"Would You Merry Me" sent viewers' heart rates soaring and cemented its reputation as an "ending hotspot" with an unexpected kiss between Choi Woo-shik and Jung So-min that closed the episode.
In episode 3 of SBS's new Friday-Saturday drama Would You Merry Me (directed by Song Hyun-wook, Hwang In-hyeok / written by Lee Ha-na / produced by Studio S, Samhwa Networks), which aired Friday the 17th, the pretend newlywed couple Kim Woo-ju (Choi Woo-shik) and Yoo Merry (Jung So-min) were shown constantly at risk of having their secret exposed, and the ending featured the two making an unexpected kiss to protect their secret, which made viewers' hearts tremble. At the same time, Would You Merry Me recorded a peak ratings of 7.2% and 6.3% in the metropolitan area for episode 3, maintaining first place among Friday dramas for the second consecutive week and continuing its run as the top program across all channels in the same time slot. In particular, the 20-49 target rating rose to a peak of 2.6%, setting a new high. (According to Nielsen Korea)
From the first day they moved into their upscale newlywed home, Woo-ju and Merry were at risk of having their secret of being a pretend married couple exposed to their neighbor and department store executive Baek Sang-hyun (Bae Na-ra), Woo-ju's aunt Kim Mi-yeon (Baek Ji-won), and cousin Jang Eung-soo (Go Geon-han), but Merry nimbly hid her body and averted the crisis. However, Woo-ju emphasized that living in the townhouse increased the risk of their secret being revealed, and Merry replied that she would look for another place to live. Woo-ju then drew a firm line, saying, "You just have to make it so I don't have to worry about it anymore. Our transaction ends with this!" but despite his words, he could not help but care about Merry.
At a company dinner for the Myungsoondang marketing team attended by business partners Woo-ju and Merry, the topic turned to the 5 billion won newlywed home giveaway, reminding the two once again that they were fate-bound to protect this secret for 90 days. Woo-ju and Merry's frantic attempts to change the subject and Woo-ju hurrying a drunken Merry out of the dinner, caring for her, provoked laughter.
Meanwhile, due to Woo-ju's misunderstanding, Merry was kicked out of the motel where she was temporarily staying. With nowhere to go, Woo-ju led Merry to the newlywed home, and Merry vowed, "I'll be as quiet as a mouse. I'll leave early for work in the morning and won't turn on the lights at night," determined not to run into Sang-hyun. But avoiding Sang-hyun was not easy. Merry, trying to swat a mosquito in the dark, activated a sound-sensor light, and Sang-hyun, seeing the light on, visited Merry's home. Noticing there were no traces of Woo-ju in the house, Sang-hyun expressed suspicion, asking, "Is your husband really living here?" To avoid Sang-hyun's suspicion, Merry accepted a visit from the department store president (Park Yeon-woo).
After hearing the situation, Woo-ju scolded Merry, saying, "If you're going to con someone, you have to steel yourself. How do you expect to hold out with that mindset?" Then, hinting that he would help, he asked, "So when is the president coming?" revealing a tough-but-tender side.
The two then went out to take staged wedding photos, stirring excitement. Woo-ju couldn't take his eyes off Merry, who appeared in a wedding dress, making his smirk twitch. It was revealed that Woo-ju had been the one to propose the wedding photoshoot, raising the excitement level. Woo-ju said, "Does it make sense for a newlywed home to have no wedding photos?" and, "If we're found out, I'll be in danger too," displaying a caring charm as he fussed but paid close attention to Merry. Woo-ju's sudden forceful affection raised the thrill for Merry and viewers alike.
Woo-ju pulled Merry in and said, "If it's uncomfortable no matter what we do, let's do what's necessary. Do it properly so we don't get caught," and the intimate pose the pretend couple struck sent a sharp thrill through the air that made faces light up. Before the strange afterglow of the wedding shoot could fade, Woo-ju bumped into marketing team employee Cha Se-jung (Kim Si-eun), sending tension soaring. Woo-ju hid in the studio where the photoshoot took place, and when the studio door opened he said, "Excuse me," then covered his face by kissing Merry. When Se-jung entered the studio, Merry kissed Woo-ju again, producing a heart-stabbing ending.
Meanwhile, manager Ko (Kwon Hae-sung), who discovered irregularities in Myungsoondang's cash flow, reported them to Woo-ju's uncle and Myungsoondang chief financial officer Jang Han-gu (Kim Young-min) and then died in a traffic accident, raising the tension.
Would You Merry Me episode 4 airs today (18th) at 9:50 p.m.
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