'21st Century Grand Prince's Wife (drama)' Apologizes for Historical Distortion and Revises Script Book

'21st Century Grand Prince's Wife (drama)' apologizes for historical distortion and revises script book = MBC

The team behind MBC's Friday-Saturday drama '21st Century Grand Prince's Wife (drama),' which came to a grand finale on the 16th, bowed its head over accusations of historical distortion.

Opanhouse, which is in charge of publishing the script book for '21st Century Grand Prince's Wife (drama),' announced on its official social media on the 16th, "We are in discussions with the production team regarding some ceremonial expressions for which the production team of '21st Century Grand Prince's Wife (drama)' has issued an official statement and announced revisions."

It continued, "The publisher is taking this matter seriously, and we will provide a separate notice to readers who pre-ordered the first edition and revise and reflect the relevant expressions in subsequent production runs. For first editions that have already been produced and shipped, we will work to minimize any inconvenience. We sincerely apologize once again for causing confusion and inconvenience to readers."

'21st Century Grand Prince's Wife (drama)' sparked controversy by using the word "Cheonse" rather than "manse" during the enthronement ceremony scene of Grand Prince Yi An (Byeon Woo-seok). It also faced criticism for historical distortion after a scene showed the king wearing a guryumyeongwan and included a Chinese-style tea ceremony.

The production team of '21st Century Grand Prince's Wife (drama)' said, "This issue arose because the production team failed to carefully examine how Joseon court etiquette changed throughout history. We lacked the effort to refine the fictional world in detail and review it more closely. We humbly accept viewers' criticism and will revise the audio and subtitles for the relevant parts as quickly as possible in future reruns, VOD, and OTT services."