Perfect Marriage Revenge (2023)

vengo a quejarme.

Realmente quería que este drama me encantara.
La historia está bien, el problema es que siento que lo hicieron a la carrera, siento que hay situaciones en las que te quedas pensando: bueno, ajá, pero cuentame más, que pasó?
Hay demasiadas elipsis.
Dan a entender que ya sabes lo que pasó con algunas situaciones o algunos personajes, me dejan algunos pequeños hilos sin terminar y hace que se sienta desordenado y apresurado.

Aparte de ese pequeño tropiezo, me gustó bastante, pude empatizar con la protagonista, y sufrí cada minuto que le hacían la vida imposible.

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In love

This is my first review...
I never wrote a review to any drama but i had to write one for this....
Can't explain how much i loved this drama..
Everything which is needed in a drama is there in this one..
Story is exceptional... And portrayed soo well by the actors...

Romance and chemistry is soooooo good between the leads.... And the revenge part is shown very well......

This story leaves a good msg that...... Karma is a bit#h.....

Just wanna say.....
Don't skip this drama... And without thinking twice... Just go for it....

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I want to recommend this to literally everyone.

I got into K-dramas recently, just in the last year or two, and every time I watch one there is always that drama that plays within the drama (a la Business Proposal) that makes fun of dramas like this. All the tropes are there, but the way they magnificently lean into some and break others is masterful. This is definitely a typically structured melodrama, but the earnestness in which it was created shines through, making this one of my all time favorites.

As for rewatch value, I started this drama as 10 episodes had dropped, and in anticipation of the last two, watched and rewatched this for a week.

Cons:
1 - In my opinion, the costuming/fashion choices do not lend to this drama. I don't know whether they had to make this on a budget, or they didn't have many sponsors, but it doesn't strike me as elegant styling. Perhaps there was a reasoning for it, but I found the ML suits to be Ill-fitting or not made from the best materials, they did nothing for his figure. I compare it to Park Yeon-jin's outfits in The Glory. When you look up most dramas, there are blog dedicated to their styling, there isn't much for this drama.

2 - It can sometimes be just a tad cringey. Specially the male lead. But I forgive it, because I find him also to be terribly endearing throughout the drama.

Pros:

1 - Pacing - Because it's only 12 episodes, this flies past. And unlike other dramas, the obstacles shift throughout episodes. There is no handwringing about the same things throughout the story. I really enjoyed that.

2 - Chemistry - the two main leads do an amazing job of carrying the entire show, especially the female lead. She is so outstanding in her performance. She is sincere and funny. Her range is incredible. And the male lead doesn't AT ALL try to skate by on his looks. He doesn't mind looking foolish at times, using his whole face to act (I love Lee Soo Hyuk, and maybe the directors force him to do so, but he always just has a "model face" on.)

3 - Supporting characters - I love almost all of them (except for her father but I shan't spoil it) they were brilliant and almost everyone got their just desserts.

4 - Trope breaking

Damsel in distress - this is my favorite broken trope. She is in distress in the first episode (which is most people's least favorite) but that last act shows her thorough shift. She carries herself so well throughout the rest of drama and it is around her that people gravitate. She is the general and conductor for the revenge, and knows what is happening most of the time.

Amnesia - Not in the "oh I lost my memory" but in the "you've shown me a million times who you are, but I'll conveniently forget every time you give me new information." There is NONE of this. The two leads make the decision early on to completely trust each other. And they absolutely do. It's delicious and SO satisfying to watch as they deftly handle everyone that tries to manipulate them

Terrible in-laws - this is another great broken trope, and the sister-in-law especially (especially in contrast to the ex-SIL). (Just as an aside, her face during the scene at the department store gave me major j-hope vibes, and she was my favorite from then on)

5 - Proper ending - This one is my absolute favorite in terms of endings. It is so simple and perfectly packaged Probably because the story is rather straight-forward but when things get complicated in fantasy-style drams (like The King Eternal Monarch) or difficult relationships (like CLOY), the writers feel their endings cannot be simple. I don't think those two have happy endings at all, they are so depressing to me, but this one was perfect.

I hope everyone watches this drama giving it a bit of grace because clearly they weren't expecting it to do well, but this a sneaky good drama and I wish they had more of a budget to play with. But perhaps we wouldn't have gotten my favorite new actress as a leading lady out of it!

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A must watch!

So, I read the webtoon first but I read half of it and then forgot about it. I only got to know about this drama on the day its first episode was going to air and needless to say, I was hooked!

This drama is a perfect mix of sweet, spice, and everything nice. I loved the main leads, they were so good and the ML especially was one of the green flags whom I love and adore. The FL was great too. It was a delight to watch her have her revenge.

I hated the stepmother, she was crazy and the actress did a great job portraying the evil stepmother. I didn't like the step-sister either and I am so glad that she ended the way she did and I can totally imagine how bad her future is going to be.

While the FL's family is trash, ML's family is the greenest garden with the exception of the stepbrother of-course. The mother-in-law is my favorite and I want to know what I have to do in life to have a mother-in-law like her.

Overall, this was a great watch. Such a good portrayal of marriage between the main leads and the beauty of familial bonds. I would definitely suggest that you watch this drama.

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Sung hoon is definitely is a big green forest.

I cast my vote for 10 10 10 10 ... its perfect. First let me start with ML . Oh man seo do guk steal the show.. well done sung hoon... I am pretty sure .. never ever I get tired of him. He is considerate.. thoughtful and... definitely a man who every girls wish to have. Honestly I thought the director will end this drama with villain get their worst ending.. seems like the director know our hearts. He blessed us and made us god mother and god father.
I personally recommended everyone to watch this if with no toxic in laws. By watching 1 ep dont come to conclusion coz for me story starts when Sung hoon is there.

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Saved Me From a K-Drama Slump

I've been in a slump lately, with mediocre drama after mediocre drama. But I'm happy to report that this show sucessfully won me back.

Perfect Marriage Revenge is a K-Drama based off of an ongoing (almost finished) webtoon. I've read the webtoon and I enjoyed it well enough. And who doesn't love the contract marriage trope? So I decided to give the drama a shot, and I'm so glad I did.

It isn't exactly a faithful adaptation, while a lot of the same things happen in the two, there's a different order of events, which I personally think flows much better in the drama. The drama also has better development of the relationships and stronger characterization. I enjoyed both Yi-Ju and Do-Guk's characters significantly more here than I did in the Webtoon.

The last show I watched Sung Hoon in, I wasn't a huge fan. So, I was delightfully surprised by how much I loved his portrayal of Do-Guk here. And Ji-Yu couldn't have been cast better. The two of them worked phenomenally together and their romance was defiantly the highlight for me!

The revenge plot is incredibly convoluted, and the relationship dynamics are a tangled web that's nearly impossible to unwind, in the most delightful way possible. While I have seen some people complain about how complicated it was I felt the show was well enough written that I was never lost. Every scene progressed the plot in some way and there was certainly never a dull moment.

Every character was perfectly cast. I loved who I was supposed to love and hated who I was supposed to hate. Which is a feat not all dramas can accomplish. In fact, I'm not sure I've hated a villain this much in a good long while.

The only thing that's keeping me from giving this show a perfect score is episode one. The show started out a bit slow and I didn't like the characters much. It wasn't until maybe the last twenty minutes of the episode that it got me. By the end of episode one I was invested enough to keep watching. And by the beginning of episode two I was 100% sold on it. I enjoyed every second of the next eleven episodes and would have gladly watched more.

Is the show complicated? Yes. Unrealistic? Yeah. Is it over the top dramatic? Absolutely.
But it's exactly what its supposed to be. I'm going to keep recommending it, and I will without a doubt be back for a rewatch.

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Revenge is just best served (cold, hot or whatever) as karma has its hands full

9/10 is my rating. This is a 2023 South Korean romance, revenge drama with 12, 70 minute episodes. It is based on a popular web novel of the same name.

First I provide a unique synopsis then Review

Synopsis

Han Yi-joo (Jung Yoo-min) is engaged to marry her childhood friend, Yoo Se-hyuk (Oh Seung-yoon), whom she grew to love. She is the eldest adopted daughter of a family that is low level wealthy with one of their family endeavors being art. Her cold, mostly uncaring of her adoptive mother, Lee Jung-hye (Lee Min young) has made Yi joo’s life miserable yet she still seeks her approval. To gain her mother’s favor, Yi-joo learned to perfectly imitate famous as the standard her mother set to measure her ability. Yi joo’s world crashes down when she learns her mother was passing her imitations iff as authentic and seeks to frame her and that her fiancé was only using her. Emotionally devastated she gets in a near fatal car crash. As she lay dying she wishes for a chance to do it over and get revenge on those who wronged her. Seo Do-guk (Sung Hoon) Is the man her evil younger sister had her talons in and he discovers her duplicity early on, and also the depth of the evil Yi Joo’s family is perpetrating against her.

Review

If you are a fan of revenge dramas this fits that bill while also having a really sweet romances woven through. It ends well and happy.

Spoilers

The evil step mom in this is so thoroughly evil it is hard to imagine what she wouldn’t do. Not only does she abuse and poison Yi joo, she contracts to have people murdered, holds an artist in captivity to have him paint and sell his art, and drugs her husband.

I liked Donguk’s mother, grandmother and sister. They were solidly on Yi Joo’s side when they discovered what her adopted mom had done to her. Jung hye’s cold demeanor and evil plots were like a blend of “Flowers in the attic” and “Mommy Dearest” level evil mother. It was satisfying when she was taken down.

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Perfeição...

O que é esse drama? Ok, voce pode achar mas é apenas mais um romance, o que poderia ter de diferente?! Pois então quem disse que a formula fo arroz e feijão faz as coisas perderem a graça e o gostinho bom da vida?
Esse drama sem sombra de duvidas é um dos melhores assistidos do meu ano. Tave sem esperança nenhuma pela trama, mas mordi a lingua. Acredito que esse drama foi finalizado de forma redondinha sem pontas soltas (mesmo que eu ache que 1 pesonagem nao merecia tudo o que aconteceu com ele), o final de cada arco de todos os personagens foram perfeitos. Uma bela vingança, assistam não vao se arrepender.

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Perfect Marriage Perfect Chemistry

I have never seen such good chemistry amongst male and female lead since Do Bong Soon. The chemistry is just sizzling, also their acting is pretty good.

All cast are good actors. I also want to commend Lee Min Young for her acting. I watched her in Love Marriage Divorce where she portrayed a timid nice respectful lady turn into a vicious annoying lady in Perfect Marriage Revenge - she is just so convincing! Making her a super good actress.

Story line is a bit of a fantasy / time travel which of course it’s not true to life but I guess it’s just one aspect the writers want to interject so there’s a way to go back in time. I think of it as a metaphor of changing your life while you still have time.

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