'Perfect Crown' script reading scene finally unveiled.
MBC's new Friday-Saturday drama 'Perfect Crown' (written by Yoo Ji-won, directed by Park Joon-hwa and Bae Hee-young), which will premiere in April, is set in 21st-century constitutional monarchy Korea and is a romance about breaking social status: a chaebol who has everything but is annoyingly of commoner status and a sad man who is the king's son but cannot have anything.
IU (Sung Hee-ju), Byeon Woo-seok (Grand Prince Ian), Noh Sang Hyun (Min Jung-woo), Gong Seung-yeon (Yoon I-rang) and other trend-setting actors loved by people of all ages have been cast, drawing hot interest from the casting stage. In the first half of 2026, as it emerges as a highly anticipated work attracting everyone's attention, the script reading scene revealing the actors' first chemistry was made public, arousing interest.
Director Park Joon-hwa and writer Yoo Ji-won were joined on site by the full cast who will richly fill 'Perfect Crown.' IU said, "I will work hard so that 'Perfect Crown' can take over the 2026 drama scene," Byeon Woo-seok said, "I will strive to shake the world in 2026," Noh Sang Hyun said, "I will shake the universe," and Gong Seung-yeon said, "I will try to create a pleasant set," and the script reading began with the actors' bold and crisp ambitions, filling the scene with warm laughter.
First, IU revealed the confident personality of Sung Hee-ju, a chaebol who has everything except status, through confident eyes and speech. In the scene where Sung Hee-ju approaches Grand Prince Ian (Byeon Woo-seok) aiming for a rise in status and proposes marriage, witty gestures and a wink made the set laugh.
Byeon Woo-seok, who plays Grand Prince Ian who has nothing except status, displayed the dignity of royalty with a deep low voice and calm breathing. The moment Grand Prince Ian, who does not waver in any situation, meets Sung Hee-ju (IU) and bursts into emotion, he varied his tone to convey Ian's change.
The lovely synergy between IU and Byeon Woo-seok, who meet as contract marriage partners in the drama, also shone. By matching each other's gaze and adjusting tempo, the two actors built the emotional line of Sung Hee-ju and Grand Prince Ian, and their chemistry ignited anticipation for 'Perfect Crown.'
Meanwhile, Noh Sang Hyun brought vitality to the role of Prime Minister Min Jung-woo of Korea. He created a friendly school senior-junior synergy with IU's Sung Hee-ju and worked as a reliable close friend with Byeon Woo-seok's Grand Prince Ian, raising expectations for his performance in the drama.
By contrast, Gong Seung-yeon, who plays Yoon I-rang, a woman born to be queen, brought a different kind of tension to the set. Even in scenes where she clashes with Grand Prince Ian and expresses emotion, she fully immersed herself in the character of Yoon I-rang while maintaining elegant speech, gestures and eye contact.
In this way, 'Perfect Crown' tied its first button through a script reading that highlighted the actors' passion, making the future story even more anticipated. From the similar-yet-different romance of Sung Hee-ju and Grand Prince Ian to Min Jung-woo and Yoon I-rang's relationship that moves between support and confrontation, the first broadcast of 'Perfect Crown,' which will deliver both excitement and laughter with a rich story, is eagerly awaited.
[Photo] Provided by MBC.
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