According to Nielsen Korea, episode 10 of The Government of the Tyranny achieved an average nationwide rating of 15.8% - the highest since it aired and led the rating in the same broadcast time frame on all TV channels in Korea.
With this achievement, the work starring YoonA and Lee Chae Min continues to hold the record for tvN's highest-rated drama in 2025.
According to Good Data Corporation, "The Government of Bridesmaids" also maintained the No. 1 position on the most notable Korean drama rankings of the week. YoonA is still at the Top 1 of the hottest TV actors chart for 4 consecutive weeks.
In episode 10, the relationship between King Lee Heon (Lee Chae Min) and King Ji Young (YoonA) has had an important development through events.
The episode opens with a thrilling ending when Ji Young is imprisoned and tortured by Dai Phi (the king's stepmother) for suspecting that her son was poisoned after eating dishes cooked by Ji Young.
Lee Heon immediately ran to the big club to demand his release but was stopped by Dai Phi. While Lee Heon was outraged, Ji Young was worried that he would become a villain like in history, so he tried to reassure him and restrain himself. She hopes Lee Heon will find evidence to save her, instead of killing someone else.
After that, the Empress (the king's grandmother) released Ji Young and gave her 3 days of investigation to prove her innocence. Finally, Ji Young and Lee Heon discovered that Dai Phi's son was poisoned due to using supplements containing a strange medicinal herb, which formed toxins when eaten with Ji Young's ginseng stewed chicken.
And the person behind the scenes blaming Ji Young was the captive Mok Ju - a woman trusted by the king but who followed the rebellion.
During the investigation into the truth, the relationship between King Lee Heon and Ji Young also developed strongly. Lee Heon did not hesitate to confess his secret feelings to the self-conscious woman, the two had many moments of affectionate kissing.
The romantic scene at the end of the film pushed the rating to its peak. Lee Heon put a ring on Ji Young, gave each other a sweet kiss and hoped her to become his partner.
The film has only 2 final episodes, making the audience even more curious about whether Lee Heon and Ji Young have a happy ending, when the two are originally in two different worlds.
Previously, many films with thorny themes have disappointed with their disappointing endings, so the audience hoped that "The officialdom of the tycoon" would have a reasonable ending.
