Queen for Seven Days () is a South Korean television series starring Park Min-young as the titular Queen Dangyeong, with Yeon Woo-jin and Lee Dong-gun. It aired on KBS2 every Wednesday and Thursday at 22:00 (KST) from May 31, 2017, to August 3, 2017.
Cast Main Park Min-young as Shin Chae-kyung, later known as Queen Dangyeong
Park Si-eun as young Shin Chae-kyung Yeon Woo-jin as Lee Yeok, Grand Prince Jinseong/Nak-chun, later King Jungjong
Baek Su-ho as young Lee Yeok Choi Jung-hoo as child Lee Yeok Lee Dong-gun as Crown Prince Lee Yung, King Yeonsangun Ahn Do-gyu as young Crown Prince Lee Yung Lee Seung-woo as child Crown Prince Lee Yung
Supporting Royal family Do Ji-won as Queen Dowager Jasun, Lee Yeok's mother
Song Ji-in as Queen Shin, Lee Yung's primary wife and Chae-kyung's paternal aunt Son Eun-seo as Jang Nok-su, Royal Consort Suk-yong of the Heungdeok Jang clan. Lee Yung's most favored concubine as well as confidante.
Ministers Jang Hyun-sung as Shin Soo-geun, Queen Shin's older brother and Chae-kyung's father Kang Shin-il as Im Sa-hong, Lee Yung's close confidant Park Won-sang as Park Won-jong, Myung-hye's maternal uncle Yoo Hyung-kwan as Yoo Soon-jung Yoo Seung-bong as Yoo Ja-kwang Lee Hwa-ryong as Sung Hee-an
Extended Kang Ki-young as Jo Kwang-oh, Lee Yeok's friend Jung Yoo-ahn as young Jo Kwang-oh Kim Min-ho as Baek Suk-hee, Lee Yeok's friend Jo Byeong-kyu as young Baek Suk-hee Hwang Chan-sung as Seo Noh, Lee Yeok's personal bodyguard and friend Choi Min-young as young Seo Noh Go Bo-gyeol as Yoon Myung-hye, Park Won-jong's maternal niece and later known as Queen Jangkyung Park Seo-yeon as young Yoon Myung-hye Kim Jung-young as Madam Kwon, Shin Soo-geun's wife and Chae-kyung's mother
Yeom Hye-ran as Chae-kyung's nursemaid Yoo Min-kyu as Ki Ryong, Lee Yung's personal bodyguard Choi Seung-kyung as Eunuch Kim Park Yong-jin as Eunuch Song Kim Ki-chun as Mak Gae, Seo Noh's father; a former clerk-on-duty during King Seongjong's dying moments Yoon In-jo as Court Lady Choi, the Dowager Queen's lady-in-waiting
Cameo Kim Jung-hak as King Seongjong, the previous King (flashbacks) Woo Hee-jin as Deposed Queen Yoon, Yeonsangun's biological mother (flashback)
Lee Jae-woo as a Royal Commander Jin Hyun-kwang as a Gatekeeper Park Jae-keun as an escort warrior Yoon Jong-won as Dae Myung Heo Sung-tae as a Shaman Kim Young-sun Song Kyung-hwa Im Jung-ok Jeon Sung-il Choi Hee-do
Production In March 2017, it was announced that Park Min-young will be re-teaming with director Lee Jung-sub on Queen for Seven Days. They previously worked together on Glory Jane (2011) and Healer (2014-15). It is the first production of Monster Union, the independent content company set up by KBS in July 2016.KBS 콘텐츠 제작사 '몬스터 유니온', 6월 웰메이드 화제작 드라마 두 편 동시 출격 (KBS content producer 'Monster Union', two well-made drama series in June). 11 April 2017. Seoul Economic Daily.
The drama's first script reading took place on April 7, 2017, in Yeouido, Seoul.
Prior to broadcast, lead actress Park stated that the audience could think of the drama "as Love in the Moonlight five years later," pertaining to KBS2's popular historical series starring Park Bo-gum and Kim Yoo-jung.
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Ratings In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings. NR denotes that the drama did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date. Broadcast dateAverage audience shareTNmSAGB NielsenNationwideSeoulNationwideSeoul1May 31, 20175.4% (NR)5.6% (NR)6.9% (18th)6.7% (20th)2June 1, 20175.1% (NR)5.2% (NR)5.7% (NR)5.6% (NR)3June 7, 20175.3% (NR)5.5% (NR)6.5% (NR)6.3% (NR)4June 8, 20175.3% (NR)5.6% (NR)6.5% (NR)6.8% (15th)5June 14, 20176.6% (NR)7.0% (NR)6.9% (17th)6.5% (NR)6June 15, 20175.4% (NR)5.5% (NR)6.1% (NR)6.2% (NR)7June 21, 20175.5% (NR)5.6% (NR)5.2% (NR)5.3% (NR)8June 22, 20175.4% (NR)5.7% (NR)5.4% (NR)5.8% (NR)9June 28, 20175.3% (NR)5.5% (NR)4.7% (NR)5.1% (NR)10June 29, 20174.3% (NR)4.9% (NR)4.4% (NR)5.0% (NR)11July 5, 20174.5% (NR)5.3% (NR)4.4% (NR)5.4% (NR)12July 6, 20174.6% (NR)4.8% (NR)4.6% (NR)4.9% (NR)13July 12, 20174.3% (NR)4.4% (NR)4.3% (NR)4.5% (NR)14July 13, 20174.5% (NR)5.2% (NR)4.7% (NR)5.4% (NR)15July 19, 20176.7% (NR)7.0% (NR)6.7% (20th)6.4% (NR)16July 20, 20176.3% (NR)6.5% (NR)6.3% (19th)6.1% (NR)17July 26, 20175.9% (NR)6.1% (NR)6.5% (19th)6.2% (20th)18July 27, 20177.6% (18th)7.3% (19th)7.7% (15th)7.2% (16th)19August 2, 20176.6% (16th)6.0% (19th)7.1% (16th)6.2% (20th)20August 3, 20177.6% (14th)6.8% (20th)7.6% (16th)7.0% (19th)Average5.6%5.8%5.9%5.9%
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominee Result 2017 31st KBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor in a Mid-length Drama Excellence Award, Actress in a Mid-length Drama Best Young Actor Best Young Actress
International Broadcast In aired starting November 23, 2017 on Now Drama Channel and FTA Live, and on ViuTV on March 27, 2018. In Sri Lanka, the drama is available to stream on-demand via Iflix with Sinhalese and English subtitles. It is also available to stream on-demand via the My Galaxy app on Samsung smartphones. In Turkey, it was aired on Kanal 7 and dubbed in Turkish known as Ömre Bedel.
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