Queen of Housewives - 내조의 여왕

Synopsis from MBC Global Media
http://content.mbc.co.kr/english/drama/09/1732049_31154.html


A bittersweet success story of a man whose wife does everything she can to help her husband get a leg up in society so that she can also reap the rewards from his success and become a glamorous housewife. But what is the real reason that drives her and her female friends to obsess about success?
A modern-day Cinderella who wasn’t able to nab a knight in shining armor! Here we have one woman who pours all her energy into making her husband a success in society. Another woman who is like a servant gets her hands on the glass slipper, which fits! Then there’s the woman who steps on a princess with the stiletto heel of her shoe. The realities of women’s social clubs! The power of their husbands determines the pecking order of their wives’ status in society. A real princess who has all the material things in life that she could ever want but remains unhappy! And a woman who wants to be loved.

Cast / Characters

Cheon Ji-Ae / Wife of a salaried office worker (Kim Nam-Joo)

Cheon Ji-ae used to be the most popular girl in school. Her beauty was her power. Looking for a prince who would let her put on glass shoes, she found Ohn Dal-Soo who was a medical student of Seoul National University, and got married to him. Everyone envied her and she thought all she had to do was to wear her crown.

However life is not that simple. Dal-Soo had a good IQ score but he was coward and indecisive. He faints in every anatomy class. Finally he drops out of medical school. She thought he'd be still fine since SNU medical shool has a good reputation. However, Dal-Soo had difficulty in adjusting to work. He left or was kicked off his company.

She can’t live like this forever! In an old story, the princess Pyung-Gang trained the stupid Ohn-Dal and make him a general! She decides to do whatever it takes to make her husband a success...

Ohn Dal-Soo / Ji-Ae's husband, Salaried worker (Oh Ji-ho)

The youngest child in his family. Lacking in determination and willpower. Indecisive.
But he has an excellent memory and gained admittance to the medical school of Seoul National University, the top university in the nation. However that was the start of his tragedy.

He is not social and has no nerve. He has a weak stomach and no patience. While going to medical school, he is ostracized after several faints in anatomy class. Finally he drop out of school.

When he was a freshman, he met Ji-Ae in a blind date and got married to her as she wanted to marry him as soon as possible.

Yang Bong-Soon / Wife of Senior Manager (Lee Hye-young)

Ji-Ae was Bong-Soon's dream. She shadows Ji-ae and was like her servant when they went to school together. When Joon-hyuk, whom she had a crush on, had eyes for Ji-Ae, she asked Ji-Ae if she could like him but only disgraced herself. She carefully devised a plan to split them up but nobody knew that.

One day, Ji-ae moves next door to her apartment. She also learns that Ji-Ae’s husband works under her husband. So she starts to get on Ji-ae’s nerves on purpose, knowing that she has the upper hand.

Han Joon-Hyuk / Bong-Soon's husband, Senior Manager (Choi CHul-Ho)

He is very ambitious and aims to reach the top executive position in the company. He rams through projects through sheer determination.
He was given big promotions for someone of his age. He is a demanding boss who makes employees cower in fear.
Most of the time, he looks heartless and cold.
At first, he looks down at Ji-Ae, his first sweetheart, when they meet again but in reality, he finds it hard to control his emotions that he feels for her after seeing her tears.

Eun So-Hyun / Wife of CEO (Sun Woo-sun)

She is the youngest daughter of the founder of Queens Group and her husband is the company president of Queens Food.
She married her husband under an arranged marriage set up by her parents to solidify the merger of her in-law’s company with her family’s company.

At home, her husband shows no interest in sex but he carries on multiple affairs. So So-hyun has a sixth sense for sniffing out cheating husbands. After having had enough of her husband’s infidelity, she shocks her husband with an explicit ultimatum.
She tells him that she’ll have a torrid affair with one of the employees that work for him.

Heo Tae-Joon / So-Hyun's husband, CEO (Yoon Sang-Hyun)

He was very much in love with another woman before he was forced by his parents to marry So-hyun in an arranged marriage. He knew So-hyun since they were kids and never found her adorable or attractive. They have no sex over 5 years of their marriage.he carries on numerous affairs while married to So-hyun but then... So-Hyun issues an ultimatum that she’ll have an affair with someone whom he knows.
Someone whom I know?

At first, he thought it was just an interesting declare.
However, he is getting curious.

Princess Aurora vs Kind Ms. Geumja

I loved both these movie, I love movies that shows femme power, you know heroines. I love those kind of movies, where the women kicks ass and all and can fight with men. I must be a feminist.. heehee. And I look up to these kind of women, strong, sophisticated and all. I can tell why. Its just that I grew up without an older sister and most of the time in my childhood my parents were real busy so is my mother so I pretty much had no one to look up to, altho I really admire my mother, she's also a strong person and sophisticated not to mention very smart, so yes this is why I really like the much them actresses [이영애, 최지우, 이혜영, 엄정화, 김혜수]

Rookie vs Pro

Sunjoo:내가 정말 불쾌한건 바로 너 같은 애들이야.
What I really can’t put up with is someone like you.
개념 없고, 목표의식 없이 설렁설렁 대충 외모만 믿고 줄타기 하는 애들!
Without ideas, clueless about things and handling matters so carelessly and who walks on a tightrope only relying on her looks.

Jihee: 선배니, 구말서 목줘. Senior, I think that’s too much to say.

Seonjoo: 왜? 기분 나뻐? Why do you feel bad?

Jihee: 예 기분 제 나뿐내요. Yes, I feel bad now.

Seonjoo: 나뻔 너 설래야. Yes, that’s my point.
너 쇼호스트는 왜 한다구렜는이?
Why do you even want to be a show-host?

Jihee: 그냥, 보좋버일까요. It’s just that, it looks good.



Seonjoo: 쇼호스트라는건 진심이 담기지 않으면 할수 없는 일이라는거 몰라?
Don’t you know that if you’re not sincere with it, you can’t be a show-host?
물건에 대한 자부심과 진심도 없이 제품을 소개하고 판다면,
Without sincerity and confidence in the product,
수천만 고객을 상대로 사기치는거랑 뭐가 달라!
Introducing and selling it is not too different from cheating tens and thousands of customers.
덕바로 설야~ 알어?
Wake up! Okay?

달자의봄12회

how love starts

Dalja : 어떻게 알 수 있어?
How can you tell?

사랑인지 아닌지, 어떡하면 알수 있는거야?
How can you say if it’s love or not, how can you tell?

설레인다고 다 사랑 아니잖아.
Just because your heart beats fast doesn’t mean its love.

보고싶다고 다 사랑 아니잖아.
Just because you miss the person doesn’t mean its love.

누가 금 그어 놓고자, 여기서부터 사랑시작이다.
There’s no such person who draws a line and says, “This is where love starts”

정해놓은것도 아니고.
It’s not like that.

대체 어떡하면 사랑인지 아닌지 알 수 있는거야?
So, how can you say if it’s love or not?

Seonjoo : 그 사람때문에 가슴이 벅차구 행복해?
Because of that person, does your heart feel unbearably happy?

그 사람때문에 마음이 아프고 저려?
Because of that person do you feel hurt and weak?

그 사람때문에 더 지독하게 외로워지기도 해?
Because of that person, do you feel so alone?

그럼 시작된거야...
Then, it has already started.

달자의봄 11회

Sae Do♡Seon Ju

There's a snowstorm outside, and Saedo and Seonjoo gets stuck at the office. Saedo tries to entertain Seonju... But can she make the ice queen laugh?

Seon Joo : 잼이없다. 티비 나보자.
It's not funny, lets just watch TV.
Saedo : ㅇㅏ ㅇ ㅣㅆ~~
Aishhh~


Saedo was furious she found his antic boring and So, they turned to the tube.
But Saedo was surprised when she leaned on his shoulder.
^^

and Saedo commented on how fun it is to be watching the Animal Channel, also teasing about how Sunjoo is the tiger and goes "ROAR!" and he finally made her smile.

달자의봄 7회