Queen for Seven Days explained
Native Name: | Hangul: | 7일의 왕비 | Hanja: | 7日의 王妃 |
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Creator: | KBS Drama Production |
Composer: | Lee Pil-ho |
Country: | South Korea |
Language: | Korean |
Num Episodes: | 20 |
Editor: | Kim Yoo-mi |
Camera: | Single-camera |
Runtime: | 60 minutes |
Network: | KBS2 |
Queen for Seven Days is a South Korean television series starring Park Min-young as the titular Queen Dangyeong, with Yeon Woo-jin and Lee Dong-gun. It aired on KBS2 every Wednesday and Thursday at 22:00 (KST) from May 31, 2017, to August 3, 2017.
Cast
Main
Supporting
Royal family
- Song Ji-in as Queen Shin, Lee Yung's primary wife and Chae-kyung's paternal aunt
- Son Eun-seo as Jang Nok-su, Royal Consort Suk-yong of the Heungdeok Jang clan. Lee Yung's most favored concubine as well as confidante.
Ministers
Extended
- Kang Ki-young as Jo Kwang-oh, Lee Yeok's friend
- Jung Yoo-ahn as young Jo Kwang-oh
- Kim Min-ho as Baek Suk-hee, Lee Yeok's friend
- Hwang Chan-sung as Seo Noh, Lee Yeok's personal bodyguard and friend
- Go Bo-gyeol as Yoon Myung-hye, Park Won-jong's maternal niece and later known as Queen Jangkyung
- Kim Jung-young as Madam Kwon, Shin Soo-geun's wife and Chae-kyung's mother
- Yeom Hye-ran as Chae-kyung's nursemaid
- Yoo Min-kyu as Ki Ryong, Lee Yung's personal bodyguard
- Choi Seung-kyung as Eunuch Kim
- Park Yong-jin as Eunuch Song
- Kim Ki-chun as Mak Gae, Seo Noh's father; a former clerk-on-duty during King Seongjong's dying moments
- Yoon In-jo as Court Lady Choi, the Dowager Queen's lady-in-waiting
Cameo
- Lee Jae-woo as a Royal Commander
- Jin Hyun-kwang as a Gatekeeper
- Park Jae-keun as an escort warrior
- Yoon Jong-won as Dae Myung
- Heo Sung-tae as a Shaman
- Kim Young-sun
- Song Kyung-hwa
- Im Jung-ok
- Jeon Sung-il
- Choi Hee-do
Production
In March 2017, it was announced that Park Min-young will be re-teaming with director Lee Jung-sub on Queen for Seven Days. They previously worked together on Glory Jane (2011) and Healer (2014-15).[1] [2] [3] It is the first production of Monster Union, the independent content company set up by KBS in July 2016.[4]
The drama's first script reading took place on April 7, 2017, in Yeouido, Seoul.[5]
Prior to broadcast, lead actress Park stated that the audience could think of the drama "as Love in the Moonlight five years later," pertaining to KBS2's popular historical series starring Park Bo-gum and Kim Yoo-jung.[6]
Original soundtrack
Part 5
Ratings
the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and
the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
- NR denotes that the drama did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date.
| Broadcast date | Average audience share |
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TNmS[7] | AGB Nielsen[8] |
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Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide | Seoul |
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1 | May 31, 2017 | 5.4% (NR) | 5.6% (NR) | 6.9% (18th) | 6.7% (20th) |
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2 | June 1, 2017 | 5.1% (NR) | 5.2% (NR) | 5.7% (NR) | 5.6% (NR) |
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3 | June 7, 2017 | 5.3% (NR) | 5.5% (NR) | 6.5% (NR) | 6.3% (NR) |
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4 | June 8, 2017 | 5.3% (NR) | 5.6% (NR) | 6.5% (NR) | 6.8% (15th) |
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5 | June 14, 2017 | 6.6% (NR) | 7.0% (NR) | 6.9% (17th) | 6.5% (NR) |
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6 | June 15, 2017 | 5.4% (NR) | 5.5% (NR) | 6.1% (NR) | 6.2% (NR) |
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7 | June 21, 2017 | 5.5% (NR) | 5.6% (NR) | 5.2% (NR) | 5.3% (NR) |
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8 | June 22, 2017 | 5.4% (NR) | 5.7% (NR) | 5.4% (NR) | 5.8% (NR) |
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9 | June 28, 2017 | 5.3% (NR) | 5.5% (NR) | 4.7% (NR) | 5.1% (NR) |
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10 | June 29, 2017 | 4.3% (NR) | 4.9% (NR) | 4.4% (NR) | 5.0% (NR) |
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11 | July 5, 2017 | 4.5% (NR) | 5.3% (NR) | 4.4% (NR) | 5.4% (NR) |
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12 | July 6, 2017 | 4.6% (NR) | 4.8% (NR) | 4.6% (NR) | 4.9% (NR) |
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13 | July 12, 2017 | 4.3% (NR) | 4.4% (NR) | 4.3% (NR) | 4.5% (NR) |
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14 | July 13, 2017 | 4.5% (NR) | 5.2% (NR) | 4.7% (NR) | 5.4% (NR) |
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15 | July 19, 2017 | 6.7% (NR) | 7.0% (NR) | 6.7% (20th) | 6.4% (NR) |
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16 | July 20, 2017 | 6.3% (NR) | 6.5% (NR) | 6.3% (19th) | 6.1% (NR) |
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17 | July 26, 2017 | 5.9% (NR) | 6.1% (NR) | 6.5% (19th) | 6.2% (20th) |
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18 | July 27, 2017 | 7.6% (18th) | 7.3% (19th) | 7.7% (15th) | 7.2% (16th) |
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19 | August 2, 2017 | 6.6% (16th) | 6.0% (19th) | 7.1% (16th) | 6.2% (20th) |
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20 | August 3, 2017 | 7.6% (14th) | 6.8% (20th) | 7.6% (16th) | 7.0% (19th) |
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Average | 5.6% | 5.8% | 5.9% | 5.9% | |
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Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
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2017 | 31st KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Mid-length Drama[9] | | |
Excellence Award, Actress in a Mid-length Drama | | |
Best Young Actor | | |
Best Young Actress | | |
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International Broadcast
- In aired starting November 23, 2017 on Now Drama Channel and FTA Live, and on ViuTV on March 27, 2018.
- In Sri Lanka, the drama is available to stream on-demand via Iflix with Sinhalese and English subtitles.[10] It is also available to stream on-demand via the My Galaxy app on Samsung smartphones.[11]
- In Turkey, it was aired on Kanal 7 and dubbed in Turkish known as Ömre Bedel.Web site: Ömre Bedel.
Notes and References
- Web site: [공식입장] 연우진·박민영 양측 "'7일의 왕비' 출연 결정"]. OSEN. 25 March 2017.
- Web site: 연우진·박민영 양측 "'7일의 왕비' 출연 예정". My Daily. 25 March 2017.
- Web site: '7일의 왕비' 박민영·연우진·이동건, 주연 라인업 완성. My Daily. 6 April 2017.
- http://www.sedaily.com/NewsView/1OELSYY8ZH KBS 콘텐츠 제작사 '몬스터 유니온', 6월 웰메이드 화제작 드라마 두 편 동시 출격 (KBS content producer 'Monster Union', two well-made drama series in June)
- Web site: '7일의왕비' 박민영X연우진X이동건 대본리딩 '최강호흡'. Queen for Seven Days team puts in their first four hours at script read. Sports Chosun. 20 April 2017.
- Web site: '연예가중계' 박민영 "7일의 왕비', '구르미그린달빛' 5년 뒤 버전". Hei. 2017-05-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20190622154739/http://hei.hankyung.com/hub01/201705214800I. 2019-06-22. dead.
- Web site: TNMS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu. ko. TNMS Ratings. March 24, 2017.
- Web site: AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu. ko. AGB Nielsen Media Research. March 24, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170317134758/http://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=tit_1&sub_menu=1_1&area=00. March 17, 2017. dead.
- News: Lee. Kyung-ho. 김영철·천호진, KBS 연기대상 공동 수상..아버지의 힘!(종합). Star News. January 1, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180103133440/http://star.mt.co.kr/stview.php?no=2017123120381637015. January 3, 2018. June 6, 2020. ko.
- Web site: Queen for 7 Days.
- Web site: Samsung customers can binge on free K-POP & other content via My Galaxy App. 2019-05-16.