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Insu, the Queen Mother
Promotional poster
Also known asQueen Insoo
Hangul
인수대비
Hanja
仁粹大妃
GenreHistorical
Written byJung Ha-yeon
Directed byLee Tae-gon
Noh Jong-chan
Kim Jae-hong
StarringChae Shi-ra
Hahm Eun-jung
Kim Young-ho
Kim Mi-sook
Baek Sung-hyun
Jeon Hye-bin
ComposerLee Ji-yong
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes60
Production
Executive producerLee Young-joon
ProducerJo Joon-hyung
Running timeSaturdays and Sundays at 20:55 (KST)
Production companiesDrama house
JTBC
Original release
NetworkjTBC
Release3 December 2011 (2011-12-03) –
24 June 2012 (2012-06-24)

Insu, the Queen Mother[1] (Korean인수대비; Hanja仁粹大妃; RRInsudaebi) 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 Dynasty, it aired from December 3, 2011 to June 24, 2012 on Saturdays and Sundays at 20:55 (KST) for 60 episodes.[2] It was one of the inaugural dramas on newly launched cable channel jTBC.[3][4][5][6]

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."[7][8]

Cast

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Ratings

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Episode Original broadcast date Average audience share
AGB Ratings (Nationwide)
1 December 3, 2011 1.270%
2 December 4, 2011 1.082%
3 December 10, 2011 1.064%
4 December 11, 2011 0.892%
5 December 17, 2011 1.011%
6 December 18, 2011 1.105%
7 December 24, 2011 0.893%
8 December 25, 2011 1.037%
9 December 31, 2011 1.159%
10 January 1, 2012 1.245%
11 January 7, 2012 0.832% (5th)
12 January 8, 2012 1.039% (2nd)
13 January 14, 2012 0.864% (5th)
14 January 15, 2012 1.129% (2nd)
15 January 21, 2012 0.885% (4th)
16 January 22, 2012 0.990% (1st)
17 January 28, 2012 1.104% (3rd)
18 January 29, 2012 1.183% (4th)
19 February 4, 2012 1.106% (2nd)
20 February 5, 2012 1.423% (1st)
21 February 11, 2012 1.237% (3rd)
22 February 12, 2012 1.147% (3rd)
23 February 18, 2012 1.181% (4th)
24 February 19, 2012 1.534% (1st)
25 February 25, 2012 0.844% (9th)
26 February 26, 2012 1.612% (2nd)
27 March 3, 2012 1.083% (4th)
28 March 4, 2012 1.430% (1st)
29 March 10, 2012 1.667% (1st)
30 March 11, 2012 1.698% (1st)
31 March 17, 2012 1.339% (3rd)
32 March 18, 2012 1.361% (3rd)
33 March 24, 2012 1.261% (5th)
34 March 25, 2012 1.571% (1st)
35 March 31, 2012 1.161% (3rd)
36 April 1, 2012 1.385% (3rd)
37 April 7, 2012 1.400% (2nd)
38 April 8, 2012 1.523% (2nd)
39 April 14, 2012 1.692% (1st)
40 April 15, 2012 1.586% (1st)
41 April 21, 2012 1.616% (1st)
42 April 22, 2012 1.718% (2nd)
43 April 28, 2012 1.969% (1st)
44 April 29, 2012 2.039% (1st)
45 May 5, 2012 1.542% (1st)
46 May 6, 2012 1.904% (1st)
47 May 12, 2012 1.877% (1st)
48 May 13, 2012 2.244% (1st)
49 May 19, 2012 1.755% (1st)
50 May 20, 2012 2.496% (1st)
51 May 26, 2012 2.791% (1st)
52 May 27, 2012 2.312% (1st)
53 June 2, 2012 2.372% (1st)
54 June 3, 2012 2.593% (1st)
55 June 9, 2012 2.200% (2nd)
56 June 10, 2012 2.589% (1st)
57 June 16, 2012 2.045% (1st)
58 June 17, 2012 2.282% (1st)
59 June 23, 2012 2.474% (1st)
60 June 24, 2012 2.927% (1st)
Average 1,546%
  • In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers 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

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Year Award Category Recipient Result Ref
2012 The 5th Korea Drama Festival TV Jury Special Award Insu, the Queen Mother Won [13]
APAN Star Awards Best Dressed Jeon Hye-bin Won

International broadcast

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Country Channel Premiere Native Title Notes
 Singapore VV Drama January 23, 2013 仁粹大妃
 Hong Kong Drama Channel June 3, 2013 [14]
 Japan BS-TBS September 8, 2014 インス大妃
 Hong Kong CABLE No.1 March 12, 2015 仁粹大妃
 Japan BS-TBS August 14, 2015 インス大妃 Re-broadcast
 Taiwan EBC September 26, 2015 仁粹大妃

Media release

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The series was released as a 3-DVD box set in Japan on March 22, April 26 and May 24, 2013 under NHK Enterprises.[15]

References

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  1. ^ "Insu, The Queen Mother". JTBC Worldwide. JTBC Content Hub. Archived from the original on February 7, 2018. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
  2. ^ Hong, Lucia (9 May 2012). "JTBC's historical series Queen Insoo extends 10 episodes". 10Asia. Archived from the original on August 25, 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
  3. ^ Lee, Jin-ho (4 December 2011). "Queen Insoo Earns Highest Rating On General Service Channels". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Retrieved 2013-02-21.
  4. ^ "A fresh start by JTBC". Korea JoongAng Daily. 7 December 2011. Archived from the original on April 11, 2013. Retrieved 2013-02-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ Lee, Sun-min; Choi, Min-woo (9 December 2011). "JTBC leads new channels in first weekend". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on April 11, 2013. Retrieved 2013-02-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ^ Noh, Hyun-gi (4 January 2012). "Four new TV channels face uncertain futures". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2013-02-21.
  7. ^ Sung, So-young (1 December 2011). "TV enters new era with launch of four networks". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on April 11, 2013. Retrieved 2013-02-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  8. ^ Choi, Eun-hwa (24 November 2011). "Chae Si Ra On Queen Insoo, Baek Sung Hyun and Ham Eun Jung". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 2013-02-21.
  9. ^ Lee, Kyung-nam (27 January 2012). "T-ara's Eun Jung Shoots a Bed Scene". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Archived from the original on April 19, 2013. Retrieved 2013-02-21.
  10. ^ Hong, Lucia (26 October 2011). "Baek Sung-hyun cast in historical drama". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-02-21.
  11. ^ Choe, Min-ji (26 October 2011). "Baek Sung Hyun Cast in Queen Insoo". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Retrieved 2013-02-21.
  12. ^ Choi, Eun-hwa (25 November 2011). "Baek Sung Hyun Hints at Love Scenes with Eun Jung". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Retrieved 2013-02-21.
  13. ^ "인수대비". movie.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2022-07-20.
  14. ^ "有線寬頻 i-CABLE". epg.i-cable.com. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  15. ^ "Insu Taihi (Japanese Title) DVD Box 1 TV Series DVD". CDJapan. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
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