[Exclusive]"Cheoncheonse" muted... 'Grand Duchess' historical distortion quickly addressed

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'21st Century Grand Duchess' production team quickly revised scenes involving historical distortion and re-uploaded them to OTT platforms.

According to StarNews' verification on the 19th, the controversial scenes from episode 11 of the MBC Friday-Saturday drama '21st Century Grand Duchess' (hereinafter 'Grand Duchess') have been re-uploaded in a revised version on OTT platforms Wave and Disney+, as well as on the official YouTube account.

The most controversial part of 'Grand Duchess' was the coronation scene of Prince Lee An (played by Byun Woo-seok) at the end of episode 11. In that scene, the expressions 'Cheonse' and 'Cheoncheonse,' used by vassal states, were employed. Critics pointed out that 'Manmanse' would be the appropriate expression for an emperor.

The production team revised this most criticized scene by muting it. The subtitle 'Cheoncheonse' has also been removed.

Additionally, in that scene, Prince Lee An appeared wearing a nine-streamer crown (guryeomyeonryugwan), which was worn by Chinese imperial officials, rather than the twelve-streamer crown (sipimyeonryugwan) worn by the Emperor of the independent Korean Empire. This drew criticism related to the Northeast Project controversy. This scene has not yet been edited.

In addition, 'Grand Duchess' had previously been embroiled in historical distortion controversies over several scenes, including Seong Hee-ju (played by IU) performing a Chinese-style tea ceremony and incorrect costume research. In response, the production team announced that it would revise the problematic scenes and re-upload them to VOD and OTT platforms.

Regarding this incident, Korean history instructor Choi Tae-seong expressed anger on the 18th, stating, "Another historical distortion controversy. At this point, are we even carp? (Carp, I'm sorry)." He added, "We are currently leading global Hallyu culture. Dramas and movies? They are not watched only by us. People around the world are watching. Our image is rapidly spreading and being imprinted. We now need a system that matches that level."

He further stated, "We still lack such a system or it remains at a craft level. Historical terms, costumes, dialogue... Historical distortion controversies keep erupting, yet we remain in the same place. We hope the academic community is respected. Why do we pay hundreds of millions of won for actors' fees without hesitation, yet try to settle historical research costs with only tens of thousands of won... Why are we so stingy? Why is the time required for historical research so disregarded in program production?"

'Grand Duchess' concluded with its 12th episode on the 16th.

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