The Forbidden Marriage () is a South Korean television series starring Park Ju-hyun, Kim Young-dae, and Kim Woo-seok. It is based on screenwriter Chun Ji-hye's own web novel of the same title, which was also released as a webtoon. It aired on MBC TV from December 9, 2022 to January 21, 2023, every Friday and Saturday at 21:50 (KST).
Synopsis Set in a fictional period within the Joseon period, the series follows the story of King Lee Heon who has issued a marriage ban after the death of his crown princess seven years ago, and scammer So-rang who claims that she can be possessed by the late crown princess's spirit.
Cast Main Park Ju-hyun as Ye So-rang Kim Young-dae as Lee Heon Kim Woo-seok as Lee Shin-won
Supporting Choi Deok-moon as Gwaeng-i Jung Bo-min as Hae-young Yang Dong-geun as Jo Seong-gyun Seo Jin-won as Kwon Rip Jeon Jin-oh as Na Sang-ju Lee Doo-seok as Kim Ui-jun Lee Hyun-geol as Se-jang Hwang Jung-min as a court lady Kim Min-sang as First Secretary Kim Seol-rok Jo Seung-yeon as Lee Jeong-hak Park Sun-young as Seo Un-jeong Song Ji-woo as Ye Hyun-hee Um Hyo-sup as Ye Hyun-ho Kim Min-ju as Crown Princess Ahn (Ahn Ja-yeon) / Cha-nyeon Cha Mi-kyung as Grand Royal Queen Dowager Yoon Jeong-hun as Ja Chun-seok Lee Jeong-hyun as Oh Deok-hoon Kim Min-seok as Wang-bae Hong Si-young as Jung Do-seok
Extended Lee Yoo-kyung as Soo-hyang Yoon Tae-in as Bae Yong-bae Lee Seung-min as Ji-hwal
Special appearances Park Gyeong-ree as Cho-ran Han Sang-jin as Ahn Ji-hyung No Min-woo as Ban Ran-tan Jo Soo-min as Hwa-yoon
Production On November 10, 2022, an official from MBC announced that filming for the series was suspended after a staff member tested positive for COVID-19, and was scheduled to resume on November 14.
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Viewership
+ Average TV viewership ratings Original broadcast date Average audience share(Nielsen Korea)Nielsen Korea ratings:
Nationwide Seoul 1 December 9, 2022 4.6% 4.6% 2 December 10, 2022 3.4% 3 December 16, 2022 3.5% 4 December 17, 2022 5 December 23, 2022 4.0% 6 December 24, 2022 3.1% 7 January 6, 2023 4.5% 8 January 7, 2023 3.2% 9 January 13, 2023 4.7% 4.6% 10 January 14, 2023 3.8% 3.9% 11 January 20, 2023 4.8% 12 January 21, 2023 4.7% 4.7% Average In the table above, the represent the lowest ratings and the represent the highest ratings. N/A denotes rating that was not released.
Awards and nominations Award ceremony Year Category Nominee(s) Result MBC Drama Awards 2022 Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Kim Young-dae Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Park Ju-hyun Best Supporting Actor Yang Dong-geun Best Supporting Actress Hwang Jung-min Best New Actor Kim Woo-seok Best New Actress Kim Min-ju Best Couple Award Kim Young-dae and Park Ju-hyun
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