Actors Ahn Bo-hyun and Soo-hyun are set to greet viewers through a dangerous and intense relationship that shakes Goryeo.
JTBC’s new Saturday-Sunday drama ‘Shinui Guseul’ (written by Jung Hyun-min, directed by Jung Dae-yoon), premiering on December 5 at 10:40 PM KST, is set in 1258 during the late Goryeo dynasty when defeat loomed after 30 years of war with Mongolia. It depicts the heroic struggle of an escort team rushing into the battlefield to find the Avalokitesvara pearl, a sacred national treasure, and the story of a princess trying to save them.
In the drama, Ahn Bo-hyun plays Baek-gyeol, a young warrior from the Gyongryong-gun royal guard and a nobleman of the escort team who sets out to find the Avalokitesvara pearl. Having protected the emperor in the Gyongryong-gun, the elite unit envied by all warriors, Baek-gyeol becomes entangled in an unpredictable destiny as he crosses paths with the emperor’s youngest daughter, Princess Gyeonghwagung Wang Hee (played by Soo-hyun).
Wang Hee, portrayed by Soo-hyun, is the emperor’s youngest daughter who lost her husband early and lives alone in Gyeonghwa Palace. Keeping her heart closed to everyone and living her own life with cold rationality, she falls into an unexpected whirlpool of emotions upon meeting Gyongryong-gun commander Baek-gyeol. Baek-gyeol looks at her with a pure gaze, while Wang Hee approaches the world with a cold yet sometimes cynical attitude. Their relationship spreads within and outside the palace, drawing intense public attention.
Stills released today (the 9th) capture the tense and suspenseful atmosphere between Baek-gyeol and Wang Hee, instantly drawing attention. Facing each other in traditional Goryeo-style silk sleepwear, the two create a secretive yet strange tension as if deeply captivated by each other. It raises curiosity by foreshadowing the hot, hidden sincerity behind what seemed like a light fling and the unpredictable direction their story will take.
However, in another set of stills, Baek-gyeol and Wang Hee, who were once closer than anyone else, stand fiercely opposed, revealing a changed relationship. An unusual shift is detected in their gazes, which are vastly different from their affectionate moments. As their feelings for each other grow uncontrollably deep, the destiny they must face is unlikely to be smooth either. Questions are mounting as to why Wang Hee came to oppose Baek-gyeol and how their love will intertwine with the journey to save Goryeo.
The production team shared, "Baek-gyeol and Wang Hee are figures who break down the walls of status and are intensely drawn to each other despite their destined era. Changes gradually approach their relationship, which might have seemed like a light fling," adding, "Please look forward to the hot yet perilous story that Ahn Bo-hyun and Soo-hyun will create."
