Perfect Marriage Revenge (2023)

This is a bonafide discovery

I am watching Perfect Marriage Revenge real-time.

Perfect Marriage Revenge is a drama which is really outside of my comfort zone, but I thought that I would give it a try to expand my horizons. The actors are not my usual circle of friends either. However, the opulent life style and the Blue Plate fashions on display alone seemed worth the price of the time commitment. The drama is about marriage and revenge (go figure) and being clueless in Korea. Also, it is about marriage musical chairs. Nonetheless, I did find this drama enticing on a gossip worthy level. However, just when you think you have this drama all figured out, Perfect Marriage Revenge dramatically jumps into hyperspace. The drama becomes a whole other animal. It is very sexy (in a PG13 sort of way) and complicated, with a drama twist.

Don’t forget to take time to explore the fashions on display. The reason for revenge, however, will floor you. Based on a web drama, Perfect Marriage Revenge is a Romance Marriage Drama. Personally, I would call this a melodrama. While Perfect Marriage Revenge may not win awards for writing, it may win for inventiveness and acting. Right now, there is lots of Head Talk (Talking to yourself about the drama) with this one. You betcha.


Cast

Jung Yoo-Min (Celebrity)

The actors in the posse are tall.

Sun Hoon (My Secret Romance) 6’1”

Oh Seung-yoon (Blind) started as a child actor. 6’1”

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The MC is not harsh enough.

It's actually a good series, and it has some good start. But if you have been reading Cnovels or revenge novels, you can easily differentiate the MC from those similar characters. I have to emphasize on this part as this was indeed a revenge series.

For one, she's not harsh enough. I've seen revenging female protagonist before and they can be really badass, but the MC was just around or below the average. The first revenge she did was the only time I felt satisfied with. The next ones are too amateur. I get that she has to transition to her villain era and I liked that there's a character growth for a change, as most if not all of those revenge stories and movies I've seen has already a determined and badass character change at the start. But it's been 8 episodes already and she was still somewhat affected by changes, she's easily troubled, she can sometimes be smiling evilly to her enemies but she can also be seen cowering and wearing her troubled emotions on her sleeves. Her emotions can be affected with petty throws from her enemy. Again, there's nothing wrong about that as that was her character, but I was expecting an unaffecting, equally and more harsh, vicious, scheming and tough protagonist.

Her revenge left me unsatisfied. She's the good girl revenger. When trouble comes I instead worry for her if she can fix it. She's not the typical character that you can rely on that no matter what the enemies throw, she'll just smile evilly and even throw a bigger boulder to her enemies. She really needs to learn from those existing similar characters.

I also don't get the necessity of the marriage. I like it more if she focuses more on her revenge while doing it alone. I like it if they're independent enough not to rely on a man for her revenge.

Anyway, it's actually a good one and was worth watching. Despite all my misgivings from it, I still enjoy and will continue watching it. I just have to voiced out these things. Though the revenge part was prolonged and hashed out, most people might enjoy this.

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Drama intenso

Realmente he amado este dorama, hace mucho que nada me atrapaba. Su historia, aunque un poco exagerada o poco creíble, da inicio a una serie de eventos que cada vez se ponen mejor. Me encanta los personajes, sus emociones tan intensas y como la protagonista debe ir cambiando para enfrentar cada situación que se presenta, por su lado el protagonista, siempre me ha gustado, ahora un poco más adulto sigue siendo muy atractivo y su actuación es buena.

Realmente uno se concentra tanto en la historia, que los capítulos pasan rapidísimo y ya quiero saber que va a pasar, espero siga igual o mejor en lo que venga.

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A heroine of all betrayed wives!!

OMG, you have to watch this drama! I think i found a really good writer who is finally have an ability to lift women's power up.
and I think i found my ideal betrayed wife
heroine who will not put up anymore all the BS that people around her threw at her underestimating her, thinking she's fool, naive and stupid.

When you watch the first 60 minutes of the first episode of the drama ( 1 hr. 10 min per episode), it's probably hard to watched because all you see within that time frame is the character of the female lead's naivety, pathetic and it angers you to watch the people around her treating her like some kind of fool. My only comfort within that time frame is the very promising interaction of my guy Sung Hoon and our FL Jung Yoo Min.
But anyways please, dont give up! Bcoz towards the end of the first episode is the beginning of FL's transformation from being weak and naive to a badass one. The character development of the fl , happened right away in ep 1. And if you like the ending of ep 1 , you will be happy more??❤️ in ep 2. Also , Our male lead Sung Hoon ❤️really surpassed my expectation in this drama . Both ML and FL have a very good chemistry?!
What I liked in this cheating/ revenge drama
Is that unlike other betrayed wife drama , it will take many more episodes first before the wife's character action of revenge will be executed and no romance , sorry but if i watch a drama like this , i always prefer to have a romance and not just revenge, ill get bored but that just me. Also , you will not be disappointed of our main leads on- screen time, they have fairly descent time appearance on screen Ep 2 is the best example. Kudos to the writer!!

I cannot wait for the next episode, mainly i will be looking forward for FL and ML 's contract marriage and the process of their love blossoming while living together.
I will be looking forward FL's revenge to her family, the scumbag husband, the witch step sister and also it will be interesting how tge FL navigate to deal with ML's family( ML's mom seems like tge main hard core to deal with). But from what i saw ML's character, he seems like in love with her already and will be backing her up 100% specially now that he found out what FL been through
From her family.

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A Revenge Saga With Fantasy Element

Adapted from the webtoon “The Essence of a Perfect Marriage” (완벽한 결혼의 정석) written by Young (영) and Lee Beom Bae (이범배), MBN’s latest makjang on the block is a revenge saga with a fantasy twist. Starring Sung Hoon and Jung Yoo Min in the lead roles alongside an ensemble casting that includes Jin Ji Hee, Kang Shin Hyo, Oh Seung Yun; the show uses the time-tested formula of “Contractual Marriage”. We have a conniving family scheming and plotting against their adopted daughter, a high-handed chaebol heir looking for an escape route from the arranged marriage scenario and a brother-in-law vying for his sister-in-law’s affections; seems like a perfect recipe for disaster, right? What makes this show exciting and spicy is obviously the revenge element; the natural chemistry between Sung Hoon & Jung Yoo Min is so flawless, you can’t help but root for them. Let’s talk about the first two episodes, so you can decide if you want to watch it!

Read the complete article here-

https://kcdramamusings.wordpress.com/2023/10/31/perfect-marriage-revenge-first-impressions/#more-260

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Embora seja perceptível que foi uma novela com baixo investimento, conseguiram entregar muito amais que os doramas deste ano. Já faz um tempo que a coreia tem quisto inovar com histórias e roteiros diferente e mirabolantes. Isso foi mais que perceptível esse ano. Quem é dorameira raiz vai concordar comigo que os anos de ouro dos dramas coreanos foram 2016/2017. Como a romantica incuravel que sou adoro esse repetéco de romance cliche com CEOs, contratos de casamento, enimes to lovers, etc. Fazer o feijão com arroz não é demérito. A gente amaaaa.
A história foi ótima. AMEI a trilha sonora (Halo está no top da minha playlist agora). A atriz principal é linda de morrer e excelente atriz. Sou apaixonada pelo Sung Hoon. Fiquei feliz de ver ele fazendo um dorama de romance que me interessasse. Mas vamos falar a verdade que ele não é lá excelenteee ator. Mas melhorou do que era na época de My secret romance então meus parabens pra ele.
O resto do elenco entregou tudo também. Coreia sempre entrega tudo nas emoções, né. Você consegue sentir a dor, raiva, loucura dos vilões e também a bondade, amor e sinceridade dos mocinhos.
Bem, esse dorama foi um presente de 2023. Fazia tempo de não dava gritinhos de entusiamo e ficava com o coração quentinho com um dorama. Os únicos dramas coreanos que proporcionaram isso esse ano foram esse e "love to hate you".
Acredito que quem deu avaliações negativas não entendeu o propósito do drama.
Não é toda novela que tem que ter o mais extraordinário roteiro, atuação, efeitos sociais e etc.
Acredito que esse dorama cumpriu com o propósito dele. Que foi entregar o básico que dá certo. E como deu certo. Sai feliz demais, querendo encontrar outro parecido com esse. E não encontrarei...

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Perfectly Sweet Revenge

Thoroughly enjoyable series. Maybe found one episode that was a bit weak but otherwise, it's a really fun ride. Didn't expect much when I started but I'm glad I picked it up!

The FL is an exceptionally talented artist who was adopted into her family and always felt like an outcast. One day after being betrayed by her step-mother, she ends up in an accident, passing away and waking up 1 year in the past. She becomes determined to rewrite her mistakes and get revenge starting with cancelling her wedding. The background set in the first episode felt a bit tedious but has relevant information that the FL later uses to exact her revenge.

The ML is a welcome green flag and made the perfect partner in crime throughout the series.

All the actors did a great job, especially the negative characters that brought the necessary spice to the show.

The ending was so perfect. Almost like a fairytale. And yet I didn't see it coming. I loved the plot twists the show introduced and the theme song is catchy as heck!

Definitely recommend watching this series!

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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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