Jeong Se Kyo’s “The Queen Woo” Launches on TVing: Drama’s Budget and Plot Draw Mixed Reactions

The much-anticipated and long-awaited TVing Original series “The Queen Woo” Part 1 has been finally premiered. It was scheduled to be premiered on Thursday, August 29, 2024. Not to mention, this drama series also had been embroiled in a controversy due to its Chinese historical style. Since it was announced “The Queen Woo” has been buzzing all over the internet, adding a layer of intrigue and curiosity among the netizens to watch this series. As mentioned, part 1 of this series has finally been premiered, and we have come up with its reviews. In case, you are looking forward to watching this series, then you should first go through the review of this series. Besides reviewing Part 1 of The Queen Woo, we have also shared the essential details of the series such as its star cast and more. You are suggested to stick with this page and keep reading this article for more details. Scroll down the page.

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Let’s start with the series’s cast and crew. It is directed by well-known director Jeong Se Kyo who is best known for directing the 2020 film “Oh! My Gran” and written by Lee Byung Hak. It is bankrolled by Compass Pictures, TVing, and CJ ENM Sstudios. The first part of this series was scheduled to be released on August 29, 2024. According to the reports, the first part of this series came with a total of eight episodes, premiering exclusively on TVing. If you are looking forward to watching part 1 of The Queen Woo, then it can be streamed online on TVing. However, the overseas release of this series is yet to be announced. The star cast of this series features renowned actors like Jeon Jong Seo and Ji Chang Wook. However, its supporting cast also looks so promising as it stars Kim Mu Yeol, Jung Yoo Mi, Lee Soo Hyuk, and Park Ji Hwan. Continue reading this article for more.

Before reviewing this series, let’s take a look at the plot of the series. The Queen Woo is based on the life of Queen Woo who was the first woman to be crowned as Queen two times. The Queen was born in 160 AD. In this series which tells the Queen’s story, stars Ji Chang Wook in the role of King of Goguryeo Go Na Mu. The first stills of the series released by TVing a day before its release, showed the multiple faces of the King battling to rule Goguryeo. The King marries Queen Woo whose role is played by Jeon Jong Seo in the series. When the Queen’s relative starts a revolt against the King. The King suddenly loses his life, leading the Queen to take over the throne and protect her people.

Notably, this series “The Queen Woo” is made on a whopping budget of 30 billion KRW. As this series created a buzz due to its budget, the viewers became keen about it. However, several intimate or bed scenes which are said to be out of context in the series, embroiled the series in a controversy. The series received severe criticism due to its unnecessary intimate scenes which seemed to be filmed to attract the viewers. Meanwhile, the K-netizens backlashed the series for using women as attractions.

The overall review of the series is not so good as some scenes have been stretched so badly such as the King’s death part becomes so boring due to its overstretched time in the plot. The second part of The Queen Woo is scheduled to be released on September 12, 2024. Stay tuned to this website for more information and further updates.

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