[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 a StarNews investigation 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-streamed gu-ryu-myeon-ri-gwan, which was worn by Chinese imperial officials, rather than the twelve-streamed shi-ri-myeon-ri-gwan worn by the Emperor of the independent nation, drawing criticism over the Northeast Project controversy. This scene has not yet been edited.

In addition, 'Grand Duchess' had previously been embroiled in historical distortion controversies in several scenes, including Seong Hee-ju (played by IU) performing 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 breams (bong-ya, sorry)?" He added, "We are currently leading Hallyu culture worldwide. Dramas and movies? They are not just watched 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 also said, "We still lack this system or it is 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' appearance fees but try to settle historical research costs with only tens of thousands of won... Why are we so reluctant? Why is the time required for historical research so disregarded for program production?"

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

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