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*Insu, the Queen Mother*
Insu, the Queen Mother
	Promotional poster
Also known as	Queen Insoo
Hangul	인수대비
Hanja	仁粹大妃
Genre	Historical
Written by	Jung Ha-yeon
Directed by	Lee Tae-gon ; Noh Jong-chan ; Kim Jae-hong
Starring	Chae Shi-ra; Hahm Eun-jung ; Kim Young-ho; Kim Mi-sook; Baek Sung-hyun; Jeon Hye-bin
Composer	Lee Ji-yong
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	60
Production
Executive producer	Lee Young-joon
Producer	Jo Joon-hyung
Running time	Saturdays and Sundays at 20:55 (KST)
Production companies	Drama house ; JTBC
Original release
Network	jTBC
Release	3 December 2011 –; 24 June 2012

Insu, the Queen Mother^[1] (Korean: 인수대비; Hanja: 仁粹大妃; RR: Insudaebi) 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

Chae Shi-ra as Queen Insu (23–60)
- Hahm Eun-jung as Han Jung (the future Queen Insu) (1–23)^[9]
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)^[10]^[11]^[12]
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 Jongseo
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


Episode	Original broadcast date	Average audience share
Episode	Original broadcast date	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


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

International broadcast

Country	Channel	Premiere	Native Title	Notes
Singapore	VV Drama	January 23, 2013	仁粹大妃
Hong Kong	Drama Channel	June 3, 2013 ^[14]	仁粹大妃
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

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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