The Divorce Insurance

The Divorce Insurance
Promotional poster
Hangul
이혼보험
Hanja
離婚保險
RRIhon boheom
MRIhon pohŏm
Genre
Written byLee Tae-yoon
Directed by
Starring
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes12
Production
Production companies
  • KT Studio Genie
  • MongJakSo
  • Mondo Studio
Original release
NetworktvN
ReleaseMarch 31 (2025-03-31) –
May 6, 2025 (2025-05-06)

The Divorce Insurance (Korean: 이혼보험) is a 2025 South Korean romantic comedy workplace television series written by Lee Tae-yoon, directed by Lee Won-suk and Choi Bo-kyung, and starring Lee Dong-wook, Lee Joo-bin, Lee Kwang-soo and Lee Da-hee. It aired on tvN every Monday and Tuesday at 20:50 (KST) from March 31 to May 6, 2025. It is also available for streaming on TVING in South Korea and Amazon Prime Video in selected regions.

It became one of the lowest-rated Korean dramas of 2025. A 0.9% viewership rating was recorded nationwide for the series' penultimate episode, making it one of the lowest in the network's history.

Synopsis

Noh Ki-jun is a successful actuary at an insurance company whose love going badly. After going through three divorces and losing a lot of money and happiness each time, he decides to make a new kind of insurance: divorce insurance. As Ki-jun works through the challenges of creating and launching this unique product, on his journey, he faces different types of problems at work and in his personal life. Ki-jun works with a group of co-workers, each with their special traits and backgrounds, as they try to determine how much divorce costs and learn more about love and relationships. As Ki-jun looks more closely at divorce, he starts to think about his past relationships and why they did not work out. He begins to like one of his coworkers, which could lead to a workplace romance.

Kang Han-deul is a smart underwriter, with an imperfect divorced life, and a bad relationship with her family. She joined an insurance company with a group of co-workers who decided to make a new type of insurance. Han-deul likes one of her coworkers. They explore themes of love, relationships, and divorce while facing obstacles in launching a new type of insurance.

Cast and characters

Main

An insurance actuary of Innovative Product Development Team at Plus General Insurance who has been divorced three times.
An underwriter (insurance contract review) who works in Ki-jun's team after she filed a divorce for being mistreated by her in-laws.
A cautious safety-first individual who is Ki-jun's long-time friend.
A financial mathematician who only views the world from an investment perspective.

Supporting

A team leader of the Hope Life Innovation Product Development Team.
A loss adjuster at Plus General Insurance who determines the amount of damages for insurance accidents and pays out insurance money.
A dancer and farmer who learned emotions through dance and philosophy through farming.

Special appearance

  • Jo Bo-ah as one of Ki-jun's ex-wife who later became a monk
  • Han Sun-hwa as Gu Mi-rae, a tarot master on the verge of divorce
  • Kwak Si-yang as Shin hyun-jae, a documentary photographer whose prolonged absences strain his marriage to Gu Mi-rae

Production

Development

Director Lee Won-suk, who directed Killing Romance (2023), and Choi Bo-kyung to co-direct while writer Lee Tae-yoon, who wrote Secret Royal Inspector & Joy (2021), penned the series. It was planned by CJENM Studios and KT Studio Genie and produced by MongJakSo and Mondo Studio.

Casting

In June 2024, Lee Dong-wook had been offered the series' lead role and was in the final stages of coordination. The next month, it was reported that both Lee Kwang-soo and Lee Joo-bin were cast. In September 2024, Lee Da-hee was cast to play one of the lead roles.

In February 2025, the four leads had confirmed their appearances for the series.

Release

The Divorce Insurance was reportedly scheduled to air in the first half of 2025. In January 2025, TVN revealed its drama lineup for 2025, and the series was announced to premiere in March. It was confirmed to be broadcast on March 31, and would air every Monday and Tuesday at 20:50 (KST). It was made available for streaming on TVING in South Korea and Amazon Prime Video in selected regions.

Viewership

The Divorce Insurance : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
SeasonEpisode numberAverage
123456789101112
1792619455296402287303N/A310N/AN/AN/AN/A
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
(Nielsen Korea)
Nationwide Seoul
1 March 31, 2025 3.235% (1st) 3.612% (1st)
2 April 1, 2025 2.412% (2nd) 2.841% (1st)
3 April 7, 2025 2.028% (1st) 2.039% (2nd)
4 April 8, 2025 1.384% (6th) 1.680% (4th)
5 April 14, 2025 1.603% (3rd) 1.699% (3rd)
6 April 15, 2025 1.261% (6th) 1.458% (4th)
7 April 21, 2025 1.355% (4th) 1.353% (4th)
8 April 22, 2025 1.0% (17th) N/A
9 April 28, 2025 1.379% (2nd) 1.788% (2nd)
10 April 29, 2025 1.05% (17th) 1.103% (8th)
11 May 5, 2025 0.9% (23th) N/A
12 May 6, 2025 1.1% (14th)
Average 1.642% —
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • N/A ratings that were not published.
  • This drama aired on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC, and EBS).

References

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  2. ↑ N Palat, Lakshana (April 15, 2025). "Lee Dong-wook's Divorce Insurance flops in early episodes: Boring, filled with plot holes, say fans". Gulf News. Retrieved May 7, 2025.
  3. ↑ Shin, Young-eun (May 7, 2025). tvN의 추락... '이혼보험' 0%대 시청률 찍고 굴욕 종영 [MK이슈] [A Humiliating Downfall... 'The Divorce Insurance' Ends without Ratings]. Star Today (in Korean). Retrieved May 7, 2025 – via Daum.
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  9. 1 2 Kim, Na-yul (April 11, 2025). 한선화X곽시양, '이혼보험' 특별출연..TF팀에 던진 미션 [Han Sun-hwa X Kwak Si-yang, Special Appearance in 'The Divorce Insurance'... A Mission Thrown at the TF Team]. Herald Pop. Retrieved May 1, 2025 – via Naver.
  10. 1 2 3 Yoo, Ji-hye (June 4, 2024). [단독] 이동욱 '이혼 보험' 주연...'킬링로맨스' 감독 연출 [Exclusive: Lee Dong-wook will Star in 'The Divorce Insurance' Directed by Director of 'Killing Romance']. Sports Donga (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 18, 2025. Retrieved February 23, 2025.
  11. 1 2 Lee, Kyung-ho (December 3, 2024). tvN, 2025년 압도적 라인업... '별들에게 물어봐'→유재석 新 예능 [공식] [The Ultimate TVN 2025 Drama Line-up: From 'When the Stars Gossip' to Yoo Jae-suk's new variety show]. Ize (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 28, 2025. Retrieved February 26, 2025.
  12. 1 2 Lee, Seung-hun (July 9, 2024). [단독] 이광수, 이동욱과 이혼남 된다..'이혼보험' 주인공 [Exclusive: Lee Kwang-soo joins male lead Lee Dong-wook in 'The Divorce Insurance']. Star News (in Korean). Retrieved February 26, 2025.
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  14. ↑ Yoo, Soo-yeon (July 10, 2025). [단독] 이주빈, '이혼보험' 이동욱x이광수 만난다... 대세 여배우 우뚝 [Exclusive: Actress Lee Joo-bin joins Lee Dong-wook and Lee Kwang-soo in 'Divorce Insurance']. OSEN (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 3, 2025. Retrieved February 26, 2025.
  15. ↑ Lee, Soo-jin (September 3, 2025). [단독] 이다희, '이혼보험' 주연 합류..이동욱‧이광수 만난다 [Exclusive: Lee Da-hee joins the cast of 'Divorce Insurance', including Lee Dong-wook and Lee Kwang-soo.]. Ilgan Sports (in Korean). Retrieved February 26, 2025.
  16. 1 2 Yoon, Sang-geun (February 19, 2025). '이혼보험' 이동욱X이주빈X이광수X이다희 합류... 3월 31일 첫방[종합] ['The Divorce Insurance' starring Lee Dong-wook, Lee Joo-bin, Lee Kwang-soo, Lee Da-hee premieres on March 31]. Star News (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 26, 2025. Retrieved February 26, 2025.
  17. ↑ Kim, Hyun-rok (January 23, 2025). '슬전생'→'폭군의 셰프'... TVN 2025 드라마 라인업 "월화-수목-토일 만난다" [From 'Resident's Playbook' to 'The Tyrant's Chef', here's what the TVN 2025 Drama Line-up like]. SPOTV News (in Korean). Retrieved February 26, 2025.
  18. ↑ "Prime Video to Premiere 'The Divorce Insurance' March 31". Daily Guardian. February 24, 2025. Archived from the original on April 3, 2025. Retrieved February 26, 2025.
  19. 1 2 Nielsen Korea ratings:
  20. ↑ 이혼보험 시청률 [The Divorce Insurance ratings] (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. Retrieved April 23, 2025.