“Marry My Husband” is a South Korean TV series that aired in 2024, penned by Shin Yoo-dam and featuring Park Min-young, Na In-woo, Lee Yi-kyung, and Song Ha-yoon in lead roles. The show is adapted from a web novel of the same title, which was also serialized as a webtoon. It was broadcasted on tvN from January 1 to February 20, 2024, airing every Monday and Tuesday at 20:50 (KST). Additionally, it is available for streaming on TVING in South Korea and on Amazon Prime Video in select regions worldwide, excluding South Korea and China.
CHARACTERS
- Park Min-young portrays Kang Ji-won, an ordinary woman burdened by an incompetent husband, neglectful in-laws, and a demanding work life, who later becomes a cancer patient. In her quest for revenge and a happier life, she orchestrates a plan for her best friend to marry her husband in a new timeline.
- Na In-woo plays Yoo Ji-hyuk, the marketing manager of U&K Food and Ji-won’s main source of support in her pursuit of a better life. Motivated by his feelings for Ji-won, he aids her in her revenge scheme.
- Lee Yi-kyung takes on the role of Park Min-hwan, Ji-won’s husband before her return, and the assistant manager of U&K Food’s Marketing Team 1.
- Song Ha-yoon depicts Jeong Su-min, a manipulative woman who claims to be Ji-won’s best friend and had an affair with Ji-won’s husband in the previous timeline. She is a member of U&K Food’s Marketing Team 1.
- Lee Gi-kwang appears as Baek Eun-ho, Ji-won’s handsome and popular high school classmate who is now a chef.
- Gong Min-jeung portrays Yang Ju-ran, Ji-won’s co-worker and the assistant manager of U&K Food’s Marketing Team 1.
- Choi Gyu-ri plays Yoo Hui-yeon, a member of U&K Food’s Marketing Team 1 and Yoo Ji-hyuk’s younger sister.
- Kim Joong-hee is Kim Gyeong-uk, Ji-won’s boss and the manager of U&K Food’s Marketing Team 1.
- Ha Do-kwon appears as Lee Suk-jun, Han-il’s right-hand man and the head of U&K Group’s Strategic Planning.
- Moon Sung-keun portrays Yoo Han-il, Ji-hyuk and Hui-yeon’s grandfather who founded U&K Group.
- Jung Kyung-soon plays Kim Ja-ok, Min-hwan’s mother.
- Jung Suk-yong depicts Kang Hyun-mo, Ji-won’s father who is a truck driver.
- Cho Jin-se appears as Cho Dong-seok, Ji-hyuk’s junior and the owner of fried chicken restaurant Fry Me.
- Moon Soo-young portrays Kim Shin-woo, Dong-seok’s partner at Fry Me.
- Bae Geu-rin plays Ha Ye-ji, Ji-won, Su-min, and Eun-ho’s high school classmate who bullied Ji-won.
- Jang Jae-ho appears as Lee Jae-won, Joo-ran’s unemployed husband.
- Jung Jae-seong is Wang Heung-in, U&K Food’s managing director.
- Kang Sang-jun appears as Yoo Sang-jong, Min-hwan’s friend.
- BoA makes a special appearance as Oh Yu-ra, Ji-hyuk’s ex-fiancée.
- Choi Gwang-il appears as Choi Nam-hyeon, later revealed to be Ji-won’s father in disguise as a taxi driver.
- Lee Jeong-eun appears as Hee-sook, Ji-won’s estranged mother.
- Kim Hyun portrays Lee Myung-ja, Su-min’s biological mother.
STORYLINE
The narrative unfolds in 2023 with Kang Ji-won grappling with terminal gastric cancer. Discovering her husband, Park Min-hwan, in bed with her best friend, Jeong Su-min, leads to a fatal altercation where Ji-won loses her life at Min-hwan’s hands. However, Ji-won inexplicably awakens in 2013, propelled back in time through the intervention of her deceased father’s spirit. Armed with memories of her previous life, she realizes that altering her destiny hinges on shifting her misfortune onto others. With this newfound knowledge, she schemes to orchestrate Su-min’s marriage to Min-hwan as a form of retribution and an escape from her own grim fate. As the story unfolds, it’s revealed that Ji-won’s manager, Yoo Ji-hyuk, also experiences a temporal shift after dying in a car accident. Aware of Min-hwan’s culpability in Ji-won’s demise and harboring feelings for her from their previous timeline, Ji-hyuk is determined to safeguard Ji-won at any cost. Despite successfully engineering Su-min’s union with Min-hwan, Ji-won’s budding relationship with Ji-hyuk faces complications when his former fiancée, Oh Yu-ra, enters the picture.
In the latter part of the series, Yu-ra colludes with Su-min and Min-hwan in a plot to eliminate Ji-won, leading to discord in their relationships. Meanwhile, Ji-won’s friend and colleague, Yang Ju-ran, inadvertently inherits Ji-won’s cancer from the previous timeline. Thankfully, early detection allows Ju-ran to receive treatment, seemingly altering the grim fate that befell both her and Ji-won in the previous iteration. As the series concludes, Min-hwan meets his demise at Su-min’s hands, Su-min faces legal repercussions, and Yu-ra perishes in a failed attempt to end Ji-won’s life. Ultimately, Ji-won and Ji-hyuk emerge victorious, evading the tragedies of their past, and embark on a peaceful life together, marked by marriage and the prospect of a brighter future.
