Dae Jang Geum

Jewel in the Palace

Details

• Title: 대장금 (大長今) / Dae Jang Geum
• Also known as: Jewel in the Palace (MBC Global) / Great Jang Geum
• Genre: Historical, melodrama, medical, food, romance
• Broadcast network: MBC
• Episodes: 54
• Broadcast period: 2003-Sep-15 to 2004-Mar-23
• Air time: Monday & Tuesday 21:55
• Viewership rating: peak=57.8% average=46.3%
• Original Soundtrack: Dae Jang Geum OST

Synopsis

About 500 years ago during the time of Chosun Dynasty, Korea boasted a rigidly hierarchical and male dominated social structure. Set in this period, "Jewel in the Palace" is based on a true story about a legendary girl (Jang Geum) who became the first woman to be the supreme royal physician of her times. Despite her poor condition as a low class girl in the male dominated society, Jang Geum overcame a series of social discrimination and landed herself as a royal cook, later becoming the royal physician, then ultimately the physician in charge of the king. She was even given by the king the title "The Great Jang Geum." The story of her checkered life on her success and breakdown as well as her love story beautifully unfold. "Jewel in the Palace" is sure to touch your heart. --MBC Global Media

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User/Viewer Ratings

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Cast

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Main Cast Lee Young Ae as Seo Jang Geum Jo Jung Eun as young Jang Geum Hong Ri Na as Choi Geum Young Lee Se Young as young Geum Young Ji Jin Hee as Min Jung Ho Im Ho as King Jungjong Royal Family Eom Yoo Shin as Dowager Queen Jasun (King Jungjong's mother) Park Jung Sook as Queen Munjeong Park Eun Hye as Lee Yeon Saeng Kim So Yun (김소연) as young Lee Yeon Saeng Lee Joo Hee as Queen Yun (Yeonsangun's mother) Jung Ki Sung as Yeonsangun Won Duk Hyun as young Yeonsangun Lee Young Jin (이영진) as Queen Jang Kyung Kim Young Im as sokwan Lee Young Hee as Queen Yun's mother Kim Ji Eun as Princess Palace Court Ladies Park Jung Soo as Head Lady Park Yong Shin Lee Sook as Park Yong Shin's assistant Choi Eun Sook as Choi Ma Ri (Choi Sung Geum's aunt) Yeo Woon Kye as Court Lady Jung Mal Geum Yang Mi Kyung as Court Lady Han Baek Young (Jang Geum's teacher) Kyun Mi Ri as Court Lady Choi Sung Geum (Geum Young's aunt) Kim So Yi as Court Lady Min Mi Geum Choi Ja Hye as Noh Chang Yi Joo Da Young as young Chang Yi Lee Do Eun as Yoon Young Ro Kim Han Bi (김한비) as young Young Ro Baek Hyun Sook as In Dong Lee Hye Sang as Jo Bang Kim So Young as young Jo Bang Kim Jung Ha as Court Lady Lee Young Ja (이영자) as Court Lady Go Yong Hwa as Court Lady Kim Jin Yang as Court Lady Byun Eun Young as Court Lady Cha Joo Ok as Court Lady Kim So Won as Court Lady Noh Lee Eun Joo (이은주) as Lady Noh's assistant Hyun Young Im as Court Lady Ji Kim Soo Yun (김수연) as Dowager Queen Jasun's court lady Jung Hye Wook (정혜욱) as Queen Munjeong's court lady Ahn Yeo Jin as Court Lady Shin Hong Ye Ryung as Court Lady Kim Joo Hee as Court Lady Sung In Ja as Court Lady Hyun Sook Hee as Court Lady Choi Min Geum as Court Lady Park Ji Young as Court Lady Nam Hyun as Court Lady Baek Jae Min as Yushin Trinity as Saryun

Medical People Han Ji Min as Shin Bi Lee Se Eun as Park Yul Yi Jun In Taek as Doctor Jung Yoon Soo Park Eun Soo as Shin Ik Pil Maeng Sang Hoon as Doctor Jung Woon Baek Ji Sang Ryul as Jo Chil Bok Kim Sun Young as Ke Goo Moo Kim Min Hee as Bi Sun Lee Seung Ah as Eun Bi Kang Jung Hwa as Jo Dong Jun Soo Yeon as Cho Bok Kim Do Yun as Park Shi Yeon Soon Dong Woon (순동운) as Lee Hyun Wook Court People Jo Kyung Hwan as Oh Gyum Ho Han Young Soo as Park Bo Gyum Park Young Ji as Lee Kwang Hee Kim Yong Sik as Daesahun Im Moon Soo as Yu Sang Cheon Shin Gook as Eunuch Jang Beon Seo Jang Geum's Family Kim Hye Sun as Park Myung Yi (Jang Geum's mother) Park Chan Hwan as Seo Chun Soo (Jang Geum's father) Im Hyun Sik as Kang Duk Goo (Jang Geum's adoptive father) Jang Ha Lin as Min So Won (Seo Jang Geum's daughter) Geum Bo Ra as Na Joo Daek (Duk Goo's wife) Won Dong Hyun (원동현) as Sang Im (Duk Goo's son) Jejo's People Kim Yeo Jin as Jang Duk (physician lady from Jeju) Lee Hye Geun (이혜근) as Jang Duk's female servant Park Hyung Sun as as Jang Duk's female servant Ahn Ye Eun as Jang Duk's female servant Lee Sang Chul (이상철) as Goo Man Moon Hoe Won as Jejo's pastor Neophytes Kim Min Chae as Han Bi Ra Yoon Kyung as Shi Eun Extended Cast Lee Hee Do as Choi Pan Sool (Lady Choi's brother) Seo Bum Shik as Pildo Lee Jang Hoon (이장훈) as Choi Pan Sool's servant(Lee Haeng Soo) Cha Yoon Hoe (차윤회) as Choi Pan Sool's servant(steward Yeong) Na Sung Kyoon as Yoon Mak Gye Lee Do Ryun as Ming dynasty reaper Noh Yoon as Hwang Oh Hyup as Min Jung Ho's body guard Hyun Jin as Sun Dol Son Young Soon as Queen Munjeong's Wet nurse More Extended Cast & Guests

Production Credits

• Chief Producer: Jo Joong Hyun
• Director: Lee Byung Hoon
• Screenwriter: Kim Young Hyun

External Links

• MBC Homepage
• MBC Global Media
• NHK Homepage
• Dae Jang Geum Theme Park
• English Wikipedia
• Korean Wikipedia

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