The Story of Park's Marriage Contract
Promotional poster for The Story of Park's Marriage Contract
Promotional poster
Hangul
열녀박씨 계약결혼뎐
Hanja
열녀박씨 契約結婚뎐
Literal meaningThe Virtuous Woman Park Got Married by Contract
Revised RomanizationYeollyeobakssi gye-yakgyeolhondyeon
McCune–ReischauerYŏllyŏpakssi kyeyangkyŏrhondyŏn
Genre
Based onThe Story of Park's Marriage Contract
by Angelique and Kim Neo-ul
Developed byKim Seong-wook[3]
Written byGo Nam-jeong[4]
Directed byPark Sang-hoon[4]
Starring
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes4 (as of December 2, 2023 (2023-12-02))
Production
Executive producerMoon Seon-ho[3]
Producers
  • Choi Hee-seok[3]
  • Yoo Hyeon-jong[3]
Production companyChorokbaem Media[4]
Budget₩15.4 billion[5]
Original release
NetworkMBC TV
ReleaseNovember 24, 2023 (2023-11-24) 
present

The Story of Park's Marriage Contract (Korean: 열녀박씨 계약결혼뎐) is an ongoing South Korean television series starring Lee Se-young, Bae In-hyuk, Joo Hyun-young, Yoo Seon-ho, and Jo Bok-rae. It premiered on MBC TV on November 24, 2023, and airs every Friday and Saturday at 21:50 (KST) time slot.[6] It is also available for streaming on Wavve in South Korea,[7] and on Viu in selected regions.[8]

Synopsis

The Story of Park's Marriage Contract tells the story of Park Yeon-woo (Lee Se-young), a Joseon confucian girl who struggles to return back to Joseon after time-travelling 200 years in time to the year 2023 after being thrown into a well by an unknown person after the death of Kang Tae-ha (Bae In-hyuk), her husband.

Cast

Main

A recently-widowed young woman from the Confucian Joseon era who time-travels to the year 2023. She is a greatest princess in Hanyang and Tae-ha's fake bride.
A standoffish man who prioritizes logic over emotions and a potential successor to SH Group.
Yeon-woo's handmaid and best friend, she is talkative, reckless, and has a good sense of humor.
Tae-ha's half-brother, a famous celebrity with a comical personality.
  • Jo Bok-rae as Hong Seong-pyo[13]
Tae-ha's secretary.

Supporting

Tae-ha's family

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.
Chairman of SH Group and Tae-ha's grandfather.
  • Son So-mang as Kang Hae-ryeong[16]
Chairman Kang's youngest daughter and Tae-ha's aunt.
  • Jung Si-yul as Lee Seo-jun[17]
Hae-ryeong's son.

SH employees

Director of SH Seoul and Hye-suk's right hand man.
  • Kwon Ah-reum as Yoo Ha-na[18]
An assistant manager of SH Seoul's marketing team.
  • Jung Shi-ah as Oh Hyun-jung[19]
SH Seoul's marketing team leader.
A new member of SH Seoul's marketing team.

Midam

Representative of the hanbok brand "Midam".
  • Park Yeon-woo as Do Yun-jae[17]
Manager and chief designer of Midam.

Others

A mysterious guardian deity who watches over Yeon-woo.
  • Oh Yu-jin as Hong Na-rae[23]
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[17]
A talented cardiac surgery professor.

Extended

  • Choi Go-yun as Secretary Choi[24]
Min Hye-suk's secretary.

Special appearances

Original soundtrack

Part 1

Released on November 25, 2023
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."If the World Separate Us" (이 생이 우릴 갈라놔도)Yoon Da-on
  • Yoon Da-on
  • Yoon Kwae-jin
Seodo3:25
2."If the World Separate Us" (이 생이 우릴 갈라놔도; Inst.) 
  • Yoon Da-on
  • Yoon Kwae-jin
Seodo3:25
Total length:6:50

Viewership

The Story of Park's Marriage Contract: South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
SeasonEpisode numberAverage
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Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.[28]
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
Nielsen Korea[28] TNmS[29]
Nationwide Seoul Nationwide
1 November 24, 2023 5.6% (8th) 5.3% (7th) 4.8% (11th)
2 November 25, 2023 5.9% (7th) 5.8% (7th) 5.2% (9th)
3 December 1, 2023 6.7% (6th) 6.7% (4th) 5.8% (9th)
4 December 2, 2023 6.4% (5th) 6.2% (5th) 4.9% (10th)
5 December 8, 2023
6 December 9, 2023
7 December 15, 2023
8 December 16, 2023
9 December 22, 2023
10 December 23, 2023
11 December 29, 2023
12 December 30, 2023
Average
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

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