MBC’s The Forbidden Marriage (2022) is a romantic-comedy historical drama about the King of Joseon who ordered a ban on romance after losing his crown princess, and a female con artist with a bubbly personality who will pretend to be possessed by the spirit of the crown princess in front of the king. It is based on the web novel of the same name by Chun Ji-hye.
Genre: Historical, Romance, Comedy
Also known as: Golden Spirit, Joseon’s Ban on Marriage
No of episodes: TBA
Writer: Chun Ji-hye
Directors: Park Sang-Woo, Jeong Hoon
Network: MBC
Streaming platform: Amazon Prime Video
Date: December 9, 2022
Main cast:
- Park Ju-hyun as So-rang
- Kim Young-dae as Lee Heon
- Kim Woo-seok as Lee Shin-won
Nielsen Korea: Nationwide TV Viewership Rating
| Rating | South Korean viewers in thousands | Episode | 2022 – 2023 |
| 4.6% | 798 | 1 | December 9 |
| 3.4% | – | 2 | December 10 |
| 3.5% | 616 | 3 | December 16 |
| 3.0% | – | 4 | December 17 |
| 4.0% | 675 | 5 | December 23 |
| 3.1% | – | 6 | December 24 |
| 4.9% | 917 | 7 | January 6 |
| 3.2% | – | 8 | January 7 |
| 4.7% | 858 | 9 | January 13 |
| 3.8% | 671 | 10 | January 14 |
| 4.8% | 915 | 11 | January 20 |
| 4.7% | 905 | 12 | January 21 |
Good Data: Drama Buzzworthy Rankings
| 2022 – 2023 | The Forbidden Marriage |
| December Week 2 | 4th |
| December Week 3 | 4th |
| December Week 4 | 6th |
| December Week 5 | 6th |
| January Week 1 | 9th |
| January Week 2 | 10th |
Official posters
Official trailer
Source: Naver | Images: MBC Drama
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