"Mudang, Goodbye" tvN 'Gyeonwoo and Seonnyeo' Happy Ending... Enters Top 10 TV Shows in 51 Countries

[Financial News] tvN Monday-Tuesday drama 'Gyeonwoo and Seonnyeo' (directed by Kim Yong-wan, written by Yang Ji-hoon, planned by CJ ENM, produced by Studio Dragon·Dexter Pictures·iO Contents Group) concluded on the 29th amid favorable reviews.
To save Park Seong-ah (played by Jo Yi-hyun), Bae Gyeon-woo (played by Chu Young-woo) was prepared to face death and returned the evil spirit Bong-su, and Park Seong-ah's sincere prayer to the goddess Seonnyeo for another chance was touching and earnest. Rather than achieving the dream of living an ordinary life, Park Seong-ah and Bae Gyeon-woo chose happiness in their own way, saving each other and creating an unforgettable happy ending.
The power of first love, which even the evil spirit couldn't stop, led to explosive viewer reactions. According to Nielsen Korea's paid household standards, the final episode recorded an average viewership rating of 5.1% in the metropolitan area, peaking at 6.2%, and an average of 4.9% nationwide, peaking at 6.1%, ranking 1st in the same time slot including general programming and cable.
According to the official platform Fundex by Good Data Corporation, 'Gyeonwoo and Seonnyeo' ranked 1st for 3 consecutive weeks in the TV-OTT integrated popularity category in the 4th week of July. In the cast category, Jo Yi-hyun (2nd), Chu Young-woo (1st), and Chu Ja-hyun (4th) were in the top 5, proving their hot popularity until the end. With praise as 'The Second Seonjae, Run Away', it ranked 1st for 4 consecutive weeks in TVING's top 10 content, and recorded the 3rd highest viewership UV in tvN Monday-Tuesday drama history, realizing its popularity. According to FlixPatrol, it also entered the TOP 10 in the Prime Video 51 countries TV show category (English/Non-English combined).
In the broadcast that day, Bae Gyeon-woo asked Bong-su how to meet the 'real' Park Seong-ah. However, even at the time Bong-su mentioned, Park Seong-ah did not appear, and Bong-su made a final request to die for him. Bong-su, trapped in Park Seong-ah's body, was at risk of his soul vessel breaking, and Bae Gyeon-woo eventually made up his mind.
Hearing Bong-su's sincere tears, Bae Gyeon-woo headed to Park Seong-ah's dream, and Park Seong-ah immediately recognized him as Bae Gyeon-woo, not Bong-su. When Park Seong-ah asked how he had been during the time they couldn't meet, Bae Gyeon-woo recalled the time he spent searching for her. Bae Gyeon-woo, who was heartbroken by Park Seong-ah's consideration of avoiding him even in dreams to avoid causing harm, shared a tender kiss, saying, "I'm sorry for leaving you alone at eighteen," and only then could Bong-su leave Park Seong-ah's body and go to Bae Gyeon-woo.
Yeomhwa (played by Chu Ja-hyun) also risked her life to correct her mistakes. Flower Nobleman (played by Yoon Byung-hee), who realized her reckless plan, rushed to the abandoned house, but Yeomhwa and Bong-su sealed the door so that no one could enter. The power of the evil spirit was strong, and Flower Nobleman struggled alone. At that moment, Park Seong-ah appeared. Her earnest desire to save Bae Gyeon-woo summoned the goddess Seonnyeo again, reaching even Dongcheon General (played by Kim Mi-kyung), making Park Seong-ah a shaman. Park Seong-ah broke the seal of the evil spirit and entered the abandoned house to face Bong-su.
Meanwhile, Bae Gyeon-woo was comforting the lonely death of a young student soldier, and at that moment, Bong-su remembered his real name, 'Jang Yun-bo'. In front of Park Seong-ah's hot tears, Bong-su said, "Goodbye, Mudang. You should be well too," and left this world.
After sending Bong-su to the afterlife, Park Seong-ah and Bae Gyeon-woo returned to their respective places. Bae Gyeon-woo won a ticket to the Olympics as a national archery representative, and Park Seong-ah continued to live as a shaman who couldn't ignore the still crying ghosts. "I see more than others. Thanks to that, I always lingered on the outskirts of the world, but now it's not sad," followed by the two's kiss, decorated a perfect happy ending.
'Gyeonwoo and Seonnyeo' left a lingering impression as a mutual salvation romance where Park Seong-ah and Bae Gyeon-woo, who dreamed of an ordinary life, eventually found happiness in their own way. The performances of Jo Yi-hyun and Chu Young-woo, who delicately portrayed the narrative of becoming each other's first love and salvation, boasted perfect chemistry. The fresh setting of a grand operation to exorcise bad luck to save a doomed first love, and the 'human talisman' that becomes more effective as it sticks, was convincingly unraveled by director Kim Yong-wan's direction and writer Yang Ji-hoon's writing, receiving praise. Additionally, the presence of Cha Kang-yoon, who added excitement and laughter to the drama as Park Seong-ah and Bae Gyeon-woo's close friend, the immersive performance of Chu Ja-hyun as Yeomhwa, and the performances of Kim Mi-kyung, Yoon Byung-hee, and Lee Soo-mi, who enriched the world of shamans, also shone.



jashin@fnnews.com Reporter Shin Jin-ah