Perfect Crown recorded double-digit ratings for two consecutive weeks.
On May 24 the MBC Friday-Saturday drama Perfect Crown (writer Yoo Ji-won, directors Park Jun-hwa and Bae Hee-young, planning Kang Dae-sun) episode 5 recorded ratings of 10.9% in the Seoul metropolitan area, 10.6% nationwide and 4.3% among 20-54 viewers, an increase compared with the day of the week, achieving a triple crown by ranking No. 1 overall among Friday programs in the Seoul metropolitan area, nationwide and 20-54. Among those, the scene in which Grand Prince IAN (Byeon Woo-seok) appears at the naejinyeon rose to a peak of 13.7% per minute, making viewers' hearts flutter. (Based on Nielsen Korea)
In that broadcast, Grand Prince IAN steadied his wavering heart with the support of Seong Hee-ju (IU) and took a bold step to overcome the walls of reality.
After the car accident involving Seong Hee-ju and the young king, a secret investigation led by Prime Minister Min Jeong-woo (Noh Sang Hyun) was conducted to find the cause of the accident. As a result, it was revealed that someone had tampered with the car, making it clear that threats aimed at Seong Hee-ju were lurking everywhere.
After meeting Seong Hee-ju, Grand Prince IAN was engulfed by anxiety because of a series of events that had happened to her. Having suffered from trauma ever since losing his mother in a past traffic accident, Grand Prince IAN decided to dissolve the arranged marriage to protect Seong Hee-ju from people's attacks. He then suddenly announced the broken engagement to Seong Hee-ju, saying he would protect the royal family from her, who had many enemies, even if it meant ignoring royal rules.
But Seong Hee-ju could not accept Grand Prince IAN's decision. She also repeatedly refused his invitation to the naejinyeon, a major royal event, judging that inviting her was merely a performance to maintain the royal family's dignity in anticipation of the uproar over the broken engagement article.
In the end, Grand Prince IAN explained to Seong Hee-ju that everything was an unavoidable choice to protect her. But for Seong Hee-ju, who had fought fiercely to get what she wanted, Grand Prince IAN's choice felt like a powerless evasion. So Seong Hee-ju provoked Grand Prince IAN with a bow and arrow and said, "This is how you protect. By attacking the attack," giving him the courage to face reality.
Grand Prince IAN said it was because her boldness did not know how to bend, but Seong Hee-ju replied, "If you only know how to bend, you will lose even to an opponent you can beat," and said, "Do not bend. Do not step back and do not give in." This confident attitude of Seong Hee-ju sparked a small flame in Grand Prince IAN's heart.
In their private meeting, Seong Hee-ju understood Grand Prince IAN's feelings of helplessness after losing precious people, and Grand Prince IAN understood Seong Hee-ju's desperation, who had to stand up and fight against the harsh walls of reality. Seong Hee-ju also reached out her hand again to Grand Prince IAN, who said he always walked behind others and did not know how to stand in front of them, saying, "You can walk with me."
Meanwhile, the day of the naejinyeon event, which attracted the attention of the entire nation, arrived. Invited to the naejinyeon, Seong Hee-ju chose a suit instead of the prepared party outfit, showing her presence. Seong Hee-ju's bold move of rejecting stuffy formalities was enough to capture public attention.
Then Grand Prince IAN appeared and stood beside Seong Hee-ju, focusing everyone's attention on the two. Grand Prince IAN held Seong Hee-ju's hand and said, "Teach me a move, since I have come to be by your side, junior," and Seong Hee-ju responded with a faint smile. Over the image of the two moving boldly toward the future they will share, Grand Prince IAN's sincere words, "I will fight without sparing myself, as you do," were added.
[Photo] MBC Perfect Crown video capture
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