Remarriage & Desires

Remarriage & Desires (Korean: 블랙의 신부) is a 2022 South Korean television series directed by Kim Jeong-min and starring Kim Hee-sun, Lee Hyun-wook, Cha Ji-yeon, Jung Yoo-jin, and Park Hoon. This series is a satire on the Korean society that tells the desire in the remarriage market, revolving around upper-class marriage information companies. It premiered on July 15, 2022, on Netflix.[2][3]

Remarriage & Desires
Promotional poster
Also known asThe Bride of Black
Hangul
블랙의 신부
Hanja
블랙의 新婦
Literal meaningBlack Bride
Revised RomanizationBeullaeg-ui Sinbu
Genre
Developed byNetflix[1]
Written byLee Geun-yeong
Directed byKim Jeong-min
Starring
Music byKim Jang-woo (Music Manager)
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producers
  • Shin-cheol
  • Choi Jun-seok
Producers
  • Kim Young-seop
  • Jeon Sang-kyun
  • Kim Dong Guk
Running time55–71 minutes
Production companies
  • Image9 Tiger
  • Tiger Studio
Release
Original networkNetflix
Original releaseJuly 15, 2022 (2022-07-15)

Synopsis

Seo Hye-seung who lost everything in an instant after living as a middle-class housewife in Gangnam, reunites with the woman who upended her life at Rex, a marriage information company for the upper class, and participates in the race of her desires for her revenge.

Cast

Main
  • Kim Hee-sun as Seo Hye-seung, a teacher in Gangnam.[4]
  • Lee Hyun-wook as Lee Hyeong-joo, a venture company executive.[5]
  • Jung Yoo-jin as Jin Yoo-hee, a lawyer at a large corporation with a desire to become the top class.[6]
  • Cha Ji-yeon as Choi Yoo-seon, a representative of Rex, the country's top-class professional marriage company.
  • Park Hoon as Cha Seok-jin, a professor who has a conflict with Choi Yoo-seon over his father's enormous fortune.[7]

Supporting
  • Park Sang-hoon as Lee Jun-ho, son of Lee Hyeong-joo.[8]
  • Kim Sa-kwon as Joo Ho-chan, Lee Hyeong-joo's friends[9]
  • Lady Jane as station announcer[10]
  • Kim Mi-kyung as Lee Hyeong-joo's mother[11]
  • Kim Young-hoon as Choi Seong-jae, President of a leading game company.[12]
  • Kim So-ra as Prof. Jung Mi-jin, University professor[13]
  • Kim Yoon-seo as Heo Jung-in, Lee Hyung-ju's ex wife[14]
  • Kim Seon-kyung as Sec. Go Ae-ran, secretary of the Blue House[15]
  • Lee Doo-seok as Prof. Park Jin-hwan
  • Baek Joo-hee as Ha Yeong-seo
  • Baek Seung-hee as Han Jung-ok
  • Jung Woo-hyuk as Engr. Ryu Won-ho
  • Yang Mal-bok as Min Na-rae

Special appearance

Production

Development

On July 21, 2021, Netflix confirmed through a press release the production of Korean original series Remarriage & Desires, a satire on Korean society in which people hope to upgrade their status by marrying or remarrying into the ranks of the elite. Netflix further revealed that the series to be directed by Kim Jung-min, written by Lee Geun-yeong and produced by Image9 Communications and Tiger Studio, will have cast of Kim Hee-seon, Lee Hyun-wook, Jung Yu-jin, Park Hoon and Cha Ji-yeon.[17]

Casting

In July casting in the series was confirmed by Kim Hee-sun, Lee Hyeon-wook, Jung Yu-jin, Park Hoon and Cha Ji-yeon.[18]

Filming

Filming began on July 25, 2021[19] after script reading on the 6th.[20]

Reception

Jonathon Wilson of Ready Steady Cut graded the TV series with 3 stars out of 5 and criticised the series writing, "Both its character drama and its rather fanciful depiction of high-class matchmaking — including human chess boards and masquerade balls — can border on silly.". Summarising his review Wilson said that "Remarriage & Desires runs the risk of being a bit too melodramatic for its own good, but its handsome production and intriguing revenge plot just about do the job."[21] Kate Sánchez writing in Butwhythopodcast termed the series "a thrilling ride with eight episodes that push the pedal to the floor and never lets up." Concluding her review Sánchez opined that "the drama is intense," and stated, "Every single woman in the series gets their due, and show how they have power even when the men in their lives should be the ones calling the shots by society’s standards."[22] Pierce Conran of the South China Morning Post rated the series with 2.5 out of 5 stars and praising the performance of Jung Eugene wrote, "Jung Eugene stands out for her delivery of cold, calculating evil." Conran also appreciated the cinematographer Jo Yeon-soo, writing, "Jo Yeon-soo draws notice for his smooth camerawork." Summarising Conran wrote, "For a show that’s less than half the length of other primetime soaps, what’s immediately apparent about Remarriage & Desires is how slow the build-up of the story is and how listless it remains until the final couple of episodes."[23]

Sarah Musnicky writing in Butwhythopodcast rated the series 8.5/10 and wrote, "It’s a delightful dramatic mess of a show." Musnicky further stated, "Full of melodrama akin to a soap opera, viewers will be taken along for the ride and, with any luck, perhaps we might get a second season."[24]

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