# Blooded Palace: The War of Flowers

Blooded Palace: The War of Flowers (Korean: 궁중잔혹사 – 꽃들의 전쟁; Hanja: 宮中殘酷史 – 꽃들의 戰爭; RR: Gungjungjanhoksa – Ggotdeul-ui Jeonjaeng; lit. Cruel Palace – War of Flowers) is a 2013 South Korean historical television series starring Kim Hyun-joo, Lee Deok-hwa, Song Seon-mi, Jung Sung-mo, Jung Sung-woon, Kim Joo-young, Go Won-hee, and Jun Tae-soo. It aired on jTBC from March 23 to September 8, 2013 on Saturdays and Sundays at 20:45 (KST) for 50 episodes.
The series was streamed online on YouTube.

## Synopsis

It depicts a cruel hidden story within the royal court. Royal concubine Gwi-in Jo (Kim Hyun-joo) wants to make her son the king. In order to accomplish her goal, she holds the hand of Kim Ja-jeom and uses King Injo. She also attempts to get rid of Crown Prince Sohyeon.

## Cast

* Kim Hyun-joo as Yamjeon / Consort Gwi-in Jo
** Lee Chae-mi as young Yamjeon
* Lee Deok-hwa as King Injo
* Shin Soo-yeon as Seol-hwa
* Song Seon-mi as Crown Princess Minhoe
* Jung Sung-mo as Kim Ja-jeom
* Jung Sung-woon as Crown Prince Sohyeon
* Kim Joo-young as Grand Prince Bongrim
* Go Won-hee as Queen Jangnyeol
* Jun Tae-soo as Nam Hyeok
* Jung Sun-kyung as Han Ok, Lady Jo's mother
* Son Byong-ho as Lee Hyeong-ik
* Seo Yi-sook as Seol-jook
* Lee Seol-hee as Yoo-deok
* Lee Seo-yun as Lady Park (Park Sukui)
* Kim Ha-kyun as Choi Myung-kil
* Han In-soo as Kim Sang-hun
* Kim Kyu-chul as Shim Ki-won
* Woo Hyun as eunuch Kim In
* Nam Neung-mi as Nam Hyeok's mother
* Kim San as Ma Bo-dae
* Kim Jong-kyul as Kim Ryu
* Lee Young-eun [ko] as Princess Hyomyeong
** Lee Chae-mi as young Princess Hyomyeong
* Jung Yoon-seok as Shunzhi Emperor

## 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 |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | AGB Nielsen |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Nationwide |
| 1 | March 23, 2013 | 2.5% |
| 2 | March 24, 2013 | 2.0% |
| 3 | March 30, 2013 | 1.8% |
| 4 | March 31, 2013 | 2.1% |
| 5 | April 6, 2013 | 2.4% |
| 6 | April 7, 2013 | 2.6% |
| 7 | April 13, 2013 | 2.1% |
| 8 | April 14, 2013 | 2.8% |
| 9 | April 20, 2013 | 2.0% |
| 10 | April 21, 2013 | 2.8% |
| 11 | April 27, 2013 | 1.8% |
| 12 | April 28, 2013 | 2.3% |
| 13 | May 4, 2013 | 2.1% |
| 14 | May 5, 2013 | 2.4% |
| 15 | May 11, 2013 | 1.9% |
| 16 | May 12, 2013 | 2.5% |
| 17 | May 18, 2013 | 1.8% |
| 18 | May 19, 2013 | 1.9% |
| 19 | May 25, 2013 | 1.7% |
| 20 | May 26, 2013 | 2.1% |
| 21 | June 1, 2013 | 1.9% |
| 22 | June 2, 2013 | 1.8% |
| 23 | June 8, 2013 | 2.1% |
| 24 | June 9, 2013 | 2.1% |
| 25 | June 15, 2013 | 1.6% |
| 26 | June 16, 2013 | 2.0% |
| 27 | June 22, 2013 | 1.9% |
| 28 | June 23, 2013 | 2.0% |
| 29 | June 29, 2013 | 1.7% |
| 30 | June 30, 2013 | 1.8% |
| 31 | July 6, 2013 | 1.8% |
| 32 | July 7, 2013 | 2.3% |
| 33 | July 13, 2013 | 1.9% |
| 34 | July 14, 2013 | 2.4% |
| 35 | July 20, 2013 | 2.6% |
| 36 | July 21, 2013 | 3.1% |
| 37 | July 27, 2013 | 1.9% |
| 38 | July 28, 2013 | 2.9% |
| 39 | August 3, 2013 | 1.9% |
| 40 | August 4, 2013 | 2.1% |
| 41 | August 10, 2013 | 1.8% |
| 42 | August 11, 2013 | 2.2% |
| 43 | August 17, 2013 | 2.0% |
| 44 | August 18, 2013 | 2.5% |
| 45 | August 24, 2013 | 2.3% |
| 46 | August 25, 2013 | 3.1% |
| 47 | August 31, 2013 | 2.4% |
| 48 | September 1, 2013 | 3.7% |
| 49 | September 7, 2013 | 3.0% |
| 50 | September 8, 2013 | 4.3% |
| Average | Average | 2.2% |
* 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).

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
| 2013 | 2nd APAN Star Awards | Excellence Award, Actress | Kim Hyun-joo | Nominated |