“Mr. Queen” Achieves 2nd-Highest Premiere Ratings Of Any Weekend Drama In tvN History
Shin Hye Sun and Kim Jung Hyun ’s new drama “ Mr. Queen ” is off to a strong start! “Mr. Queen” is a tvN historical fantasy-comedy drama about a man from modern times whose soul gets trapped in the body of a queen from the Joseon dynasty. Shin Hye Sun stars as Kim So Yong, the Joseon queen with the soul of Blue House chef Jang Bong Hwan trapped inside her, while Kim Jung Hyun plays her husband King Cheoljong. On December 12, the new drama premiered to No. 1 ratings right out of the gate. According to Nielsen Korea, the first episode of “Mr. Queen” scored an average nationwide rating of 8.0 percent and a peak of 9.9 percent, taking first place in its time slot across all cable channels. (The drama performed even better in the Seoul metropolitan area, where it managed to break into the double-digits and reach a peak of 11.0 percent for the night.) Not only did the premiere of “Mr. Queen” mark a drastic rise in viewership compared to its predecessor “Start-Up” (the ...