Desperate Mrs. Seonju

Desperate Mrs. Seonju is a 2024–2025 South Korean television series starring Shim Yi-young in the title role, along with Song Chang-eui, Choi Jung-yoon, and Jung Young-seop. It aired on MBC TV from November 18, 2024, to June 2, 2025, every Monday to Friday at 19:05.

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Synopsis

Pi Seon-ju desperately tries to protect her broken marriage, which was destroyed by the mistress, Jin Sang-ah. However, she ultimately fails as her shameless husband, Jeon Nam-jin, chooses the mistress over his family. As Seon-ju becomes desperate to rebuild her life, she ends up getting entangled with Sang-ah's husband, Kim So-woo, and they develop a romantic relationship after multiple encounters.

Cast

Main

Shim Yi-young as Pi Seon-ju
Song Chang-eui as Kim So-woo
Choi Jung-yoon as Jin Sang-ah
Jung Young-seop as Jeon Nam-jin

Supporting

People around Seon-ju

Lee Hyo-chun as Han Man-eun
Kim Rosa as Pi Jin-ju
Cheon Ye-ju as Pi Mi-ju
Kim Min-chae as Jeon Ji-hyun
Kang Ji-yong as Kang Dong-won

People around So-woo

Yang Woo-hyuk as Kim Tae-ri

People around Sang-ah

Kim Hye-jeong as Sim Sun-ae
Kim Myung-soo as Jin Joong-bae
Lim Sa-rang as Jin Chu-ah

People around Nam-jin

Wang Hye-jin as Wang Yeon-ae

Others

Kang Woo-yeon as Jeong Woo-sang
Kim Jun-hyun as Jeong Tae-sang
Lee Chae-kyung as Oh Hye-ran
Kim Hye-young as Regular client in the beauty salon

Production

Development

The working title of Desperate Mrs. Seonju was The Kind Miss Seon-ju. Jang Jae-hoon conceived the series, Seo Jung wrote the script, and Kim Heung-dong, who previously directed Everybody Say Kimchi, and Kang Tae-heum, who previously directed The Third Marriage, co-directed it. It is produced by MBC C&I.

Casting

Shim Yi-young was reportedly cast as the lead on June 28, 2024, and had confirmed her appearance on August 8. In September 2024, Song Chang-eui and Choi Jung-yoon were reportedly cast and confirmed their appearances, respectively. On October 8, the casting lineup, which includes Shim, Song, Choi, and Jung Young-seop, was officially confirmed.