Would You Merry Me's Choi Woo-sik being saved by the girl who turned out to be Jung So-min raised viewers' excitement levels.
On the 18th (Sat), the 4th episode of SBS's new Fri-Sat drama Would You Merry Me (directed by Song Hyun-wook, Hwang In-hyuk / written by Lee Ha-na / produced by Studio S, Samhwa Networks) revealed the real reason Kim Woo-joo (played by Choi Woo-sik) helped Yu Merry (played by Jung So-min), leaving a heart-fluttering aftertaste. The revelation that Woo-joo and Merry had been intertwined since childhood sent excitement soaring. Along with this, Would You Merry Me's episode 4 recorded a peak rating of 8.9% and 6.0% in the metropolitan area. The 2049 target rating averaged 1.7% and rose to a peak of 2.78%, maintaining strong popularity. (Nielsen Korea)
Woo-joo and Merry avoided the crisis of being discovered taking staged wedding photos by Myeongsoondang employee Cha Se-jung (played by Kim Si-eun) with an unexpected kiss. After the kiss, Woo-joo and Merry showed concern for each other, fanning their mutual attraction, and amplified the allure by posing as a honeyed newlywed couple. In front of department store executive Baek Sang-hyun (played by Bae Na-ra), they repeatedly said "jagiya" and showed affectionate physical contact, acting like a love-filled married couple. Merry explained that "the best defense is offense," saying they needed to show an even more affectionate appearance to dispel Sang-hyun's suspicions, and Woo-joo gently brushed Merry's hair back and actively committed to the ruse, bringing laughs. Their clingy, more-real-than-real newlywed vibe had viewers beaming every moment.
In particular, Woo-joo's attentive and considerate behavior toward Merry drew attention. Preparing for the department store owner's visit, Woo-joo and Merry hung the wedding photos on the newlywed house wall and donned matching items from head to toe. While Woo-joo was rehearsing expected questions and answers prepared by Merry, he learned about Merry's relationship with her ex-fiancé Kim Woo-joo (played by Seo Beom-jun). When Merry regretted her past love, saying, "Why did I give everything away so foolishly without keeping any feelings for myself," Woo-joo calmly comforted her, saying, "From now on you'll meet someone good who doesn't take your heart for granted."
Woo-joo also repeatedly reached out to help when Merry was in trouble, amplifying the romance. Volunteering to drive for Merry's mother Oh Young-sook (played by Yoon Bok-in), who learned belatedly about Merry's broken engagement, Woo-joo tended to Young-sook with care. And when Merry became upset after learning everything, he encouraged her with sincere words. Inspired by Woo-joo's words, Merry mustered the courage to call her mother and even revealed that she had won a luxury newlywed home.
Meanwhile, Woo-joo, who found Merry's mother's wallet in the car, discovered an old photo inside the wallet. At that moment, Woo-joo's narration, "Sometimes what you've been desperately searching for is close by," accompanied the unveiling of a hidden truth that made viewers' hearts race. The girl with the keyring who had been the only one to survive after losing her parents in a car accident and who sincerely worried for and comforted the lone surviving Woo-joo was Merry. It was revealed that Woo-joo learned this when he escorted a drunk Merry back to a motel, and that he became more committed to the staged newlywed act afterward, sending viewers' excitement soaring.
During times when Woo-joo was haunted by the trauma of his parents' accident, he found peace in the girl who had cried for him and the teddy bear keyring she gave him. After learning that the keyring girl who saved him was Merry, Woo-joo confessed his inner thoughts: "Did she know? That when I was left alone in the world and a harsh wind blew through my heart, the warmth that strange girl gave me that day briefly soothed me. The person who cried for me—I wanted to tell her 'thank you' if I ever met her.' " Along with this, scenes of Woo-joo's past kindnesses toward Merry unfolded like a panorama, foreshadowing a fated mutual rescue story and delivering intense excitement and lingering emotion.
Meanwhile, the ending of episode 4 contained a scene of Merry receiving a call from her ex-fiancé Woo-joo saying, "Is that me? Are you okay?" foreshadowing a stir.
SBS's Fri-Sat drama Would You Merry Me airs every Friday and Saturday at 9:50 p.m.<
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