KDrama : Marriage Contract




Ji-Hoon has a cynical personality due to his family background. Even though he comes from a rich family, his mother had an affair with a married man and they had Ji-Hoon. From a young age, he became separated from his mother and began to live with his father's family. One day, he learns that his mother has a liver disease and she doesn't have much time left to live. Her only hope is to get a liver transplant. Ji-Hoon becomes desperate. At that time, he meets Hye-Soo and her daughter Eun-Sung.
Hye-Soo has lived alone with her daughter Eun-Sung after her husband's death. She is constantly hounded by loan sharks due to her late husband's debt. Hye-Soo begins to work at the restaurant run by Ji-Hoon. She learns that she has a brain tumor and she needs money for her daughter after she passes away. Hye-Soo overhears from Ji-Hoon that he is looking for a liver donor for his mother. To make it happen legally, Ji-Hoon plans to marry the donor. Hye-Soo insists to Ji-Hoon that she wants to be the donor. Ji-Hoon, unaware of Hye-Soo's brain tumor, accepts her offer and they prepare a marriage contract.
The trailer didn't seem promising so I didn't watch it until its halfway through. Happened to be switching channels and caught an episode. Needless to say, it had me in tears. So anything that will have me crying is a must-watch. Yes, I am such an emotional wreck, I know. 
I watched Uee in several shows and she seems to be getting thinner with every new show so I can't really stand to watch it. She looked like she has anorexia but it fits her role best in this drama where she is battling with brain tumour.
Every alternate episode had me tearing. I love her daughter, Shin Rin Ah who always draws you in, with her innocent and sweet endeavour. Park Ho Joon (Kim Kwang Gyu) is funny as usual, with his frustrating outbursts that are hilarious yet cute at the same time. 
Unfortunately, the ending is ambiguous. Did she die or did she not? I think its done on purpose because most people are expecting a sweet ending so the PD made it just as ambiguous as they can. 

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