Marriage Contract

This article is about the South Korean television series. For the type of contract, see Marriage contract.

Marriage Contract (Korean: 결혼계약; Hanja: 結婚契約; RR: Gyeolhongyeyak) 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]

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 (2016-03-05) – April 24, 2016 (2016-04-24)

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
		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
			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