Marry My Husband is about a woman (Park Min Young) who is terminally ill that catches her husband (Lee Yi Kyung) having an affair with her best friend (Song Ha Yoon) and is then killed by her husband. She then travels back in time 10 years to get revenge on him with the help of a department head (Na In Woo) from her company.
Park Min Young plays Kang Ji Won. She’s a timid pushover who always gives in to everyone else. She’s had a difficult life and even ends up terminally ill with cancer. Then everything culminates in her discovering her best friend and her husband sleeping together which turns her life upside down.
Na In Woo is Yoo Ji Hyuk. He is the department head in the same department as Ji Won in the past. He has secretly harbored one-sided feelings for her many years. Those feelings start to come out as he tries to help her in her revenge plans.
Next we have Lee Yi Kyung as Park Min Hwan who is Ji Won’s husband. He is selfish and abusive. Without remorse, he cheats on her during her illness with plans to get insurance money after her death.
Finally, Song Ha Yoon is Jung Soo Min. She is Ji Won’s longtime best friend. She seems like the sweetness person you could meet and is always there for Ji Won. But it’s all an act since in reality, she is extremely manipulative and will do whatever it takes to get what she wants.
Marry My Husband was a fun drama. I love time travel and revenge, so putting them together is a great combination. We get a pretty well-developed story and characters as we go on the journey with Ji Won as she plans to get revenge on her husband and best friend for cheating on her and then murdering her.
The drama has a mixture of elements. There is a serious side with revenge, bullying, illness, and death. There is also a lighter side with humor and romance. It was all balanced pretty well. The concept of fate is heavily explored as Ji Won attempts to pass her bad fate off onto those who wronged her.
It’s great watching Ji Won grow from scared and timid into a strong woman who won’t hide or back down anymore. There are plenty of satisfying moments as she sticks it to Min Hwan, Soo Min, and others in her life.
She gets help from Ji Hyuk who is always ready to help and will do anything for her. He was a very dedicated man who goes over and above. I did find him to be an extremely bland character though. He doesn’t show much emotion, and he stays that way the bulk of the time. He pretty much makes the same face for 90% of the drama.
The romance between Ji Won and Ji Hyuk was nice. It’s a slow build with some thoughtful moments and a good back story. This too was a bit meh for me, but it gets enough right to make for a cute romance.
Song Ha Yoon was the standout in the drama. She’s really good at playing sweet and cutesy type roles, so the fake persona of Soo Min was a perfect fit for her. But then we get to see a darker side to her.
As the mask starts to peel back, we see this interesting mixture of sweet and manipulative that frequently made the character hard to read. Then towards the end, we see her really off the rails and get a wonderful performance as the true Soo Min is revealed. Fantastic job!
I’m a big fan of Lee Yi Kyung and am used to seeing him in more comedic roles. So having him be such a terrible guy was hard to see. His character does still have a sort of goofy awkward side so the comedy did come out, but his core personality is just awful. Lee Yi Kyung was very convincing as a villain and gave a great performance.
The middle stretch of the drama had some slow spots, but other than that the pace was good. There was also a plot deviation in the latter third involving Ji Hyuk’s ex that felt unnecessary. Luckily, the ending was pretty satisfying.
Overall, Marry My Husband was a good watch. The story was entertaining, and the characters were mostly interesting. I didn’t get very emotionally invested in it, but it was a fun one to watch playout. Marry My Husband is a nice entry into the time travel revenge genre.
My Rating: 7.5/10
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