Marriage Contract

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]

This article is about the South Korean television series. For the type of contract, see Marriage contract.

Marriage Contract
Promotional poster for Marriage Contract
GenreMelodrama
Written byJung Yoo-kyung
Directed byKim Jin-min
Starring
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes16
Production
ProducerKim Hee-yeol
Running time65 minutes
Production companyPan Entertainment
Release
Original networkMunhwa Broadcasting Corporation
Original releaseMarch 5 (2016-03-05) –
April 24, 2016 (2016-04-24)
External links
Website

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

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%
Average17.7%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
YearAwardCategoryRecipientResult
20165th APAN Star AwardsExcellence Award, Actress in a MiniseriesUeeNominated
9th Korea Drama AwardsBest Production DirectorKim Jin-minWon
Excellence Award, ActorLee Seo-jinNominated
21st Asian Television AwardBest Drama SeriesMarriage ContractNominated
23rd Grimae AwardsBest ActressUeeWon
36th MBC Drama AwardsGrand Prize (Daesang)Lee Seo-jinNominated
UeeNominated
Drama of the YearMarriage ContractNominated
Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Special Project DramaLee Seo-jinWon
Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Special Project DramaUeeWon
Excellence Award, Actress in a Special Project DramaKim Yoo-riNominated
Golden Acting Award, Actress in a Special Project DramaLee Hwi-hyangWon
Best Young ActressShin Rin-ahNominated
Best Couple AwardLee Seo-jin and UeeNominated

References
  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.
  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). Archived from the original on March 17, 2017. 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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