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SEOUL, October 16 (Yonhap) --The tvN weekend drama "Under The Queen's Umbrella" depicting the story of the queen and the royal concubine, nervously fighting for their children in the palace, and the queens mother started off with a view rate of 7%. .

According to Nielsen Korea on October 16, the first episode of "Under The Queen's Umbrella" starring actress Kim Hye-soo, which was broadcast at 9:10 pm on October 15, recorded 7.7% view rate.

The first episode depicted the confrontation between Hwa-ryeong, the queen (Kim Hye-soo) and the queens mother (Kim Hae-sook), who are antagonistic to each other.

Hwa-ryeong, who was busy taking care of the accidents made by the trouble maker army, exchanged an on edged conversation with the her mother who was displeased with the army. The mother called the army "people like that" and shouted at them, and Hwaryeong responded by saying, "stop the unnecessary worrying."

Hwaryeong fell in to a crisis when the crown prince collapsed due to Hemorrhoids, a disease that King Taein suffered when Lee Ho was the prince. Crown Prince Taein died of this disease.

Hwa-ryeong could not inform anyone of the crown prince's illness and looked for the doctor for him. Hwa-ryeong received the king making manual from her mother and it made her more on risk.

Desperate Hwa-ryeong visited the deposed Queen Yoon (Seo Yi-sook), the mother of Crown Prince Tae-in, on a rainy night. Hwa-ryeong kneeled on the floor and asked what the royal secret was between Queen Yoon and her mom when Crown Prince Tae-in was alive, saying, "I want to know everything that only the two of you know."

The drama broke the framework of female characters shown by dramas set in the palace. As a strong mother who protects her children her, not the queen and concubines who are fighting for the king's love.

The title "Shruop" ("Under The Queen's Umbrella") means umbrella in the old word, and symbolizes the love of a mother who blocks rain and rainstorm like an umbrella for their children.

Above all, the acting of experienced actors kept the balance of the drama.

Kim Hye-soo, who is starring in a historical drama nine years after th film "The Face Reaer" released in 2013 showed the weight of the Middle Kingdom with her charismatic eyes. It properly accompanied the comic acting drawn out when she is frustrated by the soldiers who are causing trouble at the same time with the sorrowful acting trying to protect the crown prince.

Kim Hae-sook perfectly acted out as the queens mother that seemed elegant with a calm and refined tone, but who is difficult to approach. In particular, she raised the tension of the show to the fullest by exchanging conversations with Kim Hye-soo on edge.

On top of that, Ok Ja-yeon played the haughty first Junior Consort Hwang who is undisturbed under any circumstances, and Seo Yi-sook played the deposed Queen Yoon, who hides a secret, raising interest by predicting variables in the confrontation between the queen and the mother.

However, some responded that the acting of Bae In-hyuk, Kang Chan-hee, and Yoon Sang-hyun, who played the crown prince and prince, did not match the tone of the traditional historical drama. In addition, there is an evaluation that the development of the play was hung down as the introduction of characters was mainly made in the first episode.

 

 

(This article is translated from Korean to English by Dowon Kim.)

 

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