Marry My Husband is set in a modern Korea, where it shows us a woman named Jiwon, 37 years old, who is suffering from cancer. She decides to leave the hospital because her husband stopped communicating with her and making deposits to cover her medical expenses.
Upon arriving home, she discovers her husband having an affair with his best friend. To make matters worse, she has a tragic death at the hands of her husband.
But a miracle happens, fortunately for Jiwon, she returns 10 years into the past, when she had not yet married, giving her the opportunity to rewrite her destiny. This time, she wants to change her future, vowing to live a happy life, without lies, free from injustice, making friends and allies.
Dilemma... to fulfill her revenge and be able to change her fateful destiny, two things happen: change something but it still happens in a different way than it did in her past life and two, she can evade her destiny by passing that destiny on to another person. So knowing these two premises she starts to put her revenge into motion? By handing over her tragic fate to «best friend» Soomin, marrying her to her lying and cheating husband.
Characters Marry My Husband
Kang Jimon (protagonist of marry my husband)
She is the main protagonist. She dies tragically at the hands of her husband. She returns 10 years into the past, vowing revenge. She was abandoned by her mother who had an affair outside of marriage leaving them with a large debt.
Her father gave her all his love and kindness so she wouldn't feel the absence of her mother in childhood. She is a kind, crybaby, upright and naive person.
Jeong Sumin
The protagonist’s “best friend” and her worst enemy, a woman with no scruples who seduces Jimon’s boyfriend.
Just like the protagonist, she was abandoned by her father but unlike the protagonist, her mother despises her throughout the story. She is a person who blames the protagonist for her misfortunes, deceives everyone to achieve her goal, harms the protagonist.
Park Min-Hwan
In his past life he was the unfaithful husband of the protagonist. He looks down on the protagonist for not being tender and beautiful like his friend Sumin. He is an egotistical person who is more interested in beautiful women and money.
Yoo Ji-Hyuk
He is the manager of U&K Food and head of the office where they work, being a very biased person. At first he appears as an inaccessible person but he helps the protagonist a lot. He wants to separate Jimon from Park Min-Hwan because he realizes that her future husband is cheating on her. He is an upright, hardworking person, likes cats.
Hee Young
Half-sister of Yoo Ji-Hyuk, they have a good relationship and considers the protagonist her great benefactor. She wants to separate the protagonist from Sumin and her boyfriend because she likes him. She always tries to help the protagonist from Sumin’s clutches and also give love advice to her brother. She is an extroverted person, loves sweets and hates hypocrisy.
Mrs. Yang
She is the deputy director of U&K Food, a workmate who later forms a new friendship with the protagonist. She is a character to whom one of Jiwon’s most fateful destinies is transferred and almost costs her life.
However, thanks to the support and help of her friends and the protagonist, she manages to move on. She has a daughter of which she carries the greatest burden of raising while also working.
Opinion of Marry My Husband
Marry My Husband is a series that particularly catches my attention despite having some fantasy, this is very displaced by the premise itself. The art, the story, composition and the background of the characters are truly endearing.
This story grabs you from the beginning, addressing strong themes such as infidelity, toxic friendships and exploitative jobs. You see how the protagonist is betrayed and killed unjustly. It also shows how everyone was aware of that betrayal but didn’t say anything for fear that the protagonist wouldn't believe them and break the little friendship they had. As I said, this is something that can happen in real life.
I still have that illogical part of the story, that if she doesn't go through such an event, those around her may have that destiny. Just like her illness... however this story is worth reading, to say that they made a live action on Netflix, meaning that this story has managed to sympathize with a large number of people who are reaching the big screen and that says a lot. Let's hope they can take out an animated version, who knows if it will be good even with its modifications. Now tell us, would you dare to read this incredible story? Which version do you like best? What do you like about this story?
