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만석꾼 며느리 뽑기

만석꾼 며느리 뽑기 poster
Country
South Korea

How it feels

It is a South Korean TV special about young women competing to become the daughter-in-law of a famously stingy rich family. The story is presented as a musical that blends folk humor and traditional Korean playfulness.

playfulhumoroussatiricallivelywhimsicalfestiveclassicmusical

What happens

《만석꾼 며느리 뽑기》는 1990년 10월 3일에 KBS 1TV에서 방영된 추석 특집드라마이다. 천하의 구두쇠로 이름난 최부자 댁의 며느리가 되려는 규수들의 이야기를 그린 뮤지컬 드라마로서 풍자와 해학 속에 웃음과 멋이 넘쳐나는 한국인의 생활 철학을 고전 해학과 마당놀이 형식으로 엮은 드라마이다. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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