Bossam: Steal the Fate
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 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, when he mistakenly kidnaps Yi Su-kyeong, 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 Royal Consort So-ui of the Papyeong Yun clan.
- 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 Royal Consort So-ui of the Papyeong Yun clan; 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 Gae-shi
- Seo Beom-sik as Jung-yeong; Commander of the Royal Guards.
Yi Dae-yeob's Family
- Lee Jae-yong as Left State Councillor Yi I-cheom; Dae-yeop's father and Princess Hwain's father-in-law.
- Myung Se-bin as Lady Haeindang of the Gwangju Yi clan; 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 oldest 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 the monk
- Hong Jae-min as Hyeon-su
- Kim Seo-an as Princess Jeongmyeong
- Yoon Young-min as Queen Inmok
- Lee Min-jae as Prince Neungyang
Special appearances
- Ra Mi-ran as bossam widow
- Kim Sa-kwon as groom of the bossam widow
- Jang Young-hyeon as 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.Original soundtrack
Part 8
Part 16
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.