Bossam: Steal the Fate

Bossam: Steal the Fate
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Hangul	보쌈–운명을 훔치다
Hanja	洑쌈–運命을 훔치다
Revised Romanization	Bossam–Unmyeong-eul Humchida
Genre	Historical Drama Romance
Created by	Park Tae-ho (MBN) Kim Tae-hyun (Wavve)
Written by	Kim Ji-su Park Chul
Directed by	Kwon Seok-jang
Starring	Jung Il-woo Kwon Yu-ri Shin Hyun-soo Kim Tae-woo
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	20
Production
Executive producer	Kim Jae-hoon (MBN)
Producers	Hong Hyuk Lee Chang-gu Kim Hyo-sung Cha Do-ri
Running time	70 minutes
Production companies	JS Pictures EL Rise [ko]
Original release
Network	MBN
Release	May 1 (2021-05-01) – July 4, 2021 (2021-07-04)

Bossam: Steal the Fate (

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.^[5][6]

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.^[1]

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.^[b]

Cast

Main

• Jung Il-woo as Ba-woo/Kim Dae-seok; Kim Je-nam's grandson and Queen Dowager Soseong's nephew.^[8]
• Kwon Yu-ri as Yi Su-kyeong, Princess Hwain; the daughter of Gwanghaegun and Royal Consort So-ui of the Papyeong Yun clan.^[7]
• Shin Hyun-soo as Yi Dae-yeob; Yi I-cheom's youngest son and Princess Hwain's brother-in-law.^[9]

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.
• Court Lady Kim Gae-shi^[10]
• Seo Beom-sik as Jung-yeong; Commander of the Royal Guards.

• 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.^[11]

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
• Yoon Young-min as Queen Inmok
• Lee Min-Jae as Prince Neungyang

Special appearances

• Ra Mi-ran as bossam widow^[12]
• 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.^[13] On August 26, 2020 Kwon Yu-ri joined the cast as the female lead.^[7] On 11 November, Shin Hyun-soo's agency reported that he was considering a proposal to appear in the new historical drama.^[14] In March 2021, the lineup was confirmed.^[2]

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."^[15]

Release

MBN's first historical series, the 10th anniversary special drama premiered on MBN on May 1, 2021, and streamed simultaneously on Wavve.^[16]

Original soundtrack

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

Part 6

Part 7

Part 8

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Part 10

Part 11

Part 12

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Part 14

Part 15

Part 16

Part 17

Part 18

Part 19

Part 20

Reception

Commercial performance

On its first episode, Bossam Steal Fate set a new viewership rating record for an MBN drama premiere.^[37]

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.^[38][39]

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%,^[40] and has set a new record for the highest viewership ever achieved by any drama in MBN's history.^[5]

Audience viewership

Bossam: Steal the Fate : South Korea viewers per episode (millions)

Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Nielsen Korea[41] Average TV viewership ratings Ep. Part Original broadcast date Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)[41] Nationwide Seoul 1 1 May 1, 2021 2.498% (NR) N/A 2 3.132% (7th) 2.830% (6th) 2 1 May 2, 2021 2.020% (NR) N/A 2 2.960% (6th) 2.362% (8th) 3 1 May 8, 2021 2.804% (10th) 2.967% (7th) 2 4.648% (1st) 4.239% (2nd) 4 1 May 9, 2021 3.809% (4th) 3.193% (5th) 2 5.511% (1st) 4.645% (2nd) 5 1 May 15, 2021 4.146% (6th) 3.862% (6th) 2 6.301% (1st) 5.974% (1st) 6 1 May 16, 2021 4.487% (3rd) 4.840% (3rd) 2 6.473% (2nd) 6.744% (2nd) 7 1 May 22, 2021 4.207% (3rd) 3.773% (5th) 2 5.756% (1st) 5.191% (1st) 8 1 May 23, 2021 5.113% (2nd) 4.832% (3rd) 2 7.667% (1st) 6.938% (1st) 9 1 May 29, 2021 5.466% (2nd) 4.638% (3rd) 2 6.875% (1st) 5.694% (1st) 10 1 May 30, 2021 5.271% (3rd) 4.151% (3rd) 2 6.940% (1st) 5.544% (2nd) 11 1 June 5, 2021 5.547% (3rd) 4.962% (4th) 2 7.957% (2nd) 7.100% (2nd) 12 1 June 6, 2021 5.327% (2nd) 4.309% (3rd) 2 7.073% (1st) 5.536% (1st) 13 1 June 12, 2021 5.979% (2nd) 4.952% (4th) 2 8.658% (1st) 7.447% (1st) 14 1 June 13, 2021 5.584% (2nd) 5.090% (3rd) 2 8.027% (1st) 7.177% (1st) 15 1 June 19, 2021 6.197% (2nd) 5.329% (3rd) 2 8.842% (1st) 8.123% (1st) 16 1 June 20, 2021 6.026% (3rd) 5.193% (4th) 2 8.440% (1st) 7.775% (1st) 17 1 June 26, 2021 6.323% (3rd) 5.602% (3rd) 2 8.959% (1st) 8.174% (1st) 18 1 June 27, 2021 5.688% (4th) 5.028% (5th) 2 7.697% (1st) 7.108% (1st) 19 1 July 3, 2021 7.007% (4th) 6.373% (4th) 2 9.363% (1st) 8.701% (1st) 20 1 July 4, 2021 7.143% (4th) 6.655% (4th) 2 9.759% (1st) 9.017% (2nd) Average 6.042% —[c] In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest published ratings and the red numbers 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 Korean wave, and will be serviced in the second half of this year on terrestrial broadcasters in Vietnam, the Philippines and Singapore.[44][45] 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 Ref. APAN Star Awards 2022 Best Couple Award Jung Il-woo with Kwon Yu-ri Nominated [46] Popularity Star Award, Actor Jung Il-woo Nominated Popularity Star Award, Actress Kwon Yu-ri Nominated Asia Artist Awards 2021 Best Acting Award Kwon Yu-ri Won [47] Notes ^ "Bossam" refers to a customary remarriage of the Joseon period. 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