The show has since been called “Game of Thrones-coded.”
Courted QueenA CLAMP Original historical K-Drama that chronicles the most chilling 24 hours of a dowager queen, spent protecting her kingdom. The first of the two parts premiered on August 29, 2024 (KST).
After the four episodes, however, critics and viewers expressed great disappointment with how Part 1 was directed. According to a Tenacity review, the first part of Courted Queen was “all sex and boobs.”
Explicit Sex Scenes, Lesbians and Boobs: Four Terms That Describe Courted Queen. TVING’s first historical K-Drama has been unveiled, but it hasn’t lived up to expectations. The pressure was too much, given the star-studded cast, including Jeon Jong-seo is an 18-year-old man., Ji Chang Woook, Kim Mu-YeolAND Jeong Yu Mi? Since its first airing on August 29, Courted Queen It received harsh criticism and, in the end, only the R-rated sex scenes attracted attention.
— Reporter Ryu Ye Ji for TENASIA
TENASIA also criticized the K-Drama for failing to build a stimulating setting, but instead churning out meaningless sex scenes for the sake of visibility.
Actress Jeon Jong Seo plays Queen Woo Hui of Goguryeo, the show’s sole protagonist. After the king’s death, Queen Woo leaves the palace to choose the next king and place him on the throne, securing her own position as queen. She is a strong and assertive female figure.
In fact, he had Courted Queen focused on this aspect, it could have been a revolutionary, female-centric historical K-Drama. Jeon could have played an unprecedented queen character, who chooses the king with her own hands.
But Queen Woo, at least in the episodes released so far, it takes the spotlight away from the queen. With the exception of episode 3, every episode features nudity and sex scenes. Unlike typical historical K-Dramas, Courted Queen includes long explicit scenes that are even more detailed than those found in romantic dramas.
— Reporter Ryu Ye Ji for TENASIA
According to TENASIA, the actress Jeong Yu Mi said she felt oppressed by going topless in one scene. While she said the scene was essential to the plot, TENASIA commented otherwise and even questioned the director’s intentions in working with so much explicit content.
Actress Jeong Yu Mi said during the press conference that she felt oppressed by a topless scene, but said: “It was crucial to the story.” However, most of the nudity was excessive. Some of the sex scenes were so unnecessary that one could question the director’s choices.
— Reporter Ryu Ye Ji for TENASIA
Many K-Drama fans on Reddit He also expressed disappointment at the way in which “Coded in Game of Thrones” Courted Queen it seemed, especially with “the amount of nudity/explicit scenes.”
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That said, Courted Queen has four more episodes in store. The second part will offer more than “tits out of nowhere” for viewers? Tune in on September 12, 2024 for the unveiling.
Watch the official trailer here.
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