My Wife’s Having an Affair This Week (2016)

I have avoided the reviews it has, because I didn’t wanna be swayed by them. If you are young you should watch and learn from it, if you are the characters’ age…well, never to late to still learn from it. It has a bit of a “men vs women” to it. So I often found myself in a tornado of mixed feelings especially because I was trying very hard to stay objective. Often failed miserably.
Without giving away much this is about a long time married guy that accidentally finds out his wife is about to cheat on him. As one can only imagine, it leads to sometimes comical situations as well as uncomfortable situations that most of the world would hope to avoid during their life time. Truth is life is not that simple and things we think it just can’t happen to us, they do. I used to think that and now instead of being married with 3 kids, I'm divorced with one kid. :) Don't pity me, it was for the best of everyone, and it didn't involve cheating on either side.
I love the main cast but I must say what really made this special was the precious and colorful support cast. BoA was amazing. It's my first time seeing her act. I saw her on "Ask us anything" and I enjoyed her humor a lot.
There are so many things I want to say about each character but it would only show my perception on them. But please allow me to mention the "jerk" of the series played by Kim Hee Won and I can’t imagine it being played by anyone else. He did such a great job that there was not one ep in which I didn't wanna slap him. Also I'll mention the "creepy spy" Eun Min Ji, played by none other than the adorable Lee Do Yeon that has embraced her little role impeccably.
I hope you enjoy this series without too much prejudice and you learn to sympathize with the main cast. Life is not easy.

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A very underrated drama indeed. This type of drama brings a different perspective on the viewers eyes since the drama shows that there are a lot of women right now who are into affairs at first. A very unique or not that popular type of genre when it comes on korean drama. Lot of dramas which has cheating tags stereotypes man who are always involve on affairs but this was totally different. When it comes to the cast who portraits the characters, it is somehow hard to pull off a very tragic moment but they did it really good. The plot and the elements of the drama was also good especially involving social media and also producing a reality show on catching cheating partners on TV which makes the drama looks so interesting. I was expecting a bittersweet type of ending for this drama especially for the VERY MAIN CHARACTERS. I think you guys already know what is a bittersweet ending looks right like? Side characters has a good ending as well! overall 10/10 for me since it was underrated and should be given by the other viewers a chance to watch it since this drama is totally a sleeper.

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I watched this shortly after finishing Love Affairs in the Afternoon (kr version), so it was definitely interesting to compare and contrast the two. Ultimately, I liked this drama better, but I do also acknowledge that the circumstances of the couples portrayed in their respective dramas are also quite different.

The good: I loved the cast! I've never seen BoA in an acting role before so I had reservations about her ability, but like the rest of the cast, she assumed her character very naturally and convincingly. I adored Lee Sangyeob and his character (which was TOTALLY different from LAITA, definitely threw me off) and I loved Lee Sunkyun in My Mister and Diary of a Prosecutor. Also, BABY KIM KANG HOON IS SO CUTE :( In terms of the story, I liked that it was able to show the many reasons why people have affairs and/or get divorced from both a logical and emotional perspective. It delved into the complexities of a relationship and the need for communication and understanding to sustain it. There was a good balance between serious notes and comedic relief, with plenty of Lee Sunkyun's token vacant, I-am-dissociating-from-this-world expression to match. Overall, it was pretty heart-warming and surprisingly thoughtful.

The meh: The plot dragged its feet quite a bit in the first half. I think the story could've easily done without one or two episodes, especially the majority of the last episode. I wish they had shown Mom more, even if it was an intended effort to focus on the husband instead.

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I appreciate drama's like this so much. More complex and true to real life and with lots of nuances. Infidelity is something that many people have a very harsh, black and white view of. So I loved how this drama delved deep into the complexities of a longterm monogamous relationship, how two people can live together yet not really SEE and FEEL each other, how intentions going into a relationship easily get forgotten in everyday life, how a stress can impact even a good relationship very negatively... Lee Sunkyun is carrying this drama so well. There is such an honesty to his performance. And with an enjoyable cast this really made for a great viewing experience. I also loved that they kept it to 12 solid episodes and didn't drag it out to 16.

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