The Story of Park's Marriage Contract () is a South Korean television series starring Lee Se-young, Bae In-hyuk, Joo Hyun-young, Yoo Seon-ho, and Jo Bok-rae. It aired on MBC TV from November 24, 2023, to January 6, 2024, every Friday and Saturday at 21:50 (KST). It is also available for streaming on Wavve in South Korea, and on Viu and Viki in selected regions.
Synopsis
The Story of Park's Marriage Contract tells the story of Park Yeon-woo, a Joseon Confucian girl who struggles to return to Joseon after time-travelling 200 years in time to the year 2023 after being thrown into a well (murdered at the behest of her mother-in-law) by an unknown person after the death of her husband, Kang Tae-ha. This "murder" is driven by the advantages accrued by virtuous women's families.
Cast
Main
- Lee Se-young as Park Yeon-woo
- Lee Seol-ah as young Park Yeon-woo
A very recently widowed young noblewoman from the Confucian Joseon era who time-travels to the year 2023. She is a great seamstress and dressmaker in Hanyang and Tae-ha's fake bride.
- Bae In-hyuk as Kang Tae-ha
- Kim Seo-joon as young Kang Tae-ha
The vice president of SH Seoul who is a standoffish man that prioritizes logic over emotions and a potential successor to SH Group.
Yeon-woo's handmaid and best friend, she is talkative, reckless, and has a good sense of humor.
Tae-ha's half-brother who is a 3rd generation chaebol and a famous celebrity with a comical personality.
Tae-ha's secretary.
Supporting
Tae-ha's family
Tae-ha's stepmother and Tae-min's biological mother who is a representative of SH Seoul. She is a greedy person who has to have everything she wants and who ruthlessly cuts off anything that harms her.
Chairman of SH Group and Tae-ha's grandfather.
- Son So-mang as Kang Hae-ryeong / Lady Ma-cheon
Chairman Kang's youngest daughter and Tae-ha's aunt.
- Jung Si-yul as Lee Seo-jun
Hae-ryeong's son.
SH employees
Director of SH Seoul and Hye-suk's right hand man.
An assistant manager of SH Seoul's marketing team.
- Jung Shi-ah as Oh Hyun-jung
SH Seoul's marketing team leader.
A new member of SH Seoul's marketing team.
Midam
- Kim Yeo-jin as Park Yeon-woo's Joseon Mother / Lee Mi-dam
Representative of the hanbok brand "Midam".
- Park Yeon-woo as Do Yun-jae
Manager and chief designer of Midam.
Others
A mysterious guardian deity who watches over Yeon-woo.
Seong-pyo's younger sister. She is a job seeker with a positive personality, she teaches Park Yeon-woo, who came from Joseon, how to adapt to the "new Joseon".
- Kim Jung-don as Choi Hyun-wook
A talented cardiac surgery professor.
Extended
- Choi Go-yun as Secretary Choi
Min Hye-suk's secretary.
A bride who was originally supposed to contract marriage with Tae-ha.
Special appearances
Yeon-woo's father.
Tae-ha's mother.
Original soundtrack
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6
Reception
The Story of Park's Marriage Contract has been notably successful in Asian market according to Viu. Data shows that the series placed second in Thailand, fourth in Hong Kong and Malaysia, fifth in the Philippines and Singapore, and sixth in Indonesia from December 4 to 10, 2023. According to global OTT platform Rakuten Viki, from December 31, 2023 to January 7, 2024, the series ranked first in 47 countries, including the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, and the Netherlands. It also ranked within the top 5 in 64 other countries.
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