Marry My Husband – Korean vs. Japanese – Episode Nine

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This series was meant to be a one to one comparison of each episode of the Korean vs Japanese versions of the drama Marry My Husband. However, due to the different number of episodes, the timelines are vastly different. Therefore, from here on, I will not be making a comparison at the end of each post. Instead, I will post the detailed summaries of each episode and then at the end, compare the two dramas as a whole.

Click here for episode eight.

Synopsis (from MyDramaList): Kang Ji Won’s marriage to Park Min Hwan is strained due to his selfishness, unemployment, and a domineering mother. Ji Won is the family’s sole breadwinner and does all the household chores. When she is diagnosed with terminal cancer, her world shatters further as she discovers her husband’s affair with her close friend, Jung Soo Min. A confrontation leads to her tragic death at Min Hwan’s hands. However, Ji Won wakes up 10 years in the past, before she married Min Hwan. Determined to change her fate, she plots to make Soo Min marry him instead. Meanwhile, Yoo Ji Hyeok, her colleague, secretly harbors feelings for Ji Won and conceals a hidden truth.

Release Year: 2024

Where to Watch: Amazon Prime

Characters:

Kang Ji Won – Main Protaganist

Park Min Hwan – Ji Won’s Husband/Boyfriend

Jung Soo Min – Ji Won’s Best Friend

Yoo Ji Hyuk – Ji Won’s Boss

Yoo Hui Yeon – Ji Won’s coworker and friend

Baek Eun Ho – Ji Won’s highscool classmate/ first crush

Yan Ju Ran – Ji Won’s senior co worker

Kim Gyeong Uk – Ji Won’s supervisor

Number of episodes: 16

Synopsis (from MyDramaList): The protagonist Kanbe Misa, who has always lived a life of a “supporting character” because she is too kind and always puts others first, believes in her best friend and husband and continues to do her best, but she loses her life due to their betrayal. However, she suddenly realizes that she has traveled back in time to 10 years ago. Misa plans revenge to ruin her former best friend and husband, but her encounter with Suzuki Wataru, a department manager with whom she had no connection in her first life, brings about a new change in Misa’s heart as she seeks revenge…

Release Year: 2025

Where to Watch: Amazon Prime

Characters:

Kanbe Misa – Main Protagonist

Hirano Tomoya – Misa’s Husband/Boyfriend

Esaka Reina – Misa’s Best Friend

Suzuki Wataru – Misa’s Boss

Suzuki Miku – Misa’s coworker and friend

Sumiyoshi Yuriko – Misa’s senior coworker

Tanbe Yuto – Misa’s highschool classmate/first crush

Section Chief Tomita: Misa’s direct supervisor

Number of Episodes: 10

Marry My Husband – Korean Episode Nine

At Ji Won’s birthday party, after the proposal, Su min approaches Ji Won on th4 docks. She asks Ji Won to forgive her, but Ji Won pushed her away. Su Min calls out as Ji Won walks away. She standing on the very edge of the dock. Inside, Ji Hyuk hears a splash. Ji Won jumps in to save Su Min, who hold Ji Won while smiling like a maniac. When Hi Hyuk reaches the docks, they’re both out the water, coughing.

In the house, everyone goers to bed except Ji Won, who’s drinking hot chocolate. Min Hwan find Su Min in his bed.

Ji Won tells Ji Hyuk what happened in the water. They hear someone coming and hide.

Ji Hyuk takes her out on a boat to calm down and watch the sunrise. She thanks give for the proposal.

At the office, people notice her ring and she announces she’s engaged. On the rooftop, Ji Hyuk asks why she’s telling people if she’s going to call it off. She says that it will be that much worse for him when she does cancel it.

At home, Su Min shows up at Ji Won’s door to her a birthday present: a pair of red high heels like the ones Su Min wore in episode one. She also says she wants to give Ji Won a wedding present: a cooking class.

At the cooking class, Min Hwan’s mother is there, though she doesn’t know who Ji Won is. She pushed Ji Won around immediately.

Miss Yan is at work on Sunday when she gets a call from her young daughter, who has been left home along. Miss Yang takes a cab but traffic is at a standstill. Mr. Lee pulls up next to her on a motorbike and she asks him for help. He drives her home. Inside, she comforts her daughter then starts to get stomach pain.

Back at the cooking class, Min Hwans’s mother compliments Su Min, then berates Ji Won, who is purposefully being slow. At the end of the class, Ji Won presents a perfect dish.

Ji Won and Min Hwan go shopping and she buys tons of expensive stuff on his credit card. Eun Ho calls while t hey get coffee and Min Hwan answers. He asks about Eun Ho’s restaurant, hoping for a discount if they have the meet the parents dinner there.

The three high school bullies are with Eun Ho. They want to apologize to Ji Won and Eun Ho was calling to set up a meeting. Ji Won calls back to apologize and Eun Ho says he will host the dinner.

Ji Hyuk visits his grandfather who has been admitted to the hospital. He berates Ji Hyuk about Ji Won.

At Min Hwan’s house, his mother is yelling at her husband about what to wear to meet Ji Won. Su Min texts Min Hwan that she’s outside.

At the restaurant, Min Hwan arrives first, followed by his parents. Ji Won shows up wearing a very provocative outfit. The mother immediately starts telling Ji Won how she’ll live once married. At first, Ji Won agrees, then she says the wedding is off, angry at how the mother looks down on her father. She storms out and Min Hwan follows. She says she’s breaking up with him. When he grabs her arm, she Judo throws him to the ground. The episode ends with her smiling in triumph.

Marry My Husband – Japanese Episode Nine

The next morning, Miku arrives to take care of Misa. Sumiyoshi calls Misa and they leave to go to the hospital. Wataru got her a referral to better doctor. Her cancer is operable, unlike Misa’s, and Sumiyoshi will likely survive. Tanbe calls Misa, and they go to his cafe. Wataru left an envelope containing a bank card, a letter of attorney and some other items “in case something happens to him.”

In Toyama, Wataru rents a car.

Tomoya and Reina are at the hospital with Tomoya’s mother, who had a stroke and is unconscious. Tomoya gets a text from Wataru. The two men talk on the phone and Wataru offers Tomoya a fresh start. Tomoya leaves for Toyama.

Misa and Miku go to Wataru’s apartment. Using his laptop which has his calendar on it, they discover he’s gone to Toyama. There are other significant dates marked in the calendar.

Tomoya’s mother wakes up and spews hate at Reina, who get upset and hits the mother, breaking her nose.

Wataru pays respects at Misa’s father’s grave. Tomoya arrives there and they get in the car together, heading toward the bridge where Wataru died in 2025. Misa steps into the road, forcing Wataru to stop the car. She pulls Tomoya out of the passenger seat, get in and tells Wataru to drive.

They have a conversation and he finally tells her what happened to him after she died in 2025, how he also died, was in a cab with her father driving and then woke up in 2015. Misu berates him for trying to die and take Tomoya as her substitute, then confesses her feelings for him

Reina walks about Toyama singing and taking pictures.

Flashback to Reina and Misa as children. Reina lies about her parents, making her life sound great. Misa’s date arrives and takes her home to have dinner.

In the present, Misa and Wataru walk by the ocean. He apologizes for the mean things he said to her. As he’s about to say he loves her, she gets a call from Miku, who asks if Reina is with them.

Reina takes Misa’s grandmother from her nursing home and walks down the road with her in the freezing cold. Mis and Wataru search for them and find the grandmother’s wheelchair abandoned. Misa runs off and finds Reina. The two fight. Reina tries to strangle her. She leaves when she hears Wataru calling Misa’s name. The grandmother was found.

Tomoya finds his way to a convenience store, where he’s able to charge his phone and call his parents. His mom suggests killing Reina for the insurance money.

On a bus heading home, Tomoya tells Reina they should go on a trip, that she’s his precious family and that he loves her. They part ways at a bus stop with Tomoya continuing on to his parents. Neither believes the other. Reina throws her phone in a garbage can.

Back in Tokyo, Wataru gives Misa an investigation report about Reina and find out what really happened to Reina’s parents.

Tomoya, back at his apartment, looks at an insurance policy for Reina with him as the beneficiary. He actually looks up on the internet how to get away with murder.

Reina calls, claims his mother is comatose. He immediately rushes out, with Reina still on the phone. She reveals her true colours and that the brakes in his car have been tampered with. Tomoya calls Misa, crying, apologizing and want to start over with her. The call ends with the sound of Tomoya’s car crashing.

Marry My Husband – Korean vs. Japanese – Episode Eight

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This series was meant to be a one to one comparison of each episode of the Korean vs Japanese versions of the drama Marry My Husband. However, due to the different number of episodes, the timelines are vastly different. Therefore, from here on, I will not be making a comparison at the end of each post. Instead, I will post the detailed summaries of each episode and then at the end, compare the two dramas as a whole.

Click here for episode seven.

Synopsis (from MyDramaList): Kang Ji Won’s marriage to Park Min Hwan is strained due to his selfishness, unemployment, and a domineering mother. Ji Won is the family’s sole breadwinner and does all the household chores. When she is diagnosed with terminal cancer, her world shatters further as she discovers her husband’s affair with her close friend, Jung Soo Min. A confrontation leads to her tragic death at Min Hwan’s hands. However, Ji Won wakes up 10 years in the past, before she married Min Hwan. Determined to change her fate, she plots to make Soo Min marry him instead. Meanwhile, Yoo Ji Hyeok, her colleague, secretly harbors feelings for Ji Won and conceals a hidden truth.

Release Year: 2024

Where to Watch: Amazon Prime

Characters:

Kang Ji Won – Main Protaganist

Park Min Hwan – Ji Won’s Husband/Boyfriend

Jung Soo Min – Ji Won’s Best Friend

Yoo Ji Hyuk – Ji Won’s Boss

Yoo Hui Yeon – Ji Won’s coworker and friend

Baek Eun Ho – Ji Won’s highscool classmate/ first crush

Yan Ju Ran – Ji Won’s senior co worker

Kim Gyeong Uk – Ji Won’s supervisor

Number of episodes: 16

Synopsis (from MyDramaList): The protagonist Kanbe Misa, who has always lived a life of a “supporting character” because she is too kind and always puts others first, believes in her best friend and husband and continues to do her best, but she loses her life due to their betrayal. However, she suddenly realizes that she has traveled back in time to 10 years ago. Misa plans revenge to ruin her former best friend and husband, but her encounter with Suzuki Wataru, a department manager with whom she had no connection in her first life, brings about a new change in Misa’s heart as she seeks revenge…

Release Year: 2025

Where to Watch: Amazon Prime

Characters:

Kanbe Misa – Main Protagonist

Hirano Tomoya – Misa’s Husband/Boyfriend

Esaka Reina – Misa’s Best Friend

Suzuki Wataru – Misa’s Boss

Suzuki Miku – Misa’s coworker and friend

Sumiyoshi Yuriko – Misa’s senior coworker

Tanbe Yuto – Misa’s highschool classmate/first crush

Section Chief Tomita: Misa’s direct supervisor

Number of Episodes: 10

Marry My Husband – Korea Episode Eight

Min Hwan and Su Min arrive at the water together only to find the number on flag is already gone.

Flashback – Ji Won had previously had number 4, Su Min had number one. Min Hwan went to Ji Won’s tent. Ji Won hopes things will progress if Su Min ends up in the tent. Su Min gets the number four flag, then see Ji Won. She tries to steal Ji Won’s name badge in order to gain the flag but Ji Won fights back. Su Min is hurt in the struggle. Though she initially walks away, Ji Won goes back to check on her. Su Min hides and takes Ji Won’s name back and flag. Ji Won fought back again and gets the flag back.

After the winner are announced, Su Min approaches Ji Won, wanting to know why she’s behaving the way she is. Ji Won responds that she doesn’t like Su Min anymore, that she’s going to marry Min Hwan and start a new family.

Su Min and Min Hwan talk alone, start kissing. Ji Won sees and starts to cry. Ji Hyuk arrives and leads her away. He comforts her and they have a heart to heart conversation.

The next morning, Min Hwan approaches Ji Won, calling her heartless for sleeping in the camper while he had to sleep in a sleeping bag. She says she went to bring him hand warmers last night but he wasn’t there. They go for breakfast and Min Hwan acts like a good boyfriend. Su Min watches jealously.

At home, Su Min scratches Ji Won’s face out of photos.

At the gym, Min Hwan brags to his friend about sleeping with Su Min.

At the office, Min Hwan is scheduled for a work outing with Su Min. As they’re leaving, Su Min gives Ji Won a letter.

At the work outing Su Min keeps acting provocatively around Min Hwan. When she leaves to get the allergies sign, he follow her. They go to a private area and start making out, but Min Hwan gets a call. At the tasting a man is having an allergic reaction. The man is taken to the hospital where Min Hwan apologizes profusely. The man decides to let it go.

Min Hwan’s stocks tank and he’s unable to sell them, but the used credit and a loan to buy them so now he’s huge in debt.

Min Hwan tries to break things off with Su Min, who subtlety hints at tell Ji Won.

Min Hwan and Ji Won for for a drink. He asks her to marry him sooner than planned.

Ji Won tells Ji Hyuk about the kitten she used to feed in college. She feels bad for not taking him in after he disappeared. Ji Hyuk tells he was discharged early from hi military service because he hurt himself saving a kitten from being hit by a car. Ji Won realizes it was the same cat and is overjoyed that the cat was saved.

They go to his apartment to see the cat. Ji Won laments that she’ll have to endure Min Hwan’s lame proposal again. Flashback to show how terrible it was.

A much nicer proposal happens involving drones.

Marry My Husband – Japan Episode Eight

Episode eight begins with a flashback to Reina’s childhood. She chases after her mother, is left with her father and unwanted by her step mother. She gives her mother a mother’s day gift, but just gets yelled at. One day she comes home to find her mother on the railing of the balcony, saying she’s going to kill herself. She throws a glass at her daughter and then falls over the railing. After the funeral her father tells her he’s moving and can’t take her with him. She’s to be left with relatives. The step mother gives her some friendship bracelets.

Later, she comes across young Misa crying in the park, gives her one of the bracelets, and tells her that she’ll be Misa’s friend.

In the present, Reina returns home. Tomoya calls her, angry and tells her to get to his parents house. She hangs up. She finds old pictures of her and Misa. Flashback to them promising to be best friends forever. She sets the pictures on fire.

Back to Misa and her friends. She leaves the dinner to go to a neighbouring apartment she is now renting to look for wasabi. Miku asks her brother why Misa doesn’t just move in with him and he says they aren’t in that kind of relationship.

They celebrate the new year’s countdown and then watch the first sunrise together. Wataru gives Misa a white envelope.

At a hospital, Misa gets an MRI. Wataru’s gift to her was a health check up. Flashback to times he said things that imply he might know the future. She asks him if there’s something he hasn’t told her. She asks if he ever met her father but he doesn’t get to answer.

The restaurant they frequented closes.

Reina goes to the real estate office, pretending to be Misa.

At work, Tomoya looks miserable, people are talking behind his back. He gets a call from a debt collector.

During lunch, Sumiyoshi tells Misa and Miku that her husband is cheating. They offer to go with her to catch him in the act. They go to the girl’s apartment. Things play out like the beginning of episode one, when Misa caught Tomoya and Reina together. Misa prevents Sumiyoshi from falling over the balcony but then she suddenly clutches her stomach in pain, collapses and falls down the stairs.

At the hospital, Sumiyoshi has survived but the interaction with the doctor is like Misa’s before. It looks like Misa’s fate was transferred to Sumiyoshi.

Tomoya finally comes clean to Reina about his debt and she tells him that she lied about being pregnant and blames Misa for tricking her into stealing him. Reina vows to ruin Misa’s happiness. Tomoya’s mother overheard everything and collapses in the doorway.

At work, Sumiyoshi tells Misa she has cancer and asks her to take over the project they’ve been working on while Sumiyoshi gets treatment. Misa is devastated. Her own health exam came back as excellent.

At the end of the work day, Misa calls Wataru to ask if he has some time. Near the end of the call, Tomoya shows up. He starts blaming her for his life being ruined and attacks her. Wataru finds her bag on the ground. He saves Misa from being strangled and Tomoya tries to choke him too, but Misa pushes him away. Tomoya tells her it’s her turn to take responsibility for her actions and that she deserves to die for what she’s done.

Wataru takes her to a safe place and she treats a wound on his hand. She tells him everything, but instead of revealing he too came back after dying, he basically calls her crazy and says they won’t meet in private again.

Wataru goes to meet Tanbe at his cafe, then to the airport.

Marry My Husband – Korean Vs. Japanese – Episode Seven

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This is a one to one comparison of each episode, each article will contain spoilers, especially when we get to the later episodes. Let’s begin with an introduction to each series. Click here for episode six.

Synopsis (from MyDramaList): Kang Ji Won’s marriage to Park Min Hwan is strained due to his selfishness, unemployment, and a domineering mother. Ji Won is the family’s sole breadwinner and does all the household chores. When she is diagnosed with terminal cancer, her world shatters further as she discovers her husband’s affair with her close friend, Jung Soo Min. A confrontation leads to her tragic death at Min Hwan’s hands. However, Ji Won wakes up 10 years in the past, before she married Min Hwan. Determined to change her fate, she plots to make Soo Min marry him instead. Meanwhile, Yoo Ji Hyeok, her colleague, secretly harbors feelings for Ji Won and conceals a hidden truth.

Release Year: 2024

Where to Watch: Amazon Prime

Characters:

Kang Ji Won – Main Protaganist

Park Min Hwan – Ji Won’s Husband/Boyfriend

Jung Soo Min – Ji Won’s Best Friend

Yoo Ji Hyuk – Ji Won’s Boss

Yoo Hui Yeon – Ji Won’s coworker and friend

Baek Eun Ho – Ji Won’s highscool classmate/ first crush

Yang Ju Ran – Ji Won’s senior co worker

Kim Gyeong Uk – Ji Won’s supervisor

Number of episodes: 16

Synopsis (from MyDramaList): The protagonist Kanbe Misa, who has always lived a life of a “supporting character” because she is too kind and always puts others first, believes in her best friend and husband and continues to do her best, but she loses her life due to their betrayal. However, she suddenly realizes that she has traveled back in time to 10 years ago. Misa plans revenge to ruin her former best friend and husband, but her encounter with Suzuki Wataru, a department manager with whom she had no connection in her first life, brings about a new change in Misa’s heart as she seeks revenge…

Release Year: 2025

Where to Watch: Amazon Prime

Characters:

Kanbe Misa – Main Protagonist

Hirano Tomoya – Misa’s Husband/Boyfriend

Esaka Reina – Misa’s Best Friend

Suzuki Wataru – Misa’s Boss

Sizuki Miku – Misa’s coworker and friend

Sumiyoshi Yuriko – Misa’s senior coworker

Tanbe Yuto – Misa’s highschool classmate/first crush

Section Chief Tomita: Misa’s direct supervisor

Number of Episodes: 10

Marry My Husband – Korea Episode Seven

On the rooftop, Ji Hyuk and Ji Won discuss how Su Min needs to take Ji Won’s place in order to prevent her death. Ji Hyuk hadn’t realized how things worked. Ji Won imagines what her funeral must have been like. Ji Hyuk suggest they talk elsewhere.

He takes her to his apartment. His cat immediately loves her. They talk how there must be a substitute, a marriage for a marriage, a death for a death.

In 2023, after watching Ji Won’s urn be sealed in a mausoleum, his car won’t start. Frustrated, he stand in the rain when a cab suddenly appears. In the cab, Ji Hyuk expresses regret over all the missed chances. The cab driver asks what he would do if he had another chance. Hi Hyuk replies that he would take the chance and protect her.

In the present, Ji Won asks how he came back. He lies and says he fell asleep and when he woke up it was 2013.

The next morning, Miss Yang enters the office building when her husband calls. He says he can’t pick up their kid later. She hears their daughter in the background. He was supposed to take her to daycare but instead he’s playing video games. After she hangs up she wonders why her life is like this.

Mr Lee, who works closely with the Chairman, arrives and walks past her. Flashback to him telling her he hates people like her. Ji Hyuk wakes up to a call from his sister and suddenly rushes to work. Mr Lee stars unpacking his stuff. Hi Kyuk arrives and they to a conference room. Ji Hyuk is informed his relationship with Ji Won is under investigation and Miss Yang will be taking over the meal kit project, though Ji Won can join the team.

In a meeting, they’re all informed of the decision.

Outside, Min Hwan gives Su Min strawberry milk and encourages her to use this opportunity to get ahead of Ji Won.

Ji Hyuk goes to the restaurant where Eun Ho works. He asks him if he knows Dynamite and Spring Day, testing if Eun Ho also came back. Hui Yeon arrives to pick up Ji Hyuk who is passed out on the table.

At home, Ji Won tries calling Ji Hyuk but doesn’t get an answer.

During a conversation with his grandfather, Ji Hyuk is advised to get along with Mr. Lee. The grandfather then says he wants to meet Ji Won, but Ji Hyuk says that probably won’t happen because he wants her to be happy.

Ji Hyuk decides he will protect Ji Won this time, though he doesn’t think they can be together because he will die 2023.

At work, people are talking Royental stocks going up. Min Hwan says those are the stocks he sold for Ji Won. Min Hwan calls Ji Won outside. Su Min see the stocks she was looking at on her computer and buys some.

Min Hwan wants to Ji Won out somewhere nice and asks about the money he gave her when he sold the stocks. She says she invested it in insurance. He loses his temper and starts calling her names. She offers to lend him money, though she knows the stocks he still has are going to fail. She suggests they go out that weekend with Su Min.

The three of them go on a picnic in a park. Ji Won has memories of good times she had with Min Hwan. Miss Yang calls Ji Won, who leaves, though it was actually Eun Ho calling. She just wanted an excuse to leave. She meets up with him and gives her flowers.

In the office, Ji Hyuk explains why he couldn’t make her the leader of the project.

Ji Hyuk goes to Eun Ho’s restaurant again, tells him he wants to get to know him better and make sure he’s not a player.

Hui Yeon is asked to organize the upcoming workshop.

There a treasure hunt will decide sleeping accommodation. Min Hwan says the women should hang back, that he will get the number one flag for them.

Ji Won remembers that originally, she got the number 4 flag, Min Hwan got number 5 and Su Min ended up with the number 1 because Mr. Kim helped her. This time, they overhear where the number one flag is. Su Min wants to use Min Hwan to get it.

Ji Hyuk and Ji Won cross paths in the forest. She tells him she want to do things herself and doesn’t want him to do things he normally wouldn’t because of her. He shows her the heart on h is chest and tells her to use him however she wants. She insists that she wants to do things on her own, that she wants him to be happy as well as herself.

Su Min comes across Min Hwan, hurts herself on purpose then asks him to help her get the number one flag.

Ji Won sets out to get the flag. Ji hyuk over hears that the water is dangerous and goes and pull hers her out of the lake. He demands to know why she won’t let him help her. She doesn’t want to be like Su Min. She wants to do what’s right because that’s who she is.

Marry My Husband – Japan Episode Seven

Misa goes out with her friends, who are worried about her after Reina’s announcement, but she’s never felt so relieved or free.

Reina has dinner with Tomoya’s parents. His mother becomes overbearing, demanding that they get married as soon as possible. She’s already booked a venue for christmas eve. She says she will take care of everything. Tomoya flees when Reina looks to him for help.

Misa stumbles home drunk and crosses off the wedding in her day timer. Wataru calls and asks her out for the next day.

The next day, Wataru asks Misa if Tomoya or Reina have tried to contact her. She thinks Reina is lying about the pregnancy. He then asks her what she wants to do with her life and she tells him she has a list.

At the cafe, Misa looks at the christmas decorations while Tanbe and Wataru talk. Tanbe expresses regret for never telling Misa how he felt about her. When Tanbe asks him about his feelings for Misa, Wataru says he has things he needs to do.

Tomoya sees Wataru and Misa outside the cafe and freaks out, running between people to get there but when he arrives they’ve already left.

Wataru and Misa go to their oil school. When Misa asks how long it’s been since they’ve been there, Wataru initially says 20 years, then corrects himself to 10. They sit by the pond and she tells him about when the pond dried up and found the note on the tree. He doesn’t tell her it was him that saved her turtle. It starts to rain and they run together, laughing.

Reina goes shopping with Tomoya’s mother, has a flashback of chasing her own mother as a child.

The next day, Misa has lunch with Miku and Sumiyoshi. They ask about her “date” with Wataru, but Misa insists it wasn’t a date. They overhead coworkers talking about Reina’s upcoming wedding. Miku shows Misa the invitation and Misa says “it’s the same.”

Reina and Tomoya fight about wedding preparations and he suggests they call it off.

When Misa returns home, Reina is waiting in the lobby of her apartment building, and Misa lets her in. Reina vents about wanting to call off the wedding since no one is going to show up. Misa promises to help get people there. Tomoya calls while Reina is there but Misa doesn’t answer. Outside, Reina smiles and says to herself “look like she’s still worth using.”

Sumiyoshi walks with her daughter. When they get to her husband’s restaurant, she opens the door to see her husband kissing one of his employees. Misa makes phone calls to convince people to go to the wedding. Tomoya texts her, asking to meet. At the restaurant where he proposed to her, he tells her he wants to call off the wedding because he loves her. She tells him off. As she goes to leave her asks about her relationship with Wataru, which she informs him is none of his business. She encourages him to take responsibility for his actions and that they are never getting back together.

Wataru meets with a client about creating a food delivery service within his company, knowing it will be in demand in the future.

At the wedding, Misa thanks everyone for coming. Her highschool classmates show up wearing flashy clothing and they apologize to her for how they treated her in High School. Wataru arrives just before the ceremony. Offering his arm, they walk in together.

As the wedding takes place, the scene transitions between the present and Misa’s wedding to Tomoya. Misa looks emotional and Wataru takes her hand. Misa gives a speech that sounds nice on the surface but has very insulting undertones. She turns the microphone off then says something else we don’t hear. She leaves the venue, walking alone on the street. Wataru arrives and puts a coat on her. They to try to find a place to go but all the restaurants are fully booked (it’s christmas eve) so he invites her to his place.

At his apartment, she sees the turtle and realizes it’s Kamekichi and that Wataru is the one who saved him. She starts crying and he shows her christmas decorations to cheer her up. It starts snowing. She asks him if she’s going to kiss and, after a brief hesitation, he does.

Reina moves into Tomoya’s apartment. Reina tries to call Misa, but discovers she’s been blocked, so Reina goes to Misa’s apartment and finds it empty. Using Instagram, she find Miku and Tanbe food shopping and follows them back to Wataru’s apartment building. Reina watches them from outside.

Flashback to Misa telling Reina Wataru was a womanizer, all the times Misa pushed Reina towards Tomoya and Misa at the end of her speech saying “Thank you for picking up the trash I threw away.” and Reina realizes what Misa did. She throws her wedding ring in anger.

Inside, Miku asks Misa to get tea leaves. When she opens a jar to look she finds and origami candy wrapper like the ones her father used to make for her.

Episode Comparison

As the two timelines are now completely different, I’m going to stop trying to compare them one to one. Instead, I will post the detailed outlines of the episodes, then do a final comparison to the two series over all.

Click here for episode eight.

The Bride of Habaek – KDrama Review

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Title: The Bride of Habaek (or The Bride of the Water God)

Language: Korean

Episodes: 16

Where to Watch: Roku Channel, Tubi

Genres: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance, Drama

Objectionable Content: Suicide

Synopsis (from MyDramaList): What would you do if you had to continue a strange family legacy? Yoon So Ah is a pragmatic neuropsychiatrist who carries a tremendous financial burden to run her own practice. Her family has been tasked with serving Ha Baek, a reincarnated water god, for many generations, and So Ah is forced to do the same. Ha Baek starts to develop feelings for So Ah, but he has competition for her heart from Hoo Ye, the CEO of a resort company, who clashes with So Ah over a piece of land but then falls in love with her. Moo Ra is a goddess from the Water Kingdom who has been living on Earth for hundreds of years. Working as an actress, Moo Ra loves Ha Baek and doesn’t appreciate So Ah stealing him away from her. Meanwhile, Bi Ryum is a wind god who has always had a one-sided crush on Moo Ra despite knowing her feelings for Ha Baek. Can a relationship between a mortal female and a god have a future?

My Review of The Bride of Habaek

The Bride of Habaek is supposed to be an adaptation of the manwha The Bride of the Water God by Yoon Mi Kyung. I say “supposed to be” because other than character names, the most basic premise of a water god falling in love with a human woman and a few small details, the two properties are completely different. I had considered doing a comparison post of the drama vs the manwha, but considering how little they have in common, I decided against it. Instead, I will probably do a reread of the manwha and review it separately. For this review, I will be mentioning the drama only and do my best not to mention the manwha.

Alright on to the actual review.

Habaek, the water god, was born to be the king of the gods. The appointed time has finally come and in order to ascend the throne he must retrieve 3 scared stones from the human world. He’s given a map to find the guardians of the stones, and a seal that will awaken a human servant of the gods. With only that and his trusted servant Nam Su Ri, Habaek travels to the mortal realm. Unfortunately, when he arrives he’s lost everything including his clothes and his powers.

Yoon So Ah is a psychiatrist with some pretty severe financial problems. The last thing she needs is a crazy person claiming to be a god following her around, insisting she’s his servant.

At it’s core, Bride of Habaek is a romance, just not a very good one. From the very beginning, Habaek is arrogant, demanding, and basically insufferable. He is a god who has always had his every whim catered too in the past, so he doesn’t know how to behave like a normal human being, or how to treat others. So Ah mostly seems to put up with him because she doesn’t have much choice. He won’t leave her alone and she’s just sort of bullied into dealing with him.

This is one of those dramas that I wish would break away from the mold. It’s so unfortunate that the male lead and female lead will inevitably end up together. I was rooting far more for Hu Ye, who is actually nice to her and wants her to be happy. Habaek just gets jealous constantly, but more because, in my opinion, he views So Ah as belonging to him than actual love.

Hu Ye is probably the most interesting character of them all. He’s neither god nor human, but a mix of both. According to the other gods, he shouldn’t exist, and therefore they hate him. The guy made one mistake as a child and he’s branded as evil. As an adult, he’s kind of a saint. He fears his own powers and what they can do so he tries to compensate as much as possible. He does actual good in the world. I very much wanted So Ah to choose him.

Sadly, this is a romantic Korean drama and Hu Ye was not the lead male character so he never stood a chance.

The ending is satisfying enough. The couple get to be together, random loose ends are wrapped up.

My rating for the Bride of Habaek is 3 out of 5 stars and I’d recommend it to anyone who just wants a predictable romance to sit back and not really have to think about.

Have you seen the Bride of Habaek? Let me know what you thought!

Den of Thieves – Ancient Blades #1 by David Chandler

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Title: Den of Thieves

Author: David Chandler

Series: Ancient Blades

Sexual Content: None

objectionable Content: Violence

Buy Now From: Amazon

Synopsis (from Amazon): A thief must steal a crown to join a guild, but it comes at a catastrophic cost in this epic high fantasy trilogy debut.
Born and raised in the squalid depths of the Free City of Ness, Malden became a thief by necessity. Now he must pay a fortune to join the criminal operation of Cutbill, lord of the underworld—and one does not refuse the master . . . and live.
The coronet of the Burgrave would fulfill Malden’s obligations, though it is guarded by hungry demons that would tear the soul from any interloper. But the desperate endeavor leads to a more terrible destiny, as Malden, an outlaw knight, and an ensorcelled lady must face the most terrifying evil in the land.

My Review of Den of Thieves

Malden was born the son of a prostitute in a brothel. As such, he had little chance in life. With circumstances stacked against him, he became a thief to survive. Now, the leader of the Guild of Thieves has offered Malden a place in the guild, which would grant Malden certain protections. The problem? The entry fee. So when a impossible job comes his way that he would normally never even consider, he accepts with the entry price to be his reward.

Soon, Malden is twisted up in a plot that goes deeper than he knows. The consequences of his job now see him trying to steal the item he already stole, but this time from the most powerful sorcerer in the city. With the help of an incorporeal card sharp and a knight with a very high sense of honour, Malden will have to devise the most clever scheme he’s ever come up with, though he may die achieving it.

I liked Malden from the very beginning. He comes from very humble roots with very little going for him. Despite this, he’s extremely clever and to an extend, optimistic. Though he’s aware the life he lives isn’t the most respectable, he hasn’t lost himself to depression or in drinking. In comparison,, Croy feels almost comical. From the moment he appears in the book and every moment after, he just feels like a caricature of a stereotypical knight. I admit though, he does stick to his principles when push comes to shove. He won’t give up his honour or morals even if it means his death.

Cythera is the glue that holds them together. Both have feelings for her and want to free her from her imprisonment. Saving her might be more motivation for Malden to steal back the object than saving his own skin. She is an interesting character. She is magically trapped with the sorcerer Hazoth, but somehow hasn’t given up all hope. Her life is miserable, she’s constantly tortured while her mother is held captive as well. Thankfully, despite being beautiful, she doesn’t try to use her “feminine charms” to entice Malden to help her. In fact, she tries to deter him from doing so at first.

The story was enticing as well. It kind of feels like a heist movie, leaving the reader wondering how Malden is going to get out of increasingly impossible situations. I really like that it was just “oh by the way, this,” no there’s evidence through the story, foreshadowing, towards just how clever Malden really is and the different scenarios he’s thought through.

The ending was satisfying, wrapping up most things. However, this is the first book in a trilogy, so I look forward to the next installment. I have a feeling I know what may be coming next. I won’t spoil this of cours.

I can’t think of anything I particularly disliked about Den of Thieves. It was a good and satisfying read. It didn’t end on a cliffhanger but I still want more of Malden and his story.

My rating for Den of Thieves is 4 out of 5 stars and I’d recommend it to anyone looking for a heist-like book with a fantasy setting, a bit of romance and a few freaky demons thrown in.

Thanks for reading!

Marry My Husband – Korean vs Japanese – Episode Six

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This is a one to one comparison, each article will contain spoilers, especially when we get to the later episodes. Let’s begin with an introduction to each series. Click here for episode five.

Synopsis (from MyDramaList): Kang Ji Won’s marriage to Park Min Hwan is strained due to his selfishness, unemployment, and a domineering mother. Ji Won is the family’s sole breadwinner and does all the household chores. When she is diagnosed with terminal cancer, her world shatters further as she discovers her husband’s affair with her close friend, Jung Soo Min. A confrontation leads to her tragic death at Min Hwan’s hands. However, Ji Won wakes up 10 years in the past, before she married Min Hwan. Determined to change her fate, she plots to make Soo Min marry him instead. Meanwhile, Yoo Ji Hyeok, her colleague, secretly harbors feelings for Ji Won and conceals a hidden truth.

Release Year: 2024

Watch on: Amazon Prime

Characters:

Kang Ji Won – Main Protaganist

Park Min Hwan – Ji Won’s Husband/Boyfriend

Jung Soo Min – Ji Won’s Best Friend

Yoo Ji Hyuk – Ji Won’s Boss

Yoo Hui Yeon – Ji Won’s coworker and friend

Baek Eun Ho – Ji Won’s high school classmate/ first love

Yang Ju Ran – Ji Won’s senior co worker

Kim Gyeong Uk – Ji Won’s direct supervisor

Number of episodes: 16

Synopsis (from MyDramaList): The protagonist Kanbe Misa, who has always lived a life of a “supporting character” because she is too kind and always puts others first, believes in her best friend and husband and continues to do her best, but she loses her life due to their betrayal. However, she suddenly realizes that she has traveled back in time to 10 years ago. Misa plans revenge to ruin her former best friend and husband, but her encounter with Suzuki Wataru, a department manager with whom she had no connection in her first life, brings about a new change in Misa’s heart as she seeks revenge…

Release Year: 2025

Watch on: Amazon Prime

Characters:

Kanbe Misa – Main Protagonist

Hirano Tomoya – Misa’s Husband/Boyfriend

Esaka Reina – Misa’s Best Friend

Suzuki Wataru – Misa’s Boss

Sizuki Miku – Misa’s coworker and friend

Sumiyoski Yuriko – Misa’s senior coworker

Tanabe Yuto – Misa’s high school classmate/first love

Section Chief Tomita – Misa’s direct supervisor

Number of Episodes: 10

Marry My Husband Episode 6 – Korean

Ji Hyuk walks Ji Won home and ask if she’s feeling well as he sees her holding her stomach. Suddenly, he passes out. Ji won takes him to the hospital. He passed out from exhaustion. When the doctor mentions stomach problems, Ji Hyuk turn to Ji Won saying she should be tested too.

Su Min and Min Hwan meet, almost kiss but Su Min pushes him away. They hug when Su Min pretends to be upset.

Leaving the hospital, Ji Hyuk assures Ji Won that he’s a good person and he won’t do anything she doesn’t want.

The next morning, Eun Ho brings Ji Won coffee. Hi Hyuk sees them together. In a group chat, Hui Yeon warns everyone Ji Huk is in a bad mood. Su Min arrives and shortly after, so does Min Hwan.

On the rooftop, Ji Hyuk confronts Min Hwan and advises him to break up with Ji Won and warns him to to hurt her.

Ji Won approaches Min Hwan outside. He apologizes for the day before, but also blames her. He says he need to “discipline her.”

Back inside, Mr. Min demands Ji Won and Miss Yang have lunch with him. Ji Won tells Min Hwan to take Su Min for lunch so she won’t be alone. She gives him her credit card to pay.

At lunch, Mr Kim first tells her she’ll do all the work and he’ll take the credit. When she fights back on him wanting to simplify the product and packaging, he kicks her off the project.

Su Min and Min Hwan have lunch at an expensive restaurant, where he pretends to know about wine to impress her.

Ji Hyuk asks Ji Won about her proposal but she doesn’t tell him what happened. He asks her out that night but assures her it’s not a date. He takes her to the gym, introduces her to his college friends and starts to teach her Judo. Ji Won decides to put the principals of Judo into practice in the office.

Hui Yeon and her enjoy a cake sent by Eun Ho. Hui Yeon suspects he likes Ji Won.

Su Min sucks up to Miss Yang, as they’ll be working on the project together.

Remembering a scandal that will happen, Ji Won suggest Mr Wang, a director in the company, be the face of the project. It all gets approved and appears to be going well. Mr. Kim takes credit for thinking of Mr. Wang.

Su Min and Min Hwan surprise Ji Won with a meal at the office but she says she has an outside meeting and leaves them together.

Ji Won calls Mr Wand and tells him she’s going to complain about being left out of her own proposal. Mr. Wang is recorded on a plane assaulting crew members.

On the rooftop, Ji Won happily watches the news about Mr. Wang, then listens to BTS. Ji Hyuk comes out to tell her Mr Wang is being dismissed and Mr Kim will be disciplined. He sees her phone and says her likes BTS too. They both mention songs that haven’t been released yet.

Marry My Husband Episode 6 – Japanese

The morning after Misa sees Tomoya and Reina leave together, Misa and Wataru have a conversation on the balcony. He tells her she can come to him anytime she wants to drink or needs someone to talk to. Tomoya and Reina wake up in Misa’s hotel room. He immediately starts to freak out, grabbing up his clothes and rushing out. Reina doesn’t seem to care.

At the office, Reina pulls Tomoya aside. She says she feels guilty and wants to tell Misa what happened with them.

The incident with the client being hospitalized because of the peanut allergy still happens. Even though it was Reina who gave the ingredient list to the client, Miku is still blamed. Misa tries to defend her but Wataru steps in, saying there will be an official investigation.

Tomita, their direct supervisor, promises Reina that he will protect her and make her a full time employee. He gives her something to drink and asks her to go for a drive sometime, implying they would stay the night at whatever destination.

Misa and Sumiyoshi find Miku at a bar. Tomoya and Reina sleep together again. He asks her to keep the affair going even after he marries Misa.

The crypto currency Tomoya invested in turns out to be a scam and he loses 20 million yen. Misa offers to pay the downpayment for the condo, knowing that it is part of changing her fate.

Misa and Reina go shopping together for an outfit for Misa to wear when she meets Tomoya’s parents. After, Misa goes to a salon and asks for something intimidating.

We then see a flashback to the original timeline where Tomoya’s mother is constantly barging into their house, bringing food and generally being overbearing.

At the meeting with Tomoya’s parents, Misa shows up looking like a punk rocker, much to the shock of all present. Tomoya’s mother has very traditional values and expectations. Misa puts her in her place about her attitude then she leaves. Tomoya follows her out and begs her to apologize to his mother. She refuses and tells him she knows about his affair with Reina, who suddenly shows up. She claims she’s worried about Misa. Misa leaves and Reina introduces herself to Tomoya’s mother, who is immediately more impressed by her.

Wataru and Miku go to the hospital with other coworkers, including Tomita, to apologize to their client for the allergic reaction. The man’s wife initially points to Miku as the person who gave her the ingredient list, but Wataru has security footage from the evcent, which he plays and proves Reina was the culprit.

After, Wataru confronts Tomita about protecting Reina and reveals that Miku is his sister. Wataru meets up with Miku and Misa at Tanbe’s cafe, seeing Misa’s new look. They talk for awhile.

The next day, Tomoya tries to apologize to Misa again. She causes a scene in the lobby of their work building so everyone around hears what he did. Rumors start to spread around the office. Reina is called into a meeting regarding the peanut incident. She lies and says it wasn’t her, even begging Tomita to “tell the truth.” Her contract is terminated and she’s fired from the company.

As Reina is leaving, she sees Misa and begs her to talk to HR. Misa tells Reins she knows about the affair and twists the knife, saying Reina has been fired and has no friends.

We see Reina scrolling Misa’s instagram and getting upset. She makes a phone call but we don’t know to who. We then see Tomoya on the phone with the person who gave him the investment advice, trying to get some of his money back. He then gets a call, presumably from his parents because he begins the call saying that he will definitely marry Misa. He’s cut off and the scene changes.

At a work event, Reina shows up with Tomoya’s mother. She announces in from of everyone that she’s pregnant and that her and Tomoya will be getting married. Misa appears devastated but she flashes a thumbs up to Wataru. Both of them think to themselves that they have won and the episode ends.

Marry My Husband Episode Comparison

Due to the number of episodes for each series, the timelines have shifted pretty significantly, making it difficult for me to compare the episodes one to one. The Japanese version is much farther ahead in the story. In the Korean version, Su Min and Min Hwan are still flirting around the idea of getting together, whereas in the Japanese version, they’ve already hooked up.

In the Korean version, Ji Hyuk teaches Ji Won Judo. I don’t think Wataru knows any martial arts to teach to Misa.

Scandals occur in both episodes, they are quite different. In the Japanese version, it’s the scandal around the peanut allergy which originally lead to Miku being transferred. In the Korean version, a higher up in the company goes viral for assaulting crew members on an airplane. Though this scandal wasn’t what originally Hui Yeon transferred, it did result in disciplinary action against Mr. Kim, Ji Won’s direct supervisor. His equivalent, Tomita was transferred to a warehouse after the peanut incident.

At the very end of the Korean episode, Ji Won and Ji Hyuk both realize that the other has come back, to have a second chance at life. By this time in the Japanese version, there are little hints that Misa has picked up on, but neither knows for sure that the other died in the future and came back.

Marry My Husband – Korean vs Japan – Episode 5

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This is a one to one comparison, each article will contain spoilers, especially when we get to the later episodes. Let’s begin with an introduction to each series. Click here for episode four.

Synopsis (from MyDramaList): Kang Ji Won’s marriage to Park Min Hwan is strained due to his selfishness, unemployment, and a domineering mother. Ji Won is the family’s sole breadwinner and does all the household chores. When she is diagnosed with terminal cancer, her world shatters further as she discovers her husband’s affair with her close friend, Jung Soo Min. A confrontation leads to her tragic death at Min Hwan’s hands. However, Ji Won wakes up 10 years in the past, before she married Min Hwan. Determined to change her fate, she plots to make Soo Min marry him instead. Meanwhile, Yoo Ji Hyeok, her colleague, secretly harbors feelings for Ji Won and conceals a hidden truth.

Release year: 2024

Watch on: Amazon Prime

Characters:

Kang Ji Won – Main Protaganist

Park Min Hwan – Ji Won’s Husband/Boyfriend

Jung Soo Min – Ji Won’s Best Friend

Yoo Ji Hyuk – Ji Won’s Boss

Yoo Hui Yeon – Ji Won’s coworker and friend

Number of episodes: 16

Synopsis (from MyDramaList): The protagonist Kanbe Misa, who has always lived a life of a “supporting character” because she is too kind and always puts others first, believes in her best friend and husband and continues to do her best, but she loses her life due to their betrayal. However, she suddenly realizes that she has traveled back in time to 10 years ago. Misa plans revenge to ruin her former best friend and husband, but her encounter with Suzuki Wataru, a department manager with whom she had no connection in her first life, brings about a new change in Misa’s heart as she seeks revenge…

Release Year: 2025

Watch on: Amazon Prime

Characters:

Kanbe Misa – Main Protagonist

Hirano Tomoya – Misa’s Husband/Boyfriend

Esaka Reina – Misa’s Best Friend

Suzuki Wataru – Misa’s Boss

Sizuki Miku – Misa’s coworker and friend

Number of Episodes: 10

Marry My Husband Korea Episode 5

Episode five begins with a flashback to the first time Ji Hyuk and Ji Won met. Ji Won is extremely drunk and runs into Ji Hyuk, who looks after her. They fall asleep on the grass and in the morning she’s gone. The next day at University, Ji Hyuk over hears Ji Won talking about the previous night. She seems to think they slept together. She was talking to a tiny orange kitten, which she feeds. Ji Hyuk also starts bringing the cat snacks. He makes it a shelter when it starts to snow, then saves the kitten from being hit by a car.

In 2011, he become general manager and meets Ji Won in the office. He sees her around but never takes the change to speak to her.

Back in 2013, Ji Hyuk arrives at work wearing a new suit and exchanges a smile with Ji Won. Min Hwan sees this and gets jealous. He tells her all men cheat and she asks if he would do that too. Ms. Yang knocks on the door. Min Hwan sees Su Min and runs away.

Female employees fawn over how good looking Ji Hyuk is.

In the breakroom, Ms. Yang, Hui Yeon and Ji Won start to talk about the meal kit project when Su Min arrives. She starts talking about their childhood, and insults Ji Won in an underhanded way. Mr. Kim arrives and tells Ji Won to move his car and the rest of them to get back to work.

When Ji Won comes back from moving the car, Su Min is waiting for her. She asks to join the project, hoping it will make her a full time employee. Mr. Kim interrupts and calls Ji Won into a meeting room. Her berates her, saying her proposal overlaps with his, basically saying that he stole it.

Hi Hyuk asks her to dinner that night. She says she has personal plans. If it’s work related, she will schedule a time. He says not to do that.

Ji won meets with Eun Ho. Min Hwan tries to call. When she doesn’t answer, he calls Su Min, who tells him Ji Won already left. Then starts to imply Ji Won might cheat because her mom left her father for another man.

Ji Won and Eun Ho talk about the past. he shows her the letter she supposedly wrote him. It looks like her handwriting but she didn’t write it, meaning Su Min can copy her handwriting. Ji Won tells him she has a boyfriend and Eun Ho describes Ji Hyuk. Eun Ho says that’s how he found out about the reunion.

Ji Hyuk sees them talking on the street as he drives past. He tries to call Ji Won but she turned her phone off. At a pharmacy, she gets medicine for stomach cramps. Walking alone, she thinks someone is following her and starts to run. In a park, Min Hwan appears, scaring her. He starts demanding to know where she was, getting angry, he grabs her arm. Ji Hyuk appears and pulls Min Hwan away. After a brief struggle Min Hwan runs away. Ji Won and Ji Hyuk have an awkward conversation where she thinks that he’s trying to cheat on Hui Yeon with her. He proves Hui Yeon is his sister by calling her.

Su Min sees them together and Min Hwan calls.

Ji Hyuk confesses that he likes her. He walk Ji Won home then suddenly passes out.

Marry My Husband Japan Episode 5

This episode begins with a flashback to Wataru’s childhood. He grew up mostly with his mother until she rekindles an old love and gets married. A few years after, his mother dies. Forward to college, he meets Misa’s dad when he comes to visit her. Wataru, not knowing who he is, offers to show him around. Before they part ways, Misa’s dad shows Wataru her picture and leaves him with a handful of candy.

A few years later, he runs into a former employee from the company and learns about Misa’s cancer. He goes to the hospital to see her but just misses her. A nurse informs him she’s gone home for the day. He arrives at her apartment just in time to see her fall. At Misa’s funeral, Tomoya and Reina are arrested for murder and Wataru takes Misa’s ashes.

Back in the present, we see him save her from falling over the side of the balcony. She brings him back to her current apartment as it’s been raining and they’re both soaked. He tells her how he saw Misa in college, often talking to the turtle.

Tomoya calls Reina and tells her that Misa broke up with him. She acts concerned for him but is actually overjoyed.

The next morning, Tomoya is waiting outside Misa’s apartment building, where he apologizes again. Having realized she can’t break away from him that easily, she “forgives” him. At lunch, Misa tells Reina that she’s going to be meeting Tomoya’s parents and wants Reina’s help picking out something to wear.

They all have a work function out of town, a tasting event before the 2020 Tokyo olympics are supposed to take place. Misa remembers that an important client accidentally ate something with peanuts, which he was allergic to and Miku took the blame for the incident. Misa goes to remove the offending food but sees that Wataru has beat her to it. Seeing Misa walk by, followed not long after by Wataru, Tomoya confronts Wataru, about hitting on Misa. Wataru barely listens to him and brushes him off.

The office supervisor sees the box of desserts that were removed. Not knowing why they were removed, he takes the box back to the main area. As he does, he passes the client who has the peanut allergy and offers him some of the dessert to take. The man’s wife asks for a list of ingredients. Reina gets the list but she grabs the wrong one.

As the event wraps up, Reina approaches Misa, wanting to know why she has been so distant lately. Misa tells her that they aren’t really friends anymore. Upset, Reina seeks out Tomoya, who she convinces to sleep with her. Misa sees them leave together in a cab, kissing. Wataru shows up again and the two go to a bar together. Misa asks him about his dream and he starts to describe a future he wants to have with her. She falls asleep with her head on the bar and doesn’t hear the things he says about the future that he shouldn’t know.

Episode Comparison

The two timelines have diverged quite a bit. In the Japanese version, we already saw Wataru and Misa at university. In the Korean version, we only just see Ji Won and Ji Hyuk’s first meeting. In both versions, the female lead has an animal on campus she takes care of the male lead ends up caring for as well. There is no drunken encounter in the Japanese version. Ji Won only just finds out about Hui Yeon being Ji Hyuk’s sister while Misa was already aware of Miku being Wataru’s sister.

In both versions there is a scandal of some kind that gets Miku/Hui Yeon transferred, but the scandals are different.

In the Korean version, Ji Won has already figured out that she can’t break away from Min Hwan so easily and technically they are together. In the Japanese version, Misu has tried to break up with Tomoya, but learned the hard way it’s not that easy.

Tomoya and Reina have taken the big step to be together while Su Min and Min Hwan are still only flirting, though they both clearly want to.

Marry My Husband – Korean vs Japanese – Episode 4

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This is a one to one comparison, each article will contain spoilers, especially when we get to the later episodes. Let’s begin with an introduction to each series. Click here for episode three.

Synopsis (from MyDramaList): Kang Ji Won’s marriage to Park Min Hwan is strained due to his selfishness, unemployment, and a domineering mother. Ji Won is the family’s sole breadwinner and does all the household chores. When she is diagnosed with terminal cancer, her world shatters further as she discovers her husband’s affair with her close friend, Jung Soo Min. A confrontation leads to her tragic death at Min Hwan’s hands. However, Ji Won wakes up 10 years in the past, before she married Min Hwan. Determined to change her fate, she plots to make Soo Min marry him instead. Meanwhile, Yoo Ji Hyeok, her colleague, secretly harbors feelings for Ji Won and conceals a hidden truth.

Release Year: 2024

Watch on: Amazon Prime

Characters:

Kang Ji Won – Main Protaganist

Park Min Hwan – Ji Won’s Husband/Boyfriend

Jung Soo Min – Ji Won’s Best Friend

Yoo Ji Hyuk – Ji Won’s Boss

Yoo Hui Yeon – Ji Won’s junior coworker and friend

Baek Eun Ho – Ji Won’s High School classmate/first love

Yang Ju Ran – Ji Won’s senior coworker

Kim Geyong Uk – Ji Won’s direct supervisor

Number of episodes: 16

Synopsis (from MyDramaList): The protagonist Kanbe Misa, who has always lived a life of a “supporting character” because she is too kind and always puts others first, believes in her best friend and husband and continues to do her best, but she loses her life due to their betrayal. However, she suddenly realizes that she has traveled back in time to 10 years ago. Misa plans revenge to ruin her former best friend and husband, but her encounter with Suzuki Wataru, a department manager with whom she had no connection in her first life, brings about a new change in Misa’s heart as she seeks revenge…

Release Year: 2025

Watch on: Amazon Prime

Characters:

Kanbe Misa – Main Protagonist

Hirano Tomoya – Misa’s Husband/Boyfriend

Esaka Reina – Misa’s Best Friend

Suzuki Wataru – Misa’s Boss

Sizuki Miku – Misa’s coworker and friend

Sumiyoshi Yuriko: Misa’s senior co worker

Tanabe Yuto: Misa’s high school classmate/first love

Section Chief Tomita: Misa’s direct supervisor

Number of Episodes: 10

Marry My Husband Korean Episode 4

Eun Ho yells out that he had a crush on Ji Won. While the two stand uncomfortably, Ji Hyuk calls Ji Won and asks her to meet him for a work thing. Eun Ho asks for her phone number and she gives it to him.

At the hotel venue, a showcase is happening for something called NURTV, which Ji Won knows will be really popular in 10 years. She is introduced to a man, Mr. Wang, which will be a controversial figure, a misogynist known for treating employees badly.

Back at the reunion, Su Min is questioned by the bullies. She tries to dismiss it all then gets upset and storms off to the bathroom. She tries to call Ji Won but there’s no answer. When she comes out of the bathroom, everyone has left.

Back at the hotel, Mr. Wang complains the website being show cased is full of indecent content. Ji Won tries to explain how the algorithm works, saying a provocative show was on the first time she accessed the site, and that after awhile it will show you content you are interested in. Mr. Wang tells her she’s only there to smile like a pretty flower and to keep her mouth shut. Ji Hyuk steps in, defending and praising her.

Ji Hyuk insists on giving her a ride and teases her about the show she supposedly watched. Su Min calls, she doesn’t answer. Eun Ho sends her a text. Min Huan tries to call but she doesn’t answer that either. They pass Min Huan walking down the road and Ji Won pushes her seat back so he doesn’t see her. They then see Su Min waiting outside and Ji Won ducks back again.

Min Huan and Su Min meet, she starts crying. They try to go into Ji Won’s apartment but the code has been changed.

By the water, Ji Hyuk gives Ji Won a hot drink. She explains that she doesn’t want to talk about her personal life. He asks what she wants to do in life. She mentions she wants to learn self defense and he offers to teach her, but she laughs, thinking he’s not the athletic type. When he takes his glasses off for a moment, she asks if he’s ever thought about wearing contacts.

At a restaurant, Min Huan and Su Min drink and talk about how Ji Won has changed.

Ji Hyuk drops Ji Won off at her home. They have an awkward conversation where he tries to warn her about getting married. In her apartment, Ji Won finds an interior design proposal Hui Yeon left for her, along with a post it note recommending Ji Won move in order to carry out the proposal, which Ji Won thinks is a good idea.

Su Min tries calling her again. When Ji Won doesn’t answer, she tries from Min Huan’s phone. Eun Ho calls. Flashback to high school. Eun Ho berates her and says he never wants to speak to her again. Su Min says she told him Ji Won had feels for him. In the present, Eun Ho explains he said that because she rejected him. Ji Won is confused and he tells her about a letter she wrote him. Ji Won asks to meet and for him to bring the letter.

The next day at the office, everyone is surprised to see Ji Won’s new look, especially Min Huan. Ji Hyuk arrives, stares at Min Huan fawning over Ji Won and knocks a bunch of stuff over and then runs into an employee. He tells Ji Won her outfit in inappropriate for work. Hui Yeon says it is and asks why he’s criticizing her. He tries to play it off as being about seeing her without her glasses. She reminds him he saw her yesterday and points out he is also wearing contacts. Everyone starts complimenting him and gets flustered and walks away.

Outside, other coworkers start congratulating Min Huan on how pretty Ji Won is and warn him someone else might make a move. He suddenly looks concerned.

Min Huan buys Ji Won coffee and asks her about meeting Ji Hyuk as he thinks Ji Hyuk likes her. When Min Huan tries to kiss her, she knocks coffee into his lap.

Ji Won and Su Min have a conversation. Ji Won says she won’t just let things go anymore and that she’s going to meet Eun Ho to clear things up. She also mentions that Min Huan’s stocks are doing really well.

At the end of the day, Ji Hyuk pulls Ji Won aside and asks again about her outfit. He says he wore contacts because of what she said. She explains that dressing up makes her feel good and everyone has been treating her differently because of it. She compliments his smile again and suggesst he update his style as well.

After a client meeting, Ji Won sees Hui Yeon very excitedly leaving a store. As she’s about to call out, Ji Hyuk appears and tries to quiet Hui Yeon down. They look very friendly.

Ji Won remembers there as a scandal involving them that resulted in Hui Yeon being transferred. She thinks she keeps bumping into Ji Hyuk because she’s now friends with Hui Yeon.

At Ji Hyuk’s Grandfathers house, Hui Yeon excitedly goes on about their shopping trip. Ji Hyuk looks exasperated.

Ji Hyuk calls his friend and they have a judo match. He decides Judo is best to teach a woman self defense. He has a shower and we see a small heart under his collar bone. The same kind of heart Ji Won’s father used to drawn on her allowance money.

He prepares a drink and talks to his cat, revealing that he is also living his second life.

Flashback to 2023, at Ji Won’s funeral, Min Huan and Su Min are arrested for murder. The high school bullies are at the funeral and Eun Ho arrives. He confirms that he never dated Su Min. Ji Hyuk gets in a car accident after he swerves to avoid a cat. He wakes up in 2013 and the heart appears on his chest.

Marry My Husband Japan Episode 4

After making it appear that she kissed Wataru, Reina rides back with the others and invites herself over to Misa’s. There, Misa makes Wataru out to sound like a womanizer to deter Reina from chasing after him.

At work, Misa does her best to avoid Wataru and Miku complains about Tomoya during lunch. At the end of the day, Misa avoids Reina and then Wataru and Misa go for a meal. She explains to him that she was trying to prevent him from becoming a target again. He makes it absolutely clear that he did not kiss Reina. Misa tells him they need to stop meeting each other alone and leaves.

Putting a new plan into motion, Misa invites Reina out, but Tomoya arrives as well. Misa does her best to make her and Tomoya look like a happy loving couple while Reina tags along, seething with jealousy. Later in the evening, at a bar, while Misa is in the bathroom, Reina makes a bit of a pass at Tomoya.

Later, Reina and Tomoya meet up while Misa is working late. She tells him how Misa’s mother left her husband for another man, implying the “apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.”

At the office, Misa is preparing to leave when Wataru asks her if she’s going to make the same mistake again. She tells him it’s none of his business and leaves. Tomoya sees them holding hands. Outside the building, Tomoya is waiting for Misa. They walk together and he confronts her about seeing other men. When she tries to walk away, he slaps her. Back at her apartment she starts getting stomach pains like she did before.

The next day, Tomoya apologizes to her, showing her an apartment that he reserved for them. Misa finally breaks up with him, takes the contract for the apartment and intends to cancel it. She goes to the apartment to meet the real estate agent but while she’s there she has a panic attack with flashbacks to her death. Just before she falls over the edge like the first time, Wataru grabs her and pulls her back. He promises “not to let her die again.”

A flashback to the original timeline shows Wataru seeing Misa die.

Episode Comparison

These episodes are pretty different. Thus far, Su Min has shown no interest in Ji Hyuk, focusing more of her attention on Min Huan still, while Reina has tried wholeheartedly to start something with Wataru.

The reunion gets much more attention in the Korea version, going more in depth with what happened to Ji Won in the past, and the consequences of Su Min’s lies in the present. It also appears that Ji Won and Eun Ho will clear things about about the past, unlike Misa and Tanbe, who simply seemed to forgive the past and move on as friends.

Some of the characters also have pretty significant personality differences as well. For instance, Hui Yeon is very outgoing, bubbly kind of person who loves to eat and has no problem with people knowing that. She is kind and genuine, but also willing to stand up for her friends. Miku, on the other hand, is not nearly so bubbly. She’s still a good friend to Misa, but she doesn’t stand out as much as Hui Yeon does.

Ji Hyuk and Wataru are also quite different. Wataru always feels very serious and rarely ever smiles. He shows up when Misa needs him, which is fine. Ji Hyuk on the other hand, has more cute and genuine moments with Ji Won. He does his best to get her out of tough situations without her knowing he’s behind it. He also smiles a lot more, which Ji Won compliments. Although he is also quite serious, he seems more shy than mean. Wataru just comes across as so socially awkward that I can’t really get past it. I find it difficult that Misa would fall for a guy like him. Although Ji Won and Ji Hyuk have some awkward conversations, their interactions feel more natural and their growing feelings make sense.

We’ll see how things progress from here. Maybe Wataru will get better in the coming episodes.

Stay tuned for episode 5!

Marry My Husband – Korean Vs Japanese Episode 3

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This is a series of articles comparing and analyzing the drama My Marry Husband Korean and Japanese version. As this will be a one to one comparison, each article will contain spoilers, especially when we get to the later episodes. Let’s begin with an introduction to each series.

Click here for episode two.

Synopsis (from MyDramaList): Kang Ji Won’s marriage to Park Min Hwan is strained due to his selfishness, unemployment, and a domineering mother. Ji Won is the family’s sole breadwinner and does all the household chores. When she is diagnosed with terminal cancer, her world shatters further as she discovers her husband’s affair with her close friend, Jung Soo Min. A confrontation leads to her tragic death at Min Hwan’s hands. However, Ji Won wakes up 10 years in the past, before she married Min Hwan. Determined to change her fate, she plots to make Soo Min marry him instead. Meanwhile, Yoo Ji Hyeok, her colleague, secretly harbors feelings for Ji Won and conceals a hidden truth.

Release Year: 2024

Where to Watch: Amazon Prime

Characters:

Kang Ji Won – Main Protaganist

Park Min Hwan – Ji Won’s Husband/Boyfriend

Jung Soo Min – Ji Won’s Best Friend

Yoo Ji Hyuk – Ji Won’s Boss

Yoo Hui Yeon – Ji Won’s coworker and friend

Yang Ju Ran – Ji Won’s senior coworker

Kim Gyeong Uk – Ji Won’s direct supervisor

Beak Eun Ho – Ji Won’s High School classmate/ first love

Number of episodes: 16

Synopsis (from MyDramaList): The protagonist Kanbe Misa, who has always lived a life of a “supporting character” because she is too kind and always puts others first, believes in her best friend and husband and continues to do her best, but she loses her life due to their betrayal. However, she suddenly realizes that she has traveled back in time to 10 years ago. Misa plans revenge to ruin her former best friend and husband, but her encounter with Suzuki Wataru, a department manager with whom she had no connection in her first life, brings about a new change in Misa’s heart as she seeks revenge…

Release Year: 2025

Watch on: Amazon Prime

Characters:

Kanbe Misa – Main Protagonist

Hirano Tomoya – Misa’s Husband/Boyfriend

Esaka Reina – Misa’s Best Friend

Suzuki Wataru – Misa’s Boss

Sizuki Miku – Misa’s coworker and friend

Sumiyoshi Yuriko – Misa’s senior co worker

Tanabe Yuto – Misa’s High School classmate/first love

Section Chief Tomita: Misa’s direct supervisor

Number of Episodes: 10

Marry My Husband Korean Episode 3

Episode 3 begins where episode 2 left off. Min Hwan is naked in Ji Won’s apartment. Suddenly, the door bell rings and a delivery driver is at the door. While arguing that they didn’t order anything, Ji Won pushes Min Hwan out the door and locks it behind him. Outside, we see that Ji Hyuk sent the driver on purpose.

Su Min arrives at the reunion first, catching up with friends and telling them to be nice to Ji Won, who shows up looking completely different.

Returning to Saturday, Ji Won goes shopping with Hui Yeon. Flashback to 2011 where Su Min has bought them matching hats. She gets upset when Ji Won says she doesn’t have any of Su Min’s favorite candy. Min Hwan shows up with some of the candy. Ji won is then made to carry all their stuff while they walk around.

Back in the present, Hui Yeon replays Ji Won’s kindness by getting her a makeover and helping her pick out all new clothes. Later that night, Su Min calls and asks for Ji Won’s proposal. She refuses and tells Su Min to stop treating her casually at work.

Back at the reunion, everyone is surprised to see Ji Won, especially Su Min. The bathroom scene happens again but this time Ji Won is prepared and confronts the bullies instead, wanting to know why they bullied her. She proves that Min Hwan is her boyfriend by calling him on speaker phone. She also gives them her business card to show that she is an assistant manager at her job, not a temp worker like Su Min told them.

A confrontation happens in the main area, where one of the bullies accuses Ji Won of forcing Su Min to dump her boyfriend, Eun Ho. Su Min tries to lie her way out of the situation when Eun ho shows up and confirms that he never dated Su Min. Flustered, Ji Won leaves and Eun ho follows her. When he catches up to her he hollers out that he had a crush on her.

Marry My Husband Japan Episode 3

Episode 3 begins with the ending scene of episode 2, where Reina “accidentally” trips down the stairs and lands in Wataru’s arms. She goes to the hospital for a sprained ankle, coming to work late. Misa gets a call from Tanabe, her high school crush, inviting her to his cafe. She goes there for lunch and the two of them chat briefly before Reina shows up. Reina apologizes for what she did in High School, bowing her head and asking for forgiveness. Misa appears to forgive her, but she knows what Reina is truly like.

On their way back to the office, Reina tells Misa that she broke up with her boyfriend, but that she has her sights on someone new. Misa is confused because in the original timeline, Reina didn’t break up with her boyfriend until later. As they approach the office, Reina clearly has eyes for Wataru. In the elevator, Reina speaks to Wataru, thanking him for his help earlier. Meanwhile, Tomoya tries to hold Misa’s hand but she slaps him away.

Flashback to how a proposal was rejected over and over by their supervisor. Misa and a coworker, Sumiyoshi, worked overtime for weeks, revising the proposal over and over. Because of this, Sumiyoshi’s daughter was injured while waiting for her mother to pick her up. In the end, the supervisor approved the original proposal after Misa accidentally sent the first draft. The project was taken from them however, and given to Reina instead.

Back in the present, Misa tells Sumiyoshi that the supervisor doesn’t read the proposals and proves it to him by making slight changes until he finally says it’s good. Knowing the proposal will be taken from her, she goes to Wataru to get his help. While looking for him, she over hears a conversation between him and Miku that makes it sounds like the two of them are dating. Misa and Wataru go to a restaurant together where he looks over her proposal. While there, a message from Reina pops up on his laptop.

Tomoya shows up at Misa’s apartment unexpectedly. He has her spare key so he let himself in. They go shopping together as Misa wants to make him look like someone Reina would want to steal. Later, Tomoya gets upset when Misa tells him she has plans that don’t involve him.

The next day, they all go to an orchard together to do research for their work project. Miku and Wataru arrive together, which Misa sees, further making her believe they are dating. After they pick grapes, they all have dinner together and during a toast, Reina reveals that Tomoya and Misa are engaged. A bit later, Misa is washing some grapes when Wataru approaches her. He tries to help her but she refuses, then goes off on a rant about him being a skirt chaser. He reveals that Miku is his younger sister.

They eat grapes together and Reina sees. When everyone is getting ready to leave, Reina asks to ride with Wataru. During the ride, she says things about Misa and Wataru calls her out on it. Angry, she gets out of the car. Seeing everyone else watching, she marches back to Wataru and grabs his face, making it look like they were kissing.

Episode Comparison

The Japanese version is starting to move ahead of the Korean quite a bit. At this point, Misa has already had her makeover and attended the reunion. Her work project is moving forward and so are her plans to get Reina and Tomoya together.

Meanwhile, Ji Won is just getting her makeover and new clothes. The reunion lasts much longer and with far more detail in the Korean version. I feel like the Japanese version glossed over a lot there. Ji Won definitely got more closure here than Misa did. Reina doesn’t give Misa any kind of gift before the reunion, unlike Su Min who purposefully gave Ji Won a pair of fake earrings to humiliate her. Su Min’s vindictiveness is definitely on display here, but she hides it much better with sweetness and a smile.

Stay tuned for episode 4.

Marry My Husband Korean vs Japanese Episode 2

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This will be a series of articles comparing and analyzing the drama My Marry Husband Korean and Japanese version. As this will be a one to one comparison, each article will contain spoilers, especially when we get to the later episodes. Let’s begin with an introduction to each series. Click here for episode one.

Synopsis (from MyDramaList): Kang Ji Won’s marriage to Park Min Hwan is strained due to his selfishness, unemployment, and a domineering mother. Ji Won is the family’s sole breadwinner and does all the household chores. When she is diagnosed with terminal cancer, her world shatters further as she discovers her husband’s affair with her close friend, Jung Soo Min. A confrontation leads to her tragic death at Min Hwan’s hands. However, Ji Won wakes up 10 years in the past, before she married Min Hwan. Determined to change her fate, she plots to make Soo Min marry him instead. Meanwhile, Yoo Ji Hyeok, her colleague, secretly harbors feelings for Ji Won and conceals a hidden truth.

Characters:

Kang Ji Won – Main Protaganist

Park Min Hwan – Ji Won’s Husband/Boyfriend

Jung Soo Min – Ji Won’s Best Friend

Yoo Ji Hyuk – Ji Won’s Boss

Yoo Hui Yeon – Ji Won’s coworker and friend

Number of episodes: 16

Synopsis (from MyDramaList): The protagonist Kanbe Misa, who has always lived a life of a “supporting character” because she is too kind and always puts others first, believes in her best friend and husband and continues to do her best, but she loses her life due to their betrayal. However, she suddenly realizes that she has traveled back in time to 10 years ago. Misa plans revenge to ruin her former best friend and husband, but her encounter with Suzuki Wataru, a department manager with whom she had no connection in her first life, brings about a new change in Misa’s heart as she seeks revenge…

Characters:

Kanbe Misa – Main Protagonist

Hirano Tomoya – Misa’s Husband/Boyfriend

Esaka Reina – Misa’s Best Friend

Suzuki Wataru – Misa’s Boss

Sizuki Miku – Misa’s coworker and friend

Number of Episodes: 10

Marry My Husband Korean Episode 2

Episode 2 begins with Ji Won arriving at work and seeing Soo Min flirting with their supervisor in the elevator lobby. Ji Hyuk, looking flustered, stops the elevator doors from shutting and gets in. After Soo Min comments on the coffee Ji Won has, the supervisor, Kim Geyong Uk, begins berating her about not working hard enough. Ji Hyuk puts a stop to it by slamming his fist into the elevator wall. He then asks Ji Won to stay back and they go to the rooftop. Ji Won tells him that she won’t quit her job and shows him the money with the heart on it. Soo Min interrupts and brings Ji Won back inside. A bit later, Ji Won brings Ji Hyuk some painkillers. He returns half of them to her and tells her to take care of herself. Having seen her talking to Ji Kyuk, Min Huan gets jealous and pulls Ji Won into the supply room. There he tries to kiss her, but a coworker opens the door before he can.

At lunch time, the trio head to the cafeteria to eat. A flashback shows Soo Min purposefully spilling food all over Ji Won. This time around, Ji Won avoids Soo Min’s “accidental bump” and Min Huan takes the fall instead, getting stir fried pork all over his white dress shirt. Ji Won runs off to get napkins and in the women’s washroom encounters someone in need of help. This is where we first meet Yoo Hui Hyeon, a junior coworker at the office. Extremely grateful for the help, Hui Hyeon promises to pay Ji Won back. They join the other two for lunch.

Ji Hyuk, having heard about the upcoming class reunion, looks up someone from Ji Won’s past and goes to see him as his restaurant.

Back at the office, Soo Min and Min Huan end up getting squished together in the elevator in what couple be seen as an inappropriate position. A work meeting takes place after work where Hui Hyeon is berated by Mister Kim for stapling the meeting materials the wrong way. Soo Min shows a proposal to the supervisor and the meeting is ended prematurely.

Ji Won goes to a coworker, Ms. Yang, about her idea for a single household meal kit, convincing her that Mr. Kim doesn’t actually read the proposals he’s given. To prove it, she hands him an exact copy of a proposal he rejected before. He exclaims that this is worse than her last one. She apologizes, saying she accidentally printed the same one, then prints a “new” one that just has different colours. Soo Min takes the “old” proposal when Ji Won isn’t at her desk. Going out to dinner with the boss, she convinces him to reconsider the idea but with her instead of Ji Won.

A flashback to the class reunion from the first time around shows Ji Won, hiding in the bathroom while former classmates badmouth her. A further flashback shows those same classmates bullying her in high school, throwing milk cartons at her.

When Ji Won leaves work that evening, she runs into Ji Hyuk again, who tells her the gift Soo Min gave her is a knock off brand and that anyone who knows would be able to tell. He told her this the first time as well, but not yet knowing what would happen at the reunion, she thought he was being rude. This time, she thanks him. He offers her a ride home, but she declines.

After going bowling with a friend, Min Huan shows up at Ji Won’s apartment “ready for action.”

Marry My Husband Japan Episode 2

Episode 2 of the Japanese version starts further in the past from Suzuki Wataru’s perspective. While studying in university, he sees Misa and watches her from afar as she talks to a turtle that lives in a pond on the campus grounds. Wataru has a voice over contemplating how he would be an extra in her life, a background character that never comes into focus. He saw her the day she received the news her father passed away and took care of the turtle when the pond dried up. We see the elevator scene from the first episode replayed from his perspective and how he foolishly said something rude to her.

Back in the present, Misa has lunch with Tomoya. He talks about her meeting his mother and crypto currency. Reina joins them. Misa recalls how the first time, Reina “accidentally” bumped into a coworker and spilled food all over her. Since that coworker scolded Reina earlier that day, Misa realizes that the “accident” was on purpose and intervenes. Instead of the coworker being covered in food, Tomoya is instead.

In the washroom, someone calls out for help and Misa obliges. We then meet Suzuki Miku for the first time. Miku promises to pay Misa back for her kindness.

Later, Misa runs into Wataru again at a restaurant she frequents. They sit together and have a fairly awkward conversation until they get on the topic of desserts. They are passionate about this and their conversation becomes more natural.

Flashback to Misa in High School, where she is talking to a boy who invites her to join the drama club. Reina tells her the drama club doesn’t suit her and not long after, everyone in her class starts ignoring and bullying her.

At home, Misa goes on a rampage, getting rid of all the stuff that Reina told her to buy, realizing she doesn’t like any of it. She then remembers about a new dessert cafe opening and decides to go. There, she sees Wataru again and invites him to join her. They share desserts and chat. She remarks how he’s like a protagonist from a manga, showing up whenever the heroine needs him. Her thoughts then go crazy thinking he must be some kind of stalker because until now she’s only ever attracted terrible people to her. The two of them end up going shopping together, as Wataru wants to buy her a new scarf for insulting her old one. They also have coffee together and he buys her a cactus.

Miku then arrives to meet with Misa and those two go shopping. Miku tells Misa that she was reluctant to get to know her because she’s friends with Reina. The two bond and Misa gets a new look.

Later, Misa arrives at the reunion having had a make over. She confronts her old classmates, wanting to know why they bullied her. They tell her Reina told them that Reina had liked a certain boy (the same one who invited Misa to join the drama club) and that Misa had ruined that relationship. The boy in question shows up and confirms that he never had any feelings for Reina. Misa leaves the reunion shortly after. Wataru arrives again with an umbrella as she’s walking in the rain.

Back at Wataru’s apartment, Miku is waiting for him and he offers her tea.

Reina sets up an “accident” to fall into Wataru’s arms.

Episode Comparison

The Japanese version of episode 2 focuses more on the development of the relationship between Misa and Wataru. This was more established in episode 1 of the Korean version. Both episodes have a similar lunch scene, though in the Japanese version, we see Reina being more vindictive by trying to get back at a coworker who scolded her. Both times, the accident switches to Tomoya/Min Huan.

The timeline here is moving a bit faster in the Japanese version. This makes sense since there are only 10 episodes as opposed to the 16 Korean. In the Japanese episode, Reina hasn’t given Misa any kind of gift, so she isn’t humiliated in that way. Misa also hasn’t done anything to change her career path at this point, whereas Ji Won has already tried to change how her work proposal was handled by teaming up with another coworker. There is no immediate supervisor that Reina is trying to seduce in order to get a full time position. When she starts to get jealous, she goes immediately for the big boss, Wataru. Nor does she seem to be trying to steal Misa’s work.

We have yet to see anything from Ji Hyuk’s perspective, though this episode focused a fair amount on Wataru’s. In the first episode, Wataru seemed very cold and somewhat rude. In this episode, we start to see a softer side of him and understand him a bit better.

Stay tuned for episode 3!