Insu, the Queen Mother () is a 2011 South Korean historical television series, starring Chae Shi-ra, Hahm Eun-jung, Kim Young-ho, Kim Mi-sook, Baek Sung-hyun and Jeon Hye-bin. Focusing on the fierce power struggle among three women in the royal court of the Joseon period, it aired from December 3, 2011, to June 24, 2012, on Saturdays and Sundays at 20:55 (KST) for 60 episodes. It was one of the inaugural dramas on newly launched cable channel jTBC.
Chae Shi-ra reprised the role of Queen Insu; she previously played the same character in the 1998–2000 period drama The King and the Queen, also written by Jung Ha-yeon. She said she joined the series because she wanted to explore the character further, "This drama series focuses more on the ambitious side of Queen Insu, who dreams of becoming the absolute ruler of the Joseon Dynasty, and I liked the part."
Cast Chae Shi-ra as Queen Insu (23–60) Hahm Eun-jung as Han Jung (the future Queen Insu) (1–23) Kim Mi-sook as Lady Yun, later Queen Jeonghui Kim Young-ho as Grand Prince Suyang, later King Sejo Baek Sung-hyun as Crown Prince Uigyeong (1–23) & Seongjong of Joseon (40–54) (dual role) Jeon Hye-bin as Deposed Queen Yoon (23–54) Jin Ji-hee as Yoon Song-yi (the future Queen Yoon) (1–23) Kim Ga-yeon as Lady Han, Prince Gyeyang's wife and Jung's older sister Han In-soo as Kim Jong-seo Lee Kwang-ki as Grand Prince Anpyeong Shim Yang-hong as Hwangbo In Choi Ji-na as Lady Yang Hye-bin, Sejong's concubine Jang Yong as Han Hwak Kim Yong-hee as Gwon Ram Kwon Ki-seon as Lady Shin, Song-yi's mother Lee Deok-hee as Court lady Kim Seo Yi-sook as Court lady Park Baek Su-ho as Yoon-goo Joo Min-soo as Yoon-woo Chae Sang-woo as King Danjong Son Byong-ho as Han Myung-hoe Yoo Ho-rin as Cho-sun Jo Jung-eun as Queen Jeongsun, Danjong's wife Choi Won-hong as Prince Jasan, later young King Seongjong (23–40) Jin Tae-hyun as King Yeonsan Jeon So-min as Jang Nok-su, Yeonsan's concubine Hong So-hee as Queen Shin, Yeonsan's wife Kwon Min as Heo Chim Kang Cho-hee as Lady Gwon Suk-ui Yoo Gyeom as Prince Hannam Sunwoo Jae-duk as King Munjong Jeon Moo-song as King Sejong Noh Young-hak as Grand Prince Haeyang, later King Yejong Lee Yeon-doo as Queen Ansun, Yejong's second wife Yoon Joo as Se-seon
Ratings +EpisodeOriginal broadcast dateAverage audience shareAGB Ratings (Nationwide) 1December 3, 2011 1.270%2December 4, 20111.082%3December 10, 20111.064%4December 11, 20110.892%5December 17, 20111.011%6December 18, 20111.105%7December 24, 20110.893%8December 25, 20111.037%9December 31, 20111.159%10January 1, 20121.245%11January 7, 2012 (5th)12January 8, 20121.039% (2nd)13January 14, 20120.864% (5th)14January 15, 20121.129% (2nd)15January 21, 20120.885% (4th)16January 22, 20120.990% (1st)17January 28, 20121.104% (3rd)18January 29, 20121.183% (4th)19February 4, 20121.106% (2nd)20February 5, 20121.423% (1st)21February 11, 20121.237% (3rd)22February 12, 20121.147% (3rd)23February 18, 20121.181% (4th)24February 19, 20121.534% (1st)25February 25, 20120.844% (9th)26February 26, 20121.612% (2nd)27March 3, 20121.083% (4th)28March 4, 20121.430% (1st)29March 10, 20121.667% (1st)30March 11, 20121.698% (1st)31March 17, 20121.339% (3rd)32March 18, 20121.361% (3rd)33March 24, 20121.261% (5th)34March 25, 20121.571% (1st)35March 31, 20121.161% (3rd)36April 1, 20121.385% (3rd)37April 7, 20121.400% (2nd)38April 8, 20121.523% (2nd)39April 14, 20121.692% (1st)40April 15, 20121.586% (1st)41April 21, 20121.616% (1st)42April 22, 20121.718% (2nd)43April 28, 20121.969% (1st)44April 29, 20122.039% (1st)45May 5, 20121.542% (1st)46May 6, 20121.904% (1st)47May 12, 20121.877% (1st)48May 13, 20122.244% (1st)49May 19, 20121.755% (1st)50May 20, 20122.496% (1st)51May 26, 20122.791% (1st)52May 27, 20122.312% (1st)53June 2, 20122.372% (1st)54June 3, 20122.593% (1st)55June 9, 20122.200% (2nd)56June 10, 20122.589% (1st)57June 16, 20122.045% (1st)58June 17, 20122.282% (1st)59June 23, 20122.474% (1st)60June 24, 2012 (1st)Average1,546%
In this table, represent the lowest ratings and represent the highest ratings. Cable/Pay TV usually have a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC and EBS).
Awards and nominations +YearAwardCategoryRecipientResultRef2012The 5th Korea Drama FestivalTV Jury Special AwardInsu, the Queen MotherAPAN Star AwardsBest DressedJeon Hye-bin
International broadcast CountryChannelPremiereNative TitleNotesVV DramaJanuary 23, 2013仁粹大妃 Drama ChannelJune 3, 2013 BS-TBSSeptember 8, 2014インス大妃CABLE No.1 March 12, 2015仁粹大妃 BS-TBSAugust 14, 2015インス大妃Re-broadcastEBCSeptember 26, 2015仁粹大妃
Media release The series was released as a 3-DVD box set in Japan on March 22, April 26 and May 24, 2013, under NHK Enterprises.
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