November 13, 2023

Perfect Marriage Revenge | Open Thread + Reviews

A woman wakes up from an accident and marries her sister's crush.
Notable Actors/Actresses
Sung Hoon: Seo Do Guk
Jung Yoo-Min: Han Yi Joo
Hangul Title
완벽한 결혼의 정석
The Essence of a Perfect Marriage
Year2023
Episodes: 12

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Cast





Seo Family [Bottom]
Sung Hoon: Seo Do Guk
Kang Shin-Hyo: Seo Jung Wook [brother]
Ban Hyo-Jung: Lee Tae Ja [grandmother]
Kim Eung-Soo: Seo Young Kyun [father]
Lee Mi-Sook: Cha Yeon Hwa [mother]
Oh Ha-Nee: Seo Do Na [sister]
Lee Myung-Hoon: Byun Jae Ho [Do Guk's secretary / Do Na's husband]

Han Family [Top]
Jung Yoo-Min: Han Yi Joo
Jin Ji-Hee: Han Yoo Ra [stepsister]
Lee Min-Young: Lee Jung Hye [stepmother]
Jeon Noh-Min: Han Jin Woong [father]
Lee Byung-Joon: Han Woon Jae [grandfather]
Oh Seung-Yun: Yoo Se Hyeok [Yi Joo's ex-husband]
Byun Jun-Seo: Kim Jae Won [Jung Hye's secretary]

Romcom/Romance Checklist




How much of the plot is angst/romance?
0.25 / 1 / 2 / 3.5 / 4 / 5
The ML
Cold–Lukewarm–Warm / Timid / Falls in Love First / Noble Idiot / CEO / General /
The FL
Bold / Cute / Cool & Independent / Falls in Love First / Better Than ML / Noble Idiot / 
Describe the Relationship (the tropes):
Bickering Start / Childhood Connection / Cohabitation / Contract Marriage or Fake Couple / Enemies to Lovers / Hidden Identity / School to Adulthood / Love Triangle / Married Couple (Real) / Secretly in Love (F/ML) / Star-Crossed Lovers / 
Relationship Progress (officially togetherfirst (official) kiss; breakup*):
Ep 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 
# of CPs (including main CP):
0 / 1 / 2 / 3
Ending:
Happy / Sad / Open Happy / Open Sad / Bad


Screen-Caps



[Ep1]
[Ep2]
[Ep3]
[Ep4]
[Ep5]
[Ep6]
[Ep7]
[Ep8]
[Ep9]
[Ep10]
[Ep11]
[Ep12]
 

Other Remarks


by FanFanX



[First Impression (Ep1-2)] Definitely a makjang. Root for Han Yi Joo! Hope everyone else gets out of the way! 

I actually read the webtoon after watching the first two eps of this series. They've streamlined the contents of the webtoon into this series, and it's going to be interesting to see how it plays out. The webtoon has completed in Korea, but still waiting on the translations for the final episodes. 

[Actors/ActressesJung Yoo-Min is new to me and those expressive eyes have hooked me. She's also so pretty. 

I'm not a huge Sung Hoon fan as I've found that there's a limit to his onscreen charm. (IRL, he possesses none of the suaveness of his ML characters. xD) However, his Seo Do Guk here reminds me of a more refined version of Cha Jin Wook from My Secret Romance, which I love for its utter simplicity and sweetness. 

[Behind the Scenes

Photoshoot for the posters. 

Ep5Wedding dress scenes.
Ep6. The bed scenes are not as sweet or sexy as it looks. Ha, Sung Hoon's sigh of relief when it's over. lol!

[OST



[Ending] Happy family.



Reviews




Five (5/5)


Four (4/5)


Three (3/5)

Reviewer: FanFanX
Date: December 2023
Aesthetics: A Acting: B Plot: B

One of the better makjangs I've watched, with just the right number of eps, 12.
Romance = 🔥🔥😘
Revenge = 💣
Sweetness = 🍭
Drama = just enough excitement to keep you interested.
I usually go into Sung Hoon dramas with low expectations, but this one was a rare exception. Enjoy how pretty our power couple, Seo Do Guk (Sung Hoon) and Han Yi Joo (Jung Yoo Min) are, and watch the revenge build. And finally cheer for the downfall of the stepmonsters, Han Yoo Ra (Jin Ji Hee) and Lee Jung Hye (Lee Ming Young). No, we have no idea how they traveled back in time. (Don’t bother looking for the answer in the webtoon - there isn’t one.)

If you're looking for a deeper story/romance, don't look too hard here. It's a simple story with a touch of fantasy and just enough romance for a quick snack.

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