Matrimonial Chaos

Matrimonial Chaos[4] (Korean: 최고의 이혼; RR: Choegoui Ihon) is a 2018 South Korean television series starring Cha Tae-hyun, Bae Doona, Lee El and Son Suk-ku. It is a remake of the 2013 Japanese TV series of the same title, broadcast by Fuji TV. It aired on KBS2's Mondays and Tuesdays at 22:00 KST time slot from October 8 to November 27, 2018.[5][6][7][8]

Matrimonial Chaos
Promotional poster
Hangul
최고의 이혼
Literal meaningBest Divorce
Revised RomanizationChoegoui Ihon
GenreRomantic comedy[1]
Written byMoon Jung-min
Directed byYoo Hyun-ki
Starring
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes32[lower-alpha 1]
Production
Executive producers
  • Park Sung-hye
  • Na Jae-wook
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time35 minutes[lower-alpha 1]
Production companies
Release
Original networkKBS2
Original releaseOctober 8 (2018-10-08) –
November 27, 2018 (2018-11-27)

Synopsis

It explores the different thoughts of men and women in their thirties about love, marriage and family in a modern age when divorce is more common.[9]

Cast

Main
  • Cha Tae-hyun as Jo Seok-moo (36 years old), a somehow stubborn husband who enjoys spending time alone.
  • Bae Doona as Kang Hwi-roo (35 years old), opposite to her husband Seok-moo, she seems an easygoing but self-centered and sloppy woman, who prefers to take things at a slower pace.[10]
  • Lee El as Jin Yoo-young (36 years old), Jang-hyun's wife is an introvert, but reliable and smart person. She is Seok-moo's first love.[11]
  • Son Suk-ku as Lee Jang-hyun (36 years old), a charismatic man who apparently is loved by many women, but in fact always feels alone.

Seok-moo's family
  • Moon Sook as Go Mi-sook (76 years old), Seok-moo's grandmother.
  • Choi Jung-woo as Jo Koo-ho (64 years old), Seok-moo's father.
  • Nam Gi-ae as Baek Mi-yeon (61 years old)[12]
  • Yoon Hye-kyung as Jo Seok-young (41 years old), Seok-moo's older sister.
  • Jung Ji-soon as Go Myung-geun (45 years old), Seok-young's husband.
  • Go Jae-won as Go Sung-bin (10 years old), Seok-young's child.

Hwi-roo's family
  • Yoo Hyung-gwan as Kang Chu-wol (62 years old), Hwi-roo's father.
  • Hwang Jung-min as Lee Jong-hee (59 years old), Hwi-roo's mother.
  • Kim Hye-jun as Kang Ma-ru (29 years old), Hwi-roo's younger sister.
  • Ha Yoon-kyung as Joo Soo-kyung (29 years old)

Others
  • Wi Ha-joon as Im Shi-ho (29 years old)[13]
  • Shin Sung-min as Baek Chan-jin (29 years old)
  • Song Ji-ho as Nam Dong-gu (28 years old)
  • Kim Chae-eun as Song Mi-ri (28 years old)[14]
  • Seo Yoon-ah as Song Eun-joo (25 years old)
  • Kim Ga-ran as Sung Na-kyung (27 years old)
  • Choi Woo-ri as Yoo Ji-hyun (39 years old)
  • Shin Song-min as Baek Min-seop (47 years old)
  • Gong Sung-ha[15]
  • Lee Young-jin as Jang Se-jin
  • Im Kang-sung as Chief Department
  • Shim Eun-woo as So Se-jin (17 years old)

Production

The first script reading of the cast was held on July 23, 2018 at KBS Annex Building.[16]

Original soundtrack
Matrimonial Chaos
OST
Soundtrack album by
Various artists
Released2018
GenreSoundtrack
Language
LabelMUSIC&NEW, LEON KOREA

Part 1
Released on October 8, 2018 (2018-10-08)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Forgotten" (잊혀지는 것)Kim Chang-giKim Chang-giThe Ade04:20
2."Forgotten" (Inst.) Kim Chang-gi 04:20
Total length:08:40

Part 2
Released on October 15, 2018 (2018-10-15)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Maybe It's Too Late" (늦은 거겠지)Park Sung-jin, Kwak Yoo-niPark Sung-jinWi Ha-joon04:20
2."Maybe It's Too Late" (Inst.) Park Sung-jin 04:20
Total length:08:40

Part 3
Released on October 22, 2018 (2018-10-22)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Beautiful Day"Zigzag NoteZigzag Note, No Eun-jongJ_ust03:41
2."Beautiful Day" (Inst.) Zigzag Note, No Eun-jong 03:41
Total length:07:22

Part 4
Released on October 29, 2018 (2018-10-29)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Hide And Seek" (숨바꼭질)Lee Shin-sung, Zigzag NoteZigzag NoteTim03:43
2."Hide And Seek" (Inst.) Zigzag Note 03:43
Total length:07:26

Part 5
Released on November 5, 2018 (2018-11-05)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Wish You Are" (좋겠다)Zigzag Note, Kang Myeong-shinZigzag Note, Kim Myeong-sungApink BnN04:01
2."Wish You Are" (Inst.) Zigzag Note, Kim Myeong-sung 04:01
Total length:08:02

Part 6
Released on November 20, 2018 (2018-11-20)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Near Parting" (이별근처)Shim Hyun-boChoi Min-changCha Tae-hyun03:46
2."Near Parting" (Inst.) Choi Min-chang 03:46
Total length:07:32

Ratings
Average TV viewership ratings (nationwide)
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
TNmS Nielsen Korea[17]
1 October 8, 2018 N/A 3.2%
2 4.0%
3 October 9, 2018 3.3% 2.9%
4 4.0% 3.9%
5 October 15, 2018 2.9% 2.6%
6 3.1% 3.8%
7 October 16, 2018 N/A 2.6%
8 3.7%
9 October 22, 2018 3.3%
10 4.0%
11 October 23, 2018 3.1%
12 3.7%
13 October 29, 2018 1.9%
14 2.7%
15 October 30, 2018 2.3%
16 3.1%
17 November 5, 2018 3.2% 2.7%
18 3.6% 3.9%
19 November 6, 2018 3.0% 2.7%
20 3.4% 3.8%
21 November 13, 2018[lower-alpha 2] 2.7% 3.3%
22 3.2% 4.1%
23 November 19, 2018 N/A 2.9%
24 2.7% 4.3%
25 November 20, 2018 N/A 3.3%
26 3.9% 4.5%
27 November 26, 2018 2.5% 2.2%
28 2.9% 3.7%
29 November 27, 2018[lower-alpha 2] 3.9% 3.3%
30 4.7% 4.0%
31 4.4% 4.1%
32 4.2% 4.4%
Average —[lower-alpha 3] 3.4%
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • N/A denotes that the rating is not known.

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Nominee Result Ref.
2018 2018 KBS Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actor Cha Tae-hyun Won [18]
Top Excellence Award, Actress Bae Doona Nominated
Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Cha Tae-hyun Nominated
Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Bae Doona Nominated
Lee El Nominated
Best New Actor Son Suk-ku Nominated
Best Couple Award Cha Tae-hyun and Bae Doona Won
2019 55th Baeksang Arts Awards Best New Actor Son Suk-ku Nominated [19]

Notes
  1. In order to circumvent Korean laws that prevent commercial breaks in the middle of an episode, what would previously have been aired as single 70 minute episodes are now being repackaged as two 35 minute episodes, with two episodes being shown each night with a commercial break between the two.[2]
  2. No episodes were aired on November 12 due to the broadcast of KBO playoff baseball games. In return, four episodes were shown back-to-back on November 27.
  3. Due to some unpublished ratings, the exact average rating is unknown.

References
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  2. Park, Jin-hai (May 16, 2017). "Drama viewers angry over commercial breaks". The Korea Times. Retrieved April 17, 2020 – via PressReader.
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