Bossam: Steal the Fate () is a South Korean television series directed by Kwon Seok-jang and starring Jung Il-woo, Kwon Yu-ri, Shin Hyun-soo and Kim Tae-woo. Set in the Joseon period under Gwanghaegun, it depicts the change of fate of a bossam-man Ba-woo, when he mistakenly kidnaps the widowed daughter of the King. MBN's 10th anniversary special drama premiered on May 1, 2021, and aired every Saturday and Sunday from 21:40 (KST) till July 4, 2021. It is available for streaming on Wavve streaming media.
Bossam: Steal the Fate ended by recording an average viewership of 9.8% nationwide in its last episode, therefore becoming the highest-rated drama in the network's history, a record which was previously held by Graceful Family.
Synopsis Bossam was a custom in the Joseon period, in which a bachelor wrapped up a widow in a blanket at night and made her his wife.
This custom changes the fate of Ba-woo (Jung Il-woo), when he mistakenly kidnaps Yi Su-kyeong (Kwon Yu-ri), the king's widowed daughter.
Cast
Main Jung Il-woo as Ba-woo/Kim Dae-seok; Kim Je-nam's grandson and Queen Dowager Soseong's nephew. Kwon Yu-ri as Yi Su-kyeong, Princess Hwain; the daughter of Gwanghaegun and Second Senior Consort Yun. Shin Hyun-soo as Yi Dae-yeob; Yi I-cheom's youngest son and Princess Hwain's brother-in-law.
Supporting
Royal Palace Kim Tae-woo as Gwanghaegun; the king and Princess Hwain's father. So Hee-jung as Second Senior Consort Yun; Princess Hwain's mother. Yang Hyun-min as Kim Ja-jeom Shin Dong-mi as Court Lady Jo; Princess Hwain's lady-in-waiting. Song Seon-mi as Court Lady Kim Seo Beom-sik as Jung-yeong; commander of the Royal Guard.
Yi Dae-yeob's Family Lee Jae-yong as Left State Councilor Yi I-cheom; Dae-yeop's father and Princess Hwain's father-in-law. Myung Se-bin as Madame Haeindang; Yi I-cheom's sister and Dae-yeob's aunt. Park Myung-shin as Lady Kim; Dae-yeop's mother and Princess Hwain's mother-in-law. Chu Yeon-gyu as Yi Won-yeob; Dae-yeop's eldest brother.
People around Ba-woo
Lee Joon-hyuk as Chun-bae Ko Dong-ha as Cha-dol; Ba-woo's son. Jung Kyung-soon as Lady Jeong; Ba-woo's mother. Kim Joo-young as Kim Yeon-ok; Ba-woo's younger sister.
Others Yoon Joo-man as Dae-chul; Yi I-cheom's personal guard. Yoo Soon-woong as a monk Hong Jae-min as Hyeon-su Kim Seo-an as Princess Jeongmyeong Yoon Young-min as Queen Dowager Soseong Lee Min-jae as Prince Neungyang
Special appearances Ra Mi-ran as a bossam widow Kim Sa-kwon as groom of the bossam widow Jang Young-hyeon as a Sungkyunkwan scholar
Production Casting On June 29, 2020 Jung Il-woo was confirmed to play the lead role. On August 26, 2020 Kwon Yu-ri joined the cast as the female lead. On 11 November, Shin Hyun-soo's agency reported that he was considering a proposal to appear in the new historical drama. In March 2021, the lineup was confirmed.
Filming On November 23, 2020, it was reported that filming was stopped due to COVID-19 pandemic. An official from production of the drama quoted, "The filming was stopped due to the occurrence of a confirmed case. All the cast and staff are in self-quarantine."
Release MBN's first historical series, the 10th anniversary special drama premiered on MBN on May 1, 2021, and streamed simultaneously on Wavve.
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Reception Commercial performance On its first episode, Bossam Steal Fate set a new viewership rating record for an MBN drama premiere.
As per Nielsen Korea, the 11th episode aired on June 5, 2021, logged a national average viewership of 8% with 1.61 million viewers, thereby breaking its own highest ratings.
According to Nielsen Korea, the 20th episode of Bossam: Steal the Fate, aired on July 4, scored an average nationwide rating of 9.8% with a peak of 11.2%, and has set a new record for the highest viewership ever achieved by any drama in MBN's history.
Audience viewership
+ Average TV viewership ratings Part Original broadcast date Average audience share(Nielsen Korea)Nielsen Korea ratings:
Nationwide Seoul 1 1 May 1, 2021 2.498% 2 3.132% 2.830% 2 1 May 2, 2021 2 2.960% 3 1 May 8, 2021 2.804% 2.967% 2 4.648% 4.239% 4 1 May 9, 2021 3.809% 3.193% 2 5.511% 4.645% 5 1 May 15, 2021 4.146% 3.862% 2 6.301% 5.974% 6 1 May 16, 2021 4.487% 4.840% 2 6.473% 6.744% 7 1 May 22, 2021 4.207% 3.773% 2 5.756% 5.191% 8 1 May 23, 2021 5.113% 4.832% 2 7.667% 6.938% 9 1 May 29, 2021 5.466% 4.638% 2 6.875% 5.694% 10 1 May 30, 2021 5.271% 4.151% 2 6.940% 5.544% 11 1 June 5, 2021 5.547% 4.962% 2 7.957% 7.100% 12 1 June 6, 2021 5.327% 4.309% 2 7.073% 5.536% 13 1 June 12, 2021 5.979% 4.952% 2 8.658% 7.447% 14 1 June 13, 2021 5.584% 5.090% 2 8.027% 7.177% 15 1 June 19, 2021 6.197% 5.329% 28.842% 8.123% 16 1 June 20, 2021 6.026% 5.193% 2 8.440% 7.775% 17 1 June 26, 2021 6.323% 5.602% 28.959% 8.174% 18 1 June 27, 2021 5.688% 5.028% 2 7.697% 7.108% 19 1 July 3, 2021 7.007% 6.373% 2 9.363% 8.701% 20 1 July 4, 2021 7.143% 6.655% 2 Average In the table above, the represent the lowest published ratings and the represent the highest published ratings. N/A denotes rating that was not released. NR denotes that the episode did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date. This series aired on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC and EBS).
International broadcast Recently, on the OTT platform Viki, which is being serviced in the Americas, the Middle East, Oceania and Asia, Bossam: Steal the Fate has risen to the Top 10 US Market Content ranking, as well as scored 9.4/10 in the service user evaluation. With the enthusiastic support of overseas fans, subtitles were created in 11 languages. In Taiwan, it's available for streaming on the popular platform friDay from May 1, 2021. The viewers rating is 4.8 out of 5. It is scheduled to be broadcast on GTV, one of Taiwan's four major broadcasters and KNTV, a Japanese broadcaster specialising in Korean wave, and will be serviced in the second half of this year on terrestrial broadcasters in Vietnam, the Philippines and Singapore. Also, it will replace Slay: Till Death Do Us Part on GMA at a later timeslot of 11:00 PM, after Saksi and before Desirable Flowers.
Awards and nominations + Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result APAN Star Awards 2022 Best Couple Award Jung Il-woo with Kwon Yu-ri Popularity Star Award, Actor Jung Il-woo Popularity Star Award, Actress Kwon Yu-ri Asia Artist Awards 2021 Best Acting Award Kwon Yu-ri
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References
External links
Bossam: Steal the Fate at Daum Bossam: Steal the Fate at Naver