70 minSeason 1 • Episode 16
LatestSet during the Joseon Dynasty, the story of the meeting between the young widow Jung Soon-deok and young widower Shim Jung-woo as well as the struggle the two go through together to marry off the four young maidens who represent Joseon.
Acting
Rowoon's dramatic widower pouts are Oscar-worthy
Writing
Banter so sharp it could cut silk hanbok
Costume
Joseon fashion that slaps harder than modern runway
Rowoon
Shim Jung-woo
Cho Yi-hyun
Jung Soon-deok
Cho Han-cheul
The King
Park Ji-young
Park So-hyun
Choi Kyung-hoon
Yun Bu-gyeom
Oh Ye-ju
Jo Ye-jin
Jung Bo-min
Maeng Sam-soon
Heo Nam-jun
Jeong Soon-koo
Son Sang-yeon
Lee Si-yeol
Park Ji-won
Maeng Doo-ri
Jeong Sin-hye
Maeng Ha-na
Lee Hae-yeong
Jo Young-bae
Choi Hee-jin
Mrs. Jo
Park Hwan-Hee
Madam Yeoju
Seo Jin-won
Do Seung-ji
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Sageuk romcoms exploded post-2020 as Korean audiences craved lighter historical content. This one's part of that wave.
Rowoon filmed this between SF9 promotions — rumor says he learned matchmaking poems between dance practices.
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