Why did The Story of Park’s Marriage Contract Ep 11 not air on Friday?

Behind the scenes of The Story of Park’s Marriage Contract – photo courtesy MBC

If you are a fan of the ongoing but soon-to-end Korean drama The Story of Park’s Marriage Contract, you probably headed off to watch or stream it last night only to discover Episode 11 was not available to watch.

Why did The Story of Park’s Marriage Contract, Episode 11 not air on MBC in South Korea or stream on Viki or other streaming services on Friday night, and will an episode air/stream tonight or not?

If neither of the expected episodes of the Korean drama will air or stream this weekend, when can you see the final two episodes of the popular romance drama?

Why did The Story of Park’s Marriage Contract, Episode 11 not air or stream on Friday?

Unfortunately for fans desperate to find out what happens to Park Yeon Woo and Kang Tae Ha in the final two episodes of the drama, you will not be able to do that this weekend.

That is because the final two episodes of The Story of Park’s Marriage Contract have been postponed until Friday, January 5th and Saturday, January 6th, 2024.

The postponements are due to the 2023 MBC Entertainment Awards being held on Friday night in Seoul, and the 2023 MBC Drama Awards being held on Saturday evening.

The Entertainment Awards celebrate excellence in variety entertainment, while the Drama Awards celebrate excellent in acting, as well as Drama of the Year.

Should you want to see the stars of The Story of Park’s Marriage Contract take part in the Drama Awards ceremony, you can watch the event via KOCOWA if you are a subscriber.

Bae In Hyuk is nominated for the Excellence Award for an Actor in a Miniseries, while Joo Hyun Young is nominated for Best New Actress and Yoo Seon Ho for Best New Actor.

Chun Ho Jin is nominated for Best Character Award.

Meanwhile, Bae In Hyuk and Lee Se Young are one of the four couples nominated for Best Couple Award.

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Brit-American journalist based in Austria, former radio DJ at 97X WOXY, and Founder/CEO of Leo Sigh. I've covered K-drama, K-pop, J-pop and music news for over a decade.