The Story of Park’s Marriage Contract TV Series Details:
Hangul | 열녀박씨 계약결혼뎐 |
Hanja | 열녀박씨 契約結婚뎐 |
Literal meaning | The Virtuous Woman Park Got Married by Contract |
Revised Romanization | Yeollyeobakssi gye-yakgyeolhondyeon |
McCune–Reischauer | Yŏllyŏpakssi kyeyangkyŏrhondyŏn |
Based on | The Story of Park’s Marriage Contract by Angelique and Kim Neo-ul |
Country | South Korea |
Language | Korean |
Genre | Historical, Romantic, Fantasy, Drama |
Season | 1 |
Episodes | 12 |
Release date | November 24, 2023 – January 6, 2024 |
Aired on | Friday, Saturday |
Running time | 70 min |
Age rating | 16+ |
Starring | Lee Se-young Bae In-hyuk Joo Hyun-young Yoo Seon-ho Jo Bok-rae |
Developed by | Kim Seong-wook |
Directed by | Park Sang-hoon |
Written by | Go Nam-jeong |
Produced by | Choi Hee-seok Yoo Hyeon-jong |
Executive producer | Moon Seon-ho |
Production Company | Chorokbaem Media |
Distributor | MBC TV |
Budget | ₩15.4 billion |
The Story of Park’s Marriage Contract TV Series Cast & Character:
- Main
- Lee Se-young as Park Yeon-woo: A very recently widowed young noblewoman from the Confucian Joseon era who time-travels to the year 2023.
- Bae In-hyuk as Kang Tae-ha: A standoffish man who 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, 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: Tae-ha’s stepmother and Tae-min’s biological mother who is a representative of SH Seoul.
- Chun Ho-jin as Kang Sang-mo: Chairman of SH Group and Tae-ha’s grandfather.
- Son So-mang as Kang Hae-ryeong: 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: 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: A mysterious guardian deity who watches over Yeon-woo.
- Oh Yu-jin as Hong Na-rae: Seong-pyo’s younger sister.
- Kim Jung-don as Choi Hyun-wook: A talented cardiac surgery professor.
- 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.
Storyline:
The series tells the story of Park Yeon-woo, a Joseon Confucian girl who struggles to return to Joseon after time-traveling 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.
About The Story of Park’s Marriage Contract TV Series:
The Story of Park’s Marriage Contract (Korean: 열녀박씨 계약결혼뎐) is a South Korean historical romantic fantasy drama television series directed by Park Sang-hoon and starring Lee Se-young, Bae In-hyuk, Joo Hyun-young, Yoo Seon-ho, and Jo Bok-rae.
Chorokbaem Media produced the series and the cost of production was about ₩15.4 billion.
The series 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.
The Story of Park’s Marriage Contract TV Series Episodes List:
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.
Episodes | Original broadcast date | Average audience share (Nationwide) | Average audience share (Seoul) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | November 24, 2023 | 5.6% (8th) | 5.3% (7th) |
2 | November 25, 2023 | 5.9% (7th) | 5.8% (7th) |
3 | December 1, 2023 | 6.7% (6th) | 6.7% (4th) |
4 | December 2, 2023 | 6.4% (5th) | 6.2% (5th) |
5 | December 8, 2023 | 7.4% (4th) | 7.2% (4th) |
6 | December 9, 2023 | 9.6% (2nd) | 9.8% (2nd) |
7 | December 15, 2023 | 8.7% (3rd) | 8.9% (3rd) |
8 | December 16, 2023 | 8.0% (3rd) | 7.6% (3rd) |
9 | December 22, 2023 | 7.4% (4th) | 7.4% |
10 | December 23, 2023 | 7.6% (2nd) | 7.1% |
11 | January 5, 2024 | 8.0% (5th) | 7.8% (4th) |
12 | January 6, 2024 | 9.3% (3rd) | 9.4% (2nd) |
Average | 7.6% | 7.4% |