The BEST episodes of The Matchmakers season 1

Every episode of The Matchmakers season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Matchmakers season 1!

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?

Last Updated: 9/30/2024Network: KBS 2Status: Ended
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A Bad Feeling Never Turns Out to be Wrong
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9.00
4 votes

#1 - A Bad Feeling Never Turns Out to be Wrong

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/31/2023

Jeong-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 will be reviewed positively. Jeong-woo asks Soon-duk for help as she's the best matchmaker in Joseon, but she refuses.

Directors: Hwang Seung-gi
Writer: Ha Soo-Jin
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I Think I Am an Agent of Love
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9.00
3 votes

#2 - I Think I Am an Agent of Love

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/6/2023

Soon-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, Jeong-woo procures the golden silkworm poison to figure out if the princess was poisoned to death eight years ago.

Directors: Hwang Seung-gi
Writer: Ha Soo-Jin
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What Happened at Sunhwa Temple
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8.75
4 votes

#3 - What Happened at Sunhwa Temple

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/13/2023

Jeong-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 and shows off her matchmaking skills. Lady Park, who is bothered by Jeong-woo and his recent mission from the King, decides to make him Geun-seok’s tutor to figure out if he’s someone she can work with her and her faction.

Directors: Hwang Seung-gi
Writer: Ha Soo-Jin
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The Second Love
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8.75
4 votes

#4 - The Second Love

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/5/2023

The 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 Soon-duk, and he even gives her a noble status. However, Soon-duk reveals that she is a noblewoman with a son. Meanwhile, Lady Park finds out what happened to her late eldest son.

Directors: Hwang Seung-gi
Writer: Ha Soo-Jin
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The One Who Loves More Is the Winner
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8.75
4 votes

#5 - The One Who Loves More Is the Winner

Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 12/18/2023

Jeong-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 to annul Jeong-woo’s marriage to the late Princess so he could help with national affairs. Meanwhile, Soon-duk finds out why her mother-in-law wanted to hold Erudite Maeng’s daughters’ wedding with Ye-jin’s at her place.

Directors: Hwang Seung-gi
Writer: Ha Soo-Jin
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The Wedding Operation
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8.75
4 votes

#6 - The Wedding Operation

Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 12/19/2023

On 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 plan to marry off all three couples, only with different matches. However, she keeps encountering unexpected variables.

Directors: Hwang Seung-gi
Writer: Ha Soo-Jin
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A Match Made Between the Widowed
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8.75
4 votes

#7 - A Match Made Between the Widowed

Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 12/25/2023

Lady 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-duk. The King is left with no choice but to punish Jeong-woo with poison. Lady Park tells Soon-duk to take her own life for disgracing her family.

Directors: Hwang Seung-gi
Writer: Ha Soo-Jin
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It Takes 4.5 Seconds to Fall in Love
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8.50
4 votes

#8 - It Takes 4.5 Seconds to Fall in Love

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/7/2023

The 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. Soon-duk comes up with a plan to marry off the three daughters. Meanwhile, the crown prince leaves the palace on Buddha’s birthday, and his opposing force makes a move to get rid of him.

Directors: Hwang Seung-gi
Writer: Ha Soo-Jin
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Love Blooms at the May Festival
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8.25
4 votes

#9 - Love Blooms at the May Festival

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/4/2023

Soon-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 were in love. Meanwhile, the May Festival is held, but the Maeng sisters do not end up with the bachelors that Jeong-woo and Soon-duk picked.

Directors: Hwang Seung-gi
Writer: Ha Soo-Jin
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Lovers Under a Time Limit
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8.25
4 votes

#10 - Lovers Under a Time Limit

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/11/2023

Soon-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 poison that killed the Princess. Soon-duk decides to come clean and confesses to her mother-in-law that she is the Lady Yeoju who has been working with Jeong-woo. Meanwhile, Jeong-woo finds out which family Soon-duk belongs to.

Directors: Hwang Seung-gi
Writer: Ha Soo-Jin
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The Decision to Leave
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8.25
4 votes

#11 - The Decision to Leave

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/12/2023

The 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 where he has to help Lady Park and her family, so Soon-duk wouldn’t be hurt. Meanwhile, Lady Park comes up with a plan to save Prince Jinsung and the family.

Directors: Hwang Seung-gi
Writer: Ha Soo-Jin
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Everyone Has a Secret
star
8.00
5 votes

#12 - Everyone Has a Secret

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/14/2023

Jeong-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 sisters. Meanwhile, Lady Park finds out that Soon-duk has been going outside without her permission.

Directors: Hwang Seung-gi
Writer: Ha Soo-Jin
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My Life Has Been Completely Destroyed
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8.00
5 votes

#13 - My Life Has Been Completely Destroyed

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/28/2023

The 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 them and tells him to forget about her. Meanwhile, Lady Yeoju gets falsely accused of the murder of Jo In-hyun eight years ago, so Lieutenant Jung and Jeong-woo look into the case to help her.

Directors: Hwang Seung-gi
Writer: Ha Soo-Jin
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An Eye for an Eye, a Rumor for a Rumor
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7.67
6 votes

#14 - An Eye for an Eye, a Rumor for a Rumor

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/20/2023

Jeong-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 Cho Ok and Ha-na. Meanwhile, the Crown Prince gets abducted by the left state councilor’s men, but Ha-na helps save him.

Directors: Hwang Seung-gi
Writer: Ha Soo-Jin
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Life Is Unpredictable, Therefore, Life Is Meaningful
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7.67
6 votes

#15 - Life Is Unpredictable, Therefore, Life Is Meaningful

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/27/2023

Soon-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 dismiss the Minister of Defense thanks to the Crown Prince. Meanwhile, a slave hunter goes around looking for Lady Yeoju.

Directors: Hwang Seung-gi
Writer: Ha Soo-Jin
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I Have Not Fallen for You
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6.42
12 votes

#16 - I Have Not Fallen for You

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/30/2023

Jeong-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 princess, but they never go through. One day, he runs into Soon-duk, a skilled matchmaker, and falls for her. Meanwhile, the King wants to issue a Marriage Ban, only to be met with opposition.

Directors: Hwang Seung-gi
Writer: Ha Soo-Jin
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