Familiar Wife — Season 1
Why do I have to be the only one who lives such horrible life?
About this season
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?
Episodes (16)
1. Episode 1
8.3Aired 1 August 2018 • 76 min
Cha Ju-hyeok and Seo U-jin lead an unhappy marriage as busy working parents. One day, Ju-hyeok is handed something special.
2. Episode 2
8.7Aired 2 August 2018 • 68 min
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.
3. Episode 3
8.3Aired 8 August 2018 • 72 min
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.
4. Episode 4
8.7Aired 9 August 2018 • 70 min
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.
5. Episode 5
9.0Aired 15 August 2018 • 72 min
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.
6. Episode 6
8.3Aired 16 August 2018 • 71 min
After confessing his feelings to U-jin, Yun Jong-hu volunteers to join her on an overnight work trip. Horrified, Ju-hyeok follows them.
7. Episode 7
8.3Aired 22 August 2018 • 68 min
A surprise visitor comes to the bank looking for Ju-hyeok. The three friends agree to go on a getaway together with their partners.
8. Episode 8
9.0Aired 23 August 2018 • 65 min
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.
9. Episode 9
9.0Aired 29 August 2018 • 64 min
Finding out about Ju-hyeok's lie infuriates Hye-won. Meanwhile, a malevolent post is written about U-jin on an online community.
10. Episode 10
9.0Aired 30 August 2018 • 65 min
After a fight with Ju-hyeok, Hye-won takes drastic action. U-jin and Jong-hu's co-workers find out about their relationship.
11. Episode 11
8.7Aired 5 September 2018 • 73 min
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.
12. Episode 12
8.7Aired 6 September 2018 • 69 min
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.
13. Episode 13
8.0Aired 11 September 2018 • 68 min
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.
14. Episode 14
8.3Aired 12 September 2018 • 65 min
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.
15. Episode 15
8.3Aired 19 September 2018 • 72 min
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.
16. Episode 16
8.3Aired 20 September 2018 • 64 min
Three years later, Ju-hyeok and U-jin have come full circle — with revisions. Hye-won shows up at a university club reunion.