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''The Virtual Bride'' (; lit. ''The Eccentric Daughter-in-Law''), is a 2015 South Korean drama series starring Kim Dasom,
Go Doo-shim Go Doo-shim (; born May 22, 1951) is a South Korean actress. Career A native of Jeju Island, Go Doo-shim made her acting debut in 1972 and since then she had a prolific career on television, film and theater. Best known for playing the quintess ...
and
Ryu Soo-young Ryu Su-young (born Eo Nam-seon on September 5, 1979) is a South Korean actor. He made his first appearance on television as a college student on a cooking show in 1998, then starred in the controversial film '' Summertime'' (2001). This was follo ...
. It aired on
KBS2 KBS 2TV is a South Korean free-to-air Free-to-air (FTA) services are television (TV) and radio services broadcast in unencrypted form, allowing any person with the appropriate receiving equipment to receive the signal and view or listen ...
from August 17 to September 22, 2015 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 12 episodes.


Plot

In order to boost her flagging popularity, former idol group singer Oh In-young ( Kim Dasom) agrees to appear in a television reality show that pairs up fake mothers- and daughters-in-law. In-young's partner is Yang Choon-ja (
Go Doo-shim Go Doo-shim (; born May 22, 1951) is a South Korean actress. Career A native of Jeju Island, Go Doo-shim made her acting debut in 1972 and since then she had a prolific career on television, film and theater. Best known for playing the quintess ...
), the matriarch of a long-standing traditional clan, and they end up hating each other on the show. But as fate would have it, the two later end up becoming mother and daughter-in-law for real.


Cast

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Kim Da-som Kim Da-som (; born May 6, 1993) is a South Korean actress and singer. She is best known as a former member of South Korean girl group Sistar and formerly under Starship Entertainment. She has acted in films and television dramas, including ''F ...
as Oh In-young *
Go Doo-shim Go Doo-shim (; born May 22, 1951) is a South Korean actress. Career A native of Jeju Island, Go Doo-shim made her acting debut in 1972 and since then she had a prolific career on television, film and theater. Best known for playing the quintess ...
as Yang Choon-ja *
Ryu Soo-young Ryu Su-young (born Eo Nam-seon on September 5, 1979) is a South Korean actor. He made his first appearance on television as a college student on a cooking show in 1998, then starred in the controversial film '' Summertime'' (2001). This was follo ...
as Cha Myeong-seok *
Kwak Hee-sung Kwak Hee-sung is a South Korean actor and musician. He made his acting debut in 2012 with the cable series ''Korean Peninsula''. Kwak is also the vocalist and bassist of the rock Rock most often refers to: * Rock (geology), a naturally occu ...
as Cha Dong-seok *
Kim Yoon-seo Kim Yoon-seo (; born March 28, 1986), birth name Kim Ga-eun, is a South Korean actress. Career Kim made her acting debut in 2009, and has played supporting roles in television dramas such as ''Glass Mask'' (2012), ''You Are the Best!'' (2013) a ...
as Kim Se-mi *Kim Seong-hwan as Cha Il-goo *Park Woong as Cha Joo-bok * Baek Ok-dam as Lee Ha-ji *
Kim Bo-yeon Kim Bo-yeon (; born December 31, 1957), birth name Kim Bok-soon (), is a South Korean actress. Career Kim Bo-yeon graduated from Anyang High School of Arts, and on the principal's recommendation, she was cast in her acting debut, the film ''A ...
as Jang Mi-hee *
Ki Tae-young Ki Tae-young (; born Kim Yong-woo on December 9, 1978) is a South Korean actor. Ki made his acting debut in 1997, and went on to play leading roles in the television drama In film and television show, television, drama is a category or g ...
as Kang Joon-soo *
Son Eun-seo Son Eun-seo (; born June 26, 1985), born Son Ji-yeon, , is a South Korean actress. Personal life Son has been in a relationship with Jang Won-seok, CEO of BA Entertainment since the end of 2022. On October 4, 2023, Son's agency announced the ...
as Cha Young-ah *Lee Moon-hee as Choi Soon-hee *Lee Seung-woo as Cha San *Kyung Joon as Bae Yong-joon *Lee Yong-joo as Oh Sang-sik *Jung Da-sol as Heo Soon-jung


Title changes

Its early
working title A working title is a preliminary name for a product or project. The usage is especially common in film and TV, gaming, music and publishing. It is often styled in trade publications as (wt) and is synonymous with production title and tentative ...
s include ''Killing Mother-in-Law'' () and ''Taming Mother-in-Law'' ().


Ratings


See also

*''
We Got Married ''We Got Married'' () was a South Korean reality variety show that aired on MBC from 2008 to 2017. The show paired up celebrities who pretended to be married couples and completed various challenges together. The show ran for four seasons and i ...
'' *'' The Great Marriage''Reality show that aired on
jTBC JTBC (shortened from Joongang Tongyang Broadcasting Company; ; stylized in all lowercase) is a South Korean nationwide pay television network. Its primary shareholder is JoongAng Holdings, with a 25% stake. It was launched on December 1, ...
in which Dasom's bandmate Soyou earned praise as a fake daughter-in-law.


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