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Ok, so this is going to be my first review since I loved it so much. I didn't get bored even for a second throughout the drama because it was so much interesting and the acting is soo good to bring tears in emotional scenes. its a combination of a lot of emotions sadness, loneliness, happiness, feeling of betrayal, anger, I felt everything when I watched it. The ending is satisfying since that's what Tae Oh deserves and that ending makes us believe that the situation is obvious in real life because if they get together and gives a happy ending, it becomes an unreal situation cuz its hard for anyone to forgive at any point if anything like that happens in real life. I highly recommend this for any k drama fan and the drama deserved those ratings. Was this review helpful to you?
I think the part that makes it stand out the most is the fact that after every show kept having more and more unbelievable endings /cliffhangers the NEXT show would top it again! They were not always the usual drama plots used by most screenwriters. Much of the show addressed the stereotypes and the beautiful aspects of marriage. I think the surprise was the honest way it dealt with the possible toxic aspect of breakups and betrayals.
The ONLY aspect of this show that did bother me was the way that the FL, an accomplished physician with a great reputation and well thought of by her peers, slowly sinks into a more desperate and single minded version of herself.
Each couple in the show displays various aspects of male /female expectations and miscommunications. They each offer various lessons on why it's important to be honest and upfront in a relationship vs. making assumptions and reading situations incorrectly.
I think the only person I truly felt sorry for is the psychiatrist that takes an interest in the FL and was the only example of an emotionally healthy adult who kept showing up intentionally and randomly and saving the day. He is one of the main reasons that would make watching a second season worthwhile.
TWOTM definitely is over the top and other articles have mentioned that certain episodes may trigger individuals with past psychiatric /abusive relationship/stalker/trauma issues. I can see how some scenes DEFINITELY could negatively affect someone that experienced any of those. Please be careful if you think this could be you.
Just yesterday this show received various nominations for the quality and abundance of great acting and production value. If you want to experience one of the wildest emotional rides ever watch this great adult drama.
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The world of the married it was a scary world, I could not imagine living of this kind of world full of craziness and psychological battle of immaturity specially on the character "Tae Oh" the husband being unfaithful to his wife. The wife (Sun Wo) I don't know if she was being selfish to his son just to gain the revenge for her husband using the son. For both husband and wife they creating a world of selfishness, greediness, revenge to each other. Honestly, in divorce no one who's the winner because the most thing affected is the children. This is what happen to the son (Joon Young), battle of parents it just like a Ping pong ball. Joon Young was confused everything what he see don't know if it is right or wrong.
Honestly, I seen so many drama same plot story this the most craziness, tiring, excitement to watch. I admit I was tired because my tears could not hold on especially everytime the son was the most affected. He blamed his self on the failure on the divorce of his parents. Never ending fighting, revenge on each other. If I put myself on the world they have I don't know If I could still breath on this kind of life. No remorse on each other, revenge is not best way of fighting of what you are holding on for your right. The love has been faded on the decision to both couple.
Forgiveness doesn't mean your failure, does not mean you are defeated on the battle. Its was a stressful life. It was a Psychology battle...never ending story.
It was worth it to watch so many moral values to think. If this is life that I want just to win the battle. In this drama no one has to win. Marriage its a respect, faithful, loyalty, vow , forgiveness and love.
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1. Every episode gets intense
This is why I continued to love this drama because the plot was amazing so many plot twist!
2. Too much revenge
I think this is also the reason why I loved it because her wife is strong and brave and she is witty to get a revenge. There are times also I felt bad for it because she is getting too much revenge. I think this is the reason why the drama gets the higher rating.
3. I don't like all characters
I don't like all characters! haha they are all making mistakes! It makes me feel frustrated!
I didn't get a perfect ten because of the ending is a cliffhanger!!! It still has a lot of questions. But nah! these ending is what kdramas end haha! But overall I love it! What I said the drama is always gets intense! I enjoyed it! The cast has a very good at acting! I loved them all because I feel irritated and so lot of emotions. I like also the music it really fits for the drama. I will not going to rewatch it maybe I will watch only my favorite scenes heheh
This drama also is not good for the singles (like me HAHAHA) you will get exposed this kind of stuff and there will be a tendency you feel you don't want to marry HAHAHA (Kidding) but still is the warning for all of us singles hehehe
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A protagonista, Ji Sun Woo, interpretada de forma primorosa por Kim Hee Ae, é uma mulher cuja força e fragilidade se alternam com precisão cirúrgica. Médica de prestígio, esposa e mãe dedicada, ela tem a vida aparentemente perfeita — até descobrir que seu marido, Lee Tae Oh, mantém um caso com uma mulher mais jovem, Da-Kyung. O impacto dessa descoberta é devastador não apenas pela traição em si, mas por envolver um círculo de cumplicidade: amigos próximos e pessoas de confiança sabiam de tudo. O que começa como um drama conjugal logo se transforma num intenso thriller psicológico, onde cada olhar, cada silêncio e cada gesto carregam tensão e risco.
Sun Woo é, sem dúvidas, o grande pilar da trama. Ela é inteligente, racional, mas ao mesmo tempo emocionalmente ferida e muitas vezes impetuosa. A maneira como ela tenta manter a dignidade enquanto é consumida pela dor é comovente. O roteiro não a santifica: em vários momentos, suas atitudes são moralmente ambíguas, e isso a torna ainda mais humana. Assistir à sua jornada é se permitir vivenciar a raiva, o desespero, o alívio e, por fim, uma espécie de libertação. Poucas personagens femininas na dramaturgia coreana foram tão bem escritas e interpretadas quanto Ji Sun Woo.
Já Lee Tae Oh, vivido por Park Hae Joon, é um estudo sobre o narcisismo moderno. Ele trai, mente, manipula, mas não se enxerga como o vilão da própria história. Pelo contrário: tenta justificar seus atos com discursos de frustração pessoal e carência emocional, colocando-se como vítima de uma esposa “controladora”. Ele quer a liberdade de viver seu romance com Da-Kyung, mas também quer manter o respeito da sociedade e o carinho do filho. Essa dualidade tóxica o torna um personagem detestável e, ao mesmo tempo, muito real. Quantos homens como Tae Oh existem na vida real, camuflados sob a imagem de bons pais ou maridos incompreendidos?
Da-Kyung, a jovem amante, interpretada por Han So Hee, inicialmente parece apenas a “outra”, mas o roteiro se encarrega de aprofundar sua personalidade. Ela não é inocente, mas também não é simplista. Ao longo da trama, vemos uma jovem sendo também manipulada e usada por Tae Oh, e que precisa amadurecer às pressas ao perceber que o casamento que ela tanto idealizou não é sustentado por amor, mas por obsessão e egoísmo. A evolução de Da-Kyung é surpreendente e ganha força especialmente nos episódios finais, onde ela finalmente se impõe, mostrando que não será mais marionete de ninguém.
Outro destaque é Yerin, a vizinha e amiga aparentemente neutra, que esconde segredos e decisões ambíguas. Sua amizade com Sun Woo é colocada à prova quando interesses pessoais e fidelidade moral entram em choque. A personagem é sutilmente construída como um espelho do espectador: até onde iríamos para proteger os nossos ou manter uma aparência? Sua presença silenciosa e observadora cria uma tensão constante e, ao mesmo tempo, oferece um contraponto emocional importante para a protagonista.
Visualmente, o dorama é sofisticado. A paleta de cores frias, os enquadramentos cuidadosamente planejados, os cortes secos entre cenas dramáticas — tudo contribui para a atmosfera sufocante e realista. A direção de Mo Wan-il é impecável, conduzindo a narrativa com ritmo firme e escolhas artísticas ousadas, sem perder o foco no drama humano que está no centro de tudo. A trilha sonora é discreta, mas poderosa, muitas vezes silenciosa para deixar o desconforto da cena falar mais alto. A edição não permite respiros: do primeiro ao último episódio, a série mantém o espectador preso, ansioso, muitas vezes angustiado, mas sempre profundamente envolvido.
Uma das maiores qualidades de “O Mundo dos Casados” é sua coragem de não idealizar ninguém. Não existem heróis perfeitos, tampouco vilões unidimensionais. Todos os personagens têm seus momentos de fraqueza, seus erros, suas contradições. É isso que torna tudo tão real: o drama é sobre pessoas que erram, que mentem, que se machucam — e que, mesmo assim, continuam tentando sobreviver emocionalmente.
Além da trama principal, o dorama também levanta discussões sociais pertinentes: o machismo velado nas relações familiares e profissionais, o julgamento social da mulher divorciada, a forma como o adultério é tratado com dois pesos e duas medidas dependendo do gênero, e, principalmente, o impacto psicológico que tudo isso tem nos filhos. A forma como o filho do casal é afetado pelos jogos emocionais dos pais é profundamente triste, mas essencial para mostrar o custo de um amor distorcido.
“O Mundo dos Casados” é, em resumo, uma obra intensa, madura e necessária. Não é uma série fácil, leve ou confortável. É um soco no estômago — e é justamente isso que a torna tão memorável. Ela entrega tudo: atuações de altíssimo nível, um roteiro coeso e provocador, reflexões duras sobre relacionamentos e um desfecho que, mesmo controverso para alguns, é coerente e honesto com a trajetória dos personagens. Ji Sun Woo não termina a série como heroína nem vilã, mas como uma mulher que escolheu seguir em frente — ferida, sim, mas finalmente livre.
Para quem busca um drama psicológico de qualidade, com ritmo eletrizante e profundidade emocional, “O Mundo dos Casados” é absolutamente imperdível. E para mim, foi simplesmente perfeito
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“Trust is like a mirror once broken can't be fixed ever ”
Kim Hee Ae is just amazing in the drama. Literally She portrayed such complex character so flawlessly. And seriously what you can you expect from a
*5 times Baeksang winner*🤌✨.
She was just outstanding in the drama. Not just her everyone gave awesome performance in the drama.
The drama is written very well. Every character is grey which make these characters so realistic. Sure there's some flaws like it literally feels so lengthy but never so much dragging. There are some things that are very over the top but the jaw dropping twist and turns just makes you totally engaged in the show.
I personally Liked watching it.
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Intense rollercoaster of emotions from start to finish
Likes:1. Great performance from the cast especially Joon Young. Poor kid at first i thought he was ungrateful selfish brat but we later realize the trauma he is suffering from and the parents are too angry at each other to realize it. Even til the end for all the talk of protecting him, they were nt able to do so.
2. Powerful scenes that shocked, and terrified me, and sometimes had me yelling expletives while watching the show.
3. Gives an intense look on what happens when a marriage breaks down because of cheating and how different people respond to it. I think the stories are part realistic part over the top.
4. Definitely Tae Oh started this whole mess but i think if Sunwoo had responded more rationally it wouldnt have ended this badly ( but then we wouldnt have this drama to watch)
5. Disnt like Yerim at first but also felt bad for her. I couldnt believe she went back to Je Hyuk but whew!! Sunwoomshould have listened to her from the very start.
Dislikes:
1. Sunwoo had so many chances to break away from Tae oh but she kept coming back to Tae Oh. I think the show should have ended at episode 15.
2. Hated Da Kyung all through out the show because she never once apologized for ruining a family and was even smug about it. She kept looking at Sunwoo like she was the victim and had the nerve to always get angry at her. Didnt feel an ounce of sympathy when her world came crashing down. And why did she get a better ending than Sunwoo?? I guess it is because she made the rational choice of leaving Tae Oh and moving out of Gosan for good.
3. Sunwoo made one bad decision after another but one of the worst is not choosing Dr Kim Yoon Ki!!!
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Rating: 8.5/10 (rated 9 until middle of ep 15 but had to pull it down after the ending) .
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Right from the first episode of this Drama I was hooked. The World of the Married begins, when a seemingly happily married woman Dr Ji Sun Woo begins to find clues of her beloved husband's infidelity. As the story unfolds there more shocking twists and turns. What I loved about this Drama is that so much of what was portrayed is relatable happening i.e Abusive partners, nosey neighbors and work colleagues and over intrusive in-laws.
Di Ji sometimes acted very irrationally, without thinking how it would affect people around her.
Overall I really enjoyed this show and the brilliant acting showcased by the actors.
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A great watch!
LIKEThe suspicion, betrayal, lies, manipulation, revenge and fear followed by emotional breakdown, dilemma and suicide.
Finally, the story ended with reflection, letting go, a lot of patience and forgiveness
The first episode left me swearing a lot
What Sun Woo said in front of Tae Oh and Da Kyung's family
When Tae Oh and Sun Woo fought - wow that scene
DISLIKE
What Je Hyuk did and when he changed, Ye Rim was unable to live her life again
The hurt Tae Oh and Sun Woo gave to Joon Young the second time - that was very bad
MUSIC
Not to my liking
REWATCH VALUE
Probably will re-watch if I have the time some day
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I get the obsession, but the execution left some things to be desired
This show is captivating. While it took a little while to grab me, once it did, I found it hard to stop watching.I put off watching this one for a while because I knew it was a remake of an English show. The plot line is nothing new: Guy cheats on his wife and refuses to take responsibility for the damage he's done. What made this particular take on this story interesting was the choice to have pretty much every adult on the show be guilty of some moral failing. There's Dr. Ji's "friends" who know of the affair and say nothing. There are her friends, the same ones, that plot against her professionally, as well. There's married men who can't stay faithful and married women that shame the women who refuse to tolerate the infidelity. The only women who come out completely clean in this are Min Hyun-seo and the medical director's wife that was cheated on. Everyone else has wronged someone else in some way, purposefully.
There's the politics of the Women's Association to deal with, as infuriating as that was. There was the drama with Dr. Ji trying to help Hyun-seo. While I didn't care for it, the drama with Joon Young's classmates was also a plot. There was a lot going on, so the show was never boring.
Dr. Ji is one the more interesting female protagonists I've seen in a kdrama and that's largely because I didn't understand a lot of the decisions she's made. I found it frustrating how much she continued to be dragged into Tae Oh's mess, but Hyun-seo's explanation makes the most sense. Dr. Ji just couldn't turn her back on him, no matter how abusive and selfish he was, because she pitied him. It made the character of Dr. Kim so much more confusing to me.
Why have a character that follows her (a bit concerning, btw) and constantly shows up to help her when others hurt her? Nothing comes of that. Even if they'd just remained friends, there wasn't enough shown of that to make it seem like this character was properly utilized. We have Joon Young tell Dr. Ji that she should find someone nice, but apparently that wasn't a set up for her and Dr. Kim? We also drop the plot about Joon Young knowing why his parents fought that day before the restraining order. The handling of Joon Young's character was quite confusing at times.
Anyway, this show is entertaining, somewhat like Penthouse. However, unlike Penthouse, I feel like some of the choices were so baffling it was frustrating to watch at times. The things Dr. Ji and Da Kyung let Tae Oh get away with made me doubt their intelligence. It wasn't always pity, it was delusion.
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the concept of marriage pissing me off
i watched spoilers on social media and thought this was going to be THE revenge drama but man this just pissed me off.Maybe i was expecting an emotionally intelligent FL and tried to understand her decisions but man my personal morals are not that flexible i guess.
There's nothing i hate more than a cheating partner and when the ML kept the affair a secret after the wife asked more than once when she slept whit the ML's friend i just thought "he got that one coming".
The audacity to come back and wanting to "take revenge on everyone who did him wrong" i hate too, but i guess men will be men even in fiction, i was appalled when i saw that scene i even cursed outloud lol.
I'm currently on episode 12 and still mad as hell, everyone's actions just pisses me off, the son, the neighbors, the chairman, the doctor and the people from the women'ssociety, i can't stand anyone; it really feels like living in a small town where i know everyone who lives there.
I'll try to finish the series out of spite but i don't think i'll enjoy the rest of it or the ending in general.
EDIT: i'm currently watching the last episode and oh dear god i really don't want to hear the ML's sob story, if you didn't want to abandon your son maybe you shouldn't have cheated on the first place. Now you go and "kidnap" your own son.
Then at the dinner you say you forgive your ex wife and she should too? Men have nothing but the audacity lmaoooo i'm actually glad the second wife left him too.
EDIT: and now he's jumping in front of a truck right before his son 💀 and the son runs away and goes missing for a year 💀 man this plot is all over the place it's so funny i don't know if i like it or hate it anymore.
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I am at a loss for words. I feel like I need medication after watching this show. For my avid followers you know I hate starting anything that isn't already finished: books, movies, shows... ya know. But I have to admit, I'm not sure what it was about this show that sucked me in. When the first episode aired I was like "eh", not even sure how I landed on it or why I stayed on it instead of going to something else. I mean, I'm glad I didn't. The show turned out pretty well..... maybe just not for my sanity.
I have never followed a show so freaking close before and I used to shake my head at those who were always like "I have to be home at such-and-such time because I CAN'T miss my show!!" ..... That ended up being me. So, my apologies. LOL! Y'all have no idea how bad I wanted to do episode by episode reviews but I knew if I did that each episode review wouldn't have much except "WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?!?!" Don't get me wrong, this show ENDED with me screaming "What the hell was that?!"
Y'all know how Parasite won tons of awards? I wouldn't be shocked if 부부의 세계 won awards. I say this with full confidence because as I followed this show, I also followed news about it and I can honestly say these actors played their parts WAY to well. Lol From one actor getting death threats to one actress being called a whore, slut, homewrecker. You name it. Mind you, these people aren't calling the characters this - they are calling the actors themselves this. Which is so mind blowing to me. But, you know, I can't say anything because ... this show did ruin some actors for me. Lol even ones that I really loved before from previous shows. It's like when I see them, I'll always remember this show instead. Which sucks but is awesome at the same time because that just shows how good of actors they all are. If you can make people who are watching A SCREEN - forget that it is literally just a show, that is bad ass to me. But I also feel bad for the ones having to go through all of this mess right now. Hopefully people will stop and remember "this is just a show."
The storyline is so freaking basic too! I had someone ask me what this show was about and it kinda shook me because of how basic the ACTUAL storyline is but has so much (I really don't know what word I am looking for right now so PLEASE forgive me.) but there is just something there that makes it so much more in depth that it's like it reaches out and grabs you by the head and is like "lol you aren't going anywhere" even when there are times that commercials come on, you don't dare move because you don't want to miss anything.
I have screamed so much watching this show that it is almost embarrassing to admit. I can't remember the last time I was ever actually that angry and wanting justice. I also found myself unbothered by near deaths of some characters. Which is sad and kinda scary. So why am I putting this? Because if anyone reads this before or after the show and they feel that, they'll know they aren't alone. Helps to know you're not the only one.
Of all the characters, can I just put it out there that there is really only ONE likeable character? Go Ye-rim (박선영/Park Sun-young). If you really think about it, she is literally the ONLY innocent character. The one who was done so dirty and STILL maintained being the pure one. She didn't deserve what happened to her one bit and it freaking broke my heart into a million pieces.
As for the rest of the characters, they can kiss my ass. Do you know that by the end of this show I think the one character that annoyed me the most was their son Lee Joon-young (전진서/Jeon Jinseo)
**Side note here, 전진서 is literally just a kid and already under fire because of something he posted online LIKE ANY NORMAL KID WOULD DO!!! Also under fire that he was "smoking and drinking".... he kid is 13/15. Are.... are you kidding me? For one, I'm sure that is total bullshit and even if it's not, while I don't support that - do people not remember what it was like being a teenager? Holy hell teen years are so unnecessary Lol why must ANY of us have to go through that mess? So what I say is his CHARACTER, not him as a person**
When I say he was the most annoying, I do realize he was just a teenager. I remember what it was like. It was hell. You're trying to sort through your own mess, Lord knows what it does to someone to have to deal with being a yo-yo for adults to fight over. Its messed up. BUT... there were some parts in this show where all he really needed to do was sit the hell down and let the grownups do their thing.. but he decided to be a little asshole and cause MORE drama, even though it could have been handled quickly. And the sassing his mama all the time made me mad as hell. My mama would whoop my butt if I did half of what he did. Lol Close to the end I really started liking him again though... Only for it to end with me wanting to throttle him. DUDE! How can you do that to your mom?! I know you're upset, but did you have to do that?! FOR THAT LONG?! What... just.... UGH!!!! WHAT THE HELL?!?!
Don't get me wrong, I hate dang near all the characters. But the show was so good. Yet.... made me feel like I needed a xanax or something to just calm the hell down (I don't mean that in getting high, I mean like actually calming anxiety down medical meaning) I would still recommend this show. HAHA!! I don't know! OMG I don't know why I like it so much. It's like a freaking train wreck that you just can't look away from! All I can say is if you start if, I really hope you don't plan on sleeping anytime soon because you WILL get invested in it. I really hope you do. Even if the ending was anticlimactic. I feel like it could have ended so much better. It just built and built and built, it was driving me insane and then they just offered that little tibbit and I was sitting there looking at the screen like "oh hell no. That's all!?" so yeah, prepare for that Lol
I'm sure there is so much more I could talk about - but I feel like if I don't stop now, I really will keep going. Like for the friend that asked "What is it about?" I could have left it at "Cheating ass men and the women who fight like hell to keep their family together" but nooooo I had to keep going. Pretty sure I went on so long that they were probably thinking "I'm sorry I asked. Please shut up now." XD
Which I'm sure my readers are thinking the same. Lol But if you happen to watch this show, please let me know what you think!!
**Also, yes I know this is based off of Dr Foster, no I don't plan on watching that one. I think this one was enough for me. Lol**
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