[Official] '21st Century Grand Duchess' apologizes for historical accuracy controversy: "Audio and subtitles to be revised" [Star Issue]

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The production team of '21st Century Grand Duchess' issued an official apology regarding the controversy over historical accuracy.

On the 16th, the production team of the MBC Friday-Saturday drama '21st Century Grand Duchess' stated through its official website, "We sincerely bow our heads to apologize to the many viewers who have followed the drama with affection for causing concern due to issues with world-building settings and historical accuracy."

It further added, "We are taking seriously the viewers' criticism that the scene in which the king wears a 'guryu myeonryugwan' (a type of ceremonial crown) and the ministers shout 'Cheonsae' (Long live the king) at the king's coronation ceremony undermines our country's sovereign status."

The production team explained, "This incident occurred because we failed to carefully examine how Joseon's etiquette changed throughout history. '21st Century Grand Duchess' is a drama with the characteristics of both a romance and an alternate history, requiring careful and in-depth consideration of the parts where a fictional world intersects with real historical context. However, we lacked the effort to refine the world-building meticulously and examine it in detail."

It continued, "We humbly accept the viewers' criticism and will revise the audio and subtitles of the relevant parts as quickly as possible in future rebroadcasts, VOD, and OTT services. We once again deeply apologize for the inconvenience caused."

Finally, the production team stated, "Moving forward, we will do our utmost to produce works that repay the trust of our viewers with an even greater sense of responsibility."

This is the production team of '21st Century Grand Duchess'. We sincerely bow our heads to apologize to the many viewers who have followed the drama with affection for causing concern due to issues with world-building settings and historical accuracy.

The production team is taking seriously the viewers' criticism that the scene in which the king wears a 'guryu myeonryugwan' and the ministers shout 'Cheonsae' at the king's coronation ceremony undermines our country's sovereign status.

This incident occurred because the production team failed to carefully examine how Joseon's etiquette changed throughout history. '21st Century Grand Duchess' is a drama with the characteristics of both a romance and an alternate history, requiring careful and in-depth consideration of the parts where a fictional world intersects with real historical context. However, we lacked the effort to refine the world-building meticulously and examine it in greater detail.

We humbly accept the viewers' criticism and will revise the audio and subtitles of the relevant parts as quickly as possible in future rebroadcasts, VOD, and OTT services. We once again deeply apologize to the viewers for the inconvenience caused.

Moving forward, our production team will do our utmost to produce works that repay the trust of our viewers with an even greater sense of responsibility.

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