Marry My Husband
| Marry My Husband | |
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 Promotional poster | |
| Hangul | 내 남편과 결혼해줘 |
| Hanja | 내 男便과 結婚해줘 |
| Revised Romanization | Nae nampyeongwa gyeolhonhaejwo |
| McCune–Reischauer | Nae namp'yŏn'gwa kyŏrhonhaejwŏ |
| Genre |
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| Created by | Studio Dragon[4] |
| Based on | Marry My Husband by Sung So-jak[5] |
| Written by | Shin Yoo-dam[6] |
| Directed by | |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Park Sung-il[7] |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | |
| Producers | |
| Cinematography | |
| Editors | |
| Running time | 70 minutes tvN |
| Release | January 1 – February 20, 2024 |
Marry My Husband (
tvN from January 1, 2024 to February 20, 2024, every Monday and Tuesday at 20:50 (KST).[3] It is also available for streaming on TVING in South Korea, and on Amazon Prime Video in selected regions worldwide excluding South Korea and China.[8][9]
Plot
The series begins in 2023, where Kang Ji-won is terminally ill with gastric cancer. After catching her husband, Park Min-hwan, in bed with her best friend, Jeong Su-min, a scuffle ensues in which Ji-won is accidentally killed by Min-hwan. Ji-won then awakens in the year 2013, having been sent back in time following the intervention of her late father's spirit. As she relives her life with the same knowledge and information as in the previous timeline, she discovers that in order to live a better life, she must transfer her misfortune to others. She then resolves to have Su-min marry Min-hwan in order to exact revenge and escape her miserable fate.
As the series progresses, she finds out that her manager, Yoo Ji-hyuk, was also sent back in time following his death in a car accident. Ji-hyuk, who knows that Min-hwan was behind Ji-won's death and, having fallen in love with Ji-won in the previous timeline, resolves to protect Ji-won at all costs. After manipulating Su-min into marrying Min-hwan, Ji-won begins a relationship with Ji-hyuk, but his ex-fiancé, Oh Yu-ra, interferes.
During the latter half of the series, Yu-ra recruits Su-min and Min-hwan to aid her in her attempt to kill Ji-won, but Su-min and Min-hwan's relationship dissolves as Min-hwan has an affair with Yu-ra. Meanwhile, Ji-won's colleague and friend, Yang Ju-ran, ends up unintentionally acquiring Ji-won's cancer from the previous timeline. Fortunately, the cancer is detected in time for Ju-ran to receive medical treatment early, seemingly sparing both Ji-won and Ju-ran from the fate of dying young from cancer.
By the end of the series, Min-hwan is killed by Su-min, Su-min is arrested and incarcerated, and Yu-ra dies in a car accident after her attempt to murder Ji-won is exposed. Having successfully avoided their misfortunes from the previous timeline, Ji-won and Ji-hyuk go on to marry, have children, and seemingly live the rest of their lives in peace.[10]
Cast
Main
- Park Min-young as Kang Ji-won[11]
- Kim Ah-hyun as young Kang Ji-won[12]
- An ordinary woman who spends her days burdened by an incompetent husband, neglectful in-laws, and a hard work life, and becomes a cancer patient at a young age. She resolves to escape her fate and enact her revenge by having her best friend marry her husband in a new timeline.
- Marketing manager of U&K Food who is Kang Ji-won's main support in her bid to have a happier life whilst enacting her revenge. He is motivated by his feelings for Ji-won.
- Lee Yi-kyung as Park Min-hwan[13]
- Ji-won's husband before her return. He is the assistant manager of U&K Food's Marketing Team 1.
- Song Ha-yoon as Jeong Su-min[13]
- Uhm Seo-hyun as young Jeong Su-min[12]
- A manipulative woman who claims to be Ji-won's "best friend" and has an affair with Ji-won's husband in the previous timeline. She is a member of U&K Food's Marketing Team 1.
- Lee Gi-kwang as Baek Eun-ho[13]
- Ji-won's high school classmate who is a handsome and popular chef.
Supporting
U&K Group employees and staff
- Gong Min-jeung as Yang Ju-ran[13]
- Ji-won's co-worker who is the assistant manager of U&K Food's Marketing Team 1.
- Choi Gyu-ri as Yoo Hui-yeon[14]
- Member of U&K Food's Marketing Team 1. She is also Yoo Ji-hyuk's younger sister.
- Kim Joong-hee as Kim Gyeong-uk[15]
- Ji-won's boss who is the manager of U&K Food's Marketing Team 1.
- Ha Do-kwon as Lee Suk-jun[15]
- Han-il's right-hand man and the head of U&K Group's Strategic Planning.
Family of the main cast
- Moon Sung-keun as Yoo Han-il[15]
- Ji-hyuk and Hui-yeon's grandfather who founded U&K Group.
- Jung Kyung-soon as Kim Ja-ok[14]
- Min-hwan's mother.
- Jung Suk-yong as Kang Hyun-mo[14]
- Ji-won's father who is a truck driver.
Friends of the main cast
- Cho Jin-se as Cho Dong-seok[15]
- Ji-hyuk's favorite junior and family-like younger brother. He is the owner of fried chicken restaurant Fry Me.
- Moon Soo-young as Kim Shin-woo[14]
- Dong-seok's partner at fried chicken restaurant Fry Me.
- Bae Geu-rin as Ha Ye-ji[14]
- Ji-won, Soo-min, and Eun-ho's high school classmate. She bullied Ji-won back then.
- Jang Jae-ho as Lee Jae-won[14]
- Joo-ran's unemployed husband.
Extended
- Jung Jae-seong as Wang Heung-in[16]
- U&K Food's managing director.
- Kang Sang-jun as Yoo Sang-jong[17]
- Min-hwan's friend.
- Ji-hyuk's ex-fiancée.
Special appearances
- Choi Gwang-il as Choi Nam-hyeon[6]
- A taxi driver later revealed to be Ji-won's father in disguise.
- Lee Jeong-eun as Hee-sook[20]
- Ji-won's estranged mother.
- Kim Hyun as Lee Myung-ja[21]
- Soo-min's biological mother.
Original soundtrack
Part 1
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bad Liar" (연국) | Lee Chi-hoon | Park Sung-il | Lyn | 4:10 |
| 2. | "Bad Liar" (연국; Inst.) | Park Sung-il | 4:10 | ||
| Total length: | 8:20 | ||||
Part 2
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "From Today" (오늘부터) | Seo Dong-sung | Park Sung-il | Vincent Blue | 3:03 |
| 2. | "From Today" (오늘부터; Inst.) | Park Sung-il | 3:03 | ||
| Total length: | 6:06 | ||||
Part 3
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "My All Dreams Come True" (내겐 아무 소원 남아있지 않아요) | Lee Chi-hoon | Park Sung-il | Car, the Garden | 4:16 |
| 2. | "My All Dreams Come True" (내겐 아무 소원 남아있지 않아요; Inst.) | Park Sung-il | 4:16 | ||
| Total length: | 8:32 | ||||
Part 4
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Wounds of Time" (시간의 상처) | Miriam | Judah Earl | Kim So-yeon | 4:37 |
| 2. | "Wounds of Time" (시간의 상처; Inst.) | Judah Earl | 4:37 | ||
| Total length: | 9:14 | ||||
Part 5
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Journey" | Lee Chi-hoon | Park Sung-il | Kelly McRae | 4:08 |
| 2. | "The Journey" (Inst.) | Park Sung-il | 4:08 | ||
| Total length: | 8:16 | ||||
Special Track
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bad Liar" (연국) | Lee Chi-hoon | Park Sung-il | Yuqi | 3:50 |
| 2. | "Bad Liar" (연국; Inst.) | Park Sung-il | 3:50 | ||
| Total length: | 7:10 | ||||
Reception
Critical response
Marta Górna of Polish newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza described the series as an example of a "guilty pleasure", commenting that "it gives satisfaction and improves your mood" as long as you can "turn a blind eye [to] bombastic banality, exaggerated dialogues and a lot of slow motion".[22] Puah Ziwei of NME gave the series four stars, stating that "while [the series] is not groundbreaking, it's not what it's trying to be either", adding that "letting Ji-won get her payback" and "unexpected twists" is "enough to keep viewers running back for more".[23]
Viewership
Marry My Husband : South Korea viewers per episode (millions)
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Nielsen Korea.[24]
Accolades
References
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