Highly Anticipated K-Drama “The Remarried Empress” Already Hit With Criticism After Premiere

The new K-Drama The Remarried Empress has just premiered the first episodes, but has already been hit with major criticism from netizens.

The Remarried Empress has been highly anticipated since the K-Drama was announced.

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The first episodes have aired, and fans have shared their reactions. Although some have loved the show, it has come under some criticism for various reasons.

Some have hit back at the cast…

This needed younger actors tbh

— FOR FUN AND CHAOS (@hereforfunhb) November 3, 2026

Others hit back at the costumes.

Why did they style my ahjumma like Cinderella’s wicked stepmother Im crying #TheRemarriedEmpress #TheRemarriedEmpressEp1 pic.twitter.com/vACj6vw1yM

— Age (@Victoriazuhv) November 3, 2026

Just started and the costume is throwing me off so bad🫩🫩 #TheRemarriedEmpress

— M🫧🌙 (@mhewa_0rb) November 3, 2026

Yet, many of the issues seem to be with the production and quality of the videos, with some saying one particular scene looked low-quality and like something that would be shared as a short clip on social media rather than a high-budget K-Drama.

why the remarried empress literally be looking like some instagram reel drama what’s up with production pic.twitter.com/BnKD3pTMEW

— dià ✿ (@prodjayism) November 3, 2026

excuse me but why does the clips from TRE look so low budget?? #TheRemarriedEmpress what’s going on? 😵‍💫😵‍💫

— 𓆩 𝔼𝕗𝕖 𓆪 🙂‍↔️ (@omoblaqee) November 3, 2026

But seriously, wtf is this quality??

pic.twitter.com/zzWJXjgS1f

— 𓆩 𝔼𝕗𝕖 𓆪 🙂‍↔️ (@omoblaqee) November 3, 2026

One viral tweet even saw a wave of lashings towards Ju Ji Hoon and his visuals.

먼 장면인지 1나도 모르겠고
그냥 노안 온 아저씨 같은뎁쇼 pic.twitter.com/SgrgVPqu5J

— 풍풍이☘️(상태:보완수사권폐지반대) (@vndvnd_n) November 3, 2026

I have no idea what scene this is even supposed to be from, and he just looks like some middle-aged guy who’s going farsighted.

얼평 안할수가 없는 게
주ㅈ훈이 그래도 황태자역하고 미남계열로 뜬 거였잖아. 모델출신어쩌구하면서. 근데 왜저렇게 늙냐고. 이 기술과 시술이 넘쳐나는 시대에 얼굴 업계에 살면서 어떻게 그럴 수가 있느냐고. 무슨일이냐고. 퍼컬이 안맞아서 더 저모양인거냐고.

— 물미역✨️ (@mubit777) November 3, 2026

I can’t help but judge his looks. Ju Ji Hoon originally rose to fame playing a crown prince and being marketed as one of the handsome actors, with all that talk about him being a former model and whatnot. But why has he aged so badly? In an era overflowing with cosmetic procedures and beauty treatments, how is it possible to look like that when you’re literally in the beauty industry? What on earth happened to him? Is his personal color palette making him look even worse?