Warning: mentions of extreme weight loss, minor spoilers ahead
Hey, chingus! Park Min Young is back and she's moving away from office dramas for a while. The seasoned Korean actress is making a bold comeback with a thrilling revenge drama.
Marry My Husband will be Min Young's first work we'll see in the year 2024. Of course, we're curious about this new drama of hers, so we've collated everything you need to know about it. As always, we've got you covered!
Here's everything you need to know about the K-drama Marry My Husband:
1. It's a drama adaptation of the webtoon of the same name.
Marry My Husband is a drama adaptation of a webtoon of the same title. The webtoon, which was written by author Sungjosak, was released in 2022. It's about a 37-year-old woman named Kang Ji Won, who found out that her husband was cheating on her while she was battling cancer. She mysteriously goes back in time to a period ten years earlier in her life, and decides to seek revenge against her husband and his mistress.
2. Marry My Husband offers a well-rounded cast!
For the first time, Min Young is collaborating with the up-and-rising actor Na In Woo. He is known for his 2022 K-drama Jinxed At First, which he starred in together with Girls' Generation's Seohyun. In Marry My Husband, In Woo will portray Yoo Ji Hyuk, who serves as Ji Won's new love interest after the sudden and mysterious time travel. Viewers will soon learn that Ji Hyuk has been unrequitedly in love with Ji Won all along!
Perhaps you've watched the hit comedy K-drama, Welcome To Waikiki (which has two seasons by the way)? One of the lead stars, Lee Yi Kyung, amused viewers thanks to his iconic comedy scenes. Interestingly, if you're thinking that his role in Marry My Husband will be funny and lighthearted, think again. Yi Kyung will play Ji Won's cheating husband Park Min Hwan.
Curious about who the mistress is? It's Jung Soo Min, played by Song Ha Yoon. To juggle your memories of her, she acted as Kim Ji Won's best friend in the hit K-drama, Fight For My Way. Meanwhile, to twist the knife further Ha Yoon's role in Marry My Husband is also that of a best friend—Ji Won's!
3. Park Min Young underwent a significant weight loss for the drama.
Min Young worked to physically transform herself, and dropped her weight to 37 kilograms in order to accurately portray Ji Won's role (as someone who battled cancer). The actress expressed her thoughts on the dramatic change in her weight, saying that it was her way of properly portraying not just her characters' physical appearance—but also the emotional pain that she had to endure.
As translated by Soompi, she stated, "I tried to lose weight not just for the sake of being thin, but to express Kang Ji Won’s profound pain as much as I could."
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Aside from her drastic weight loss, Min Young also cut her hair short for the drama. ICYDK, in many of her previous works the actress had been sporting long hairstyles. Min Young explained that the haircut was also to further cement the difference between the past and the present Ji Won in the drama. "Even when doing the same job, the Park Ji Won of the past and the Park Ji Won of the present have different purposes and different auras," she noted.
4. tvN dropped an exciting first trailer!
Marry My Husband will officially air via one of South Korea's biggest media networks, tvN. And they recently released its very first trailer—which was super intense! The original Ji Won is someone who can be compared to a doormat. She is a pushover and lets her husband do whatever he wants without a fight. When she travels back in time, armed with the knowledge that her husband has been cheating on her, Ji Won is braver and bolder in order to seek revenge.
Significantly, the teaser clip has given the viewers an idea of how intense and exciting the plot will be! Watch the Marry My Husband official trailer here:
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5. Official stills for Marry My Husband are here!
We're days away from binge-watching the first K-drama of 2024, and the heat is definitely on. Especially when tvN has released the drama's official photos. Just look at how good it looks!
More than the chemistry and the intense revenge plot, Min Young emphasizes Marry My Husband's main takeaway for its viewers. She asked the audience to focus on its lessons more than anything. "The message of the drama is that you should be the master of your own life. There are scenes in almost every episode where Ji Won gradually realizes things about life and awakens, so I hope you’ll enjoy watching it," she said in an interview.
Here are some of the official stills from tvN:
Where and when can I watch Marry My Husband in the Philippines?
Marry My Husband will officially air on January 1, 2024 at exactly 8:50 PM KST. In the Philippines, you may stream the drama on January 1, an hour after its tvN release in Korea—aka 9:50PM. Just log in to the streaming platform Prime Video!
