| Dae Jang-geum |
| MBC Mon/Tues miniseries (2003)- 54 episodes For MBC homepage for this drama in Korean), go to: www.imbc.com/broad/tv/drama/daejanggum/index.html. Aired on MBC in Korea: September 15, 2003 - March 23, 2004 on Monday & Tuesday nights at 9:55. Aired on KBFD-TV in Hawaii without English subtitles: December 1, 2003 - June 2, 2004 Monday & Tuesday nights at 9:25 (not subtitled). Cast: Suh Jang-geum (8-49): --as a child: Jo Jung Eun --as an adult: Lee Young Ae (Fireworks) Lt. General Min Jung-ho (29-50): Ji Jin Hee (Love Letter/Spring Days) Choi Keum-young (20-40): --as a child: Lee Se Young (Gift) --as an adult: Hong Ri Na King Joong-jong (20-60): Im Ho (Her House) Kang Duk-gu (35-60): Im Hyun Sik (All In) Lady Han (Jang-geum's cooking mentor, 40): Yang Mi Kyung (Sunshine/Tender Hearts) Lady Choi (Keum-young's paternal aunt, 38): Kyun Mi Ri (To Be With You/Who's My Love) Lady Jung Mal-geum (highest lady of the kitchen, 55) Yeo Woon Kye (Who's My Love) Head Court Lady Yong Shin (40-60): Park Jung Soo (Who's My Love/Snowflakes) Yeon-seng (Jang-geum's close friend, 10-42): --as a child: __ --as an adult: Park Eun Hye (18 vs. 29) Young-ro (Court Lady, 20-35): --as a child: __ --as an adult: Lee Ip Sae Jo-bang (Court lady, 30): Lee Hye Sang Lady Min: Kim So Yi Chang-yee (Court lady): Choi Ja Hye (Be Strong Geum-soon) King's mother: Shin Kuk Queen: Park Jung Sook Jung Yoon-soo (head physician, 45-60): Jun In Taek Yoo Sang-chyul (43-57): ___ Kim Dil-chyun (35-65): ___ Shi Yeon (30): Kim Do Yeon Lady Park Myeong (Jang-geum's mom/Court Lady, 18-28) Kim Hye Sun (Conditions of Love) Suh Chun-soo (Jang-geum's dad/military officer, 19-60): Park Chan Hwan Yoon Mak-ke (40-60): Na Sung Kyoon In-dong (37): Paek Hyun Sook Sir Oh Kyum-ho (Right Prime Minister, 48): Jo Kyung Hwan (Mothers & Sisters) Choi Pan-sool (Keum-young's uncle, 45): Lee Hee Do Doo Jang (40): ___ Jung Woon-baek (herb garden supervisor, 45): Maeng Sang Hoon (Loneliness/Golden Era) Na Joo-daek (Duk-gu's wife, 35): Keum Bo Ra (Match Made in Heaven/Fox & Cotton Candy) Kang Dong-yi (25): ___ Ko Do-chil (33-45): ___ __ Jang-duk (physician lady from Jeju): Kim Yeo Jin (Second Proposal) Prof. Shin Ik-pil (physician): Park Eun Soo (Mothers & Sisters) Jo Chi-bok (physician): Ji Sang Ryul Yeul-yee (rival physician lady): Lee Se Eun Shin-bi (physician lady/Jang-geum's friend): Han Ji Min (All In) Bi-sun (physician lady): Kim Min Hee Eun-bi (physician lady): Lee Seung Ah Jo-dong (physician lady): Jun Soo Yeon (Mothers & Sisters) For more information (in Korean) about the cast, go to: www.imbc.com/broad/tv/drama/daejanggum/relation/ index.html. Introduction*: This is a true story of the first female royal physician in the Korean royal house. She starts as an escort in the royal kitchen but thanks to her parent's teachings, she goes on to become the King's personal doctor. She is a real person in Korea's recorded history. * Many thanks to fellow addict chrissy from Philly for the introduction. For a summary of this drama by MBC Production (in English), go to: www.mbcpro.co.kr/CC/synopsis/ public_htm/english/pg/detail.asp?idx=51. |
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| Learn Korean: dae = great/big Jang-geum = name of character (can also be romanized as Jang Geum, Jang-Geum, Janggeum, Jang Gum, Jang-Gum, Janggum, Jang Keum, etc.) Other variations of drama name: Dae Jang Geum Dae Janggeum (title used by KBFD-TV) Great Leader of the Century Jewel in the Palace The Great Jang-geum Staff: Screenwriter: Kim Young Hyun (Legend) Producer: Lee Byung Hoon (Sang Do) For MBC Videos on Demand (VODs) in Korean for this drama, go to: www.imbc.com/broad/tv/drama/dae janggum/vod/index.html. You must register with MBC and pay a fee to watch MBC VODs. For MBC photos from this drama, go to: www.imbc.com/broad/tv/drama/ daejanggum/photo/index.html. Shopping: For more info from YesAsia about the OST for this drama, click here or on the OST photo above. This drama is available on 3 volumes of all-region DVDs with English subtitles. For more info from YesAsia about the drama DVDs, click here. There are also other collectibles from this drama available for sale at YesAsia. Using these specially coded links when logging in to YesAsia will benefit the KoreanWiz website at no additional cost to you. Articles: For an interesting 3/22/04 Chosun Ilbo article about this drama, click here. Other articles about this drama include: 2/17/05 JoongAng Daily, 2/3/05 KOCCA, 1/15/05 KOCCA For a 4/18/05 Chosun Ilbo article about this drama being the #1 TV show in Hong Kong, click here. For a 7/5/05 Yonhap News article about the popularity of this drama in Japan, click here. For a 5/19/05 Korea Times article about sulfur-fed ducks, click here. For articles about this drama being broadcast in Europe and the Middle East: 6/6/05 KOCCA and 1/14/08 Chosun Ilbo. For more articles, click here. NOTE: The Center for Korean Studies at the University of Hawaii had a symposium on this drama on November 11, 2005. Return to Lisitng of Korean TV Dramas |
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| Original Sound Track (OST) for this drama |