21st Century Prince's Wife: Overview of the South Korean Television Drama

21st Century Prince's Wife, also known under the English working title Perfect Crown (Hangul: 21세기 대군부인; revised romanization: 21seki Dagunbuin), is a South Korean television series broadcast on the network MBC.

Promotional image for the drama series — Promotional artwork for the series

The series is directed by Park Joon-Hwa and written by Yoo Ah-In. It consists of 12 episodes and occupies MBC's Friday and Saturday 21:50 time slot.

Production and Broadcast Schedule

The drama premiered on April 10, 2026, and concluded its broadcast run on May 16, 2026. In the MBC schedule, it took over the time slot previously occupied by In Your Radiant Season and was followed by Fifties Professionals on May 22, 2026.

Cast member IU — IU stars as Seong Hui-Ju

Cast member Byeon Woo-Seok — Byeon Woo-Seok stars as Prince I-An

Cast and Characters

The main cast includes:

IU as Seong Hui-Ju
Byeon Woo-Seok as Prince I-An
Noh Sang-Hyun as Min Jeong-Woo
Gong Seung-Yeon as Yoon Yi-Rang