# The Story of Park's Marriage Contract

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 [ko]. 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.

## 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 [ko] as Hong Seong-pyo
    Tae-ha's secretary.

### Supporting
#### Tae-ha's family

* 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.

#### SH employees

* 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.

#### Midam

* 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
    Manager and chief designer of Midam.

#### Others

* Lee Young-jin as Cheon Myeong
** Kim Tae-yeon [ko] as young Cheon Myeong
    A mysterious guardian deity who watches over Yeon-woo.
* Oh Yu-jin as Hong Na-rae
    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
    A talented cardiac surgery professor.

### 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 [ko] 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

## 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.

### Viewership

| Season | Season | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Average |
| Season | Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Average |
| | 1 | 1.001 | 1.192 | 1.154 | 1.241 | 1.359 | 1.791 | 1.561 | 1.598 | N/A | N/A | 1.528 | 1.741 | 1.257 |
Average TV viewership ratings :
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | Average audience share | Average audience share |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Nielsen Korea | Nielsen Korea | TNmS |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | 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 | 7.4% (4th) | 7.2% (4th) | 6.5% (7th) |
| 6 | December 9, 2023 | 9.6% (2nd) | 9.8% (2nd) | N/A |
| 7 | December 15, 2023 | 8.7% (3rd) | 8.9% (3rd) | 6.1% (9th) |
| 8 | December 16, 2023 | 8.0% (3rd) | 7.6% (3rd) | N/A |
| 9 | December 22, 2023 | 7.4% (4th) | 7.4% | N/A |
| 10 | December 23, 2023 | 7.6% (2nd) | 7.1% | N/A |
| 11 | January 5, 2024 | 8.0% (5th) | 7.8% (4th) | N/A |
| 12 | January 6, 2024 | 9.3% (3rd) | 9.4% (2nd) | N/A |
| Average | Average | 7.6% | 7.4% | — |
| In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings. N/A denotes ratings that were not published. |||||

### Accolades

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee(s) of the award, and the result of the nomination :
| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result |
| MBC Drama Awards | 2023 | Best New Actress | Joo Hyun-young | Won |
| MBC Drama Awards | 2023 | Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Bae In-hyuk | Won |
| MBC Drama Awards | 2023 | Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Lee Se-young | Won |
| MBC Drama Awards | 2023 | Best Couple Award | Bae In-hyuk and Lee Se-young | Nominated |
| MBC Drama Awards | 2023 | Best New Actor | Yoo Seon-ho | Nominated |
| MBC Drama Awards | 2023 | Best Supporting Actor | Jo Bok-rae [ko] | Nominated |
| MBC Drama Awards | 2023 | Best Supporting Actress | Jin Kyung | Nominated |
| MBC Drama Awards | 2023 | Drama of the Year | The Story of Park's Marriage Contract | Nominated |

## Notelist

* ↑ The average viewership numbers is calculated based on the published viewership numbers. The exact average viewership numbers is unknown due to multiple unpublished viewership numbers.
* ↑ Due to multiple unpublished ratings, the exact average rating is unknown.