Best Revenge & Romance K-Drama of the Winter Quietly Drops on Prime
We'd all like to go back to 2013…
Summary
- A new time travel revenge K-drama based on a Naver webtoon is currently airing on Prime.
- The series stars Park Min-young as the protagonist who decides to take revenge on her husband and best friend for having an affair.
- It's an incredibly funny story that works despite the absurdity of the plot.
2013 was the year we kept singing Gangnam Style even though everyone was already obsessed with the viral Wrecking Ball and What Does the Fox Say? The iPhone 5s competed with Samsung smartphones, and the tech world was shocked by the proliferation of affordable Oculus Rift VR glasses. It was a time when the world of Korean pop music was not ruled by BTS ( who only emerged in 2013), but by EXO. All in all, for us old-timers, the world of a decade ago was a really warm, if sometimes naive, place that can't be compared to the doom and gloom of today.
It was also a time when Park Min-young was establishing her status as one of the top actresses on South Korean television, starring in shows like Glory Jane, Dr. Jin, and, in 2014, A New Leaf. And now, 10 years later, the actress has starred in a remarkable new melodrama that is literally drenched in nostalgic love for the past decade... as well as a sense of revenge, hope for a second chance, and, of course, romance — what's a K-drama without all of that? The result is a spectacular mix of genres that conveys one of the best stories of the year, set 10 years ago.
Plus, the series is available for streaming on Prime Video!
A K-Drama That Doesn't Take Itself Too Seriously
We're talking about Marry My Husband, based on the Naver webtoon of the same name. The show is produced by Studio Dragon, which is responsible for such popular dramas as Crash Landing on You, Doom at Your Service, Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha, Alchemy of Souls, Doona! In other words, their repertoire should not be doubted, and Marry My Husband is no exception, being entertaining if sometimes corny due to dialogue, incredibly long slow motion scenes, and a plot that seems a little too overwhelming at first glance.
In the story, Kang Ji-won, played by Park Min-young, is a young woman suffering from terminal stomach cancer. As if this torment wasn't enough, her life is further burdened by her hard work and her deadbeat husband Min-hwan (Lee Yi-kyung). On top of that, poor Ji-won catches her husband cheating with her one and only best friend Su-min (Song Ha-yoon) one day, and in the course of an argument with both she accidentally falls onto a glass table and dies.
But then she wakes up in the year 2013: At that time, she was working together with Min-hwan and Su-min in the same company, much to her frustration, and knowing what they really were thinking about her all the time, Ji-won decides to put her brilliant plan into action: Marry the two villains so that they can suffer through their lives together. However, the revenge drama element is quickly diluted by romance, as Ji-won's boss and secret patron Yoo Ji-hyuk (Na In-woo) is interested in carrying out Ji-won's plans.
A K-Drama That Doesn't Take Itself Too Seriously
Even if the plot sounds too ridiculous at first, it actually works despite all the absurdity. Ji-won acts rationally, as this time travel setting has its own logic of world order, and she has a great character development from a wallflower to a strong competent badass in the available episodes. Moreover, despite the genre mix, the series is not a cringy drama, but rather a fantasy comedy with elements of romance.
As of this writing, 12 out of 16 episodes of Marry My Husband are available to stream on Prime Video, with Episode 13 scheduled for release on February 12.