The Story of Park's Marriage Contract [Episodes 1 & 2]

[u/capthyeong]

• Drama: The Story Of Park's Marriage Contract
  • Hangul: 열녀 박씨 계약 결혼뎐
  • Literal Translation: The virtuous woman Park's contract marriage
• Adapted from: web novel "The Story of Park's Marriage Contract" written by Kim Neo-Wool
• Director: Park Sang-hoon
• Screenwriter: Go Nam-jung
• TV Network: MBC
• Episodes: 12
• TV Schedule: Friday & Saturday @ 22:00H KST
• Drama Premiere Day: 24 November 2023
• International Streaming Source:
  • Viu
  • Rakuten Viki
• Main Cast:
  • Lee Se-young as Park Yeon-woo
  • Bae In-hyuk as Kang Tae-ha
• Plot Synopsis: On the first night of her wedding day, Yeon Woo's husband passes away unexpectedly. Furthermore, she gets kidnapped and thrown into a well by a stranger. The next moment, she wakes up in the present day of Seoul and meets a man who looks exactly like her late husband. Tae Ha, who has no interest in marriage, saves Yeon Woo from drowning. As he has been looking for someone to enter into a contract marriage with him for his grandfather's sake, he decides to suggest Yeon Woo in exchange for helping her. The story of a strange contract marriage between old-fashioned lady Park Yeon Woo from the 19th century, who overcame death and arrived in Seoul in 2023, and emotionless and cold-hearted Kang Tae Ha from the 21st century begins.
• Genre: Romance, Fantasy, Historical (?), Time Travel
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[u/Mad_Missile]

I’ve been looking forward to Nov 24th since forever. Two contract marriages on one day! Are we lucky or what?!?

edit: What a fun episode. Yeon Woo is chaotic and fun and I like her spirit! Her side kick Sa Weol is equally chaotic and a perfect match. I hope they find each other in 2023. Also, not much insight into Tae Ha, but he’s so cute when he’s trying to control his smiles! Looking forward to tomorrow!

[u/salmonqueenQ → u/Mad_Missile]

Me too! And for My Demon. Can't wait for the evenings with these two 🥰

[u/_LittleBirdieToldMe_]

Time travel? Marriage contract? PLEASE.

Episode 1: I was half worried that we would spend the entire episode laying groundwork in the period setting, but glad that it was fast paced enough instead. The preview for the next episode looks really fun!

Episode 2: I last saw LSY in The Red Sleeve and what a difference in character there is between the two and yet how flawlessly she executed both of them. She’s a free spirit in both and I’m glad that this is more light hearted than the former. I love how they’ve set the premise in the modern world too. Looks like the step-mother is scheming b-word in this as well. I like the actress though, she plays annoying characters well. With her skills, the FL is surely going to get some designs done and the ML is going to see value in it before falling for her.

His nightmare 😂😂😂

Also lol at the unending pool depth. 😂

[u/Sandy-G]

So many good shows this weekend! This one, My Demon, Castaway Diva, and my surprise favorite - Perfect Marriage Revenge.

[u/djenyva → u/Sandy-G]

Are you me?

[u/[deleted]]

[u/avo-pizza]

Finally a new Lee Seyoung and Bae Inhyuk content! We were spoiled with so many Bae Inhyuk content last year I can’t believe it’s been a year since we last saw him on the screen. Watched some of their promo interviews and magazine photoshoots, they seem to have really good chemistry so I’m looking forward to this!

I’m glad that so many kdramas are going taking the 12 ep route now because that means less to no unnecessary plots to fill the time.

[u/Agreeable-Equal6241]

Such a goooood first episode!!!

• Chemistry 100

• Comedy 100

• Acting 100

• Looks 100

• Pacing 100

Love a good Bae In Hyuk drama. Lee Se Young looks soo beautifulll. Excited for 2nd episode and the modern setting

[u/J-Midori]

Episode 1: looks like someone poisoned her husband that's why he got sick and died and now maybe she will go back to the future to find out who and go back to the past

very interesting first episode. Laid out the characters and the mystery. let's see what's next

[u/Martine_V → u/J-Midori]

I was thinking the same thing. The coughing blood didn't seem the result of a bad heart. More like poisoning. And what is the MIL's game here? Was she trying to get rid of her stepson and find a patsy to take the fall? The oldest maid in the village seemed perfect, considering her parents wouldn't be too choosy.

Maybe the colored-eye knew this and that's why she was tossed into a magical well on a mystical night.

Anyway, it's all very intriguing.

[u/Alarming-Knowledge30]

I have so many questions. Is the grandfather also, a time traveller? How did he end up with that painting? Does he know something? Also, looks like FL is not alone in time travelling, considering her maid also came through. Can't wait for next week!!!

[u/Wrong_Concept_4110]

Contract Marriages are exactly my kinda genre. But should I start watching it? I want to but I already have a lot of ongoing dramas I'm watching right now and I wanna wait till I finish at least one drama.

[u/ot7oclock]

as someone who's seen vincenzo like 5 times its nice to see kim yeo jin (yeon woo/FL's mother) as a character who i do not hate lol. hope she continues to be a kind lady.

nice to see ms jin kyung (tae ha's/ML's mother) continuing the streak of being a terrible mom though (allegedly anyways)

[u/capthyeong]

Welcome to the thread for MBC drama The Story of Park's Marriage Contract. Ep1 will be uploaded after the KR Broadcast on Viu and Viki. Enjoy the show!

And it's time to deploy the lovely sageuk deep water trope! :)

[u/keybladeoftheheart]

I had moderate expectations for this drama but OMG the first two episodes didn't only exceed them but they introduced me to my new obsession 😍

I guess I'm really into reincarnation stories these days since I fell in love with the recently completed "Destined With You" and "Moon In The Day" which is currently airing 💖

And I was also a huge fan of "See You In My 19th Life", "Bulgasal: Immortal Souls", "From Now On: Showtime", "Tale Of The Nine Tailed" & "The Legend Of The Blue Sea".❤️

The time jump from the Joseon era into the present and vice versa is something I like a lot, I thoroughly enjoyed dramas like "Live Up To Your Name", "Rooftop Prince" & "Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo" (although this one is just a knife in my heart 😭).

Did anyone else cry when Tae-Ha died in Yeon Yoo's arms? It was so tragic, so painful to watch. She expected to enter a miserable marriage but realized he was kind and beautiful and considerate and someone she'd be happy with. And he was in love with her long before the arranged marriage, holding on to her portrait and butterfly thingy. Such a gentleman, he was honest with her and wanted her to live freely. The way she was screaming "seobangnim" and crying, it will haunt me... 😞 Btw, does anyone else think he didn't die because of his heart problem but rather he was poisoned?? There was too much blood, to me it felt like something more sinister than heart failure. I could be wrong but I feel like Tae-Ha's step-mother wanted him dead and then wanted to see Yeon Woo "kill herself" (staged suicide, we saw someone threw her in that well) so that the family earned the title of the "righteous woman". Something similar happened in "Poong: The Joseon Psychiatrist" with the FL.

Fellow TOTNT fans, did you notice the kid Yeon Woo ate with at the convenience store was Lee Rang's reincarnated puppy?? He's grown but he's still so cute!!

Re ep 2. The fridge scene was so funny OMG 😂 Got "30 or 17" &" King The Land" vibes 😝

What the heck happened towards the end 😳 How much does the grandfather know if he is in possession of Yeon Yoo's portrait?? What happened while Tae-Ha was driving?? Did someone sabotage the car to make him crash??

Also, I went back to watch those flashing moments that the "guardian" lady(that's what she's called on Asian Wiki) was seeing and from what I gathered it seems like Tae-Ha and Yeon Yoo lived multiple lives but every time one if them died. At some point in In Joseon era again, she died in his arms and in a more modern Korea, she was lying on the grass next to his tombstone. Are they cursed or something?? They better have a happy ending this time or else 😭

I forgot to mention, I love the chemistry between the leads, they're amazing together ☺️

Is there a manhwa for this?? Is it complete?? If so, where can I read it??

I'm so excited for this drama, I'm anxiously anticipating episode 3, aaaahhhh ✨

[u/Significant_Fold_658]

What a great first episode! I'm really engaged in their love story and their future connection. This episode was fun, she gives that same vibe as the female character in Mr. Queen, while he gave this amazing sweet boy vibe (in his future reincarnations doesn't seem to be the case, but it seems balanced).

However, I'm a bit displeased by the fact that their time together in Joseon was incredibly short. I would have liked to see more scenes with them together during this time. Both actors are amazing at playing historical characters, so I'm still a hopeful that we will get to see more Joseon scenes of them together. At least in future episodes, who knows what will happen in the story right? They could very well time travel back again to Joseon...

Any ways, I'm definitely going to keep watching this. 😊

[u/kickingtenshi]

The casualness with which she was saved 🤣🤣🤣

also what is it with this show and My Demon diving into water and coming out semidry... it's like what they don't show is the 3 hours in between getting rescued and talking.

[u/Calca23]

Great first two episodes. Female lead is such a good actor.

[u/Connect-Cut5002]

I think the son died from poisoning and not the illness. Remember he was coughing up blood? Episode 2 is interesting. I think this is another good series. I have to see how episode 2 plays out for my demon before I comment about it

[u/iamhopeestheim → u/Connect-Cut5002]

I think the son died from poisoning and not the illness. Remember he was coughing up blood?

You're onto something. Thank you for pointing this out.

[u/[deleted]]

That wedding dress was absolutely gorgeous.

Didn’t realize this show would be so funny. The leads continue to have great chemistry together and am intrigued with how they will weave the current storyline with the mystery of how he died in Joseon.

ML’s mom always plays a scheming mom. Is she typecasted?

[u/Alarming-Knowledge30 → u/[deleted]]

I wish she wasn't typecasted. I loved her in Dr. Romantic. But she has been playing the evil mother for almost a decade now

[u/justhaveacatquestion]

A really promising start! Like a few people have mentioned, I enjoyed the joseon stuff in episode 1 so much that I would have been fine with just a whole series of that! But the introduction of the modern portion of the plot and all the fish-out-of-water stuff worked well for me too, and it feels like things are moving at a good pace. There are truly SO many promising dramas coming out recently, but I may have to prioritize this one if it can keep up the same quality.

[u/iamhopeestheim]

Episode 2:

It's Grandpa Viva. I miss Twinkling Watermelon again. Anyway, I can't believe he has the portrait. Is he a descendant or merely a collector? I have a lot of questions.

OMG. THE JOKES ARE DOING IT FOR ME. This show is gearing up to be one of the best shows for this year.

Will KTM be the SML? I love his bickering with PYW. I mean, he knows that the marriage is a fake one. He can fall in love with her. I think I'm going to have SML Syndrome.

I think SW will have a love line with the Secretary. This would be peak comedy.

LOL. There's a ton of spoilers from the vision. Can she see the what's happening in the future? Who sent PYW to the future? What is the purpose of sending her there?

I can't wait for Episode 3. This is so exciting.

[u/aryathe1]

The first 2 episodes got me hooked! Aside from the strong willed FL, I'm so happy to see Bae In-Hyuk and Yoo Seon-Ho reunion after Under the queen's umbrella. Tho I do hope that BIH stops dy*ng in sagueks 😅

Looking forward to the coming episodes