The drama Would You Merry Me ended with a firmly closed happy ending as Choi Woo-shik and Jung So-min got married.
On the 12th 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), which aired on Saturday the 15th, Kim Woo-joo (played by Choi Woo-shik) and Yoo Merry (played by Jung So-min) confirmed their strong love for each other after overcoming numerous crises, and reached the altar to deliver a happy ending.
The final episode of Would You Merry Me again set its own highest ratings with a peak rating of 10.3%, 9.6% in the Seoul metropolitan area and 9.1% nationwide, and it finished strong by ranking first in its time slot and first among Saturday miniseries. The 2049 target rating also ranked first among all Saturday broadcasts with an average of 2.4% and a peak of 2.66%, marking a perfect finale. (Nielsen Korea)
Woo-joo's grandmother Go Pil-nyeon (played by Jung Ae-ri) learns about Woo-joo and Merry's fake newlywed status and Merry's divorce, and as she becomes busier with work, Woo-joo and Merry seem to drift apart. Merry misunderstands that Pil-nyeon opposes their relationship, but Woo-joo had been waiting for his grandmother's permission. Woo-joo gave Merry the jade ring that his grandmother gave as a sign of permission and proposed, saying, "Merry, will you marry me?" Merry hesitated for a moment and then accepted the proposal, saying, "I will," and smiled.
At the end of the broadcast, Woo-joo and Merry decorated a firmly closed happy ending with a small wedding surrounded by congratulations from family and friends. Like a twist of fate, scenes of Woo-joo and Merry meeting and becoming destined partners flashed by. Then Merry's narration, "What I truly wanted was the one person who would love me no matter what I looked like," and Woo-joo's narration, "When sorrow and loneliness surged like a tidal wave, I sometimes got lost and wandered, but perhaps all that time was the path toward you. As if we promised to meet after a long time," revealed the fate-woven relationship between the two and left a lingering impression.
In Would You Merry Me, the chemistry between Choi Woo-shik and Jung So-min was superb. Their fake newlywed setup, more thrilling than the real thing, excited viewers, and after revealing that they were each other's destiny, they induced intense viewer immersion, delivering heart-throbbing excitement and touching emotion. Their solid acting rhythm shone even in comedic scenes, adding Would You Merry Me's unique cheerful fun. As a result, iconic scenes such as the "cactus sobbing scene," the "unexpected kiss scene," and the "reed field kiss scene" poured out.
Choi Woo-shik showcased the majesty of the "rom-com king." He perfectly embodied the crunchy-outside, soft-inside charm of the pure-hearted Kim Woo-joo, and his unabashed straightforwardness endlessly stimulated viewers' excitement. Especially his affectionate, impossible-to-hide gaze in front of the person he likes naturally drew viewers into the drama. Jung So-min showed the true face of the "rom-com queen." She portrayed comedic scenes so lovingly that just watching made viewers smile, and her emotional acting created an absorbing pull on the audience.
Also, true to being a rom-com from SBS, a home of cathartic moments, Would You Merry Me delivered thrilling relief and dopamine as the characters overcame crises. From the first episode, when Merry proposed to Woo-joo and the unexpectedly rapid developments left an impression, Would You Merry Me unfolded Woo-joo and Merry's romance narrative and the incidents surrounding Myeongsun-dang quickly but tightly, drawing admiration.
The chemistry between Choi Woo-shik and Jung So-min and the brisk pace captivated domestic and global fans. Would You Merry Me maintained top rankings throughout its run on the worldwide chart for Disney+ TV shows on FlixPatrol, a site that aggregates content viewing rankings across global OTT platforms. In particular, after episode 6 it rose to No. 1 on the worldwide chart, reflecting its hot global popularity, and it gained great popularity in South American regions such as Brazil and Chile.
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