Mary Stayed out All Night

Title: Mary Stayed Out All Night/Marry Me, Mary!/매리는 외박중 /Maerineun Oebakjoong
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Episodes: 16
Broadcast Network: KBS2
Broadcasting Period: 010-Nov-08 to 2010-Dec-28
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Mary Stayed Out All Night is about a girl, because father is running away from debt collectors, after suffering from a failed business, must live through the hardships of 'poverty'. One day, however, after her father meets an old friend of his, it's decided that the two fathers will fulfill their wishes from so many years before, and have their children get married. Mary's father is thrilled, for her friend and his son are very wealthy, and though all he wants is Mary's happiness, the match also recoups for his debts. An arranged marriage is not something Mary shall easily agree to, though, so she takes fake wedding pictures with a bum-like musician in order to get out of it. This only backfires, and Mary must go through with a 100 day contract of dating both men, her day split between both, where she'll get to choose a guy on the last day.

Mary or Wi Mae Ri is the main Heroine. She's a high spirited girl, with a love for drama's and simple dreams. She could care less about mainstream fashion and is completely satisfied with the who she is in every aspect. The actress who plays her is Moon Geun Young-my all time favorite korea actress, ever since I saw her in my favorite drama Cinderella's Sister. She is, not only incredibly pretty, but an outstanding actress. She plays in Cinderella's Sister, The Painter Of the Wind, Wife, Empress Myung Sung, and Autumn in My Heart. She has won numerous awards:
2010 KBS Drama Awards: Top Excellence Award - Actress (Cinderella's Sister)
2010 KBS Drama Awards: Popularity Award (Cinderella's Sister and Mary Stayed Out All Night)
2010 KBS Drama Awards: Best Couple Award with Jang Geun Suk (Mary Stayed Out All Night)
2009 Seoul International Drama Awards: Most Popular Actress (The Painter of the Wind)
2009 45th Baeksang Arts Awards: Best TV Actress Award (The Painter of the Wind)
2008 SBS Drama Awards: Daesang (Grand Prize) (The Painter of the Wind)
2008 SBS Drama Awards: Best Couple Award with Moon Chae Won (The Painter of the Wind)
2008 SBS Drama Awards: Top Ten Stars Award (The Painter of the Wind)
She's also been in various movies.

The Male lead is Kang Moo Kyul; a careless musician, who's only serious when it comes to his music. He generally very passive, laid back, and a 'total player'. He never dates a girl for more than a month. He's very loyal to his bandmates, though he's often been offered record deals with multiple companies, he refuses because he believes his band is a package deal. He's a heavy drinker, and basically a free-loader. He's played by the Actor/Musician/Model Jang Guen Suk, who I knew before this drama from watching You're Beautiful. Including this drama and You're Beautiful, he's also played in Beethoven Virus, and Hong Gil Dong and various movies. He has also won plenty of awards:
2010 KBS Drama Awards: Netizen Award (Mary Stayed Out All Night)
2010 KBS Drama Awards: Best Couple Award with Moon Geun Young (Mary Stayed Out All Night)
2009 SBS Drama Awards: Top Ten Stars Award (You're Beautiful)
2009 SBS Drama Awards: Netizen Popularity Award (You're Beautiful)
2008 KBS Drama Awards: Popularity Award (Hong Gil Dong)
2008 MBC Drama Awards: Best New Actor Award (Beethoven Virus)
2006 KBS Drama Awards: Best Couple Award with Ha Ji Won (Hwang Jin Yi)
Interesting fact:He was the top choice for the role Goo Jun Pyo in Boys Over Flowers, but turned it down for Beethoven's Virus. He hasn't made any music in his free time-only for dramas and commercials, except for his single Let Me Cry. However, despite his large popularity, I seem to have a bit of a vendetta against him, in the sense that I don't actually like him as an actor. Nor do I find him aesthetically pleasing. This all could have made me very biased in my opinions of the drama, being that he was an important character.

The second male lead is Byun Jung In, my favorite. He's a calculating, stoical wealthy businessman who lives to please his father, whom he highly esteems. To him, Mae Ri (Mary), is a chore-a girl he must associate with for his father's wishes, but time alters his mindset. He's played by Kim Jae Wook, who also had acting roles in Bad Guy and Coffee Prince (the drama in which I was first introduced to Kim Jae Wook-I liked him quite a lot in that drama as well, main character or not). He's a model as well, and won 2008 Asia Model Festival Award's, Special Male Model Award.

This drama, having a lot to do with music, being that the main male is a musician, has many songs, that I believe were made just for the drama such as My Precious, and Take Care, My Bus.

Grading: B-
Characters: 9/10
Casting: 9/10
Emotion: 7/10
Music: 8/10
Story: 8/10
Availability: 10/10
Surprise Factor: 6/10
Humor: 10/10
Recommendation: 7.5/10