Alumna Actress Choi Gyuri Soars to Fame with Breakout Role in Global Hit Series"Marry My Husband"

Actress Choi Gyuri, who studied in the Department of Acting, School of Drama, earned public recognition with the drama, “Marry My Husband” (2024) after 5 years of her acting career. Choi played Yoo Hee-yeon, the younger sister of U&K Group’s successor Yoo Ji-hyeok (starred by Na In-woo) in the tvN’s original drama series, “Marry My Husband” (2024), which ended with great success lately. With the delightful acting every time she appeared in the series, Choi was beloved by the viewers, obtaining the nickname of “Gen MZ bubbly girl.”

The series has made a triple success on tvN, the local OTT (Tving), and the global OTT (Amazon Prime Video). According to Nielsen Korea’s rating measurement, it ranked 1^st in average viewer rating among all tvN’s Monday and Tuesday dramas. It ranked 1^st in contribution to inducing the greatest number of paid streaming viewers among all tvN’s content. It also topped the ranking of global daily TV shows on Amazon Prime Video for the first time for a Korean drama.

In late February, nearing the end of airing the series, it ranked first 4 times in the global TV shows on Amazon Prime Video, another first time for a Korean drama. In the monthly rankings, the indicator of long-term box office success, the drama ranked second in January. In the broadcasting period, it ranked first in daily rankings in 73 countries, cumulative. It has achieved all-time records not only in Asia, the region the Korean drama was traditionally well-received, but in the US (ranking 2^nd), Canada (ranking 1^st), France (ranking 2^nd), and the UK (ranking 3^rd).