It looks like fans of IU and Byeon Woo Seok will have to be extra patient! The highly anticipated drama 21st Century Prince’s Wife might not air in 2025, with reports suggesting a possible delay to next year.

According to an OSEN report on February 23, MBC is considering scheduling 21st Century Prince’s Wife (tentative title) for the first half of 2026. Meanwhile, Ji Sung’s drama Judge Lee Han Young is being eyed for the year-end slot this year.

21st Century Prince’s Wife is set in a modern-day constitutional monarchy and follows the story of a woman who has it all—wealth, beauty, intelligence, and an unbeatable competitive spirit—but feels frustrated because she’s just a commoner.

On the other hand, the prince, despite being born into royalty, feels empty as he can't truly have anything he wants.

Byeon Woo Seok will play Grand Prince Ian, a royal figure in this alternate version of modern Korea. IU takes on the role of Sung Hee Joo, the second daughter of the country’s most powerful chaebol family. She was born with everything—money, looks, and brains—but she never settles for anything less than first place.

As IU gears up for her return to the small screen with When Life Gives You Tangerines and Byeon Woo Seok continues his skyrocketing popularity following Lovely Runner, excitement is already at an all-time high for their on-screen chemistry!

The drama is also drawing attention because of director Park Joon Hwa, who has a strong track record in the rom-com genre. He previously worked on Rude Miss Young-ae, Let’s Eat, What’s Wrong with Secretary Kim, and Alchemy of Souls. His most recent work was tvN’s Love Is Like a One-Way Bridge.

As for when the drama will air, an MBC representative shared, "21st Century Prince’s Wife is currently being prepared for a 2025 release, but the final schedule is still undecided."

Fans who were hoping to see IU and Byeon Woo Seok together on screen this year will have to wait a little longer, but with a star-studded cast and a powerhouse production team, it looks like 21st Century Prince’s Wife will be worth it!

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Seo Kang Joon is proving his star power as his new drama Undercover High School takes the top spot in buzz rankings.

On February 24, Good Data Corporation, a company that tracks online reactions to K-content, announced that MBC’s new Friday-Saturday drama Undercover High School ranked #1 in TV-OTT drama buzz for the third week of February.

Not only that, but lead actor Seo Kang Joon also topped the TV-OTT drama actor buzz rankings, showing just how much viewers are loving his performance.

The drama follows a National Intelligence Service (NIS) agent who goes undercover as a high school student to retrieve Emperor Gojong’s lost gold bars.

Seo Kang Joon plays the elite NIS agent Jung Hae Sung, who ditches his suit for a school uniform to complete his mission.

Despite tough competition from SBS’s Buried Hearts (ranked #2) and tvN’s My Dearest Nemesis (ranked #6), Undercover High School secured the top spot, largely thanks to Seo Kang Joon’s performance.

According to Good Data Corporation’s Won Soon Woo, “Based on netizens’ sentiment analysis, Seo Kang Joon was chosen as the actor who best suits his male lead role among the three new dramas. The positive response to his visuals and acting has directly boosted the drama’s popularity.”

Meanwhile, Netflix originals are also making waves, with The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call and Melo Movie ranking #3 and #4, while the highly anticipated When Life Gives You Tangerines entered the chart at #8 before its release.

Other school-themed dramas are also gaining attention, with Friendly Competition (U+ Mobile TV) and Study Group landing at #5 and #9, respectively.

MBC’s Undercover High School, starring Seo Kang Joon, airs every Friday and Saturday at 9:50 PM KST.

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