The show is airing two different versions for different age groups.
KST, the historic K-Drama, airs on January 6th The queen who crownspremiered its first episode.
The show tells the story of the passionate and stormy relationship between Queen Wongyeong (played by Cha Joo Young) and her husband, King Taejong Lee Bangwon (played by Lee Hyun Wook), exploring the complexities that lie beneath their political communion. Although the show is based on real historical figures, it promises to offer a deeper and more intriguing depiction of their story by reimagining it from the Queen’s point of view.
While the compelling narrative has already generated considerable buzz around the drama, the explicit bed scene in the first episode has become a hot topic online.
Cha Joo Young stripped down for that particular scene, going completely topless.
Due to the inclusion of highly explicit scenes, the drama follows a double version format for airing. Although the 19+ version is available exclusively on the OTT platform, CLAMPthe 15+ version is broadcast tvN. TVING releases two episodes every Monday, for a total of 14 episodes, while tvN airs one episode every Monday and Tuesday, for a total of 12 episodes.
The first episode of The queen who crowns recorded an average rating of 5.1% and a peak of 5.9% in the Seoul metropolitan area, marking a good start. The show’s national peak was recorded at 5.7%, the highest among cable and general programming channels in the same time slot.
