# The Golden Spoon

The Golden Spoon (Korean: 금수저; RR: Geumsujeo) is a South Korean television series directed by Song Hyun-wook, and starring Yook Sung-jae, Lee Jong-won, Jung Chae-yeon, and Yeonwoo. Based on Naver hit webtoon of the same name by HD3 which was published in 2016, the series depicts a life adventure of a youth who became an acquired gold spoon. It premiered on MBC TV on September 23, 2022, and aired every Friday and Saturday at 21:50 (KST). It is also available for streaming on Disney+ in selected regions.

## Synopsis

Lee Seung-cheon (Yook Sung-jae), a child born in a poor family, who changes fate with a friend who was born in a wealthy family through a golden spoon and becomes an acquired gold spoon.

## Cast
### Main

* Yook Sung-jae as Lee Seung-cheon
    A student who dreams of turning his life around with a golden spoon.
* Jung Chae-yeon as Na Joo-hee
    The daughter of a conglomerate family, who has a sense of righteousness and candid charm.
* Yeonwoo as Oh Yeo-jin
** Lee Go-eun as young Oh Yeo-jin
    She has a pretty appearance and a bold personality, who grew up in a wealthy family.
* Lee Jong-won as Hwang Tae-yong
    Who goes back and forth between the life of a gold spoon and a dirt spoon regardless of his will.

### Supporting
#### People around Lee Seung-cheon

* Choi Dae-chul as Lee Cheol
    Lee Seung-cheon's father.
* Han Chae-ah as Jin Seon-hye
    Lee Seung-cheon's mother.
* Seungyoo as Lee Seung-ah
    Lee Seung-cheon's older sister.

#### People around Hwang Tae-yong

* Choi Won-young as Hwang Hyeon-do
    Hwang Tae-yong's father.
* Son Yeo-eun as Seo Young-shin
    Hwang Tae-yong's stepmother.
* Jang Ryul as Seo Jun-tae
    Seo Young-shin's younger brother and the leader of Amicus, a secret social club of gold spoons.

#### People around Na Joo-hee

* Son Jong-hak as Na Sang-guk
    Na Joo-hee's father and UBS TV president. As a business owner, he values profit and loss. But above all, he loved his daughter the most.

#### Others

* Kim Kang-min as Park Jang-goon
    He is the son of an army chief of staff with 200 billion won, and he has a bad taste to bully Lee Seung-cheon.
* Son Woo-hyeon as Jang Mun-ki
    Hwang Tae-yong's bodyguard and driver.
* Kim Eun-soo as Lee Dong-kyung
    A close friend of Lee Seung-cheon.
* Jo Deok-hoe as Park Jae-don
    A lively and active person.
* Noh Sung-eun
* Lee In-hye as Writer Wang
* Song Ok-sook as Grandma Gem spoon
* Kim Seo-ha as Seong-won
    The second generation of a conglomerate, Seo Jun-tae's friend, and a member of Amicus.
* Song Yoo-hyun as Kim Na-young
    UBS TV President's House Custodian.
* Jung Soo-kyo as Byun PD
    is the main PD of Document Notebook.
* Lee Dong-hee as Alex Boo

### Special appearance

* Na In-woo as Han Sung-hoon, a gardener in Hwang Tae-yong's house.
* Kim Jae-chul as Hwang Hyeon-do (real), Hwang Tae-yong's biological father.

## Production
### Casting

The main cast was confirmed on February 17, 2022.

### Filming

On August 11, 2022, photos from the official script reading were published.
On September 12, 2022, it was confirmed by the agency that actress Jung Chae-yeon was diagnosed with a broken collarbone and was showing signs of trauma, and received emergency treatment while filming the drama.
She didn't attend the press conference for the drama on September 23 due to rehabilitation, and returned to filming on October 15, 2022.

## Viewership

| Season | Season | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Average |
| Season | Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Average |
| | 1 | 958 | 1324 | 970 | 854 | 1068 | 892 | 1041 | 768 | 1329 | 1006 | 1276 | 778 | 1001 | 882 | 861 | 1090 | 1006 |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | Average audience share | Average audience share |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Nielsen Korea | Nielsen Korea | TNmS |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide |
| 1 | September 23, 2022 | 5.4% (11th) | 5.1% (10th) | 5.0% (13th) |
| 2 | September 24, 2022 | 7.4% (4th) | 6.9% (3rd) | 5.9% (7th) |
| 3 | September 30, 2022 | 5.5% (10th) | 5.4% (10th) | N/A |
| 4 | October 1, 2022 | 5.1% (8th) | 4.5% (9th) | 4.6% (13th) |
| 5 | October 7, 2022 | 5.9% (10th) | 6.0% (8th) | 4.7% (16th) |
| 6 | October 8, 2022 | 5.3% (7th) | 5.3% (6th) | 4.8% (12th) |
| 7 | October 14, 2022 | 6.1% (10th) | 6.0% (10th) | 6.1% (11th) |
| 8 | October 15, 2022 | 4.6% (14th) | 4.1% (17th) | 4.2% (19th) |
| 9 | October 21, 2022 | 7.8% (5th) | 7.4% (4th) | 5.9% (11th) |
| 10 | October 22, 2022 | 5.6% (6th) | 5.3% (8th) | 4.6% (17th) |
| 11 | October 28, 2022 | 7.8% (5th) | 7.6% (3rd) | 6.0% (11th) |
| 12 | October 29, 2022 | 4.7% (11th) | 4.7% (12th) | 3.6% (20th) |
| 13 | November 4, 2022 | 5.5% (8th) | 5.4% (8th) | 4.6% (13th) |
| 14 | November 5, 2022 | 5.1% (8th) | 4.9% (6th) | 3.9% (16th) |
| 15 | November 11, 2022 | 5.2% (11th) | 5.2% (9th) | N/A |
| 16 | November 12, 2022 | 6.0% (5th) | 6.0% (4th) | 5.4% (11th) |
| Average | Average | 5.8% | 5.6% | — |
| In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings. N/A denotes that ratings were not released. |||||

## Awards and nominations

| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee(s) / Work | Result |
| MBC Drama Awards | 2022 | Drama of the Year | The Golden Spoon | Nominated |
| MBC Drama Awards | 2022 | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Yook Sung-jae | Won |
| MBC Drama Awards | 2022 | Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Jung Chae-yeon | Nominated |
| MBC Drama Awards | 2022 | Best Character Award | Choi Won-young | Won |
| MBC Drama Awards | 2022 | Best Couple Award | Yook Sung-jae and Jung Chae-yeon | Nominated |
| MBC Drama Awards | 2022 | Best Supporting Actor | Choi Dae-chul | Nominated |
| MBC Drama Awards | 2022 | Best Supporting Actress | Han Chae-ah | Nominated |
| MBC Drama Awards | 2022 | Best Supporting Actress | Son Yeo-eun | Nominated |
| MBC Drama Awards | 2022 | Best New Actor | Lee Jong-won | Won |
| MBC Drama Awards | 2022 | Best New Actress | Yeonwoo | Won |