Insu, the Queen Mother
2011 South Korean television series
Insu, the Queen Mother Promotional poster
Also known as Queen Insoo Hangul 인수대비
Hanja 仁粹大妃
Genre Historical Written by Jung Ha-yeon Directed by Lee Tae-gon Starring Chae Shi-ra Hahm Eun-jung Kim Young-ho Kim Mi-sook Baek Sung-hyun Jeon Hye-bin Composer Lee Ji-yong Country of origin South Korea Original language Korean No. of episodes60 Executive producer Lee Young-joon Producer Jo Joon-hyung Running time Saturdays and Sundays at 20:55 (KST ) Production companies Drama house Network jTBC Release 3 December 2011 (2011-12-03 ) – (2012-06-24 )
Insu, the Queen Mother [ 1] Korean : 인수대비 Hanja : 仁粹大妃 RR : Insudaebi South Korean historical television series , starring Chae Shi-ra , Hahm Eun-jung , Kim Young-ho , Kim Mi-sook , Baek Sung-hyun and Jeon Hye-bin . Focusing on the fierce power struggle among three women in the royal court of the Joseon Dynasty , it aired from December 3, 2011 to June 24, 2012 on Saturdays and Sundays at 20:55 (KST ) for 60 episodes.[ 2] dramas on newly launched cable channel jTBC .[ 3] [ 4] [ 5] [ 6]
Chae Shi-ra reprised the role of Queen Insu; she previously played the same character in the 1998–2000 period drama The King and the Queen [ 7] [ 8]
Cast
Chae Shi-ra as Queen Insu (23–60)
Kim Mi-sook as Lady Yun, later Queen Jeonghui Kim Young-ho as Grand Prince Suyang, later King Sejo Baek Sung-hyun as Crown Prince Uigyeong (1–23) & Seongjong of Joseon (40–54) (dual role)[ 10] [ 11] [ 12] Jeon Hye-bin as Deposed Queen Yoon (23–54)
Jin Ji-hee as Yoon Song-yi (the future Queen Yoon) (1–23)Kim Ga-yeon as Lady Han, Prince Gyeyang's wife and Jung's older sisterHan In-soo as Kim Jong-seo
Lee Kwang-ki as Grand Prince Anpyeong
Shim Yang-hong as Hwangbo In
Choi Ji-na as Lady Yang Hye-bin, Sejong's concubineJang Yong as Han Hwak Kim Yong-hee as Gwon Ram Kwon Ki-seon as Lady Shin, Song-yi's mother
Lee Deok-hee as Court lady Kim
Seo Yi-sook as Court lady Park
Baek Su-ho as Yoon-gooJoo Min-soo as Yoon-woo
Chae Sang-woo as King Danjong Son Byong-ho as Han Myung-hoe Yoo Ho-rin as Cho-sun
Jo Jung-eun as Queen Jeongsun , Danjong's wifeChoi Won-hong as Prince Jasan, later young King Seongjong (23–40)Jin Tae-hyun as King Yeonsan Jeon So-min as Jang Nok-su , Yeonsan's concubineHong So-hee as Queen Shin , Yeonsan's wife
Kwon Min as Heo Chim
Kang Cho-hee as Lady Gwon Suk-ui
Yoo Gyeom as Prince Hannam
Sunwoo Jae-duk as King Munjong Jeon Moo-song as King Sejong Noh Young-hak as Grand Prince Haeyang, later King Yejong Lee Yeon-doo as Queen Ansun , Yejong's second wifeYoon Joo as Se-seon
Ratings
Episode
Original broadcast date
Average audience share
AGB Ratings (Nationwide)
1
December 3, 2011
1.270%
2
December 4, 2011
1.082%
3
December 10, 2011
1.064%
4
December 11, 2011
0.892%
5
December 17, 2011
1.011%
6
December 18, 2011
1.105%
7
December 24, 2011
0.893%
8
December 25, 2011
1.037%
9
December 31, 2011
1.159%
10
January 1, 2012
1.245%
11
January 7, 2012
0.832% (5th)
12
January 8, 2012
1.039% (2nd)
13
January 14, 2012
0.864% (5th)
14
January 15, 2012
1.129% (2nd)
15
January 21, 2012
0.885% (4th)
16
January 22, 2012
0.990% (1st)
17
January 28, 2012
1.104% (3rd)
18
January 29, 2012
1.183% (4th)
19
February 4, 2012
1.106% (2nd)
20
February 5, 2012
1.423% (1st)
21
February 11, 2012
1.237% (3rd)
22
February 12, 2012
1.147% (3rd)
23
February 18, 2012
1.181% (4th)
24
February 19, 2012
1.534% (1st)
25
February 25, 2012
0.844% (9th)
26
February 26, 2012
1.612% (2nd)
27
March 3, 2012
1.083% (4th)
28
March 4, 2012
1.430% (1st)
29
March 10, 2012
1.667% (1st)
30
March 11, 2012
1.698% (1st)
31
March 17, 2012
1.339% (3rd)
32
March 18, 2012
1.361% (3rd)
33
March 24, 2012
1.261% (5th)
34
March 25, 2012
1.571% (1st)
35
March 31, 2012
1.161% (3rd)
36
April 1, 2012
1.385% (3rd)
37
April 7, 2012
1.400% (2nd)
38
April 8, 2012
1.523% (2nd)
39
April 14, 2012
1.692% (1st)
40
April 15, 2012
1.586% (1st)
41
April 21, 2012
1.616% (1st)
42
April 22, 2012
1.718% (2nd)
43
April 28, 2012
1.969% (1st)
44
April 29, 2012
2.039% (1st)
45
May 5, 2012
1.542% (1st)
46
May 6, 2012
1.904% (1st)
47
May 12, 2012
1.877% (1st)
48
May 13, 2012
2.244% (1st)
49
May 19, 2012
1.755% (1st)
50
May 20, 2012
2.496% (1st)
51
May 26, 2012
2.791% (1st)
52
May 27, 2012
2.312% (1st)
53
June 2, 2012
2.372% (1st)
54
June 3, 2012
2.593% (1st)
55
June 9, 2012
2.200% (2nd)
56
June 10, 2012
2.589% (1st)
57
June 16, 2012
2.045% (1st)
58
June 17, 2012
2.282% (1st)
59
June 23, 2012
2.474% (1st)
60
June 24, 2012
2.927% (1st)
Average
1,546%
In this table, the blue numbers the red numbers Cable/Pay TV usually have a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS , SBS , MBC and EBS ).
Awards and nominations
International broadcast
The series was released as a 3-DVD box set in Japan on March 22, April 26 and May 24, 2013 under NHK Enterprises .[ 15]
References
^ "Insu, The Queen Mother" . JTBC Worldwide . Archived from the original on February 7, 2018. Retrieved February 10, 2018 .^ Hong, Lucia (9 May 2012). "JTBC's historical series Queen Insoo extends 10 episodes" . 10Asia . Archived from the original on August 25, 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-25 . ^ Lee, Jin-ho (4 December 2011). "Queen Insoo Earns Highest Rating On General Service Channels" . enewsWorld . CJ E&M. Retrieved 2013-02-21 . ^ "A fresh start by JTBC" . Korea JoongAng Daily . Retrieved 2013-02-21 .^ Lee, Sun-min; Choi, Min-woo (9 December 2011). "JTBC leads new channels in first weekend" . Korea JoongAng Daily . Retrieved 2013-02-21 . ^ Noh, Hyun-gi (4 January 2012). "Four new TV channels face uncertain futures" . The Korea Times . Retrieved 2013-02-21 . ^ Sung, So-young (1 December 2011). "TV enters new era with launch of four networks" . Korea JoongAng Daily . Retrieved 2013-02-21 . ^ Choi, Eun-hwa (24 November 2011). "Chae Si Ra On Queen Insoo , Baek Sung Hyun and Ham Eun Jung" . enewsWorld . CJ E&M. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 2013-02-21 . ^ Lee, Kyung-nam (27 January 2012). "T-ara's Eun Jung Shoots a Bed Scene" . enewsWorld . CJ E&M. Archived from the original on April 19, 2013. Retrieved 2013-02-21 . ^ Hong, Lucia (26 October 2011). "Baek Sung-hyun cast in historical drama" . 10Asia . Retrieved 2013-02-21 . ^ Choe, Min-ji (26 October 2011). "Baek Sung Hyun Cast in Queen Insoo " . enewsWorld . CJ E&M. Retrieved 2013-02-21 . ^ Choi, Eun-hwa (25 November 2011). "Baek Sung Hyun Hints at Love Scenes with Eun Jung" . enewsWorld . CJ E&M. Retrieved 2013-02-21 . ^ "인수대비" . movie.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2022-07-20 .^ "有線寬頻 i-CABLE" . epg.i-cable.com . Retrieved 2022-12-29 .^ "Insu Taihi (Japanese Title) DVD Box 1 TV Series DVD" . CDJapan . Retrieved 2023-01-08 .
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