Hwajung

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

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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 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 as Yong Gol Dae
• ??? as Man Ryuk Je
• ??? as Mo Moon Ryong
• Otani Ryohei as Idachi, Japanese merchant
• Song Joon Hee
• Lee Kyu Sub
• Kim Ik Tae
• Jun Moo Song

Production Credits

• Production Company: Kim Jong Hak Productions
• Chief Producer: Lee Chang Sub
• Producer: Yoo Hyun Jong (유현종), Park Bo Kyung (박보경)
• Director: Kim Sang Ho and Choi Jung Kyu
• 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

• Official site
• Daum Movie site
• Korean Wikipedia

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