Marriage Contract
Marriage Contract | |
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Genre | Melodrama |
Written by | Jung Yoo-kyung |
Directed by | Kim Jin-min |
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Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language | Korean |
No. of episodes | 16 |
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Producer | Kim Hee-yeol |
Running time | 65 minutes |
Production company | Pan Entertainment |
Original release | |
Network | Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation |
Release | March 5 April 24, 2016 | –
Marriage Contract (Korean: 결혼계약; Hanja: 結婚契約; RR: Gyeolhon Gyeyak) is a 2016 South Korean television series starring Lee Seo-jin and Uee. It aired on MBC from March 5 to April 24, 2016 on Saturdays and Sundays at 22:00 for 16 episodes.[1][2][3]
Plot
Kang Hye-soo (Uee) is a single mother who struggles to raise her daughter while paying off her late husband's debts. Han Ji-hoon (Lee Seo-jin) is the son of a chaebol who seeks a contract marriage in order to save his mother, who needs a liver transplant. When Hye-soo is diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor, she agrees to marry Ji-hoon and donate part of her liver to his mother, in exchange for enough money to provide for her daughter until she reaches adulthood.[4] Han Ji-Hoon is driving along when Hye-Soo is almost hit saving her 7-year-old daughter Eun-Seong, He rushes her to the hospital as she faints however while she is being tested the Manager of the restaurant Han Ji-Hoon owns Ho-Joon tells him might be a scam and to make sure she is really hurt. Han Ji-Hoon has Hye-Soo's phone and receives a call from a mysterious man which turns out to be the debt collector who comes to the hospital after hearing it being said in the background. He chases Hye-Soo when she is leaving, where he almost catches her but she in the end hides in Han Ji-Hoon's car with Eun-Seong. Han Ji-Hoon's mother has been rushed to the hospital where they find out that if she doesn't get a liver transplant she will die but she is way down on the list so Han Ji-Hoon decides to marry a Hye-Soo she agrees so she can pay off her debt and also make sure Eun-Seong has money to grow up on as she gets the results back from when she fainted and she has a brain tumour. Eun-Seong in the beginning doesn't like Han Ji-Hoon but she warms up to him
Cast
- Lee Seo-jin as Han Ji-hoon
- Uee as Kang Hye-soo
- Kim Yong-geon as Han Seong-gook
- Park Jung-soo as Yoon Seon-yeong
- Lee Hwi-hyang as Oh Mi-ran
- Kim Young-pil as Han Jeong-hoon
- Shin Rin-ah as Cha Eun-seong
- Kim Kwang-kyu as Park Ho-joon
- Kim Yoo-ri as Seo Na-yoon
- Jung Kyung-soon as Shim Yeong-hee
- Lee Hyun-geol as Kong Soo-chang
- Pyo Ye-jin as Hyun A-ra
- Ahn Ji-hoon as Jo Seung-joo
- Kim So-jin as Hwang Joo-yeon
- Jin Seon-kyu as Oh Mi-ran's doctor
Ratings
Episode # | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | |||
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TNmS Ratings[5] | AGB Nielsen[6] | ||||
Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area | Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area | ||
1 | March 5, 2016 | 17.3% | 18.4% | 17.2% | 18.2% |
2 | March 6, 2016 | 17.1% | 18.5% | 18.0% | 19.3% |
3 | March 12, 2016 | 16.6% | 17.0% | 17.3% | 19.6% |
4 | March 13, 2016 | 17.4% | 17.9% | 17.8% | 19.6% |
5 | March 19, 2016 | 17.0% | 18.2% | 18.0% | 19.7% |
6 | March 20, 2016 | 17.9% | 18.4% | 19.3% | 20.6% |
7 | March 26, 2016 | 16.1% | 17.3% | 18.4% | 20.3% |
8 | March 27, 2016 | 18.5% | 19.8% | 20.4% | 22.4% |
9 | April 2, 2016 | 18.0% | 19.6% | 18.9% | 20.7% |
10 | April 3, 2016 | 18.4% | 20.6% | 22.0% | 24.6% |
11 | April 9, 2016 | 17.0% | 19.0% | 20.6% | 22.4% |
12 | April 10, 2016 | 18.1% | 18.7% | 22.9% | 25.4% |
13 | April 16, 2016 | 17.1% | 18.4% | 19.6% | 21.5% |
14 | April 17, 2016 | 19.0% | 20.1% | 21.3% | 23.4% |
15 | April 23, 2016 | 18.0% | 18.7% | 19.3% | 21.5% |
16 | April 24, 2016 | 20.3% | 22.8% | 22.4% | 23.6% |
Average | 17.7% | 19.0% | 19.6% | 21.4% |
International broadcast
- In the Philippines, it was aired on GMA Network from September 17 to November 30, 2018,[7] with re-runs on GMA News TV from October 7 to 29, 2019.
- In India, it was available via streaming service Viu with English subtitles.
- In Ecuador, it was aired on Teleamazonas in 2019.
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
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2016 | 5th APAN Star Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Uee | Nominated |
9th Korea Drama Awards | Best Production Director | Kim Jin-min | Won | |
Excellence Award, Actor | Lee Seo-jin | Nominated | ||
21st Asian Television Award | Best Drama Series | Marriage Contract | Nominated | |
23rd Grimae Awards | Best Actress | Uee | Won | |
36th MBC Drama Awards | Grand Prize (Daesang) | Lee Seo-jin | Nominated | |
Uee | Nominated | |||
Drama of the Year | Marriage Contract | Nominated | ||
Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Special Project Drama | Lee Seo-jin | Won | ||
Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Special Project Drama | Uee | Won | ||
Excellence Award, Actress in a Special Project Drama | Kim Yoo-ri | Nominated | ||
Golden Acting Award, Actress in a Special Project Drama | Lee Hwi-hyang | Won | ||
Best Young Actress | Shin Rin-ah | Nominated | ||
Best Couple Award | Lee Seo-jin and Uee | Nominated |
References
- ^ 결혼계약 (in Korean). Daum Movie. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
- ^ Son Ji-hyoung (March 6, 2016). "'Marriage Contract' beats competitors in debut". K-Pop Herald. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
- ^ Park Sojung (March 7, 2016). "KBS sweeps weekly viewership, tvN leads cable with 'Signal'". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
- ^ Ahn Sung-mi (February 24, 2016). "Lee Seo-jin, Uee in contract marriage". K-Pop Herald. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
- ^ "TNmS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNmS Ratings (in Korean). Retrieved March 9, 2016.
- ^ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 17, 2017. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
- ^ Marriage Contract: Pagkakamali at pag-asa Teaser. YouTube. GMA Network. August 24, 2018. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
External links
- Official website (in Korean)
- Marriage Contract at HanCinema