Compared with modern dramas, the chances of Korean costume dramas being hit are very few. From 2022 to 5 years, we can only take stock of three phenomenal dramas: "Sharp Heart", "Queen Cheolin" and " Sleeve Red Border ", two of which are remakes of domestic works.
The biggest reason is related to the lack of confidence in South Korea's history and culture. Some examples include "The Moon: Rise of the River" copying domestic costume dramas, or using the name of a fiction to cosplay domestic fairy tales into "Resurrection", without supporting the country's historical and cultural heritage, so it is difficult to shoot stories that satisfy the audience.
Until recently, the costume comedy "Under the Queen's Umbrella" produced by tvN and starring the actress Kim Hye-soo was born.
premiere ratings soared to 9.1%, rushing into the top ten premiere ratings of TVN in previous dynasties. It is a long and boring Korean costume drama, with fast pace and three-dimensional and interesting characters. It has received many praises from the audience once it was broadcast.
The story takes place in ancient Korea. The heroine is named Lin Hualing, who is the queen who is below one person and above ten thousand people.
The queen has five sons: His Highness, the crown prince and the best, is the head (equivalent to the crown prince of our country), and the other four younger brothers who are not doing their jobs are supplemented. Five brothers and one mother, the relationship is very close and not tempted by the throne at all.
但，由其他妃嫔们所生下的王子们就没那么淡泊名利了…以黄贵人所生下「义圣君」为例，心思深沉爱耍阴招：故意当着王后四位儿子面前辱骂其母亲导致被揍，不占理却将自己伪装成“受了委屈”的样子，以此怂恿太妃（相当于我国太后）惩罚王子们，达到借刀杀人目的。
From being a person to being a talented person, Yishengjun is far inferior to the current prince, so he has never been able to catch the eyes of the king. But I never expected that Prince Wang would faint in front of everyone and be diagnosed with a "difficult" serious illness by the imperial doctor. He was immediately removed from the line after only 3 episodes.
The other concubines and sons fought for the throne first, and the concubine was determined to support Huang Guiren and vowed to break the queen and threaten him later. What can the queen do to protect the safety of the remaining four sons in a dilemma? It is exciting...
is different from other Korean costume dramas of concubines competing for the honor and favor of the king. "Under the Queen's Umbrella" is unique and chooses the story structure of "hilarious palace fighting + power struggle" with a very black humor narrative style. It frequently shows laughter points, diluting the original seriousness of the theme of power struggle. At the same time, the setting of "mother becomes omnipotent to protect her son" is also full of warmth.
The palace battle here is not a concubine fighting for favor with the king, but the concubines also use all their strength to make their son stand out in the "Selecting Prince and Student Children". This is a very important position that can greatly increase the frequency of appearing in front of the king and thus gain the opportunity to be favored by the king. The narrative of this part is full of joy: the eight immortals cross the sea and show their magical powers, or visit the concubine's residence three times to learn from the concubine's residence to learn scriptures, and discuss with the concubine how she pushed her son to the position of king; or use folk remedies as a way to improve her son's academic performance, and even when washing her face, she must hold her breath in the water for more than 150 seconds, which is called promoting brain development.
The queen's "education method" climaxes the comedy atmosphere: to maximize the academic performance of the sons, read it at night. Then, the key items of various books were drawn out to produce them as test papers, and the sons were given mock exams...
Even as a prince, he could not get rid of the fate of studying the scores of intra-volume . Such humorous narratives are extremely rare in costume Korean dramas, which brings freshness to the audience and wants to keep up with them to know the subsequent plot development. At the same time, the princes' competition and open and secret competition for the supreme power position are also full of the costume version of " Sky City ", full of highlights.
On the other side is the battle of wits and courage between the queen and the concubine.The concubine did not like the queen's behavior, and she loved Concubine Huang even more. However, when the emperor ascended the throne, he had to restrain his relatives, so he had to push Lin Hualing, who had no family background, to the position of queen.
When the prince was alive, the concubine could tolerate the queen's arrogance and domineeringness. But now the prince has passed away and the other sons of the queen are all fools. For the sake of the king's country, the concubine began to promote Huang Guiren to the throne with the intention of promoting Huang Guiren's son Yishengjun as the next prince.
This narrative line is a typical narrative line of power struggle. Who among the many princes will become the next prince is behind it. The glory of the family and the bloody storm required to go to power.
The concubine is quite good at playing tricks, but the queen who is a mother is not a good deal of fuel: after repeated investigations, the queen found that in addition to her son, there was a prince Tairen who died of "faint syndrome" many years ago. And it is precisely because of Prince Tairen's death that the current king has the opportunity to become Prince. What's even more terrifying is that after Prince Tairen's death, his mother's other four sons were born to him, and they also died one after another. It is obvious that in this, the mother of the current king is the Tomb-in-law, and has touched a lot...
Kim Hye-soo is worthy of being a powerful actor who won the Best Actress and Best Actress for three times with " Signal ", "Hynathian Survival" and "Young Court". He will fully interpret the fear of knowing that his sons are likely to be killed by the Tomb-in-law and his determination to overcome the fear to become the sons' umbrellas. Tears burst into my eyes, but it was no longer a feeling of fear, but a courage to be strong for my mother.
The one who plays against Kim Hye-soo is an active TV series screen for many years and a powerful senior actor Kim Hae-soo . It is the gentle mother who told Zhang Huixing that "I don't love others in this life, so don't resent others." She is also the actor who played the role of the kind and love Jade Emperor in the fantasy Korean drama "There is Tomorrow" after a high score.
The two of them performed on the same stage as the gods, their eyes collided with murderous intent. They were clearly full of intimacy, but they were full of hostility. The two are in opposition in terms of identity, but in terms of starting point, they are both for their son's good, so the audience can't hate both characters. So much so that I look forward to the subsequent plot development, wanting to know who will become the biggest winner between the two.
In addition to the above, the description of the group portraits of each prince in "Under the Queen's Umbrella" is also very interesting. After being forced by their mothers to attend class, various kinds of fun, fighting and quarrels often occur, and laughter often appear during the process.
Among them, the second son of the queen, the prince, became the prince who is most likely to become the next prince: he seems to be incompetent, but in fact he has a unique view of the country. He usually pretends to be a pig and eats a tiger. Unexpectedly, the battle for the throne between Maharaja Cheng and Yoshisaki will become one of the biggest highlights in the subsequent plot. Who will win the final victory? Let's wait and see together.
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