Character Arc
Yoo Me-ri, played by Jung So-min, is the female lead of Would You Marry Me, a determined designer whose life is upended when her engagement falls apart while she is struggling under debt. The dream she had pinned on a luxury home reserved for newlywed couples is suddenly out of reach, since the prize requires a married pair. Rather than give up, she hatches an audacious plan: recruit a fake husband and convincingly pose as a newlywed long enough to pass a 90-day inspection and claim the home.
Resourceful and stubborn, Me-ri drives the central scheme of the series, pulling the guarded bakery heir Kim Woo-joo into her contract marriage and managing the constant risk of being exposed. Her arc balances the comedy of maintaining an elaborate lie with the emotional reality of building a life, even a fake one, alongside someone new. As the pretense wears on, the feelings she insisted were off the table begin to surface, complicating the very arrangement she designed.
Over the single season, Me-ri embodies the show's blend of romantic-comedy charm and slow-burn romance, her optimism and grit grounding the fake-marriage premise. Jung So-min brings the warmth and comedic timing she is known for from earlier rom-com roles. As a recent release, specific plot points for Yoo Me-ri should be verified against official sources.