# The Eldest

The Eldest (Korean: 맏이; RR: Madi) is a 2013–2014 South Korean television series starring Yoon Jung-hee, Jae Hee, Oh Yoon-ah and Park Jae-jung. It aired on JTBC from September 14, 2013, to March 16, 2014.

## Synopsis

Set between the 1960s and the 1990s, The Eldest tells the story of five siblings after they lost their parents in an accident. It focuses on Young-sun (Yoon Jung-hee), the eldest sister, who raised her brothers and sisters so they would become successful.

## Cast
### Main

* Yoon Jung-hee as Kim Young-sun
** Yoo Hae-jung as young Young-sun
* Jae Hee as Park Soon-taek
** Chae Sang-woo as young Soon-taek
* Oh Yoon-ah as Lee Ji-sook
** Roh Jeong-eui as young Ji-sook
* Park Jae-jung as Lee In-ho
** Oh Jae-moo as young In-ho

### Supporting
#### Young-sun's entourage

* Jo Yi-jin as Kim Young-ran
* Kang Eui-sik as Kim Young-doo
* Kim Gyu-sun as Lee Jae-im
* Jung Yoon-hye as Kim Young-sook
* Kim Tae-jin as Kim Young-jae
* Jang Seo-hee as Nan-i

#### Soon-taek's entourage

* Yoon Yoo-sun as ??
* Lee Dal-hyung as Park Jae-oh
* Hwang Bo-ra as Park Soon-geum

#### Ji-sook's entourage

* Chang Mi-hee as Yoon Yi-sil
* Jin Hee-kyung as Kim Eun-soon
* Lee Jong-won as Gong Chang-rae
* Kim Byung-se as Lee Sang-nam
* Cho Sung-yoon as Kim Jong-bok
** Lee Hyung-suk as young Jong-bok

#### Others

* Ra Mi-ran as Na Mi-soon
* Kim Jin-soo as Son Jae-shik
* Kim Soo-mi as Si-deok's mother
* Jun Won-joo as Choi Sa-yeop
* Cha Kwang-soo as Baek-ho
* Jo Yang-ja as Seo Eun-ja
* Kim Jung-kook as Si-deok
* Cha Min-ji as Eun-joo
* Kim Sol as Kim Mal-soon
* Ahn Jae-min as Lee Joon-soo
* Ahn Ji-hye as Na Tan-sil
* Song Ji-ho as Beom-seok

### Special appearances

* Goo Bon-im as Mrs. Fang
* Im Hyun-sik as Village mayor
* Lee Yong-yi as Village mayor's wife

## Ratings

In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share (AGB Nielsen) |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Nationwide |
| 1 | September 14, 2013 | 1.254% |
| 2 | September 15, 2013 | 1.227% |
| 3 | September 21, 2013 | 1.250% |
| 4 | September 22, 2013 | 1.174% |
| 5 | September 28, 2013 | 1.625% |
| 6 | September 29, 2013 | 2.091% |
| 7 | October 5, 2013 | 2.120% |
| 8 | October 6, 2013 | 2.631% |
| 9 | October 12, 2013 | 2.030% |
| 10 | October 13, 2013 | 2.572% |
| 11 | October 19, 2013 | 2.486% |
| 12 | October 20, 2013 | 3.349% |
| 13 | October 26, 2013 | 2.406% |
| 14 | October 27, 2013 | 3.395% |
| 15 | November 2, 2013 | 2.553% |
| 16 | November 3, 2013 | 3.505% |
| 17 | November 9, 2013 | 2.583% |
| 18 | November 10, 2013 | 2.681% |
| 19 | November 16, 2013 | 2.232% |
| 20 | November 17, 2013 | 2.557% |
| 21 | November 23, 2013 | 2.467% |
| 22 | November 24, 2013 | 2.967% |
| 23 | November 30, 2013 | 2.172% |
| 24 | December 1, 2013 | 3.161% |
| 25 | December 7, 2013 | 2.671% |
| 26 | December 8, 2013 | 2.999% |
| 27 | December 14, 2013 | 2.350% |
| 28 | December 15, 2013 | 3.072% |
| 28 | December 21, 2013 | 2.372% |
| 30 | December 22, 2013 | 3.254% |
| 31 | December 28, 2013 | 2.498% |
| 32 | December 29, 2013 | 3.583% |
| 33 | January 4, 2014 | 3.151% |
| 34 | January 5, 2014 | 3.079% |
| 35 | January 11, 2014 | 3.195% |
| 36 | January 12, 2014 | 3.509% |
| 37 | January 18, 2014 | 3.251% |
| 38 | January 19, 2014 | 3.292% |
| 39 | January 25, 2014 | 3.343% |
| 40 | January 26, 2014 | 3.537% |
| 41 | February 1, 2014 | 3.243% |
| 42 | February 2, 2014 | 3.747% |
| 43 | February 8, 2014 | 4.150% |
| 44 | February 9, 2014 | 3.945% |
| 45 | February 15, 2014 | 3.401% |
| 46 | February 16, 2014 | 4.277% |
| 47 | February 22, 2014 | 3.499% |
| 48 | February 23, 2014 | 4.059% |
| 49 | March 1, 2014 | 4.057% |
| 50 | March 2, 2014 | 4.260% |
| 51 | March 8, 2014 | 3.735% |
| 52 | March 9, 2014 | 4.641% |
| 53 | March 15, 2014 | 3.462% |
| 54 | March 16, 2014 | 4.592% |
| Average | Average | 2.976% |
* This drama airs on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC and EBS).