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Hwajung

Details

Title: 화정 (華政) / Hwajeong
Also known as: Splendid Politics
Previously known as: Princess Jungmyung
Genre: Historical, political, romance
Episodes: 50
Broadcast network: MBC
Broadcast period: 2015-Apr-13 to 2015-Sep-29
Air time: Monday & Tuesday 22:00
Original Soundtrack: Hwajung OST

Synopsis

This interpretation tells of Gwanghae as the son of a concubine and secondary heir, who in his thirst for power, usurps the Crown and ousts his half-sister Jungmyung from the palace. Gwanghae is then deposed in a coup by the Westerners, who replace him with Injo. Extremely paranoid and wanting to stabilise his position, he is also out for Jungmyung's life.

Cast

Correlation Chart - click to enlarge

Main Cast

Cha Seung Won as Prince Gwanghae
- Lee Tae Hwan as teen Gwanghae
Lee Yun Hee as Princess Jungmyung / Hwayi
- Jung Chan Bi as teen Jungmyung / Hwayi
- Heo Jung Eun as child Jungmyung
Kim Jae Won as King Injo
Seo Kang Joon as Hong Joo Won
- Yoon Chan Young as teen Joo Won
- Choi Kwon Soo as child Joo Won
Han Joo Wan as Kang In Woo
- Ahn Do Gyu as teen In Woo
- Lee Tae Woo as child In Woo

Royal Family & Associates

Shin Eun Jung as Queen Inmok
Kim Min Seo as Jo Yeo Jung, Consort Jo
Baek Sung Hyun as Crown Prince Sohyeon
Kim Hee Jung as Consort Kang (Kang Bin)
Lee Seung Ah as Queen Inyeol
Jun Jin Seo as Grand Prince Yeongchang
Choi Jong Hwan as Prince Imhae
Park Young Kyu as King Seonjo
Yoo Jang Young (유장영) as Prince Heung An
??? as Prince Inseong
Kim Kyu Sun as Princess Jeonghye
Lee Min Ho as King Hyojong
Jang Seung Jo as Prince Jeongwon

Gunpowder Associates

Park Won Sang as Jang Bong Soo
??? as Jo Hyun
Kim Kwang Kyu as Lee Young Boo
Kwak Dong Yun as Lee Eui Rib
Jo Jae Ryong (조재룡) as Bang Geun
Lee Seung Hyung as Lee Suh
Kang Dae Hyeon (강대현) as Soo Duk
Hwang Young Hee as Ok Joo
Hyun Seung Min as Eun Sul

Court & Associates

Jo Sung Ha as Kang Joo Sun (Kang In Woo's father)
Kim Yeo Jin as Kim Kae Shi
- Jo Jung Eun as teen Kim Kae Shi
Jung Woong In as Lee Yi Chum
Jo Min Ki as Kim Ja-jeom
Uhm Hyo Sup as Hong Young
Lee Sung Min as Lee Deok Hyung
- Nam Da Reum as child Deok Hyung
Ahn Nae Sang as Heo Gyun
Kang Moon Young as Lady Yoon
Park Joon Gyu as Kim Ryu
Yoo Ha Bok (유하복) as General Yi Gwal
Im Ho as Choi Myung-kil
Kim Chang Wan as Lee Won Ik
Jung Hae Kyun as General Gang Hong-rip
Nam Myung Ryul as Chung In Hong
Kim Seung Wook as Lee Hang Bok
Yoo Seung Mok as Yoo Hee Boon
Kim Hyung Bum as Kim Kyung Jing
Jang Kwang as Yi Gwi
Lee Seung Hyo as Yi Shi Baek
Kim Seo Kyung as Yi Shi Bang
??? as Yi Ye Soon
??? as Yi Jung Pyo
Lee Jae Yong as Kim Sang Hyun
??? as Yoon Do Ha (Joo Sun's lackey)
Kyung Kyu Su (경규수) as Yi Chum's minion

Other

Gong Myung as Yi Jakyung, Jung Myung's bodyguard
- Kang Chan Hee as young Ja Kyung
Baek Soo Ryun (백수련) as Soo Ryun Gae
??? as Yi Eui Shin
Jang Hyuk Jin (장혁진) as Ma Roo Noh
Kim Young Suk (김영석) as Jung Myung Soo
??? as Ha Se Gook
??? as Lee Sun
??? as Nurhaci
Jung Sung Woon as Hong Taiji
Kim Tae Han (김태한) as Yong Gol Dae
??? as Man Ryuk Je
??? as Mo Moon Ryong
Otani Ryohei as Idachi, Japanese merchant
Song Joon Hee (송준희)

Production Credits

Production Company: Kim Jong Hak Productions
Director: Kim Sang Ho and Choi Jung Kyu (최정규)
Screenwriter: Kim Yi Young

Recognitions

2015 MBC Drama Awards: Top 10 Stars Award (Cha Seung Won)

Episode Ratings

See Hwajung/Episode Ratings

Notes

This drama interprets real-life Prince Gwanghae as an scheming manipulator who ursurps the crown from the rightful bloodline.
Jo Yeo Jung is loosely based on King Injo's favourite Concubine Jo. In this adaption, she begins as a lady in waiting to Kim Kae Shi.

External Links

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