Hye-kyung sits in an empty conference room. Hye-kyung: “Why should I?” She turns on her heel and walks away.Įight months later. He asks her to believe in him one more time. He may have made a mistake, but he’s not a coward. Tae-joon begs Hye-kyung to give him a second chance. As prosecutors pounded on her door, declaring they had a search warrant, she turned on the television to see the video of him in bed with another woman while the news reported on the corrupt prosecutor who accepted sexual favors. She was at home, the happy house-wife getting dinner ready for her family, when a frantic Tae-joon called her, ordering her not to answer the phone or open the door for anyone. One of the other prosecutors appears and hands Tae-joon a copy of the investigation report, and as Hye-kyung watches him talk on the phone to one of his superiors, she remembers when, three days ago, Tae-joon’s scandal first erupted. He promises he won’t - he just needed her to show that they still have a good relationship.
Once they’re alone, she yanks her hand from his, telling him never to bring her to something like this again. Standing next to him, his wife KIM HYE-KYUNG ( Jeon Do-yeon) dazedly starts to reach for a piece of string on her husband’s jacket, but he grabs her hand as they walk off-stage. The so-called scandal is just a personal failing for which he apologizes to his family, but it’s nothing political.
At the press conference, LEE TAE-JOON ( Yoo Ji-tae) calmly tells the reporters that while he was the chief prosecutor, he never abused his authority by accepting bribes or sexual favors. As a fan of the American version, I’m eager to see if this one will live up to the hype - and my expectations.Ī man and women hold hands as they walk towards a set of doors that open to reveal a group of reporters, their cameras incessantly flashing as pictures are taken and questions are shouted. The Good Wife is the first direct Korean remake of an American show - one that was wildly popular and, according to reports, the reason that tvN was able to convince the queen of the silver screen, Jeon Do-yeon, to return to dramaland (although the hefty record-breaking salary they gave her probably didn’t hurt, either). But American television shows have been notably left off that list, at least until now. 60 JJThe Good Wife: Episode 1 by odilettanteĪdaptations are nothing new when it comes to dramas - webtoons, novels, and manhwa have all been popular sources, and every year there seems to be a remake of a Japanese or Taiwanese drama.