My Husband Oh Jak-Doo

My Husband Oh Jak-Doo (Korean: 데릴남편 오작두) is a South Korean television series that aired on MBC from March 3 to May 19, 2018. The drama was broadcast in the Saturday 20:50 time slot, with two 70-minute episodes airing per day.

Plot

The story follows Han Seung-Joo (played by Uee), a successful television producer in her mid-30s who faces societal pressure regarding her single status. To gain the social standing associated with being a married woman, she enters into a contractual marriage with Oh Jak-Doo (Kim Kang-Woo), a man living a reclusive life in the mountains. Although their union begins as a pragmatic arrangement, their relationship gradually evolves into a genuine romantic connection.

Production

The series was directed by Baek Ho-Min and Han Jin-Sun, with a screenplay written by Yoo Yoon-Kyung. It consisted of 24 episodes. Before the final casting of the lead female role, actresses Kim Hyun-Joo and Lee Min-Jung were offered the part but declined. The series succeeded Money Flower in its time slot and was followed by Goodbye to Goodbye.

Cast

• Uee as Han Seung-Joo
• Kim Kang-Woo as Oh Jak-Doo
• Jung Sang-Hoon as Eric Jo
• Han Sun-Hwa as Jang Eun-Jo