Won-kyung Cha Joo-young and Lee Hyun-wook prevented the scandal and protected the crown prince.
Jan 28, 2025
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tvN X TVING original drama 'Wonkyung' (directed by Kim Sang-ho/scripted by Lee Young-mi/produced by Studio Dragon and JS Pictures), which aired on the 27th, ranked first in cable and general programming channels at the same time, averaging 4.1% for households nationwide, 5.2% for households in the metropolitan area, and 5.3% for general programming. (Based on paid platforms integrating cable, IPTV, and satellite/Courtesy of Nielsen Korea)
On this day's broadcast, the incident of Taejong Lee Bang-won (Lee Hyun-wook) was dealt with. After the capital of Hanyang, Yi Bang-won carried out a reform, saying "The new Joseon is the master of the people". First, he took away the people's houses and worked hard to eradicate corruption with vested interests by mobilizing the royal court's property for private matters. However, it was impossible to easily let go of the power that the authorities already held. At the center was the Min family, Won-kyung's (Cha Joo-young's) family. Those who risked their lives and families to make Yi Bang-won a king considered the accumulation of wealth for granted, saying that `half of the power belongs to the Mins.' Eventually, the fact that slaves increased to the extent that there was not enough grain in Min's family even reached Lee Bang-won's ears.
In the meantime, there was also pressure on the name. Hwang Eom (Park Soo-young), an envoy of the Ming Dynasty, requested a gongnyeo in addition to 10,000 horses, a specialty of Joseon that he decided to offer as a tribute. As the invasion of Goryeo and Yuan dynasties continued to the new Joseon Dynasty, Wonkyung resented, saying, `What is the meaning of opening the country?' Then, using the family of the concubine Kwon (Yeon Si-woo), who had a connection to the Ming, he found the corruption of Hwang-eom, who did not give a tribute to the country, and solved the problem of Gongnyeo.
Lee Bang-won was not just happy that it was Won-kyung who saved himself from falling into the deceit of an envoy of the Ming Dynasty. In addition, military officers who defended Min Moo-jil (Kim Woo-dam) gathered in the wake of a flurry of appeals that he should take over the leadership of the central military organization. The civilian government showed off its power not to provide the military. Angered by the disastrous reality that the soldiers who were supposed to protect the king threatened him, Yi Bang-won called in all the guards, the crown prince, and his servants and proclaimed "I want to bite the crown prince". It was a kind of loyalty test to sort out the reverse body.
Won-kyung sensed Lee Bang-won's uncomfortable feelings earlier and asked him to thoroughly investigate his younger brothers' injustice and punish them severely. Nevertheless, Lee Bang-won revealed his promise to Lee Seong-gye (Lee Sung-min) and expressed a strong will to clean up everything that would harm his father's dream of making Joseon. Won-kyung recalled Lee Seong-gye, who cried "The sadness of killing my son is my cause because my hatred is deep." Yi Bang-won "I'm going to go down the path my father did" meant that even the crown prince could be killed.
Won-kyung stood up with strong motherhood for a while, even though he collapsed in fear. The younger brothers said they were afraid of the family and the distance, "The king of the Min family and the parents of the people are incompatible" conveyed his intentions. However, due to Lee Bang-won's influence on the election, the Min family quickly moved to form a system (a system in which the king gathered a small number of aides to handle major affairs of the state). The intention was to take power with the crown prince. If the servants fought again in blood, the crown prince's life could not be guaranteed. Won-kyung responded by threatening that if he was to protect the crown prince, he would come to form his own internal weight and bite his stomach. In the end, Yi Bang-won made an order to the difficult situation.
Won-kyung gave his younger brothers a stern order to lay down all official duties and military authority, and to `stand as if you were dead on your stomach.' However, corrupt forces were not limited to the Min family. Moving the court to Hanyang, not only powerful contributors but also their relatives took away the people's homes, and the people who lost their homes were becoming Gano as they entrusted themselves to the Sedo family. To establish a strong royal authority for the people, it is like an island floating alone on a huge sea""To Lee Bang-won, who confessed his loneliness, Won-kyung once again pledged that "I will always be by your side"." It was an ending that hinted at a huge storm of history that would be brought about by a cause that had to cut off countless scattered powers.
The 8th episode of tvN X TVING original drama 'Wonkyung' will air on tvN at 8:50 p.m. today (28th). On TVing, you can watch episodes 7-8, which were pre-released on the 27th, at the same time. The prequel original series "Wonder: Dano's Relationship," which contains the drama's warriors released on the 21st, is also available on TVing.
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