“The Red Sleeve” to increase one more episode, ending with 17 episodes in total

According to OSEN’s report on December 9th, MBC’s Friday-Saturday drama “The Red Sleeve”, which was planned to have 16 episodes, now will end after episode 17. This move is aimed at creating a stronger ending by extending the main broadcast with one more episode, not a special broadcast.

“The Red Sleeve” is a drama depicting the sad romance between a king, who prioritizes his country, and a court lady who wants to protect the life she has chosen. This drama tells about a historical fact, interpreting the romance of King Jeongjo, the 22nd King of Joseon, and his concubine, Euibin Seong, from a modern perspective. It was based on a novel of the same name.

In particular, the drama is receiving huge love from K-Drama fans for impressive performances of Lee Jun-ho, who plays the Crown Prince Lee San, and Lee Se-young, who plays the court lady whose last name is Euibin.

The recently aired 7th and 8th episodes recorded ratings of 10.7% and 10.5%, respectively. The drama is showing a rare rise in the terrestrial broadcasting market, in which a rating exceeding 5% is considered ‘good’, and a double-digit rating is a ‘big hit’.

Meanwhile, the production team plans to repay the viewers’ support and make a successful ending with a stronger impact. Therefore, they decided to extend the drama by one more episode. Regarding the script for the 16th episode, which was the previous final episode, it was already completed the day before the drama was broadcast for the first time. It is expected that working on an additional script will not be difficult.

Currently, “The Red Sleeve” is focusing on the last-minute filming for various stories in addition to the romance that appears in the second half of the drama. Both the production team and the cast are determined to do their best until the end to repay the love they received from the audiences.

“The Red Sleeve” airs every Friday and Saturday at 9:50 P.M.