Hwajung
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Contents
Details
- Title: 화정 / Hwajung
- 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
- 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
- Seo Jung Eun (서정은) 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 Ju (최권주) 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 (이승아) as Queen Inyeol
- Jun Jin Seo as Grand Prince Yeongchang
- Choi Jong Hwan as Prince Imhae
- Park Young Kyu as King Seonjo
- ??? as Prince Heung An
- ??? as Prince Inseong
- Kim Kyu Sun as Princess Jeonghye
- Lee Min Ho as King Hyojong
- Jang Seung Jo (장승조) 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
- ??? 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
- ??? as General Yi Gwal
- Im Ho as Choi Myung-kil
- Kim Chang Wan as Lee Won Ik
- Jung Hae Kyun (정해균) 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
- ??? as Kim Kyung Jin
- 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
- Kim Hyung Bum (김형범) 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
- ??? as Jung Myung Soo
- ??? as Ha Se Gook
- ??? as Lee Sun
- ??? as Nurhaci
- ??? as Hong Taiji
- ??? as Yong Gol Dae
- ??? as Man Ryuk Jae
- ??? as Mo Moon Ryong
- Heo Jung Eun (허정은)
- Otani Ryohei as Idachi, Japanese merchant
Production Credits
- Production Company: Kim Jong Hak Productions
- Director: Kim Sang Ho and Choi Jung Kyu (최정규)
- Screenwriter: Kim Yi Young
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.
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