30 billion won blockbuster 'Munmu' debuts with 4.7% viewership... Jang Hyuk beheads Cho Seong-ha's son [Comprehensive]

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KBS's historical drama 'Munmu,' which invested over 30 billion won in production costs, opened its curtain with a viewership rating of 4.7%.

According to Nielsen Korea, the ratings survey company, on the 15th, the first episode of KBS 2TV's historical drama 'Munmu' (Screenplay: Kim Ri-heon, Hong Jin-i / Directing: Kim Yeong-jo, Gong Soon-jun / Production: Ki East, Monster Union), which aired for the first time on the 14th, recorded a national average viewership of 4.7%. The scene in which Kim Chun-chu knelt down to ask Bitham (played by Lee Ji-hoon) for military support for the country in crisis peaked at a per-minute high viewership of 6.4%.

On this day, Kim Beop-min (played by Lee Hyun-wook) and Kim In-mun (played by Oh Seung-hoon) felt despair as they watched the common people weeping over their families lost to Baekje's attack. The two left behind the horrific scene of bodies burning in flames and soldiers who fled from war being beheaded.

At the same time, General Baek-ryong (played by Lee Jae-jun), who had been seriously injured in Baekje's attack, visited Kim Chun-chu's house. Kim Chun-chu, who was worried about Baek-ryong, showed a stern expression when he mentioned the possibility of collusion between Silla's Gaya-origin common people and Baekje people. Believing that speculation without physical evidence could plunge the country into chaos, Kim Chun-chu ultimately made the cold decision to eliminate Baek-ryong himself, foreshadowing his firm steps for Silla alone.

However, the rumor that Kim Chun-chu had killed Baek-ryong quickly spread through the streets and alleys, escalating into a conflict between Kim Chun-chu and his son, Kim Beop-min. In response to Kim Chun-chu's suggestion to go to Tang China, Kim Beop-min angrily said, "We are your sons; are you telling us to flee death to Tang China?" and asked, "Whose hands removed General Baek-ryong's body? Was that also for the country?" Afterwards, Kim Beop-min asked Kim In-mun to go to Tang China in his place, revealing his intention to go to Dae-yeo city to see his younger sister, who was in crisis after being sent off in marriage.

Meanwhile, in Goguryeo, Go Geon-mu's (played by Cho Seong-ha) moves to promote peace with Tang China were fully underway. Go Geon-mu demolished the landscape and shrine built to commemorate the victory over Sui China, seeking to avoid conflict with Tang China. However, this touched the raw nerve of Yeon Gae-so-mun (played by Jang Hyuk), who wished for Goguryeo to become the master of the world. He made a powerful entrance by ruthlessly beheading the Tang Chinese soldiers guarding in front of the destroyed landscape.

Upon hearing this news, Go Geon-mu, the king of Goguryeo, immediately summoned Yeon Gae-so-mun to Pyongyang city and persuaded him that they must make peace with Tang China for the sake of the Goguryeo people who had suffered from war. He argued that if they waited, the time would come to conquer Tang China. However, Yeon Gae-so-mun urged war, saying, "Rather than trusting peace, strike them," and Go Geon-mu, believing he could not break his stubbornness, made a plan to eliminate him.

On the other hand, in Silla, Baek-ryong's body, which Kim Chun-chu had ordered buried, was discovered by his retainers. Bitham (played by Lee Ji-hoon), who had harbored resentment toward Kim Chun-chu for ignoring him in past battles, used this as a pretext to try to overthrow Kim Chun-chu. Kim Chun-chu argued that "raising suspicions of treason without evidence would cause greater chaos and division," but the Jin-gol aristocrats all raised their voices demanding his beheading. At this critical moment, Kim Yu-shin (played by Park Seong-ung) appeared in Wolsung Daejeon, reversing the atmosphere. His presence, which shook the landscape, stirred curiosity about where it would lead the fate of Kim Chun-chu, who had hit a difficult spot.

At that time, Yeon Gae-so-mun's farewell ceremony was being held in Goguryeo. As the event was proceeding smoothly, Yeon Gae-so-mun said, "The current Goguryeo is a disgrace to the people who have defended this land with their lives. Goguryeo does not bow to anyone," and beheaded Go Hwan-gwon (played by Jeong Yul-geon), Go Geon-mu's son. The scene of the rebellion that began in an instant and the blood-soaked review ground decorated the ending powerfully. As Kim Beop-min and Kim Chun-chu faced the cracks within Silla, and Yeon Gae-so-mun's bloody fight to swallow Goguryeo through a coup d'etat intertwined, anticipation for the next episode rose.

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