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[All] Controversy over authenticity of 'Queen Woo' starring Jeon Jong-seo? (+Clothes are Chinese clothing?, number of episodes, OTT, cast, character relationship chart)
Tving's first historical drama, 'Empress Woo', was embroiled in controversy over historical accuracy even before its release.
Queen Woo, played by Jeon Jong-seo, is the wife of King Gogukcheon of Goguryeo and became queen twice through a marriage with a high court.
It is known that Woo-hee (Jeon Jong-seo) is the main character and that over 30 billion won was invested in the production.
In the drama Queen Woo, which was released on the 29th, Woo-hee tries to protect her tribe by marrying one of her younger brothers.
A chase ensued between the forces pursuing him.
Contrary to the original intention of the film to show the spirit of Goguryeo, controversy over historical accuracy arose as soon as the trailer was released.
Firstly, the yellow costumes of the king and queen are reminiscent of the Chinese emperors.
Secondly, there was a criticism that the 5:5 karma and topknot of Guk Sang Eul Pa So were in the Chinese style.
Regarding the controversy over the authenticity of Empress Wu, costume director Shim Hyeon-seop said,
"We tried to show Goguryeo's strong identity through the costumes, and we tried to be stylish for the visuals.
He refuted the criticism, saying, "I cannot accept the criticism that it is 'Chinese-style.'"
I will also tell you some basic information about Queen Woo.
The cast of Queen Woo includes Jeon Jong-seo (Woo Hee), Eul Pa-so (Kim Moo-yeol), Ko Nam-moo (Ji Chang-wook), and Ko Bal-gi (Lee Soo-hyuk).
This is a character relationship chart of Queen Woo.
I will also tell you how many episodes of Queen Woo are there.
Queen Woo consists of two parts, Part 1 and Part 2, each of which is said to be a four-part series.
Queen Woo can be seen on Tving during the OTT service.