Asian Film Critics Association Awards Nominated

References

  1. "Anaega Gyelhonhadda (My Wife Got Married) (2008)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
  2. Yang Sun-jin. "[MOVIE REVIEW] My Wife celebrates bigamy". Hancinema, 22 October 2008; originally published by The Korea Herald. Retrieved 16 November 2008.
  3. Yi Ch'ang-ho. "Debutant My Wife Got Married leads box office". Korean Film Council, 3 November 2008. Retrieved 16 November 2008.
  4. "The Best Selling Films of 2008". Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
  5. "My Wife is Getting Married - Awards". Cinemasie. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
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