Jewel in the Palace (Scripted, Korean)
Genres: Drama, Romance, Medical
Status: Ended
Premiered: 2003-09-15
Ended: 2004-03-23
Network: MBC
Country: KR
Airs on: Monday, Tuesday
Air time: 21:55
Runtime: 60 minutes
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 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".