Marry Him If You Dare

{{short description|Television series}}

{{Infobox television

| image = A poster for the TV series Marry Him If You Dare.jpg

| caption = Promotional poster

| alt_name = Mirae's Choice
Future's Choice
The Future Choice
Choice of the Future

| genre = Romance
Drama
Time travel

| writer = Hong Jin-ah

| director = Kwon Kye-hong
Yoo Jong-sun

| starring = Yoon Eun-hye
Lee Dong-gun
Jung Yong-hwa
Han Chae-ah
Choi Myung-gil

| theme_music_composer =

| opentheme =

| endtheme =

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| country = South Korea

| language = Korean

| num_episodes = 16

| list_episodes =

| executive_producer = Kim Sung-geun

| producer = Kim Young-gyun
Park Woo-ram

| editor =

| location = Korea

| cinematography =

| camera =

| runtime = Mondays and Tuesdays at 22:00 (KST)

| company = Annex Telecom
FNC Entertainment

| channel = Korean Broadcasting System

| first_aired = {{start date|2013|10|14|df=y}}

| last_aired = {{end date|2013|12|3|df=y}}

| related =

}}

{{Infobox Korean name

|hangul=미래의 선택

|rr=Miraeui Seontaek

|mr=Miraeŭi Sŏnt'aek

}}

Marry Him If You Dare ({{Korean|hangul=미래의 선택}}; lit. Mirae's Choice or Future's Choice) is a 2013 South Korean television series starring Yoon Eun-hye, Lee Dong-gun, Jung Yong-hwa, Han Chae-ah, and Choi Myung-gil. It aired on KBS2 from October 14 to December 3, 2013 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 22:00 for 16 episodes.{{cite web|last=Jeon|first=Su-mi|title=CN Blue′s Jung Yong Hwa, Yun Eun Hye and Lee Dong Gun Confirmed for Drama The Choice of the Future|url=http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/44413|work=enewsWorld|access-date=2013-09-05|date=27 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130830003331/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/44413|archive-date=30 August 2013|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Eun-ah|title=CNBLUE Jung Yonghwa, Yoon Eun-hye, Lee Dong-gun Cast in New Drama|url=http://www.tenasia.com/cnblue-jung-yonghwayoon-eun-hye-lee-dong-gun-cast-in-new-drama/|work=TenAsia|access-date=2013-09-05|date=27 August 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429194758/http://www.tenasia.com/cnblue-jung-yonghwayoon-eun-hye-lee-dong-gun-cast-in-new-drama/|archivedate=29 April 2014}}{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Sun-min|title=New drama may star Yoon Eun-hye|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2975960|work=Korea JoongAng Daily|access-date=2013-09-05|date=13 August 2013}}{{cite web|last=Kang|first=Jung-yeon|title=Yoon Eun-hye, Lee Dong-gun, CNBLUE Jung Yonghwa Get Ready for New Drama|url=http://www.tenasia.com/yoon-eun-hye-lee-dong-gun-cnblue-jung-yonghwa-get-ready-for-new-drama/|work=TenAsia|access-date=2013-09-10|date=9 September 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429183809/http://www.tenasia.com/yoon-eun-hye-lee-dong-gun-cnblue-jung-yonghwa-get-ready-for-new-drama/|archivedate=29 April 2014}}

Plot

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

Cast

=Main=

  • Yoon Eun-hye as Na Mi-rae{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Sun-min|title=Yoon Eun-hye takes on cheery role|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2978659|work=Korea JoongAng Daily|access-date=2013-10-15|date=11 October 2013}}

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

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

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

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

: She came from future to change her present life.

=Supporting=

Original Soundtrack

{{Infobox album

| name = Marry Him If You Dare
Original Soundtrack

| type = soundtrack

| artist = Various Artists

| cover =

| released = {{Start date|2013|10|14}}

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| genre = Pop, K-pop, soundtrack

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| language = Korean, English

| label = FNC Entertainment

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{{Track listing

| extra_column= Artist

| headline = Playlist 1

| title1 = My Lady

| note1 =

| extra1 = Kim Tae-woo

| length1 = 3:42

}}

{{Track listing

| extra_column= Artist

| headline = Playlist 2

| title1 = I'm OK

| note1 =

| extra1 =Yuna

| length1 = 3:11

| title2 = 사랑을 캐스팅해요

| note2 = Casting Love

| extra2 = Jeon Gun-hwa

| length2 = 3:20

}}

{{Track listing

| extra_column= Artist

| headline = Playlist 3

| title1 = Only Me

| note1 =

| extra1 = Melody Day

| length1 = 3:35

| title2 = Paradise

| note2 =

| extra2 = Cyndi

| length2 = 3:53

}}

{{Track listing

| extra_column= Artist

| headline = Playlist 4

| title1 = It's You

| note1 =

| extra1 = Park Hyo-shin

| length1 = 3:51

}}

Ratings

class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
rowspan="3"|Episode #

!rowspan="3"|Original broadcast date

!colspan="4"| Average audience share

colspan="2"|TNmS Ratings{{cite web|url=http://www.tnms.tv/rating/default.asp|title=TNMS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu|work=TNMS Ratings|access-date=2013-10-14|language=Korean}}

!colspan="2"|AGB Nielsen{{cite web|url=http://www.agbnielsen.co.kr/index.asp?ref=0 |title=AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu |work=AGB Nielsen Media Research |access-date=2013-10-14 |language=Korean |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131226133248/http://www.agbnielsen.co.kr/index.asp?ref=0 |archivedate=2013-12-26 }}

width=100|Nationwide

!width=100|Seoul National Capital Area

!width=100|Nationwide

!width=100|Seoul National Capital Area

1

| 14 October 2013

|8.4%

|9.5%

|9.7%

|9.9%

2

| 15 October 2013

|7.9%

|9.0%

|8.6%

|9.2%

3

| 21 October 2013

|7.2%

|7.6%

|8.5%

|9.0%

4

| 22 October 2013

|5.9%

|6.5%

|7.3%

|7.7%

5

| 28 October 2013

|5.8%

|6.2%

|6.5%

|7.3%

6

| 29 October 2013

|6.7%

|7.2%

|7.4%

|7.9%

7

| 4 November 2013

|5.5%

|6.1%

|6.5%

|7.3%

8

| 5 November 2013

|4.7%

|5.4%

|5.4%

|6.3%

9

| 11 November 2013

|4.6%

|5.0%

|5.9%

|6.9%

10

| 12 November 2013

|5.1%

|5.5%

|5.4%

|6.3%

11

| 18 November 2013

|4.0%

|4.8%

|5.0%

|5.3%

12

| 19 November 2013

|4.2%

|4.8%

|4.7%

|5.5%

13

| 25 November 2013

|3.2%

|3.5%

|4.5%

|4.8%

14

| 26 November 2013

|3.8%

|4.3%

|4.3%

|4.8%

15

| 2 December 2013

|3.5%

|4.1%

|4.7%

|5.7%

16

| 3 December 2013

|3.6%

|4.0%

|4.1%

|5.0%

colspan=2 | Average || 5.3% || - || 6.2% || -

Awards and nominations

class="wikitable"
YearAwardCategoryRecipientResult
rowspan=4| 2013rowspan=4 style="text-align:center;"| KBS Drama AwardsExcellence Award, Actor in a MiniseriesLee Dong-gun{{nom}}
Excellence Award, Actress in a MiniseriesYoon Eun-hye{{nom}}
Best Couple AwardLee Dong-gun & Yoon Eun-hye{{nom}}
Best Couple AwardJung Yong-hwa & Han Chae-ah{{nom}}
rowspan=6| 2014rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;"| 50th Baeksang Arts AwardsMost Popular Actor (TV)Jung Yong-hwa{{nom}}
Most Popular Actress (TV)Yoon Eun-hye{{nom}}
rowspan=4 style="text-align:center;" | 9th Seoul International Drama Awardsrowspan=2| Outstanding Korean Drama OSTMy Lady - Kim Tae-woo{{nom}}
It's You - Park Hyo-shin{{nom}}
Outstanding Korean ActorJung Yong-hwa{{nom}}
Outstanding Korean DramaMarry Him If You Dare{{nom}}

References

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