The Matchmakers
“I will help you find your partner in marriage.”
Set during the Joseon Dynasty, the story of the meeting between the young widow Jung Soon-deok and young widower Shim Jung-woo as well as the struggle the two go through together to marry off the four young maidens who represent Joseon.
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Jung-woo, who won first place in the state examination, believed that all he had left was to begin his official career. However, he captured princess’s attention, ultimately leading to him becoming the the son-in-law of the king. To make matters worse, on the day of their wedding, the princess collapses and he becomes a widower at a young age. Soon-deok is officially the second daughter-in-law of the family of the first vice-premier, but she is secretly leading a double life as the best matchmaker in Hanyang for a simple reason. Bringing people together with their loved ones fills her with excitement and happiness. A young widow and a young son-in-law of the king meet to obey the royal command to solve the issue about old maids and old bachelors! Will they lead the matchmaking project to success and make their second love work out?
1.I Have Not Fallen for You
30-10-20231h 9mJeong-woo has been living as a widower and in celibacy for eight years after his wife, a princess, died during the wedding. He writes appeals to annul his marriage with the princes...
2.A Bad Feeling Never Turns Out to be Wrong
31-10-20231h 8mJeong-woo suggests a way to marry off the crown prince. The King gives him a mission to marry off the three spinsters of Mount Nam Valley, assuring him that the appeal he submitted...
3.I Think I Am an Agent of Love
06-11-20231h 9mSoon-duk decides to work with Jeong-woo and signs a contract. Hwa-rok, the third of the Maeng sisters, and Soon-duk come up with a way to make the sisters get married. Meanwhile, J...
4.It Takes 4.5 Seconds to Fall in Love
07-11-20231h 10mThe Maeng sisters’ mother, Lady Cho, gets arrested for not marrying her daughters off. Soon-duk uses the petitioner’s drum to save Lady Cho and expose Minister Park’s corruption. S...
5.What Happened at Sunhwa Temple
13-11-20231h 4mJeong-woo and Soon-duk bring the Maeng sisters to Sunhwa Temple, where they can meet bachelors from all over the country. Soon-duk tirelessly tries to make matches for the sisters...
6.Everyone Has a Secret
14-11-20231h 4mJeong-woo becomes Geun-seok’s tutor, which puts Soon-duk in a pickle as she has to keep hiding her identity. Soon-duk and Jeong-woo finalize the bachelor candidates for the Maeng s...
7.An Eye for an Eye, a Rumor for a Rumor
20-11-20231h 4mJeong-woo, Soon-duk, and Sam-soon figure out what exactly happened to Lady Cho Ok through Lieutenant Jung. They decide to create a new rumor to drown the old rumor regarding Lady C...
8.Life Is Unpredictable, Therefore, Life Is Meaningful
27-11-20231h 4mSoon-duk rescues Jeong-woo from the river. Lieutenant Jung recognizes Soon-duk, his only sister, so Soon-duk asks him to keep it a secret from Jeong-woo. The King finds a way to di...
9.My Life Has Been Completely Destroyed
28-11-20231h 4mThe mother of Maeng sisters turns out to be the Agent of Love who introduced Soon-duk to her late husband. Jeong-woo confesses his feelings to Soon-duk, but Soon-duk doesn’t accept...
10.Love Blooms at the May Festival
04-12-20231h 4mSoon-duk and Jeong-woo meet Socheon, the monk who wrote “The Scholar’s Man.” They find out that the story was based on what happened to Socheon and Jo In-hyun, and that the two wer...
11.The Second Love
05-12-20231h 4mThe Crown Prince comes to the May Festival to meet Ha-na, but he gets abducted. Upon witnessing the abduction, Ha-na follows them and saves the Crown Prince. Jeong-woo proposes to...
12.Lovers Under a Time Limit
11-12-20231h 4mSoon-duk and Jeong-woo find a new match for Doo-ri, bringing their matchmaking project to a near end. The King starts an investigation on the interpreter from Ming who procured poi...
13.The Decision to Leave
12-12-20231h 4mThe King arrests Jo Young-bae and Park Bok-ki and accuses them of treason. The court maid of Dongungjeon who lost her consciousness finally wakes up. Jeong-woo is put in a position...
14.The One Who Loves More Is the Winner
18-12-20231h 4mJeong-woo tells Soon-duk that he no longer wants to see her. He does that upon hearing Lady Park tell him that she will do whatever she can to protect her family. The King decides...
15.The Wedding Operation
19-12-20231h 2mOn the day of the wedding, Ye-jin runs away, which puts Lady Park in a pickle. With the Crown Prince in the house, Lady Park cannot push off the wedding. Soon-duk comes up with a p...
16.A Match Made Between the Widowed
25-12-20231h 10mLady Park gets furious as Ye-jin’s wedding with the son of Minister of Defense falls through and blames Soon-duk for it. She pulls a trick and accuses Jeong-woo of violating Soon-d...
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