# The All-Round Wife

The All-Round Wife (Korean: 국가대표 와이프) was a South Korean television series starring Han Da-gam, Han Sang-jin, Shin Seung-hwan, and Shim Ji-ho. The series directed by Choi Ji-young, revolves around Seo Cho-hee, who struggles to raise the standard of life through a house in Gangnam, but she realizes that happiness is not about the house, but the loving people living in the house who care for each other. The daily drama premiered on KBS1 on October 4, 2021, and aired every weekday at 20:30 (KST) for 122 episodes till April 8, 2022.

## Synopsis

Story of the TV series revolves around Seo Cho-hee (Han Da-gam) and her husband Kang Nam-goo (Han Sang-jin), who endeavour to raise their standard of life through a house in Gangnam. In the end, they get the realisation that it is the people who live in the house bring happiness and not the house they live in.

## Cast
### Main

* Han Eun-jung as Seo Cho-hee, 38 years old
    12-year-old advertising company AE
* Han Sang-jin as Kang Nam-goo, 41 years old
    Seo Cho-hee's husband, Han River University associate professor
* Shim Ji-ho as Seo Kang-rim, 37 years old, a divorce lawyer
* Shin Hyun-tak as Kang Seok-goo, 33 years old, Kang Nam-goo's younger brother

### Supporting
#### People around Seo Cho-hee

* Yoon Da-young as Seo Bo-ri, 32 years old
    The younger sister of Seo Cho-hee and Seo Kang-rim, she likes to get attention from a young age and liked idols and became a trainee singer.
* Yang Mi-kyung as Oh Jang-geum, 63 years old
    Seo Cho-hee's mother, she raised three children by running a side dish shop alone without a husband for over 30 years.
* Geum Bo-ra as Dook Na-ra 65 years old
    Seo Cho-hee's mother-in-law, she was the president's wife, but one morning she lost her husband
* Jo Eun-sook as Oh Poong-geum, 53 years old
    Seo Cho-hee's aunt, and Jang-geum's side dish employee. Because she only learned about dating from books. She is often deceived by men and cries. But still dreaming of running away alone.
* Kim Tae-yeon as Kang Ri-an, 10 years old, Cho-hee's daughter

#### Won-ju and people around her

* Jo Hyang-gi as Noh Won-ju, 38 years old, high school classmate of Cho-hee
    Bang Hyeong-do's wife, she felt inferior to Cho-hee. But now, she is a daughter-in-law of a wealthy family and lives in a high-end apartment in Gangnam and is envious of her classmates
* Shin Seung-hwan as Bang Hyeong-do, 42 years old, Wonju's husband
    The eldest son of a multi-billionaire semi-rich. He is a man who dreams of one day having a full life with the legacy left by his father.
* Lee Chae-bin as Bang Sa-rang, 10 years old, Won-ju's daughter
* Ahn Suk-hwan as Bang Bae-su, Bang Hyeong-do's father

#### People at Com2Me Company

* Kim Deok-hyun as Go Seong-man, 47 years old, CEO of Com2Me
* Han Jeong-woo as Yang Jae-min, 35 years old, Head of Com2Me
    Colleague of Seo Cho-hee and only son of the AJ Group president
* Kim Ga-ran as Yeo Eui-kyung, 33 years old, member of Com2Me Planning Team 1
    An employee of advertising agency where Seo So-hee works
* Ahn Jung-ho as Ok Soo Hyun, 29 years old, member of Com2Me Planning Team 1
    A subordinate of Seo Cho-hee's advertising agency
* Kim Jae-in as Ku Ro-mi, 28 years old, member of Com2Me Planning Team 1
* Han So-hyun as Mary Lee, 27 years old, member of Com2Me Planning Team 1
* Moon Il-taek as Moon Jung-gyu
    Head of the 2nd Planning Team of an Advertising Company. He's a colleague and rival to the 1st planning team leader Seo Cho-hee, and is jealous of her.

#### Han River University

* Jung Bo-min as Han Seul-ah, 24 years old, Han River University college student
    She is the most positive and strong character in the world. She hates to ask anyone for help, rather she will solve her problem on her own.
* Oh Yu-na as Choi Seon-hae, 38 years old, assistant professor at Han River University, high school classmate of Seo Cho-hee
* Kim Chae-yoon as Song Pa-ran, 24 years old, Han River University college student, daughter of Cho-hee's cousin sister-in-law
* Lee Myung-jun as Kim Dong-ha
    A fresh college student, Han Seul-ah's college classmate.
* Yuju as Gong Ju-ah, 24 years old, Han River University college student
    Distinguished in education and beauty as the daughter of a wealthy family

### Special appearance

* Lee Eun-yul as Seo-jin's mother (Ep.1)

## Production

Shin Hyun-tak came back to TV series after a gap of 6 years. He last appeared in the 2014 school drama Hi! School: Love On.
On November 17, 2021, it was reported that actress Yoon Da-young was diagnosed with Corona 19 and the production team has suspended filming following guidelines for prevention of further spread of the pandemic. On November 18, 2021, it was reported that one of the actor was positive, but was asymptomatic, so they plan to continue filming while monitoring the situation. On December 1, 2021, it was reported that actress Yoon Da-young has recovered from COVID-19 and returned to filming of the drama. Later, on December 2, 2021, the actress's agency Yoon Da Young has confirmed that she has recovered from the infection and is back to filming normally.

## Release

The daily drama was premiered on KBS1 on October 4, 2021, and aired every weekday at 20:30 (KST).
From November 29 to December 3, a special broadcast featuring the contents of Episodes 1 to 40 were aired.
The series ended on April 8, 2022, by airing the 122nd episode, 2 more than the initially planned 120 episodes.

## Viewership
### Audience response

| Episodes | Episodes | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number |
| Episodes | Episodes | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| | 1–20 | 2.799 | 2.213 | 1.954 | 2.238 | 2.022 | 2.546 | 2.142 | 2.200 | 2.303 | 1.922 | 2.240 | 2.057 | 2.057 | 2.351 | 1.844 | 2.252 | 1.959 | 2.047 | 2.328 | 2.070 |
| | 21–40 | 2.184 | 2.143 | 2.178 | 2.429 | 1.917 | 2.442 | 2.092 | 2.025 | 2.114 | 2.007 | 2.061 | 2.106 | 2.137 | 2.235 | 2.082 | 2.399 | 2.213 | 2.291 | 2.411 | 2.165 |
| | 41–60 | 2.303 | 2.151 | 2.086 | 2.455 | 2.289 | 2.425 | 2.209 | 2.282 | 2.505 | 2.334 | 2.677 | 2.296 | 2.432 | 2.524 | 2.458 | 2.678 | 2.457 | 2.516 | 2.699 | 2.511 |
| | 61–80 | 2.882 | 2.638 | 2.734 | 2.914 | 2.964 | 2.862 | 2.636 | 2.837 | 3.029 | 2.757 | 3.021 | 2.868 | 2.974 | 3.035 | 2.902 | 3.111 | 3.092 | 2.763 | 3.082 | 2.915 |
| | 81–100 | 1.563 | 2.189 | 2.756 | 2.018 | 2.145 | 2.754 | 2.697 | 1.785 | 2.387 | 2.700 | 2.840 | 2.802 | 2.795 | 3.032 | 3.032 | 3.066 | 3.097 | 3.076 | 3.190 | 2.741 |
| | 101–120 | 3.063 | 3.058 | 3.245 | 2.947 | 3.081 | 3.122 | 3.007 | 3.075 | 2.934 | 2.914 | 2.834 | 2.865 | 2.998 | 2.807 | 2.877 | 3.102 | 2.856 | 3.047 | 2.828 | 2.881 |
| | 121–122 | 2.960 | 2.908 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep. | Broadcast date | Average audience share | Average audience share | Average audience share |
| Ep. | Broadcast date | Nielsen Korea | Nielsen Korea | TNmS |
| Ep. | Broadcast date | Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide |
| 1 | October 4, 2021 | 17.1% (2nd) | 15.9% (1st) | 15.6% (2nd) |
| 2 | October 5, 2021 | 13.5% (2nd) | 12.0% (2nd) | 13.7% (2nd) |
| 3 | October 6, 2021 | 12.2% (2nd) | 10.2% (2nd) | 13.9% (2nd) |
| 4 | October 7, 2021 | 13.9% (2nd) | 12.4% (2nd) | 12.9% (2nd) |
| 5 | October 8, 2021 | 12.5% (3rd) | 11.1% (3rd) | 12.4% (3rd) |
| 6 | October 11, 2021 | 16.0% (2nd) | 15.1% (1st) | 14.9% (2nd) |
| 7 | October 12, 2021 | 13.2% (2nd) | 11.9% (2nd) | 12.3% (2nd) |
| 8 | October 13, 2021 | 13.3% (2nd) | 11.6% (2nd) | 13.2% (2nd) |
| 9 | October 14, 2021 | 14.2% (2nd) | 13.1% (2nd) | 14.6% (2nd) |
| 10 | October 15, 2021 | 11.7% (3rd) | 10.3% (3rd) | 11.8% (2nd) |
| 11 | October 18, 2021 | 14.3% (2nd) | 12.3% (2nd) | 14.9% (2nd) |
| 12 | October 19, 2021 | 13.0% (2nd) | 11.6% (2nd) | 12.1% (2nd) |
| 13 | October 20, 2021 | 13.2% (2nd) | 11.1% (2nd) | 12.1% (2nd) |
| 14 | October 21, 2021 | 14.4% (2nd) | 12.6% (2nd) | 14.2% (2nd) |
| 15 | October 22, 2021 | 12.4% (3rd) | 10.9% (3rd) | 12.4% (2nd) |
| 16 | October 25, 2021 | 13.9% (2nd) | 12.1% (2nd) | 14.3% (2nd) |
| 17 | October 26, 2021 | 12.8% (2nd) | 10.9% (2nd) | 11.9% (2nd) |
| 18 | October 27, 2021 | 12.9% (2nd) | 10.9% (2nd) | 12.3% (2nd) |
| 19 | October 28, 2021 | 15.2% (2nd) | 13.6% (2nd) | 14.8% (2nd) |
| 20 | October 29, 2021 | 13.1% (3rd) | 11.3% (3rd) | 13.5% (2nd) |
| 21 | November 1, 2021 | 14.2% (2nd) | 12.4% (2nd) | 14.8% (2nd) |
| 22 | November 2, 2021 | 13.8% (2nd) | 11.7% (2nd) | 14.1% (2nd) |
| 23 | November 3, 2021 | 13.8% (2nd) | 11.6% (2nd) | 13.9% (2nd) |
| 24 | November 4, 2021 | 15.0% (2nd) | 13.2% (2nd) | 14.4% (2nd) |
| 25 | November 5, 2021 | 12.4% (3rd) | 10.3% (3rd) | 12.6% (3rd) |
| 26 | November 8, 2021 | 15.1% (2nd) | 13.4% (2nd) | 14.3% (2nd) |
| 27 | November 9, 2021 | 13.0% (1st) | 11.8% (1st) | 12.0% (1st) |
| 28 | November 10, 2021 | 12.8% (2nd) | 11.0% (2nd) | 12.6% (2nd) |
| 29 | November 11, 2021 | 13.5% (2nd) | 11.8% (2nd) | 13.5% (2nd) |
| 30 | November 12, 2021 | 13.1% (2nd) | 11.3% (2nd) | — |
| 31 | November 15, 2021 | 12.8% (1st) | 11.4% (1st) | 13.3% (1st) |
| 32 | November 16, 2021 | 13.4% (2nd) | 11.4% (2nd) | 13.0% (2nd) |
| 33 | November 17, 2021 | 13.4% (2nd) | 12.0% (2nd) | 13.4% (2nd) |
| 34 | November 18, 2021 | 14.0% (2nd) | 12.0% (2nd) | 13.2% (2nd) |
| 35 | November 19, 2021 | 13.2% (2nd) | 11.7% (2nd) | 13.5% (2nd) |
| 36 | November 22, 2021 | 15.5% (2nd) | 13.9% (2nd) | 15.3% (2nd) |
| 37 | November 23, 2021 | 13.8% (2nd) | 11.8% (2nd) | 13.6% (2nd) |
| 38 | November 24, 2021 | 14.2% (2nd) | 12.7% (2nd) | 14.1% (2nd) |
| 39 | November 25, 2021 | 15.6% (2nd) | 14.4% (2nd) | 15.5% (2nd) |
| 40 | November 26, 2021 | 14.0% (2nd) | 12.5% (2nd) | 14.2% (2nd) |
| 41 | December 6, 2021 | 14.4% (2nd) | 12.7% (2nd) | 13.4% (2nd) |
| 42 | December 7, 2021 | 13.7% (2nd) | 12.4% (2nd) | — |
| 43 | December 8, 2021 | 13.2% (2nd) | 11.4% (2nd) | 13.7% (2nd) |
| 44 | December 9, 2021 | 15.9% (2nd) | 13.7% (2nd) | 16.4% (2nd) |
| 45 | December 10, 2021 | 15.0% (2nd) | 13.9% (2nd) | 14.3% (2nd) |
| 46 | December 13, 2021 | 15.5% (1st) | 14.4% (1st) | 13.3% (1st) |
| 47 | December 14, 2021 | 14.0% (1st) | 12.7% (1st) | 13.9% (1st) |
| 48 | December 15, 2021 | 14.1% (1st) | 12.7% (1st) | 14.2% (1st) |
| 49 | December 16, 2021 | 16.1% (1st) | 14.7% (1st) | 14.9% (1st) |
| 50 | December 17, 2021 | 15.4% (1st) | 14.9% (1st) | 15.0% (1st) |
| 51 | December 20, 2021 | 17.0% (1st) | 15.4% (1st) | 16.5% (1st) |
| 52 | December 21, 2021 | 15.3% (1st) | 13.3% (1st) | 15.1% (1st) |
| 53 | December 22, 2021 | 15.8% (1st) | 14.6% (1st) | 15.4% (1st) |
| 54 | December 23, 2021 | 16.7% (1st) | 15.1% (1st) | 17.1% (1st) |
| 55 | December 24, 2021 | 14.9% (1st) | 13.9% (1st) | 15.0% (1st) |
| 56 | December 27, 2021 | 16.7% (1st) | 14.9% (1st) | 15.2% (1st) |
| 57 | December 28, 2021 | 15.5% (1st) | 13.5% (1st) | 14.6% (1st) |
| 58 | December 29, 2021 | 15.7% (1st) | 13.9% (1st) | 15.0% (1st) |
| 59 | December 30, 2021 | 17.1% (1st) | 15.2% (1st) | 16.7% (1st) |
| 60 | December 31, 2021 | 15.2% (1st) | 13.7% (1st) | 15.6% (1st) |
| 61 | January 3, 2022 | 18.3% (1st) | 16.9% (1st) | 15.9% (1st) |
| 62 | January 4, 2022 | 16.3% (1st) | 14.7% (1st) | 14.5% (1st) |
| 63 | January 5, 2022 | 16.8% (1st) | 15.3% (1st) | 15.1% (1st) |
| 64 | January 6, 2022 | 18.2% (1st) | 16.8% (1st) | 14.8% (1st) |
| 65 | January 7, 2022 | 17.9% (1st) | 16.5% (1st) | 14.8% (1st) |
| 66 | January 10, 2022 | 17.5% (1st) | 15.7% (1st) | 15.5% (1st) |
| 67 | January 11, 2022 | 16.4% (1st) | 14.5% (1st) | 13.8% (1st) |
| 68 | January 12, 2022 | 17.7% (1st) | 16.4% (1st) | — |
| 69 | January 13, 2022 | 18.2% (1st) | 16.9% (1st) | 15.1% (1st) |
| 70 | January 14, 2022 | 17.0% (1st) | — | 15.0% (1st) |
| 71 | January 17, 2022 | 18.8% (1st) | 16.9% (1st) | 16.0% (1st) |
| 72 | January 18, 2022 | 16.8% (1st) | 15.5% (1st) | 14.2% (1st) |
| 73 | January 19, 2022 | 18.0% (1st) | 16.6% (1st) | 16.2% (1st) |
| 74 | January 20, 2022 | 18.5% (1st) | 17.6% (1st) | 15.8% (1st) |
| 75 | January 21, 2022 | 17.3% (1st) | 15.5% (1st) | 14.9% (1st) |
| 76 | January 24, 2022 | 18.5% (1st) | 17.1% (1st) | 15.9% (1st) |
| 77 | January 25, 2022 | 17.9% (1st) | 16.7% (1st) | 17.0% (1st) |
| 78 | January 26, 2022 | 16.6% (1st) | 14.8% (1st) | 15.7% (1st) |
| 79 | January 27, 2022 | 18.6% (1st) | 17.8% (1st) | 16.2% (1st) |
| 80 | January 28, 2022 | 17.2% (1st) | 16.2% (1st) | 14.1% (1st) |
| 81 | January 31, 2022 | 9.7% (2nd) | 9.0% (2nd) | 7.4% (3rd) |
| 82 | February 1, 2022 | 12.3% (1st) | 11.4% (1st) | 10.6% (1st) |
| 83 | February 2, 2022 | 16.4% (1st) | 15.2% (1st) | 15.1% (1st) |
| 84 | February 7, 2022 | 12.8% (1st) | 11.5% (1st) | 11.2% (1st) |
| 85 | February 8, 2022 | 13.7% (1st) | 12.9% (1st) | 12.7% (1st) |
| 86 | February 9, 2022 | 14.7% (1st) | 13.8% (2nd) | 13.3% (1st) |
| 87 | February 10, 2022 | 16.5% (1st) | 15.2% (1st) | 14.8% (1st) |
| 88 | February 11, 2022 | 10.9% (1st) | 10.9% (1st) | 10.6% (1st) |
| 89 | February 14, 2022 | 15.0% (1st) | 13.7% (1st) | 12.1% (1st) |
| 90 | February 15, 2022 | 16.1% (1st) | 14.9% (1st) | 15.2% (1st) |
| 91 | February 17, 2022 | 17.1% (1st) | 15.6% (1st) | 15.3% (1st) |
| 92 | February 18, 2022 | 17.3% (1st) | 16.1% (1st) | 16.2% (1st) |
| 93 | February 22, 2022 | 16.6% (1st) | 15.2% (1st) | 16.1% (1st) |
| 94 | February 23, 2022 | 18.0% (1st) | 16.5% (1st) | 18.0% (1st) |
| 95 | February 24, 2022 | 18.3% (1st) | 17.0% (1st) | 17.7% (1st) |
| 96 | February 28, 2022 | 18.7% (1st) | 17.5% (1st) | 17.6% (1st) |
| 97 | March 1, 2022 | 18.2% (1st) | 17.3% (1st) | 16.6% (1st) |
| 98 | March 3, 2022 | 18.3% (1st) | 17.3% (1st) | 16.9% (1st) |
| 99 | March 7, 2022 | 19.5% (1st) | 17.2% (1st) | 17.5% (1st) |
| 100 | March 8, 2022 | 17.3% (1st) | 15.4% (1st) | 16.1% (2nd) |
| 101 | March 10, 2022 | 18.9% (1st) | 17.4% (1st) | 18.0% (1st) |
| 102 | March 11, 2022 | 17.9% (1st) | 16.7% (1st) | 17.8% (1st) |
| 103 | March 14, 2022 | 19.3% (1st) | 18.6% (1st) | 19.0% (1st) |
| 104 | March 15, 2022 | 18.0% (1st) | 16.8% (1st) | 17.1% (1st) |
| 105 | March 16, 2022 | 18.6% (1st) | 17.2% (1st) | 18.1% (1st) |
| 106 | March 17, 2022 | 19.0% (1st) | 17.8% (1st) | 18.7% (1st) |
| 107 | March 18, 2022 | 17.9% (1st) | 16.8% (1st) | 17.5% (1st) |
| 108 | March 21, 2022 | 18.8% (1st) | 17.5% (1st) | 18.9% (1st) |
| 109 | March 22, 2022 | 17.6% (1st) | 15.8% (1st) | 16.7% (1st) |
| 110 | March 23, 2022 | 18.0% (1st) | 16.2% (1st) | 18.2% (1st) |
| 111 | March 24, 2022 | 17.2% (1st) | 15.9% (1st) | 17.0% (1st) |
| 112 | March 25, 2022 | 17.2% (1st) | 15.8% (1st) | 15.4% (1st) |
| 113 | March 28, 2022 | 18.7% (1st) | 17.8% (1st) | 17.4% (1st) |
| 114 | March 29, 2022 | 17.8% (1st) | 16.8% (1st) | 17.3% (1st) |
| 115 | March 30, 2022 | 18.1% (1st) | 16.5% (1st) | 17.6% (1st) |
| 116 | March 31, 2022 | 19.0% (1st) | 17.3% (1st) | 17.6% (1st) |
| 117 | April 1, 2022 | 16.9% (1st) | 15.7% (1st) | 17.1% (1st) |
| 118 | April 4, 2022 | 18.9% (1st) | 17.5% (1st) | 17.5% (1st) |
| 119 | April 5, 2022 | 17.9% (1st) | 16.8% (1st) | 16.8% (1st) |
| 120 | April 6, 2022 | 17.4% (1st) | 15.7% (1st) | 17.6% (1st) |
| 121 | April 7, 2022 | 18.4% (1st) | 16.7% (1st) | N/A |
| 122 | April 8, 2022 | 17.2% (1st) | 16.0% (1st) | |
| Average | Average | % | % | % |
| Special | November 29, 2021 | 12.9% (2nd) | 11.4% (2nd) | 12.4% (2nd) |
| Special | November 30, 2021 | 9.6% (4th) | 8.3% (3rd) | 10.4% (2nd) |
| Special | December 1, 2021 | 8.3% (7th) | 7.2% (9th) | 9.0% (6th) |
| Special | December 2, 2021 | 8.8% (5th) | 8.1% (6th) | 10.3% (3rd) |
| Special | December 3, 2021 | 6.9% (9th) | 6.1% (12th) | — |
| In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings. NR denotes that the series did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date. N/A denotes that the rating is not known. |||||

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
| 2021 | KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Daily Drama | Handa Gam | Won |
| 2022 | APAN Star Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama | Han Sang-jin | Won |
| 2022 | APAN Star Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama | Handa Gam | Nominated |