This drama kicks off with a lot to recommend: the beginning love story is sweet, and our FL Park Yun Woo is endearing and funny as she navigates the modern world. But, trying to fill 12 episodes with this wears thin, and attempts to complicate the plot fall flat. On top of that, having the ML Kang Tae Ha a 30+ yr old man be even more bumbling and inept at romance than the FL from the Joseon era, just becomes frustrating and the chemistry fizzles. The secondary romance is worse: immature and condescending towards working class people.
The only real mystery that kept me watching is why the grandfather figure was so up and down: friendly and supportive one moment, and sinister and murderous the next, but I wasn't so curious to suffer through to the end of this.
One highlight!: Yoo Sun Ho as Kang Tae Min was a delightful surprise. Fun, charismatic, a bad boy with a bit of a conscience. I enjoyed his character a lot.
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Not one of Lee Se Young's finest historical dramas.
As usual another common and tropey K-drama love story where FL has only eyes for the ML wrapped up as a historical. The ML BTW is a supposed reincarnation of her past husband, who was turn into a hapless 2nd ML in the end by some tasteless and tacky writer. Can these zero talent and unimaginative writers for once have a decency to not write this tired 2nd ML trope in at least one drama. I only finished about halfway and stopped watching and took a peek at the ending. I don't plan to take this up again.Was this review helpful to you?
Why this drama deserves 10 ratings?
First of all, 2023 was a year of "time-travelling" based dramas. And, to say, almost all the dramas which contained this kind of plot made big. So, "the story of Park's marriage contract" too.If you ask me what I liked the most of this drama, I would say the casts. Yes, the casts were great. Lee Se Young, Bae In Hyuk are such talented actors that they've profoundly proved their roles. Also, I liked the other supporting actor and actresses too. Because of them, I will definitely watch the drama again. And the chemistry between Lee Se Young and Bae In Hyuk was undoubtedly fabulous.
Now to say, about the plot of the drama, I definitely think it was unique than other dramas. Because, the ending scene wasn’t like the other time-travelling dramas. Also, the main and middle plots, climaxes were different from any other dramas too. You might feel a little disappointed at the end though, but that also gives a beautiful massage. Actually, who really understood the plot will be able to catch that. But I won't say anything anymore. Cause otherwise I will be giving the spoiler ? which I don't want to.
And about the musics of this drama, I think they were great and perfectly matched with the drama. They were successful to portray the emotions of the characters and situations.
Of course, this drama is definitely the worth of rewatching. I am planning to rewatch the next month. I am sure, the viewers won't be bored or disappointed. Because this rom-com drama is that much capable of it's worth.
Lastly, I, personally have always liked the historical Korean dramas. And, this drama is truly different than other historical and time-travelling dramas. LSY and BIH did their best and perfect. I liked the casts, plots, comedies. This drama also gives a beautiful massage. As a literature student, I was able to capture the theme and massage. I guess, that is why, I found this drama so mesmerizing.
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One of the best dramas of 2023! Watch it, please!
This whole show from top to bottom broke my heart, made me smile and laugh, made me soooooo upset, and made me wish there was 4 more episodes. Lee Se Young and Bae In Hyuk acted their hearts out and had beautiful chemistry, with a natural build up. Even with the parts that move slower and makes you want to pull your hair out because you wish the characters could speak up sooner or make another decision, it is more than worth the watch. You'll find yourself watching episodes just because you don't want it to be over yet. The side characters stories were good as well, I can't forgive some of them but their endings were well deserved and well ended as well. Congrats to them. One of my fav 2023 shows.Was this review helpful to you?
Beautiful… would watch it again
What can I say?It kept me interested, found it beautiful..
From acting, story, drama and ending…
Perfect pace…
ML was perfect combination of hard but adorable.
FL was genuine impressed with modernity and funny, empowered in the right way.
No overreacting things, right amount of intrigue…
Would watch it again , so therefore I am rating it high.
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A classic case of a poor ending...
The story starts off strong with an engaging plot that takes place in a modern and historical time line. That charm is quickly lost though as our female lead adapts to the modern environment too quickly and the story rapidly becomes cliche. That being said, the chemistry between the two leads is really strong, they definitely carry the story and make it worth a watch if you like a good love story. I also really like the score for this drama, especially in the last episode! But the last episode is a complete mess plot wise, it makes zero sense and even makes the fl a bit dislikable. It's a shame because this drama had the potential to be really good but falls a bit flat unfortunately.Was this review helpful to you?
Good Enough
Korean Drama '' The Story of Park's Marriage Contract '' is a fantasy, time travel romantic comedy.The drama has a great start, with an interesting female lead who is delightful to watch. It also has a fun story, with enough light and fluffy moments to keep things entertaining. The comedy part was great as well. And even though there were some cheesy moments and overused tropes, they were nicely embedded in the story and they didn't feel too cliche.
The second half of the drama was, on the other hand, rather boring. The ending was well handled, sure, but they added too much unnecessary drama just to keep things emotional. That is why the conclusion was rushed.
The performances, finally, were all enjoyable.
So, overall, seven out of ten.
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Perfect marriage
MBC will forever be to me the channel that doesn't do things halfway. They either have awful dramas or really good stories, I am glad to say The Story of Park's Marriage Contract is the latter. Another good example of why 12 episodes long dramas are sometimes better, no time to waste and unnecessary conflicts.Lee Se Young and Bae In Hyuk gave great chemistry. They delivered solid performances and nuance characters. There is no perfect relationship but the leads of this drama come very close through proper communication, team work and love. Particularly when you take into account there's time traveling and corporate spies trying to take them down.
Joo Hyun Young, Jo Bok Rae and Oh Yu Jin are scene stealers. Every single interaction between each other or the leads is gold comedy with the added attribute that they are actually super cool characters that have full lives, apart from the main story. So, it's interesting to see well developed secondary characters. Same goes for the rest of the cast.
The story per se it's really fun and the mystery well done. Every week, I wanted to a new clue to resolve what was happening but also find out what new adventure leading lady was going to have. Her charm and openness to the world was invigorating. Definitely one of the best characters of 2024.
Overall, this was a very enjoyable story and I recommend it.
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expectativa vs realidade SPOILER
Esse Dorama assim como muitos outros de 2023 teve um GIGANTE potencial porém cagaram muito com o final. Todo mundo entende que ela teve que voltar pra Joseon, consegue salvar o ex marido dela e você uma amizade com ele até o fim de sua vida mas eu não entendo como ela voltou. Não faz sentido ela ter voltado, além do final ser super corrido e sem explicação nenhuma sobre o que realmente aconteceu. Em geral: a história é boa até certo ponto mas esperava mais de uma história que poderia ter sido uma das melhores do anoWas this review helpful to you?
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historical modern drama
Historically modern drama, where I was happy that Bae In Hyuk is in the main role. Overall, Lee Se Yeong is very good at historical dramas. When she got to the present world, she was out a lot, but she could have been more :D. It had a lot of funny moments and a nice story. But then again, I was disappointed that two adults finally kissed, and after that, both were like adolescents. I missed the adult approach. Also, I didn't understand two things: how Bae In Hyuk's heart problem was related to her being in the present world (he already had an issue with the heart and also underwent surgery). She had to come back, and then he miraculously healed. And that picture of her locked away at his grandfather's like a treasure. If anyone has an explanation for this, let me know please.Was this review helpful to you?
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the ending is a no
I was so in love with this drama until we got the last two episodes, was part of the plot dumb absolutely. I really wish we got a glimpse of grandpas character change we met him he was happy and goofy and them he showed up evil. Why was there only one surgeon in the hospital and if it was the grandpa’s decision why was there a need to go after the step-mom. All of those things I was able to get over but trying to convince me that she couldn’t love both versions of the ml was insane to me and it made the last two episodes boring and annoying. What was the meaning of the flowers dying and coming back, and why did her outfit change. Lastly I really wish we had gotten to see fl reunite with so wol.Was this review helpful to you?
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could've been a 9.5 but...
I would've rated this drama a 9 or 9.5 had it not been for the last few episodes. I enjoyed this story and how it flowed. The leads were great. I remember thinking OMG, how will this end? I love the current Kang Tae Ha, but I wanted justice for the one from the previous timeline as well. I loved how the past and present intertwined with the faces from the past making an appearance in today's world. I don't have anything bad to say about the first half of the drama. My issue came in the end when the female lead had to go back to the previous time and correct the wrongs. I don't particularly appreciate how that part of the story was written I feel like she should've gone back changed the past and then come back to the present sooner so the viewer could've got a little more interaction between the leads in the end. Instead, the viewer is taken back in time where she corrects the past only for the ML to lose his life still at which point she goes and stays in a cabin house away from her family where she is then attacked by the person who killed her in the beginning trying to kill her again. She jumps to her death and reappears back where it started in the current time with the male lead and that's the end. The viewer doesn't know what happened between the time she jumped and the time she returned. I just wish the last 2 episodes were written better.sidenote: I loved the best friend and her relationship with the ML's assistant.
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