# The Queen Who Crowns

The Queen Who Crowns (Korean: 원경) is a 2025 South Korean television series starring Cha Joo-young in the title role, along with Lee Hyun-wook, Lee Yi-dam, and Lee Si-a. It aired on TVING from January 6, to February 11, 2025, every Monday and Tuesday at 14:00 (KST) and aired on tvN every Monday and Tuesday at 20:50 (KST).

## Cast
### Main

* Cha Joo-young as Queen Wongyeong
    A woman who dreamed of a new world. She is the daughter of Min Je of Yeoheung Min clan.
* Lee Hyun-wook as Lee Bang-won
    Wongyeong's husband and the third king of Joseon.
* Lee Yi-dam as Chae-ryeong
    The queen's servant who became the king's woman.
* Lee Si-a as Yeong-sil
    A concubine who is pregnant with the king's child.

### Supporting
#### People around Wongyeong

* Park Ji-il as Min Je
    Wongyeong's father.
* Han Seung-won as Min Mu-jil
    Wongyeong's brother.
* Kim Woo-dam as Min Mu-goo
    Wongyeong's younger brother.
* Dong Hyo-hee as Mrs. Song
    Wongyeong's biological mother.

#### People around Bang-won

* Lee Sung-min as Lee Seong-gye
    Bang-won's father, the father-in-law of Queen Wongyeong, and the founder of the Joseon Dynasty.

#### Others

* Choi Deok-moon as Ha Ryun
    A Joseon bureaucrat.
* So Hee-jung as Court Lady Jeong
    A court lady.
* Jeong Ui-sun as Court Lady Seo
    Queen's court lady.
* Kim Jeong as Court Lady Kim
    Daejeon court lady.
* Song Jae-ryong as a blind fortune teller
* Hwang Young-hee as Gyo Ha-daek

## Production
### Development

Director Kim Sang-ho, who worked on the dramas Couple or Trouble (2006), Arang and the Magistrate (2012), Avengers Social Club (2017), and Money Game (2020), confirmed to direct the series, and writer Lee Young-mi, who wrote Money Game, wrote the screenplay. It is produced by Studio Dragon and JS Pictures.

### Casting

tvN and TVING announced on October 26, 2023, that they had confirmed the production of the historical drama The Queen Who Crowns and cast Cha Joo-young in the role of Queen Wongyeong and Lee Hyun-wook in the role of Lee Bang-won.

### Filming

The series had finished all its filming in June 2024.

### Music

The OST singer lineup, which includes Sohyang, Yu Da-bin, Lim Han-byul, and Jukjae, was unveiled by Vlending on December 27, 2024.

## Release

Originally, The Queen Who Crowns was scheduled to air on tvN and TVING in the second half of 2024, but it was postponed. On October 7, 2024, it was reported that the series was scheduled to premiere in January 2025, every Monday and Tuesday. The series was confirmed to premiere on January 6, 2025, and will be pre-released on TVING at 14:00 (KST), and will premiere on tvN at 20:50 (KST).

## Viewership

| Season | Season | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Average |
| Season | Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Average |
| | 1 | 1130 | 1262 | 1117 | 1324 | 1092 | 1173 | 968 | 803 | 1112 | 1279 | 1240 | 1467 | 1164 |
Average TV viewership ratings :
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share (Nielsen Korea) | Average audience share (Nielsen Korea) |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Nationwide | Seoul |
| 1 | January 6, 2025 | 4.873% (1st) | 5.131% (1st) |
| 2 | January 7, 2025 | 5.490% (1st) | 5.329% (1st) |
| 3 | January 13, 2025 | 4.919% (1st) | 4.648% (1st) |
| 4 | January 14, 2025 | 5.599% (1st) | 5.327% (1st) |
| 5 | January 20, 2025 | 5.020% (1st) | 4.969% (1st) |
| 6 | January 21, 2025 | 5.218% (1st) | 4.999% (1st) |
| 7 | January 27, 2025 | 4.070% (1st) | 4.077% (1st) |
| 8 | January 28, 2025 | 3.568% (1st) | 3.530% (1st) |
| 9 | February 3, 2025 | 4.883% (1st) | 5.057% (1st) |
| 10 | February 4, 2025 | 5.634% (1st) | 5.164% (1st) |
| 11 | February 10, 2025 | 5.817% (1st) | 5.402% (1st) |
| 12 | February 11, 2025 | 6.625% (1st) | 6.416% (1st) |
| Average | Average | 5.143% | 5.004% |
| In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings. This drama aired on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC, and EBS). ||||