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. Joo Hyun-young as Sa-wol Yeon-woo's handmaid and best friend, she is talkative, reckless, and has a good sense of humor. Yoo Seon-ho as Kang Tae-min Tae-ha's half-brother who is a 3rd generation chaebol and a famous celebrity with a comical personality. Jo Bok-rae as Hong Seong-pyo Tae-ha's secretary.
Supporting Tae-ha's family Jin Kyung as Min Hye-suk / Lady Yoon 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. Chun Ho-jin as Kang Sang-mo / Lord Kang 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 Lee Jun-hyeok as Hwang Myeong-su / Hwang Deok-gu Director of SH Seoul and Hye-suk's right hand man. Kwon Ah-reum as Yoo Ha-na An assistant manager of SH Seoul's marketing team. Jung Shi-ah as Oh Hyun-jung SH Seoul's marketing team leader. Noh Jong-hyun as Lee Seok-ju 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 Lee Young-jin as Cheon Myeong as young Cheon Myeong A mysterious guardian deity who watches over Yeon-woo. Oh Yu-jin as Hong Na-rae 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. Shin Su-hyun as Kim Ha-young A bride who was originally supposed to contract marriage with Tae-ha. Nam Myeong-ryeol as Park Yeon-woo's grandfather
Special appearances Um Hyo-sup as Inspector Park Jae-won Yeon-woo's father. Kim Do-ah as a princess / Jenny Kim Hyun as Court Lady Cho / May Hyun Kim Lee Min-woo as the king as a dress shop owner Ahn Gil-kang as Mr. Yoon Jeon Ye-seo as Yoon Am Nam Gyu-ri as Yoon-hee Tae-ha's mother. Song Ok-sook as the queen dowager
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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.
Viewership
+ Average TV viewership ratings Original broadcast date Average audience share Nielsen KoreaNielsen Korea ratings:
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Nationwide Seoul Nationwide 1 November 24, 2023 2 November 25, 2023 5.9% 5.8% 5.2% 3 December 1, 2023 6.7% 6.7% 5.8% 4 December 2, 2023 6.4% 6.2% 4.9% 5 December 8, 2023 7.4% 7.2% 6 December 9, 2023 7 December 15, 2023 8.7% 8.9% 6.1% 8 December 16, 2023 8.0% 7.6% rowspan="5" 9 December 22, 2023 7.4% 7.4% 10 December 23, 2023 7.6% 7.1% 11 January 5, 2024 8.0% 7.8% 12 January 6, 2024 9.3% 9.4% Average In the table above, the represent the lowest ratings and the represent the highest ratings. N/A denotes ratings that were not published.
Accolades + Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee(s) of the award, and the result of the nomination Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result MBC Drama Awards 2023 Best New Actress Joo Hyun-young Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Bae In-hyuk Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Lee Se-young Best Couple Award Bae In-hyuk and Lee Se-young Best New Actor Yoo Seon-ho Best Supporting Actor Jo Bok-rae Best Supporting Actress Jin Kyung Drama of the Year The Story of Park's Marriage Contract
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