Marriage Contract

*Marriage Contract*
Marriage Contract
	Promotional poster
Genre	Melodrama
Written by	Jung Yoo-kyung
Directed by	Kim Jin-min
Starring	Lee Seo-jin; Uee; Kim Yong-geon; Park Jung-soo; Lee Hwi-hyang; Kim Young-pil; Shin Rin-ah; Kim Kwang-kyu; Kim Yoo-ri;
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	16
Production
Producer	Kim Hee-yeol
Running time	65 minutes
Production company	Pan Entertainment
Original release
Network	MBC TV
Release	March 5 –; April 24, 2016

Marriage Contract (Korean: 결혼계약; Hanja: 結婚契約; RR: Gyeolhon Gyeyak) is a 2016 South Korean television series starring Lee Seo-jin and Uee. It aired on MBC from March 5 to April 24, 2016 on Saturdays and Sundays at 22:00 for 16 episodes.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Plot

Kang Hye-soo (Uee) is a single mother who struggles to raise her daughter while paying off her late husband's debts. Han Ji-hoon (Lee Seo-jin) is the son of a chaebol who seeks a contract marriage in order to save his mother, who needs a liver transplant. When Hye-soo is diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor, she agrees to marry Ji-hoon and donate part of her liver to his mother, in exchange for enough money to provide for her daughter until she reaches adulthood.^[4]

Cast

Lee Seo-jin as Han Ji-hoon
Uee as Kang Hye-soo
Kim Yong-gun as Han Seong-gook
Park Jung-soo as Yoon Seon-yeong
Lee Hwi-hyang as Oh Mi-ran
Kim Young-pil as Han Jeong-hoon
Shin Rin-ah as Cha Eun-seong
Kim Kwang-kyu as Park Ho-joon
Kim Yoo-ri as Seo Na-yoon
Jung Kyung-soon as Shim Yeong-hee
Lee Hyun-geol as Kong Soo-chang
Pyo Ye-jin as Hyun A-ra
Ahn Ji-hoon as Jo Seung-joo
Kim So-jin as Hwang Joo-yeon
Jin Seon-kyu as Oh Mi-ran's doctor

Ratings

Episode #	Original broadcast date	Average audience share
		TNmS Ratings^[5]		AGB Nielsen^[6]
		Nationwide	Seoul National Capital Area	Nationwide	Seoul National Capital Area
1	March 5, 2016	17.3%	18.4%	17.2%	18.2%
2	March 6, 2016	17.1%	18.5%	18.0%	19.3%
3	March 12, 2016	16.6%	17.0%	17.3%	19.6%
4	March 13, 2016	17.4%	17.9%	17.8%	19.6%
5	March 19, 2016	17.0%	18.2%	18.0%	19.7%
6	March 20, 2016	17.9%	18.4%	19.3%	20.6%
7	March 26, 2016	16.1%	17.3%	18.4%	20.3%
8	March 27, 2016	18.5%	19.8%	20.4%	22.4%
9	April 2, 2016	18.0%	19.6%	18.9%	20.7%
10	April 3, 2016	18.4%	20.6%	22.0%	24.6%
11	April 9, 2016	17.0%	19.0%	20.6%	22.4%
12	April 10, 2016	18.1%	18.7%	22.9%	25.4%
13	April 16, 2016	17.1%	18.4%	19.6%	21.5%
14	April 17, 2016	19.0%	20.1%	21.3%	23.4%
15	April 23, 2016	18.0%	18.7%	19.3%	21.5%
16	April 24, 2016	20.3%	22.8%	22.4%	23.6%
Average		17.7%	19.0%	19.6%	21.4%

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
2016	5th APAN Star Awards	Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries	Uee	Nominated
	9th Korea Drama Awards	Best Production Director	Kim Jin-min	Won
	9th Korea Drama Awards	Excellence Award, Actor	Lee Seo-jin	Nominated
	21st Asian Television Award	Best Drama Series	Marriage Contract	Nominated
	23rd Grimae Awards	Best Actress	Uee	Won
	36th MBC Drama Awards	Grand Prize (Daesang)	Lee Seo-jin	Nominated
		Grand Prize (Daesang)	Uee	Nominated
		Drama of the Year	Marriage Contract	Nominated
		Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Special Project Drama	Lee Seo-jin	Won
		Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Special Project Drama	Uee	Won
		Excellence Award, Actress in a Special Project Drama	Kim Yoo-ri	Nominated
		Golden Acting Award, Actress in a Special Project Drama	Lee Hwi-hyang	Won
		Best Young Actress	Shin Rin-ah	Nominated
		Best Couple Award	Lee Seo-jin and Uee	Nominated

References

^ 결혼계약 (in Korean). Daum Movie. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
^ Son Ji-hyoung (March 6, 2016). "'Marriage Contract' beats competitors in debut". K-Pop Herald. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
^ Park Sojung (March 7, 2016). "KBS sweeps weekly viewership, tvN leads cable with 'Signal'". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
^ Ahn Sung-mi (February 24, 2016). "Lee Seo-jin, Uee in contract marriage". K-Pop Herald. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
^ "TNmS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNmS Ratings (in Korean). Retrieved March 9, 2016.
^ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 17, 2017. Retrieved March 9, 2015.

External links

Official website (in Korean)
Marriage Contract at HanCinema

[1] 결혼계약 (in Korean). Daum Movie. Retrieved March 9, 2016.

[2] Son Ji-hyoung (March 6, 2016). "'Marriage Contract' beats competitors in debut". K-Pop Herald. Retrieved March 9, 2016.

[3] Park Sojung (March 7, 2016). "KBS sweeps weekly viewership, tvN leads cable with 'Signal'". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved March 9, 2016.

[kpop2-4] Ahn Sung-mi (February 24, 2016). "Lee Seo-jin, Uee in contract marriage". K-Pop Herald. Retrieved March 9, 2016.

[5] "TNmS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNmS Ratings (in Korean). Retrieved March 9, 2016.

[6] "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 17, 2017. Retrieved March 9, 2015.

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