The Story of Park's Marriage Contract (Korean: 열녀박씨 계약결혼뎐) 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.
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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
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.
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.
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
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
Lee Hyun-geol 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
Original soundtrack
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.