Marry Him If You Dare

Marry Him If You Dare (Korean: 미래의 선택; lit. Mirae's Choice or Future's Choice) is a 2013 South Korean television series starring Yoon Eun-hye, Lee Dong-gun, Jung Yong-hwa, Han Chae-ah, and Choi Myung-gil. It aired on KBS2 from October 14 to December 3, 2013 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 22:00 for 16 episodes.^[1][2][3][4]

Marry Him If You Dare
Promotional poster
Also known as	Mirae's Choice Future's Choice The Future Choice Choice of the Future
Genre	Romance Drama Time travel
Written by	Hong Jin-ah
Directed by	Kwon Kye-hong Yoo Jong-sun
Starring	Yoon Eun-hye Lee Dong-gun Jung Yong-hwa Han Chae-ah Choi Myung-gil
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	16
Production
Executive producer	Kim Sung-geun
Producers	Kim Young-gyun Park Woo-ram
Production location	Korea
Running time	Mondays and Tuesdays at 22:00 (KST)
Production companies	Annex Telecom FNC Entertainment
Original release
Network	Korean Broadcasting System
Release	14 October (2013-10-14) – 3 December 2013 (2013-12-03)

Marry Him If You Dare
Hangul	미래의 선택
Revised Romanization	Miraeui Seontaek
McCune–Reischauer	Miraeŭi Sŏnt'aek

Plot

Set in the world of television broadcasting, Na Mi-rae travels back in time to prevent her 32-year-old self from marrying news anchor Kim Shin, thus sending her past self down a different path and enabling her to pursue the things she really wanted in life.

Cast

Main

• Yoon Eun-hye as Na Mi-rae^[5]

A bright and lovable 32-year-old who spends her days chanting to herself, “I'm okay!” and barely scrapes by in her job as a call center agent. But one day, her future self appears in front of her and changes her life. She begins to pursue her dream of becoming a television writer.

• Lee Dong-gun as Kim Shin

The network's lead news anchor. He can be prickly, but is also highly principled and upright.

• Jung Yong-hwa as Park Se-joo

The CEO's grandson who is set to inherit the network. He went to film school in America, and is masquerading as a lowly cameraman (or VJ). He dreams of building a media conglomerate.

• Han Chae-ah as Seo Yoo-kyung

A reporter on the morning show. Outwardly cute, she is smart and cunning.

• Choi Myung-gil as Na Mi-rae's future self

She came from future to change her present life.

Supporting

• Oh Jung-se as Noh Joo-hyun
• Lee Mi-do as Bae Hyun-ah
• Lee Jung-hyuk as Seong-hoon
• Ba Ram as Chang Gong
• Ahn Se-ha as Lee Jae-soo
• Go Doo-shim as Lee Mi-ran
• Kim Ji-ho as black man
• Jang Eun-ah as announcer
• Shin Bo-ra as entertainer (cameo)

Original Soundtrack

Marry Him If You Dare Original Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by Various Artists
Released	October 14, 2013 (2013-10-14)
Genre	Pop, K-pop, soundtrack
Language	Korean, English
Label	FNC Entertainment

Playlist 1

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"My Lady"	Kim Tae-woo	3:42

Playlist 2

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"I'm OK"	Yuna	3:11
2.	"사랑을 캐스팅해요" (Casting Love)	Jeon Gun-hwa	3:20

Playlist 3

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Only Me"	Melody Day	3:35
2.	"Paradise"	Cyndi	3:53

Playlist 4

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"It's You"	Park Hyo-shin	3:51

Ratings

Episode #	Original broadcast date	Average audience share
		TNmS Ratings^[6]		AGB Nielsen^[7]
		Nationwide	Seoul National Capital Area	Nationwide	Seoul National Capital Area
1	14 October 2013	8.4%	9.5%	9.7%	9.9%
2	15 October 2013	7.9%	9.0%	8.6%	9.2%
3	21 October 2013	7.2%	7.6%	8.5%	9.0%
4	22 October 2013	5.9%	6.5%	7.3%	7.7%
5	28 October 2013	5.8%	6.2%	6.5%	7.3%
6	29 October 2013	6.7%	7.2%	7.4%	7.9%
7	4 November 2013	5.5%	6.1%	6.5%	7.3%
8	5 November 2013	4.7%	5.4%	5.4%	6.3%
9	11 November 2013	4.6%	5.0%	5.9%	6.9%
10	12 November 2013	5.1%	5.5%	5.4%	6.3%
11	18 November 2013	4.0%	4.8%	5.0%	5.3%
12	19 November 2013	4.2%	4.8%	4.7%	5.5%
13	25 November 2013	3.2%	3.5%	4.5%	4.8%
14	26 November 2013	3.8%	4.3%	4.3%	4.8%
15	2 December 2013	3.5%	4.1%	4.7%	5.7%
16	3 December 2013	3.6%	4.0%	4.1%	5.0%
Average		5.3%	-	6.2%	-

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
2013	KBS Drama Awards	Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries	Lee Dong-gun	Nominated
		Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries	Yoon Eun-hye	Nominated
		Best Couple Award	Lee Dong-gun & Yoon Eun-hye	Nominated
		Best Couple Award	Jung Yong-hwa & Han Chae-ah	Nominated
2014	50th Baeksang Arts Awards	Most Popular Actor (TV)	Jung Yong-hwa	Nominated
		Most Popular Actress (TV)	Yoon Eun-hye	Nominated
	9th Seoul International Drama Awards	Outstanding Korean Drama OST	My Lady - Kim Tae-woo	Nominated
			It's You - Park Hyo-shin	Nominated
		Outstanding Korean Actor	Jung Yong-hwa	Nominated
		Outstanding Korean Drama	Marry Him If You Dare	Nominated

References

1. Jeon, Su-mi (27 August 2013). . enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 30 August 2013. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
2. Lee, Eun-ah (27 August 2013). . TenAsia. Archived from the original on 29 April 2014. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
3. Lee, Sun-min (13 August 2013). "New drama may star Yoon Eun-hye". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
4. Kang, Jung-yeon (9 September 2013). . TenAsia. Archived from the original on 29 April 2014. Retrieved 2013-09-10.
5. Lee, Sun-min (11 October 2013). "Yoon Eun-hye takes on cheery role". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
6. "TNMS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNMS Ratings (in Korean). Retrieved 2013-10-14.
7. . AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2013-12-26. Retrieved 2013-10-14.

External links

• Official website (in Korean)
• Marry Him If You Dare on KBS World
• Marry Him If You Dare at HanCinema
• Marry Him If You Dare at IMDb