{"id":2062260,"date":"2025-10-01T15:11:56","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T15:11:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2062260"},"modified":"2025-10-01T15:11:56","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T15:11:56","slug":"a-historical-k-drama-with-a-wild-premise-is-becoming-a-sensation-on-netflix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/a-historical-k-drama-with-a-wild-premise-is-becoming-a-sensation-on-netflix\/","title":{"rendered":"A Historical K-Drama With A Wild Premise Is Becoming A Sensation On Netflix"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It seems a new Korean drama takes streaming by storm in the West every day, and it&#8217;s not just <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.looper.com\/624292\/the-untold-truth-of-squid-game\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:&quot;Squid Game.&quot;;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">&#8220;Squid Game.&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0But whether it&#8217;s\u00a0a life-or-death game show or a girl turning into a chicken nugget,\u00a0the biggest chart-toppers always seem to come with a wild premise. And the latest Korean series to become a hit on Netflix, the historical fantasy time travel drama\u00a0&#8220;Bon App\u00e9tit, Your Majesty,&#8221; might have the most outlandish premise yet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Bon App\u00e9tit, Your Majesty&#8221; tells the story of\u00a0Yeon Ji-yeong (Im Yoon-ah), a brilliant chef in modern-day Korea. But upon her return home after winning a major award, the timing of a solar eclipse sends her hurtling backwards through time, and she arrives in Joseon-era Korea. There she happens upon the court of King Yi Heon (Lee Chae-Min), loosely based on the real-life Korean tyrant Yeonsangun, who lived around the turn of the 16th century. With a chance to change part of Korea&#8217;s darkest history, Ji-yeong sets out to soothe the heart of the diabolical Yi Heon with her impressive culinary skills.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Based on a web novel by Park Guk-Jae titled &#8220;Surviving as Yeonsangun&#8217;s Chef,&#8221; the Korean live-action series is topping the foreign charts on Netflix. If it continues to dazzle, perhaps we&#8217;ll have another South Korean franchise on our hands, and a new entry on our list of the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.looper.com\/869573\/best-k-drama-shows-netflix\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:best K-drama shows on Netflix;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">best K-drama shows on Netflix<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read more: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.looper.com\/205681\/love-scenes-actors-regret-filming\/?zsource=yahoo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Love Scenes Actors Regret Filming;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Love Scenes Actors Regret Filming<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">The studio behind Bon Appettit opened a string of pop-up stores<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>King Yi Heon sits at a table with food in Bon Appetit, Your Majesty &#8211; Netflix<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Netflix shook the marketing world with its inventive promotional campaign for &#8220;Squid Game&#8221;\u00a0involving real-life recreations of challenges from the show (and with fewer consequences than <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.looper.com\/1454012\/netflix-squid-game-the-challenge-real\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Netflix's real &quot;Squid Game&quot;;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Netflix&#8217;s real &#8220;Squid Game&#8221;<\/a>). Not to be outdone, &#8220;Bon App\u00e9tit, Your Majesty&#8221; is trying its hand at creative marketing, and its first campaign concerns the opening of a series of pop-up shops all over Asia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Unlike &#8220;Squid Game,&#8221; the mini store campaign for\u00a0&#8220;Bon App\u00e9tit, Your Majesty&#8221; isn&#8217;t from Netflix. Instead, it&#8217;s being spearheaded by series producer Studio Dragon in response to the show&#8217;s international popularity. Shops are opening across locations in South Korea, Japan, and Thailand. These will be open for one week only, between October 2 and October 11, and according to Studio Dragon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;In response to the overwhelming support from domestic and international viewers, the pop-up stores have prepared various goods &#8230; from &#8216;Bon Appetit, Your Majesty,'&#8221; the studio said in a statement published by <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chosun.com\/english\/kpop-culture-en\/2025\/09\/30\/FK773N5SQZEQ5EBPTUQTSFE46A\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Chonsun;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Chonsun<\/a>. The shops are being opened alongside pre-orders of the official scriptbook, which Studio Dragon hopes &#8220;will help fans preserve the drama&#8217;s emotional impact for a long time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.looper.com\/1983980\/historical-k-drama-bon-appetit-your-majesty-netflix-streaming-charts\/?zsource=yahoo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:original article on Looper;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">original article on Looper<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It seems a new Korean drama takes streaming by storm in the West every day, and it&#8217;s not just &#8220;Squid Game.&#8221;\u00a0But whether it&#8217;s\u00a0a life-or-death game show or a girl turning into a chicken nugget,\u00a0the biggest chart-toppers always seem to come with a wild premise. 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