There was no impact from the Park Min-young controversy… ‘Marry my husband’ Own highest viewership rating

Actress Park Min-young was embroiled in suspicions that she received a large amount of living expenses from her ex-lover Kang Jong-hyun, but the drama ‘Marry My Husband’ recorded its highest viewership rating.

The 5th episode of the tvN drama ‘Marry My Husband'(‘My Boyfriend’) aired on the 15th had an average viewer rating of 8.0% and a maximum of 8.6% based on households in the metropolitan area (cable, IPTV), based on a satellite-integrated paid platform, provided by Nielsen Korea). The average viewer rating in the metropolitan area is its own highest record.

Based on households nationwide, it recorded an average rating of 7.4% and a maximum rating of 8.1%, and ranked first in the same time slot across all channels in both the metropolitan area and nationwide.

On this day’s broadcast, Kang Ji-won’s (Park Min-young) real first meeting with Yoo Ji-hyuk (Na In-woo), whom she does not remember, was revealed. When she was in college, Yoo Ji-hyuk saved Kang Ji-won, who was too drunk and almost ended up in a dangerous situation. The two people, who had never seen each other in person, spent the night opening up about their family history and concerns that they couldn’t tell anyone. However, Kang Ji-won did not remember Yoo Ji-hyuk at all, and only Yoo Ji-hyuk looked at Kang Ji-won from afar.

The place where the two met again was at the company. Yoo Ji-hyuk recognized Kang Ji-won at first sight, but Kang Ji-won did not recognize him as expected. In addition, seeing Kang Ji-won spending a sweet time with Park Min-hwan (played by Lee Yi-kyung) made him feel sad and give up his feelings. And Yoo Ji-hyuk, who opened his eyes again in the second episode of his life, said, “But this time it’s different,”and predicted that he would head straight for Kang Ji-won.

Just like his decision, Yoo Ji-hyuk appeared at the company with a completely different appearance and immediately received the attention of the employees. Park Min-hwan was suspicious when he saw Yoo Ji-hyuk, who appeared in a cool appearance, talking to Kang Ji-won, and when Kang Ji-won could not contact her after work, he came to her neighborhood and started a fight and threatened her. Kang Ji-won, who was cornered, escaped the crisis with the help of Yoo Ji-hyuk.

Kang Ji-won, who thought that Yoo Ji-hyuk’s behavior was because he had feelings for her, expressed his discomfort and said that he would tell Yoo Hee-yeon (Choi Gyu-ri) the whole truth. In response, Yoo Ji-hyuk called Yoo Hee-yeon to prove that they were her siblings and not just a couple, and Kang Ji-won felt helpless about how sorry she was. However, Yoo Ji-hyuk said that there were some things he did not misunderstand, and he confessed, “I like him a lot.”

Park Min-young, the lead actress of ‘Marry My Husband’, was rumored to be dating Kang in 2022. At the time, Park Min-young’s side said, “It is true that they were in a relationship, but they broke up,”and she said, “She did not receive any financial support from Mr. Kang.”Mr. Kang was arrested and indicted on charges of embezzling approximately 62.8 billion won from a Bithumb affiliate, but was recently released on bail and is being tried.

However, on the 15th, entertainment media outlet Dispatch reported that Park Min-young received a large amount of living expenses while dating Kang. In response, Park Min-young’s side explained, “Park Min-young’s account was only used by Mr. Kang, not for living expenses,”and “(Park Min-young) has been misunderstood a lot over the past year due to untrue information.”.

Park Min-young also posted on her SNS (social network service), “Sick of it all.” However, I believe that sincerity always prevails. Now I have a strong heart to protect my fans. He complained of injustice by posting, “Don’t worry.”

Reporter Cha Yu-chae jejuflower@mt.co.kr