SBS 'Would You Merry Me' Choi Woo-shik and Jung So-min faced the risk of being exposed as a fake newlywed couple from day one, beginning a delightful push-and-pull of excitement and tension.
In the 2nd episode of the SBS Fri-Sat drama Would You Merry Me (directed by Song Hyun-wook, Hwang In-hyeok / written by Lee Ha-na / produced by Studio S, Samhwa Networks) broadcast on the 11th (Sat), Kim Woo-joo (Choi Woo-shik) and bride-to-be Yu Me-ri (Jung So-min), who were on the brink, moved into a 5 billion won newlywed home and immediately faced the risk of being exposed, creating explosive tension. From the absurd reason Woo-joo became the fake husband to the way the two worked together with on-the-spot improvisation to get past exposure threats, Woo-joo and Me-ri showed perfect chemistry. As a result, Would You Merry Me recorded a peak rating of 9.7%, metropolitan area 7.0%, nationwide 6.4% for episode 2, setting its highest rating in just two episodes and seizing momentum in the weekend drama battle. The 2049 ratings also rose sharply, averaging 1.8% with a peak of 2.4%. Would You Merry Me quickly became the No. 1 Saturday miniseries and topped its time slot, creating a box office sensation. (Nielsen Korea)
In the episode, Me-ri launched a persuasion campaign to make Woo-joo her fake husband. At Me-ri's absurd request, "Will you be my husband?" Woo-joo sighed and refused the proposal. When Me-ri offered a fee if he became her fake husband, Woo-joo began to suspect Me-ri of being a con artist, prompting laughter. He even warned, "If you try any nonsense, you will pay the price," putting Me-ri in danger of losing the newlywed home prize again.
Meanwhile, Go Pil-nyeon (Jung Ae-ri), the chairman of the country's first bakery Myeongsoondang and Woo-joo's grandmother, appointed Woo-joo as the head of Myeongsoondang's marketing team instead of Woo-joo's cousin Jang Eung-su (Go Geon-han). Eung-su, passing off a package design contract issue, put Woo-joo in a bind. Woo-joo faced a situation where he had to secure a contract with the design company at all costs due to Eung-su's plot. At that time, it was revealed that the design company's representative was Me-ri, and the two became entangled again as if by fate. Me-ri challenged him that she would sign if he became her "fake husband," and Woo-joo eventually agreed.
As the two went to receive the prize, they shared wedding rings and prepared everything from disguising Woo-joo as (former) Woo-joo with glasses. Worried about being exposed, Woo-joo was confident when Me-ri said, "We'll do it without anyone knowing. There's no chance of being found out," but their faces were at risk of being revealed in publicity photos. Woo-joo hid his face tightly with a mask and hat, and Me-ri repeatedly covered her face with a bouquet, opening the precarious curtain on the fake newlywed couple and prompting uproarious laughter.
Above all, Woo-joo and Me-ri were stunned by the shocking fact that what they thought would end with one awards ceremony would continue for 90 days. Meanwhile, Baek Sang-hyun (Bae Na-ra), executive director of Bote Department Store, who was looking for a way to cancel Me-ri's win, warned, "I'm also a townhouse resident," and foreshadowed that he would watch Woo-joo and Me-ri. Just when receiving the prize seemed to be the end of the crisis, Sang-hyun's appearance as a watcher in front of Woo-joo and Me-ri fanned the precarious tension.
In the meantime, Woo-joo encountered his aunt Kim Mi-yeon (Baek Ji-won), who must not learn the secret that he is posing as a newlywed, and cousin Jang Eung-su (Go Geon-han) in front of the newlywed home. At Sang-hyun's question, "What about your wife?" Aunt Mi-yeon and cousin Eung-su pricked up their ears, Woo-joo's eyes widened, and with Me-ri appearing in the distance, the fake newlywed life was on the verge of being exposed, creating a tense cliffhanger at the end of episode 2. Whether Woo-joo and Me-ri, who face the risk of having their fake newlywed life exposed, can protect their secret and the newlywed home raised curiosity about future developments.
Thus, episode 2 of Would You Merry Me captured the process of Woo-joo and Me-ri becoming entangled as a fake couple in earnest and receiving the newlywed home, delivering both tension and laughter. Their perfect chemistry—bickering yet handling crises with quick improvisation to avoid exposure—raised expectations for future developments.
Meanwhile, the SBS Fri-Sat drama Would You Merry Me airs every Friday and Saturday at 9:50 p.m.
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