| Left-Handed Wife | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster | |
| Also known as | Lefty Wife |
| Hangul | 왼손잡이 아내 |
| RR | Oensonjabi anae |
| MR | Oensonjabi anae |
| Genre | Melodrama[1] |
| Written by | Moon Eun-ah |
| Directed by | Kim Myeong-wook |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 103[a] |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Kim Hee-yeol |
| Camera setup | Single camera |
| Running time | 35 minutes |
| Production company | Pan Entertainment |
| Budget | ₩4 billion[2] |
| Original release | |
| Network | KBS2 |
| Release | January 2 – May 31, 2019 |
Left-Handed Wife (Korean: 왼손잡이 아내; RR: Oensonjabi anae) is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Lee Soo-kyung and Kim Jin-woo. It aired from January 2 to May 31, 2019 on KBS2.[3][4][unreliable source?] It is also the first KBS daily drama not to premiere on a Monday.
Cast
Main
- Lee Soo-kyung as Oh San-ha
- An employee at the product development division of a cosmetics company.
- Kim Jin-woo as Park Do-kyung: Heir apparent of the Aura Group. Esther Jang's boyfriend.
- Song Won-seok as Lee Soo-ho: A doctor working as a resident in a hospital's emergency department. San-ha's husband.
- Jin Tae-hyun as Kim Nam-joon
- An associate to Aura Group's chairman.
- Ha Yeon-joo as Esther Jang
- A curator at the Aura Museum (a subsidiary of Aura Group).
Supporting
People around San-ha
- Kang Nam-gil as Oh Chang-soo, San-ha and Seul-ha's dad who went blind in the beginning of the series.
- Kim Seo-ra as Baek Geum-hee, San-ha and Seul-ha's mom.
- Park Yoo-na as Oh Seul-ha, Oh San-ha's younger sister.
- Lee Si-hoo as Bong Sun-dal
People around Do-kyung
- Kim Byung-ki as Park Sun-tae
- Aura Group's chairman and Do-kyung's grandfather.
- Sunwoo Yong-nyeo as Cheon Sun-im
- Do-kyung & Soo-ho's grandmother
- Jung Chan as Park Kang-chul
- Aura's vice chairman and Do-kyung's father & Soo-ho's paternal uncle
- Lee Seung-yeon as Cho Ae-ra
- Director of Aura Museum, Do-kyung and Nam-joon's mom, Kang-chul's wife whom he later divorced.
- Kim Joon-eui as Park Noah
- Do-kyung and Esther's son out of wedlock.
International broadcast
In Vietnam, the series was broadcast on VTV3 from January 7, 2020 under the title Hoán đổi số phận.
Ratings
In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TNmS | AGB Nielsen[5] | |||
| Nationwide | Nationwide | Seoul | ||
| 1 | January 2, 2019 | 15.7% | 12.5% (3rd) | 11.5% (5th) |
| 2 | January 3, 2019 | 16.9% | 13.1% (4th) | 11.4% (6th) |
| 3 | January 4, 2019 | 16.2% | 13.0% (4th) | 11.0% (9th) |
| 4 | January 7, 2019 | 16.8% | 13.5% (2nd) | 11.6% (3rd) |
| 5 | January 8, 2019 | 13.5% (3rd) | 12.0% (3rd) | |
| 6 | January 9, 2019 | 16.7% | 12.8% (5th) | 11.0% (6th) |
| 7 | January 10, 2019 | 16.8% | 13.7% (3rd) | 12.4% (5th) |
| 8 | January 11, 2019 | 16.9% | 13.1% (4th) | 10.9% (6th) |
| 9 | January 14, 2019 | 16.3% | 13.0% (3rd) | 11.3% (3rd) |
| 10 | January 15, 2019 | 17.2% | 13.7% (3rd) | 11.5% (3rd) |
| 11 | January 16, 2019 | 16.1% | 13.1% (2nd) | 11.6% (3rd) |
| 12 | January 17, 2019 | 17.2% | 13.4% (3rd) | 11.6% (4th) |
| 13 | January 18, 2019 | 17.3% | 12.9% (3rd) | 11.2% (5th) |
| 14 | January 21, 2019 | 18.9% | 13.8% (2nd) | 12.2% (2nd) |
| 15 | January 22, 2019 | 18.1% | 14.0% (3rd) | 11.6% (3rd) |
| 16 | January 23, 2019 | 17.1% | 13.2% (4th) | 11.0% (5th) |
| 17 | January 24, 2019 | 16.6% | 13.7% (3rd) | 11.9% (4th) |
| 18 | January 25, 2019 | 16.8% | 13.5% (3rd) | 11.6% (4th) |
| 19 | January 28, 2019 | 18.5% | 13.6% (3rd) | 11.7% (3rd) |
| 20 | January 29, 2019 | 18.6% | 14.3% (2nd) | 12.8% (2nd) |
| 21 | January 30, 2019 | 17.6% | 13.1% (4th) | 11.2% (4th) |
| 22 | January 31, 2019 | 18.3% | 13.3% (4th) | 10.9% (5th) |
| 23 | February 1, 2019 | 16.7% | 13.9% (3rd) | 11.7% (4th) |
| 24 | February 6, 2019[b] | 14.0% | 11.1% (5th) | 9.9% (4th) |
| 25 | February 7, 2019 | 17.5% | 14.3% (3rd) | 12.6% (5th) |
| 26 | February 8, 2019 | 17.4% | 13.3% (5th) | 10.7% (8th) |
| 27 | February 11, 2019 | 16.9% | 14.5% (2nd) | 13.0% (2nd) |
| 28 | February 12, 2019 | 17.7% | 14.8% (2nd) | 13.1% (2nd) |
| 29 | February 13, 2019 | 18.6% | 13.9% (2nd) | 11.2% (4th) |
| 30 | February 14, 2019 | 17.5% | 13.8% (4th) | 11.9% (7th) |
| 31 | February 15, 2019 | 17.4% | 11.6% (5th) | 13.5% (7th) |
| 32 | February 18, 2019 | 18.8% | 14.0% (2nd) | 12.4% (2nd) |
| 33 | February 19, 2019 | 19.4% | 14.8% (2nd) | 12.9% (2nd) |
| 34 | February 20, 2019 | 20.4% | 13.9% (2nd) | 11.7% (4th) |
| 35 | February 21, 2019 | 18.0% | 14.2% (4th) | 12.3% (6th) |
| 36 | February 22, 2019 | 19.6% | 14.9% (3rd) | 13.1% (4th) |
| 37 | February 25, 2019 | 19.8% | 14.8% (2nd) | 12.9% (2nd) |
| 38 | February 26, 2019 | 18.2% | 14.9% (2nd) | 12.9% (3rd) |
| 39 | February 27, 2019 | 18.3% | 14.3% (2nd) | 12.4% (3rd) |
| 40 | March 1, 2019 [c] | 18.6% | 14.1% (3rd) | 12.6% (4th) |
| 41 | March 4, 2019 | 20.4% | 15.9% (2nd) | 14.0% (2nd) |
| 42 | March 5, 2019 | 21.0% | 15.9% (2nd) | 13.0% (2nd) |
| 43 | March 6, 2019 | 21.1% | 15.6% (3rd) | 14.0% (4th) |
| 44 | March 7, 2019 | 21.5% | 15.9% (4th) | 13.5% (4th) |
| 45 | March 8, 2019 | 21.2% | 15.6% (3rd) | 13.9% (5th) |
| 46 | March 11, 2019 | 20.8% | 15.8% (2nd) | 13.3% (3rd) |
| 47 | March 12, 2019 | 21.5% | 16.3% (2nd) | 13.6% (2nd) |
| 48 | March 13, 2019 | 21.6% | 15.9% (4th) | 13.5% (4th) |
| 49 | March 14, 2019 | 20.6% | 15.7% (4th) | 13.5% (4th) |
| 50 | March 15, 2019 | 21.1% | 15.9% (3rd) | 13.6% (4th) |
| 51 | March 18, 2019 | 20.6% | 15.1% (2nd) | 13.0% (2nd) |
| 52 | March 19, 2019 | 20.8% | 15.9% (2nd) | 14.0% (2nd) |
| 53 | March 20, 2019 | 20.2% | 15.7% (2nd) | 13.3% (2nd) |
| 54 | March 21, 2019 | 19.6% | 15.5% (2nd) | 13.3% (3rd) |
| 55 | March 25, 2019 [d] | 20.7% | 15.7% (2nd) | 14.1% (2nd) |
| 56 | March 26, 2019 | 19.4% | 14.3% (2nd) | 11.9% (3rd) |
| 57 | March 27, 2019 | 19.7% | 15.3% (2nd) | 13.9% (3rd) |
| 58 | March 28, 2019 | 19.1% | 15.6% (2nd) | 14.3% (3rd) |
| 59 | March 29, 2019 | 18.8% | 14.7% (4th) | 12.6% (5th) |
| 60 | April 1, 2019 | 19.2% | 15.9% (2nd) | 13.6% (2nd) |
| 61 | April 2, 2019 | 19.6% | 15.5% (2nd) | 13.4% (2nd) |
| 62 | April 3, 2019 | 19.7% | 15.4% (2nd) | 13.6% (3rd) |
| 63 | April 4, 2019 | 19.2% | 16.0% (2nd) | 14.2% (4th) |
| 64 | April 5, 2019 | 18.8% | 14.4% (4th) | 12.5% (5th) |
| 65 | April 8, 2019 | 19.3% | 15.2% (3rd) | 13.1% (3rd) |
| 66 | April 9, 2019 | 20.1% | 17.1% (2nd) | 15.7% (2nd) |
| 67 | April 10, 2019 | 19.8% | 15.5% (2nd) | 13.3% (3rd) |
| 68 | April 11, 2019 | 16.7% | 13.9% (3rd) | 12.4% (4th) |
| 69 | April 12, 2019 | 18.7% | 14.2% (4th) | 12.8% (5th) |
| 70 | April 15, 2019 | 18.4% | 14.5% (2nd) | 12.9% (2nd) |
| 71 | April 16, 2019 | 19.8% | 15.2% (2nd) | 13.6% (2nd) |
| 72 | April 17, 2019 | 18.5% | 15.0% (2nd) | 12.8% (4th) |
| 73 | April 18, 2019 | 18.7% | 14.1% (3rd) | 12.0% (4th) |
| 74 | April 19, 2019 | 17.5% | 13.0% (4th) | 10.5% (7th) |
| 75 | April 22, 2019 | 18.9% | 14.2% (2nd) | 12.5% (2nd) |
| 76 | April 23, 2019 | 20.7% | 16.7% (2nd) | 14.6% (2nd) |
| 77 | April 24, 2019 | 19.9% | 15.0% (2nd) | 13.0% (4th) |
| 78 | April 25, 2019 | 22.5% | 16.6% (2nd) | 15.2% (2nd) |
| 79 | April 26, 2019 | 20.7% | 15.8% (2nd) | 13.9% (2nd) |
| 80 | April 29, 2019 | 21.1% | 16.4% (2nd) | 14.5% (2nd) |
| 81 | April 30, 2019 | 20.9% | 15.5% (1st) | 13.3% (2nd) |
| 82 | May 1, 2019 | 20.3% | 14.8% (2nd) | 12.6% (4th) |
| 83 | May 2, 2019 | 21.1% | 15.3% (2nd) | 13.9% (2nd) |
| 84 | May 3, 2019 | 18.5% | 14.7% (2nd) | 12.9% (2nd) |
| 85 | May 7, 2019[e] | 18.8% | 14.9% (2nd) | 13.1% (2nd) |
| 86 | May 8, 2019 | 17.0% | 13.4% (3rd) | 11.8% (3rd) |
| 87 | May 9, 2019 | 17.5% | 13.0% (2nd) | 11.2% (3rd) |
| 88 | May 10, 2019 | 18.8% | 14.3% (2nd) | 12.4% (2nd) |
| 89 | May 13, 2019 | 18.0% | 15.6% (2nd) | 14.3% (2nd) |
| 90 | May 14, 2019 | 20.1% | 14.3% (2nd) | 13.0% (2nd) |
| 91 | May 15, 2019 | 18.6% | 14.0% (3rd) | 11.7% (4th) |
| 92 | May 16, 2019 | 18.2% | 14.7% (2nd) | 13.2% (1st) |
| 93 | May 17, 2019 | 19.4% | 15.3% (1st) | 13.9% (1st) |
| 94 | May 20, 2019 | 20.1% | 15.6% (1st) | 13.8% (1st) |
| 95 | May 21, 2019 | 21.1% | 13.9% (2nd) | 12.5% (2nd) |
| 96 | May 22, 2019 | 18.6% | 14.5% (2nd) | 13.4% (1st) |
| 97 | May 23, 2019 | 18.9% | 14.1% (2nd) | 12.5% (2nd) |
| 98 | May 24, 2019 | 18.1% | 14.0% (1st) | 12.6% (1st) |
| 99 | May 27, 2019 | 20.9% | 16.1% (2nd) | 14.2% (2nd) |
| 100 | May 28, 2019 | 19.0% | 15.2% (1st) | 13.7% (1st) |
| 101 | May 29, 2019 | 19.5% | 14.4% (2nd) | 12.5% (2nd) |
| 102 | May 30, 2019 | 18.6% | 15.1% (1st) | 14.1% (1st) |
| 103 | May 31, 2019 | 19.4% | 15.8% (1st) | 13.5% (2nd) |
| Average | 18.9% | 14.6% | 12.7% | |
Notes
- ^ Originally scheduled to air for 100 episodes, the series was extended by three episodes, as the series premiered on a Wednesday.
- ^ No episodes were aired on February 4 due to the broadcast of the movie Captain America: Civil War, and on February 5 due to the broadcast of the movie Zootopia.
- ^ No episode was aired on February 28 due to the broadcast of a special 100 Years of Spring.
- ^ No episode was aired on March 22 due to a football match between Bolivia and South Korea.
- ^ No episode was aired on May 6 due to the broadcast of Mr. House Husband.
References
- ^ '왼손잡이 아내' 김진우-하연주, 교통사고 당한다 '충격 예고'. Naver (in Korean). MyDaily. Archived from the original on December 30, 2018. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ 구은모. 팬엔터테인먼트, KBS와 40억 규모 제작 공급 계약. Naver News (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2023-11-13. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
- ^ "Lee Soo Kyung to star in 'Left-Handed Wife'". KBS World. Archived from the original on 2019-04-10. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
- ^ "Cast Of "Left-Handed Wife" Holds Its First Script Reading Session". December 13, 2018. Archived from the original on May 11, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
- ^ "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 17, 2017. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
External links
- Official website (in Korean)
- Left-Handed Wife on KBS World
- Left-Handed Wife at HanCinema
