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K-drama 'Confidence Queen' premieres; some scenes shot in PH

Published Sep 7, 2025 02:29 pm
Park Min-young (left) and Jung Woong-in in "Confidence Queen" (Photo, screenshot from "Confidence Queen" on Prime Video)
Park Min-young (left) and Jung Woong-in in "Confidence Queen" (Photo, screenshot from "Confidence Queen" on Prime Video)

The Korean series “Confidence Queen,” starring Park Min-young, Park Hee-Soon and Joo Jong-Hyuk, premiered on Prime Video on Sept. 6. 

Park Min-young is back in “Confidence Queen” after starring in “Marry My Husband.” In the series, she is Yun Yi-rang, a brilliant woman who reinvents herself as a master con artist and teams up with James (Park Hee-soon) and Myung Gu-ho (Joo Jong-hyuk) to expose criminals and take their ill-gotten gains. 

Episode 1 also featured actress Song Ji-hyo, and actors Jung Woong-in and Hyun Bong-sik. 

The premiere episode of “Confidence Queen” showed scenes shot in the Philippines, including the Ninoy Aquino International Airport. 

In a club scene, Korean actor Jung Woong-in, who plays the role of foundation chairman and loan shark Jeon Tae-soo, tells Joo Jong-Hyuk in Filipino, "Masaya ka ba? (Are you happy?)." 

Joo Jong-Hyuk fires back and tells him, "Ikaw ay tanga. Gusto mo patay? (You're an idiot. Do you want to die?)." 

Korean actor Jung Woong-in (right) with Joo Jong-Hyuk and Park Min-young in the background at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 in a scene in
Korean actor Jung Woong-in (right) with Joo Jong-Hyuk and Park Min-young in the background at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 in a scene in "Confidence Queen" (Screenshot from "Confidence Queen" on Prime Video)
Joo Jong-Hyuk and Park Min-young at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 in a scene in
Joo Jong-Hyuk and Park Min-young at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 in a scene in "Confidence Queen" (Screenshot from "Confidence Queen" on Prime Video)
The Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 in a scene in
The Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 in a scene in "Confidence Queen" (Screenshot from "Confidence Queen" on Prime Video)

In an interview with Manila Bulletin and other media outlets, Park Min-young gave the reason when she decided to star in “Confidence Queen.” 

“When I read this script, I think that this character is such a great character that I don't think there would be an actress who wouldn't be drawn to her. And as for the cast as well, I have long said that I am a big fan of Hee-soon so getting to work with him was a huge plus. And also I had been following Jong-hyuk's career as well and having worked with him, all I can say is he's just really too adorable and with everyone that worked on this show, we really put our hearts and souls into it. So I think that was why I was drawn to this,” she said. 

It airs every Saturday and Sunday and has 12 episodes.

"Confidence Queen" stars (from left) Joo Jong-Hyuk, Park Min-young and Park Hee-Soon (Prime Video)
"Confidence Queen" (Prime Video)
Park Min-young (Prime Video)
Park Min-young (Prime Video)
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