The first night with the duke is a newly aired fantasy, romantic work, starring Taecyeon (2PM) and Seohyun (SNSD). The story revolves around Cha Sun Chaek - a university student who suddenly fell into a book and had a "one-night love" with Yi Beon - a almost perfect guy with handsome appearance, martial arts skills and calmness.
After 2 episodes, the film recorded viewership ratings at 3.3% and 3.4%. Although this is not a very high achievement, it is a breakthrough number compared to KBS2's previous works shown at the same time frame, "Health before love after", "Kick Kick Kick Kick"...
However, the controversy over causing damage to Byeongsan Seowon - a UNESCO-recognized world heritage site - during filming caused a significant impact. However, according to Korean media, there is still a part of the audience who favor the film "The First Night with the Prince".
In particular, the modern dialogue, humorous story with matching appearances, charming acting of Taecyeon, Seohyun - 2 famous Gen2 idols (2nd generation Kpop idols), or the fact that the SNSD member is not afraid to tarnish himself, dress up as a man... are plus points.
Previously, Taecyeon revealed that the reason he accepted to participate in the project was because of Seohyun. I have great confidence in Seohyun. Working on the same project with a friend from Gen2 made me feel very excited. In my memory, Seohyun has always been a girl who always carries a book with her, and now she is really entering a book, so Im looking forward to it.
Meanwhile, the SNSD member also said that although she was the first choice in the film, when she heard that her senior would accept the role, she thought: "If I didn't do it, it would be a pity".
In their first collaboration, the two idols gave each other many compliments. Seohyun praised her senior for his excellent energy, always getting into character even without a camera, making the set atmosphere more cohesive; while Taecyeon assessed the character that Seohyun played as complicated and not easy to express, but her acting exceeded his expectations.
