''Marriage Contract'' () is a 2016

South Korean television series Korean dramas (; RR: ''Han-guk deurama''), more popularly known as K-dramas, are television series in the Korean language, made in South Korea. They are popular worldwide, especially in Asia, partially due to the spread of Korean popular cultu ...

starring Lee Seo-jin and

Uee Kim Yu-jin (born April 9, 1988), better known by her stage name Uee (sometimes romanized as U-), is a South Korean singer and actress. She is best known for being a former member of South Korean girl group After School from 2009 to 2017, and ...

. It aired on MBC from March 5 to April 24, 2016 on Saturdays and Sundays at 22:00 for 16 episodes.

Plot

Kang Hye-soo (

) 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 A chaebol (, ; ) is a large industrial South Korean conglomerate run and controlled by an individual or family. A chaebol often consists of multiple diversified affiliates, controlled by a person or group whose power over the group often exc ...

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.

Cast

* Lee Seo-jin as Han Ji-hoon *

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 Shin Rin-ah (; born May 14, 2009) is a South Korean actress. Filmography Film Television series Awards and nominations References External links Official websiteat IOK Company * {{DEFAULTSORT:Shin, Rin-ah 2009 births Living peopl ...

as Cha Eun-seong *

Kim Kwang-kyu Kim Kwang-kyu (born January 7, 1941) is a South Korean poet and translator."김광규 " biographical PDF available at: http://klti.or.kr/ke_04_03_011.do# Life Kim was born in Seoul and studied German language and literature at Seoul National ...

as Park Ho-joon *

Kim Yoo-ri Kim Yoo-ri (born August 29, 1984) is a South Korean actress. Career She starred in the television dramas '' Cheongdam-dong Alice'' (2012) and '' Master's Sun'' (2013). In September 2018, Kim signed with new management agency C-JeS Entertainm ...

as Seo Na-yoon *Jung Kyung-soon as Shim Yeong-hee *Lee Hyun-geol as Kong Soo-chang *

Pyo Ye-jin Pyo Ye-jin (born February 3, 1992) is a South Korean actress. Among her representative works are her roles in television series ''VIP'' and ''Taxi Driver''. Career Pyo Ye-jin worked as a flight attendant from 2011-2013 at Korean Air before she ...

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

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * {{Works by Pan Entertainment 2016 South Korean television series debuts MBC TV television dramas Korean-language television shows 2016 South Korean television series endings South Korean romance television series South Korean melodrama television series Television series by Pan Entertainment