Familiar Wife
Familiar Wife
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Familiar Wife

Why do I have to be the only one who lives such horrible life?

8.0 / 10
2018
1 season
16 episodes
DramaSci-Fi & Fantasy

After receiving a bizarre chance to go back in time, a man wakes up to find that his whole life — including the person he married — is different.

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Seasons

Cha Ju-hyeok works at a bank and has been married to Seo U-jin for five years. When a strange incident happens one day, Ju-hyeok makes a decision that impacts his life and those around him in unexpected ways. Suddenly, the life he had with U-jin and his best friend, Yun Jong-hu, is gone, and he is leading a very different life. How will his first love, Lee Hye-won, factor into his new life? And will it be possible to get his old life back?

  • Episode 1

    1.Episode 1

    8.3
    01-08-201876m

    Cha Ju-hyeok and Seo U-jin lead an unhappy marriage as busy working parents. One day, Ju-hyeok is handed something special.

  • Episode 2

    2.Episode 2

    9.0
    02-08-201868m

    Ju-hyeok secretly buys a new video game console knowing that he's dead if U-jin finds out. Later, he returns to the mysterious toll booth.

  • Episode 3

    3.Episode 3

    8.5
    08-08-201872m

    Ju-hyeok wakes up in a different house and lying next to a different wife. U-jin picks up a stranger's phone and tries to return it.

  • Episode 4

    4.Episode 4

    9.0
    09-08-201870m

    When U-jin begins her new job at the bank, Ju-hyeok tries to have her transfer to another branch. Lee Hye-won's behavior upsets Ju-hyeok's parents.

  • Episode 5

    5.Episode 5

    9.5
    15-08-201872m

    Meeting U-jin's mother startles Ju-hyeok, who finally learns about her condition. At the bank, U-jin is put in a potentially dangerous situation.

  • Episode 6

    6.Episode 6

    8.5
    16-08-201871m

    After confessing his feelings to U-jin, Yun Jong-hu volunteers to join her on an overnight work trip. Horrified, Ju-hyeok follows them.

  • Episode 7

    7.Episode 7

    8.5
    22-08-201868m

    A surprise visitor comes to the bank looking for Ju-hyeok. The three friends agree to go on a getaway together with their partners.

  • Episode 8

    8.Episode 8

    9.5
    23-08-201865m

    Ju-hyeok wants to return to the way it was, but it may be too late. When her mother goes missing, U-jin is overcome with worry.

  • Episode 9

    9.Episode 9

    9.5
    29-08-201864m

    Finding out about Ju-hyeok's lie infuriates Hye-won. Meanwhile, a malevolent post is written about U-jin on an online community.

  • Episode 10

    10.Episode 10

    9.5
    30-08-201865m

    After a fight with Ju-hyeok, Hye-won takes drastic action. U-jin and Jong-hu's co-workers find out about their relationship.

  • Episode 11

    11.Episode 11

    9.0
    05-09-201873m

    U-jin has something to say to Jong-hu, who later overhears a conversation that stuns him. Hye-won sees the real Jung Hyeon-su.

  • Episode 12

    12.Episode 12

    9.0
    06-09-201869m

    The truth about her unusual connection with Ju-hyeok becomes clear to U-jin. At work, a sudden emergency places Ju-hyeok at risk of losing his job.

  • Episode 13

    13.Episode 13

    8.0
    11-09-201868m

    Finding himself back in 2006, Ju-hyeok tries all he can to avoid U-jin. When they wake up in the present, life has changed again.

  • Episode 14

    14.Episode 14

    8.5
    12-09-201865m

    To Ju-hyeok's distress, U-jin returns to the bank. While she wants to make things work, he remains adamant about pushing her away.

  • Episode 15

    15.Episode 15

    8.5
    19-09-201872m

    While sneaking around their co-workers on a date, U-jin runs into her charming first love from her university days and makes Ju-hyeok jealous.

  • Episode 16

    16.Episode 16

    9.0
    20-09-201864m

    Three years later, Ju-hyeok and U-jin have come full circle — with revisions. Hye-won shows up at a university club reunion.

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