# Feast of the Gods (TV series)

Feast of the Gods (Korean: 신들의 만찬; Hanja: 神들의 晚餐; RR: Sindeului Manchan) is a 2012 South Korean television series, starring Sung Yu-ri, Seo Hyun-jin, Joo Sang-wook and Lee Sang-woo. The series follows the fate of two girls whose identities were switched and later become rival chefs of traditional royal cuisine. It aired on MBC from February 4 to May 20, 2012, on Saturdays and Sundays at 21:50 for 32 episodes.

## Plot

At the center of the drama is Arirang, a renowned restaurant that specializes in royal Korean cuisine. For generations, Arirang has chosen only the most expert and gifted chefs to continue its heritage of making traditional Korean food. When Sung Do-hee (Jeon In-hwa) is appointed the next successor, rival Baek Seol-hee (Kim Bo-yeon) will stop at nothing to claim her stake on the restaurant. The forces of greed and jealousy drive both women to risk family and happiness until unimaginable tragedy and loss strike both of their lives.
Several years later, Arirang is looking for a new successor. The hard-working and provincial Go Joon-young (Sung Yu-ri) becomes an unlikely candidate for the institution's next seat of power. However, Ha In-joo (Seo Hyun-jin), the daughter of Sung Do-hee, is determined to fill her mother's shoes. Joon-young and In-joo, it turns out, share more than just a desire to master Korean cuisine—their pasts, their loves, and who their identities are tangled in a breathtaking, tragic, and triumphant drama about what it means to preserve truth and integrity in the midst of lies and corruption.

## Cast

* Sung Yu-ri as Go Joon-young
** Jung Min-ah as young Joon-young
* Seo Hyun-jin as Ha In-joo / Song Yeon-woo
** Joo Da-young as young In-joo
* Joo Sang-wook as Choi Jae-ha
* Lee Sang-woo as Kim Do-yoon
* Jeon In-hwa as Sung Do-hee
* Kim Bo-yeon as Baek Seol-hee
* Jung Hye-sun as Sun Noh-in
* Jung Dong-hwan as Ha Young-bum
* Jin Tae-hyun as Ha In-woo
* Park Sang-myun as Im Do-shik
* Seo Yi-sook as No Young-sim
* Sean Richard Dulake as Daniel
* Son Hwa-ryung as Kim Shin-young
* Yeon Min-ji as Jane
* Park Jeong-min as Jang Mi-so

## Ratings

| Episode # | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | Average audience share | Average audience share | Average audience share |
| Episode # | Original broadcast date | TNmS Ratings | TNmS Ratings | AGB Nielsen | AGB Nielsen |
| Episode # | Original broadcast date | Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area | Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area |
| 1 | February 2, 2012 | 12.9% | 15.3% | 14.8% | 16.4% |
| 2 | February 5, 2012 | 12.3% | 15.0% | 12.3% | 13.5% |
| 3 | February 11, 2012 | 13.3% | 16.5% | 13.1% | 14.5% |
| 4 | February 12, 2012 | 13.1% | 16.6% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 5 | February 18, 2012 | 14.8% | 17.4% | 14.5% | 16.1% |
| 6 | February 19, 2012 | 13.3% | 16.5% | 12.9% | 14.5% |
| 7 | February 25, 2012 | 15.1% | 17.7% | 14.4% | 16.6% |
| 8 | February 26, 2012 | 14.3% | 16.4% | 14.0% | 16.2% |
| 9 | March 3, 2012 | 13.9% | 16.8% | 15.4% | 17.6% |
| 10 | March 4, 2012 | 12.8% | 14.8% | 13.3% | 14.3% |
| 11 | March 10, 2012 | 15.5% | 18.5% | 15.0% | 17.1% |
| 12 | March 11, 2012 | 14.4% | 16.8% | 14.2% | 15.3% |
| 13 | March 17, 2012 | 16.9% | 19.8% | 16.7% | 18.1% |
| 14 | March 18, 2012 | 14.5% | 18.5% | 16.3% | 18.2% |
| 15 | March 24, 2012 | 17.4% | 21.2% | 17.2% | 18.7% |
| 16 | March 25, 2012 | 15.0% | 18.9% | 16.4% | 17.9% |
| 17 | March 31, 2012 | 14.0% | 17.1% | 15.5% | 16.2% |
| 18 | April 1, 2012 | 13.5% | 15.4% | 15.7% | 17.6% |
| 19 | April 7, 2012 | 15.2% | 19.1% | 15.3% | 17.1% |
| 20 | April 8, 2012 | 15.4% | 19.0% | 16.9% | 19.1% |
| 21 | April 14, 2012 | 17.3% | 20.2% | 16.4% | 18.0% |
| 22 | April 15, 2012 | 15.8% | 19.1% | 17.0% | 19.1% |
| 23 | April 21, 2012 | 16.0% | 18.8% | 17.3% | 19.1% |
| 24 | April 22, 2012 | 17.3% | 20.1% | 17.2% | 19.4% |
| 25 | April 28, 2012 | 17.0% | 20.1% | 18.2% | 19.8% |
| 26 | April 29, 2012 | 15.6% | 18.3% | 17.8% | 20.1% |
| 27 | May 5, 2012 | 16.7% | 20.7% | 19.2% | 21.4% |
| 28 | May 6, 2012 | 17.4% | 20.4% | 19.1% | 20.8% |
| 29 | May 12, 2012 | 17.2% | 20.8% | 19.0% | 21.3% |
| 30 | May 13, 2012 | 17.9% | 21.8% | 20.4% | 22.8% |
| 31 | May 19, 2012 | 17.8% | 20.4% | 18.1% | 19.8% |
| 32 | May 20, 2012 | 18.3% | 21.9% | 19.5% | 21.7% |
| Average | Average | 15.4% | 18.4% | 16.1% | 17.9% |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
| 2012 | 1st K-Drama Star Awards | Excellence Award, Actor | Joo Sang-wook | Nominated |
| 2012 | MBC Drama Awards | Grand Prize (Daesang) | Sung Yu-ri | Nominated |
| 2012 | MBC Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Special Project Drama | Joo Sang-wook | Nominated |
| 2012 | MBC Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Special Project Drama | Sung Yu-ri | Won |
| 2012 | MBC Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Special Project Drama | Lee Sang-woo | Won |
| 2012 | MBC Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Special Project Drama | Kim Bo-yeon | Nominated |
| 2012 | MBC Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Drama Serial | Seo Hyun-jin | Won |
| 2012 | MBC Drama Awards | Golden Acting Award, Actress | Jeon In-hwa | Won |

## International broadcast

* At the 18th Shanghai Television Festival in June 2012, the broadcast rights of the show were sold to Thailand.