Familiar Wife

What an underrated show! I stumbled across it by accident, and watched the first (and only?) season over the weekend.

Certain pieces were quirky, corny, slow, and forced, but were necessary for the conclusion. The sci-fi aspect to the show really hit home when they realized they had choices.

The casting was PERFECT -- and I cannot stress that enough.

This is a message to all divorced people, or anyone with questions about their choices. You don't need to disrupt your entire timeline to make better choices concerning your attitude and relationship RIGHT NOW.

I LOVED THIS SHOW. Please don't create a sequel. It is perfect as-is.

Though similar at first to "Go Back Couple", that is only superficially: this series is more mature, poignant, sad, and joyous. As usual, Ji Sung takes a narrative and gives both humor and grace that keeps the viewer focused far more intimately than most actors can achieve. His beauty and depth are mesmerizing. And when you hit ep. 8, you know this is special. However, that is the height of the series, and the rest is mostly standard: good not great, especially for Ji Sung.

My second K-drama with Seong Ju after 'kill me, heal me'. I really thought he was more for comedy, fun, but in this show he shows a deeper performance. This is a more mature romance, with ups and downs and the time travel part. I love the fantasy condiment in k-dramas, so I enjoyed this very much. I enjoyed watching this in 3-4 days, and the last 5 episodes all the afternoon in a free day. All the actors are great and when you finish watching, they became your friends too. You know how they will react, because of the true performances, script and direction. I have a pleasant smile after watching the last episode. I hope you too :) (Check my list 'Favourite Korean Dramas / Comedies')

This drama is simply excellent. I think Familiar Wife hits that sweet spot between fantastical romance and relatable reality. Despite the large role played by elements like 'destiny', Familiar Wife never fails to feel like an everyman's story, one that everyone can see themselves be a part of. This drama had so many applicable life lessons and such larger than life characters, it was a complete joy to watch them. Familiar Wife requires a slightly mature and forgiving audience, because these characters are flawed, not unlike real humans. They make mistakes, learn, and make more mistakes - and that's how life works.

No idea why it got all the negativity but for me it was deep and sad and funny. You knew the places where the male lead is being an ass but you are still rooting for him because the actor is very convincing. The main couple's chemistry is beyond amazing. The second lead is cute too. What more do you want??!! The events that were happening kept me interested up until the end. But it would have been so much better if the male lead could go back to the previous version of his wife and make things better for themselves and clean the mess they created. Anyways I can't stress enough on the acting ability of ji sung...no other actor could have pulled this off.