# Woman with a Suitcase

Woman with a Suitcase (Korean: 캐리어를 끄는 여자) is a 2016 South Korean television series starring Choi Ji-woo, Joo Jin-mo, Jeon Hye-bin and Lee Joon. It aired on MBC every Monday and Tuesday at 22:00 (KST) from September 26 to November 15, 2016 for 16 episodes.

## Plot

The series tells the story of how Cha Geum-joo (Choi Ji-woo) went from a disgraced manager at a law firm to a great attorney.

## Cast
### Main

* Choi Ji-woo as Cha Geum-joo
* Joo Jin-mo as Ham Bok-geo
* Jeon Hye-bin as Park Hye-joo
* Lee Joon as Ma Seok-woo

### Supporting
#### Golden Tree

* Jin Kyung as Goo Ji-hyun
* Kim Byung-choon as Chief Hwang
* Bae Noo-ri as Oh An-na

#### K-Fact

* Choi Dae-sung as Go Goo-tae
* Ji Yi-soo as Baek Jin-seo
* Choi Tae-hwan as Choi Hoon-suk

#### Others

* Jang Hyun-sung as Lee Dong-soo
* Park Byung-eun as Prosecutor Kang
* Kim Min-ji as Seo Ji-ah
* Kim Young-pil as Lee Sang-yup
* Im Ji-hyun as Na Mi-sun
* Jung Yoo-jin as Madam Choi
* Choi Won-hong as Oh Kyung-hwan
* Yoon Ji-min as Jo Ye-ryung
* Oh Yeon-ah as Han Ji-won
* Min Sung-wook as Prosecutor Choi

### Cameo

* Jo Jae-yoon as Na Gil-tae, Geum Joo's client (episode 1)
* Thunder as Cheondung (episode 5)
* Tae Jin-ah as himself (episode 9)

## Ratings

Average TV viewership ratings :
| Ep. | Title | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | Average audience share | Average audience share | Average audience share |
| Ep. | Title | Original broadcast date | TNmS | TNmS | Nielsen Korea | Nielsen Korea |
| Ep. | Title | Original broadcast date | Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide | Seoul |
| 1 | "Woman Carrying Queen Monaco's Bag" (모나코 왕비의 가방을 든 여자) | September 26, 2016 | 6.9% (NR) | 6.8% (NR) | 6.9% (NR) | 7.9% (17th) |
| 2 | "I Got to Play the Bad Guy" (나는 나쁜 놈을 맡았다) | September 27, 2016 | 7.2% (18th) | 7.7% (15th) | 8.4% (15th) | 9.7% (10th) |
| 3 | "Being Someone's Subordinate" (누군가에게 종속된다는 것) | October 3, 2016 | 7.0% (NR) | 7.5% (17th) | 7.9% (NR) | 8.8% (15th) |
| 4 | "The Woman from the Rumors" (소문의 여자) | October 4, 2016 | 7.6% (17th) | 7.9% (12th) | 8.6% (15th) | 9.0% (12th) |
| 5 | "Proving the Fact That He Likes You" (좋아한다는 주장의 압증) | October 10, 2016 | 7.1% (NR) | 7.4% (17th) | 8.2% (16th) | 8.5% (15th) |
| 6 | "We're All Madonnas" (우리 모두 마돈나) | October 11, 2016 | 8.0% (19th) | 9.0% (12th) | 9.6% (8th) | 10.7% (6th) |
| 7 | "Exactly One Secret" (딱 하나의 비밀) | October 17, 2016 | 7.1% (NR) | 7.6% (18th) | 8.2% (16th) | 9.5% (10th) |
| 8 | "Good Reason to Be Alive" (살아 있어서 좋은 이유) | October 18, 2016 | 7.0% (20th) | 7.2% (19th) | 7.9% (16th) | 9.3% (12th) |
| 9 | "I'm Demanding a Retrial for My Life" (내 인생의 재심을 청구합니다) | October 24, 2016 | 6.7% (NR) | 7.3% (18th) | 8.3% (15th) | 9.7% (7th) |
| 10 | "Handcuffed Woman" (수갑을 찬 여자) | October 31, 2016 | 6.4% (NR) | 6.4% (NR) | 7.1% (NR) | 8.0% (14th) |
| 11 | "Imagine, the Defendant's Eyes" (상상해봐요, 피고인의 눈빛을) | November 1, 2016 | 6.4% (20th) | 6.6% (19th) | 8.1% (13th) | 8.6% (11th) |
| 12 | "Having Had Hit Rock Bottom..." (밑바닥에 서 봤다는 건..) | November 7, 2016 | 7.4% (19th) | 7.7% (17th) | 8.2% (15th) | 9.2% (11th) |
| 13 | "Putting the Defendant's Benefit First" (피고인의 이익을 우선으로) | November 8, 2016 | 8.0% (15th) | 9.2% (9th) | 9.1% (10th) | 9.9% (7th) |
| 14 | "When Losers Unite..." (못난이들이 합치면..) | November 14, 2016 | 7.4% (19th) | 8.1% (15th) | 8.9% (13th) | 10.1% (9th) |
| 15 | "God's Eyes..." (신의 눈..) | November 15, 2016 | 8.2% (15th) | 8.0% (13th) | 8.9% (10th) | 9.8% (7th) |
| 16 | "Not Giving Up" (포기하지 않는다는 것) | November 15, 2016 | 7.4% (17th) | 8.1% (12th) | 10.0% (7th) | 11.3% (6th) |
| Average | Average | Average | 7.3% | 7.7% | 8.4% | 9.4% |
| In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings. NR denotes that the drama did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date. |||||||

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
| 2016 | 36th MBC Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Special Project Drama | Joo Jin-mo | Nominated |
| 2016 | 36th MBC Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Special Project Drama | Choi Ji-woo | Nominated |
| 2016 | 36th MBC Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Special Project Drama | Lee Joon | Nominated |
| 2016 | 36th MBC Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Special Project Drama | Jeon Hye-bin | Nominated |
| 2016 | 36th MBC Drama Awards | Golden Acting Award, Actor in a Special Project Drama | Jang Hyun-sung | Nominated |
| 2016 | 36th MBC Drama Awards | Golden Acting Award, Actress in a Special Project Drama | Jin Kyung | Nominated |