Marriage Contract

*Marriage Contract*
Marriage Contract
	Promotional poster for Marriage Contract
Genre	Melodrama
Written by	Jung Yoo-kyung
Directed by	Kim Jin-min
Starring	Lee Seo-jin; Uee; Kim Yong-geon; Park Jung-soo; Lee Hwi-hyang; Kim Young-pil; Shin Rin-ah; Kim Kwang-kyu; Kim Yoo-ri;
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	16
Production
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]

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

Ratings

Episode #	Original broadcast date	Average audience share
		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

Philippines — The series premiered on GMA Network on September 17, 2018 as part of GMA The Heart of Asia 15th anniversary.^[7]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
2016	5th APAN Star Awards	Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries	Uee	Nominated
	9th Korea Drama Awards	Best Production Director	Kim Jin-min	Won
	9th Korea Drama Awards	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
		Grand Prize (Daesang)	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). Retrieved March 9, 2015.
^ Marriage Contract: Pagkakamali at pag-asa Teaser. YouTube. GMA Network. August 24, 2018. Retrieved August 25, 2018.

External links

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[1] "결혼계약" (in Korean). Daum Movie. Retrieved March 9, 2016.

[2] Son Ji-hyoung (March 6, 2016). "'Marriage Contract' beats competitors in debut". K-Pop Herald. Retrieved March 9, 2016.

[3] Park Sojung (March 7, 2016). "KBS sweeps weekly viewership, tvN leads cable with 'Signal'". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved March 9, 2016.

[kpop2-4] Ahn Sung-mi (February 24, 2016). "Lee Seo-jin, Uee in contract marriage". K-Pop Herald. Retrieved March 9, 2016.

[5] "TNmS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNmS Ratings (in Korean). Retrieved March 9, 2016.

[6] "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved March 9, 2015.

[7] Marriage Contract: Pagkakamali at pag-asa Teaser. YouTube. GMA Network. August 24, 2018. Retrieved August 25, 2018.

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