IU ♥ Byeon Woo Seok himself is the most anticipated film of 2026..The 21st-century Grand Duchess will take off her veil today (10th) [★FOCUS]

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"I'm looking forward to IU's meeting with Byun Woo-seok."

MBC's Friday-Saturday drama "The Grand Prince Lady of the 21st Century" (played by Yoo Ji-won, director Park Joon-hwa, Bae Hee-young, hereinafter referred to as "The Grand Prince Lady") will finally be unveiled on the 10th.

Ever since the teaser trailer for "The Grand Prince's Wife" was first released at the "2025 MBC Acting Awards" on December 30 last year, an unusual boom has been felt. Among the 2026 MBC drama lineups released at the time, "The Grand Prince's Wife" was the biggest cheer at the ceremony site even in a short trailer.

"The Grand Prince's Wife" is the first work that IU, a "trusted and viewed" celebrity at the top of her popularity, and Byun Woo-suk, whose stock price soared to the highest point. Just in time, IU hit the peak of her box office hit with her previous Netflix film, "I was completely deceived," and Byun Woo-suk introduced "The Grand Prince Lady" as her first film in two years after becoming a popular star nine years after her debut with her previous film, tvN's "Lovely Runner."

Expectations are also high for the fun of the work itself. "The Grand Prince's Wife" is a romance that breaks down the fate of Sung Hee-joo (IU), a woman who has everything against the backdrop of the 21st century constitutional monarchy in Korea, but is annoyed because her status is a commoner, and Ian Dae-gun (Byeon Woo-seok), a son of a king, who is sad because he can't have anything. While the setting of the constitutional monarchy similar to the popular drama "The Palace" in the past is still approaching in an unusual way, the deep narrative of the vicarious satisfaction provided by the chaebol Teto girl IU and the painful story of Prince Lee An-dae's Byun Woo-seok attracts viewers in many ways.

The production team is already a reliable combination. Writer Yoo Ji-won, who won the Excellence Award in the Feature Series category of the MBC Drama Playbook Contest in 2022, was in charge of writing the script, and director Park Joon-hwa, who proved his directing skills through the drama "What's Wrong with Secretary Kim" series, "What's Wrong with You?" and "Spirit," took the megaphone.

The Grand Prince's Wife is streamed not only domestically but also globally through global OTT Disney+. As a result, "The Grand Prince's Wife" has never been sold out before broadcasting. On the 9th, MBC said, "The advertisement for 'The Grand Prince' has been sold out," adding, "It is difficult to compare with other works, but it is quite unusual."

In addition, "The Grand Prince's Wife" has already dominated the topical charts even before it aired. According to the topical ranking of TV-OTT drama performers in the first week of April 2026, released by Fundex of Good Data Corporation, IU and Byun Woo-seok ranked first and second, respectively. It is also unusual to lose the popularity ranking of the first episode. It is a glimpse of the public's keen interest.

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