'The Remarried Empress' Sweeps the Globe in a Box Office Storm… Lee Jong-suk's Social Media Explodes with "My Favorite Prince"

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As Disney+ original series 'The Remarried Empress' triggers a global box office storm, reactions from fans around the world toward actor Lee Jong-suk are also running hot.

With Disney+'s original series 'The Remarried Empress' topping domestic and international charts and buzz metrics, viewers worldwide are growing increasingly captivated by Heinrey, the prince of the Western Kingdom portrayed by Lee Jong-suk.

'The Remarried Empress' (screenplay by Yeo Ji-na and Hyeon Chung-yeol, directed by Jo Su-won) is a romance fantasy epic in which Navi, the perfect empress of the Great Eastern Empire (played by Shin Min-a), is notified of a divorce by Emperor Soviesh (played by Joo Ji-hoon), who has fallen for the runaway slave Rasta (played by Lee Se-young). In response, she accepts the divorce but demands approval to remarry Heinrey, the prince of the Western Kingdom (played by Lee Jong-suk).

According to Disney+, 'The Remarried Empress' became the most-watched local original content on Disney+ worldwide within three days of its release on the 3rd. It also ranked No. 1 among released Korean titles in over 50 markets globally, including the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Spain, Germany, Mexico, Chile, Australia and New Zealand (ANZ), and Canada, sparking an overwhelming box office storm.

'The Remarried Empress,' which garnered explosive attention upon release, proved once again to be a hot topic in living rooms by ranking No. 1 in the integrated TV-OTT drama buzz index for the first week of November (2nd–8th), as announced by GoodData Corporation's FUNdex. In the same survey, Lee Jong-suk ranked No. 5 in the integrated TV-OTT drama actor buzz index. Alongside interest in the work, enthusiastic responses toward Heinrey continue to pour in.

In particular, Heinrey's appearance in Episode 3 sparked heated reactions from viewers. Overseas entertainment outlet ScreenRant also commented, "Heinrey is a perfect match for Lee Jong-suk's nonchalant and playful charm," while global drama review site MyDramaList (MDL) featured a response stating, "Lee Jong-suk's Heinrey is everything I wanted."

On domestic and international communities, viewers were drawn seamlessly into the unfamiliar worldview thanks to Lee Jong-suk's visuals that seemed to have stepped straight out of the original webtoon, combined with his acting tone that transformed lines that could easily feel cringeworthy—typical of romance novels—into natural excitement.

In particular, the scene at the Great Eastern Empire's New Year's ball, where the romance between Navi and Heinrey began, drew intense reactions overseas. Heinrey, who reached out to Navi as she stood alone after leaving behind the emperor who had turned to Rasta, was the very embodiment of a fairy-tale prince, fully drawing viewers into that world. As a result, ball photos released through Lee Jong-suk's agency's official social media were flooded with comments in various languages, including English, Portuguese, Spanish, Indonesian, and Japanese.

Reactions such as "My favorite Disney prince" caught the eye, along with sentiments like "The scene I connected with more deeply than any work I've seen before; the two of them were reading each other's souls through dance," and "I can't count how many times I've watched this dance. The gazes, the smiles, even their clasped hands were the most beautiful."

Meanwhile, 'The Remarried Empress' is released on Disney+ every Wednesday in two-episode installments, for a total of 10 episodes. Episodes 5 and 6 will be released on the 11th.

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