Dae Jang Geum

## Details

* **Title:** 대장금 (大長今) / Dae Jang Geum
* **Also known as:** Jewel in the Palace (MBC Global) / Great Jang Geum
* **Genre:** Historical, melodrama, medical, romance
* **Broadcast network:** MBC
* **Episodes:** 54
* **Broadcast period:** 2003-Sep-15 to 2004-Mar-23
* **Air time:** Monday & Tuesday 21:55
* **Viewership rating:** peak=57.8% average=46.3%
* **Original Soundtrack:** Dae Jang Geum OST

## Synopsis

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 (Jang Geum) 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." The story of her checkered life on her success and breakdown as well as her love story beautifully unfold. "Jewel in the Palace" is sure to touch your heart. *--MBC Global Media*

* *See Dae Jang Geum episode guide*

## Cast

* Lee Young Ae as Seo Jang Geum
	+ Jo Jung Eun as young Jang Geum
* Ji Jin Hee as Min Jung Ho
* Hong Ri Na as Choi Geum Young
	+ Lee Se Young as young Geum Young
* Im Ho as King Jungjong
* Eom Yoo Shin as Dowager Queen Jasun (King Jungjong's mother)
* Park Jung Sook as Queen Munjeong
* Yang Mi Kyung as Court Lady Han Baek Young (Jang Geum's teacher)
* Kyun Mi Ri as Court Lady Choi Sung Geum (Geum Young's aunt)
* Yeo Woon Kye as Court Lady Jung Mal Geum
* Park Jung Soo as Head Lady Park Yong Shin
* Park Eun Hye as Lee Yeon Saeng
	+ Kim So Yun (김소연) as young Lee Yeon Saeng
* Lee Do Eun as Yoon Young Ro
	+ Kim Han Bi (김한비) as young Young Ro
* Lee Hye Sang as Jo Bang
	+ Kim So Young as young Jo Bang
* Jun In Taek as Doctor Jung Yoon Soo
* Choi Ja Hye as Chang Yi
	+ Joo Da Young as young Chang Yi
* Kim Do Yun as Park Shi Yeon
* Lee Seung Ah as Eun Bi
* Kim Min Hee as Bi Sun
* Kim Sun Young as Ke Goo Moo
* Han Ji Min as Shin Bi
* Lee Se Eun as Park Yeol Yi
* Jun Soo Yeon as Cho Bok
* Kang Jung Hwa as Jo Dong
* Park Eun Soo as Shin Ik Pil
* Ji Sang Ryul as Jo Chil Bok
* Kim Min Chae as Han Bi
* Ra Yoon Kyung as Shi Eun
* Kim Hye Sun as Park Myung Yi (Jang Geum's mother)
* Park Chan Hwan as Seo Chun Soo (Jang Geum's father)
* Jo Kyung Hwan as Oh Gyum Ho
* Lee Hee Do as Choi Pan Sool (Lady Choi's brother)
* Kim Yeo Jin as Jang Duk (physician lady from Jeju)
* Maeng Sang Hoon as Doctor Jung Woon Baek
* Im Hyun Sik as Kang Duk Goo (Jang Geum's adoptive father)
* Geum Bo Ra as Na Joo Daek (Duk Goo's wife)
* Shin Gook as Eunuch Jang Beon
* Im Moon Soo as Yu Sang Cheon
* Han Young Soo as Park Bo Gyum
* Park Young Ji as Lee Kwang Hee
* Lee Sang Chul (이상철) as Goo Man
* Kim So Yi as Court Lady Min Mi Geum
* Choi Eun Sook as Choi Sung Geum's aunt
* Na Sung Kyoon as Yoon Mak Gye
* Noh Yoon as Hwang
* Ahn Yeo Jin as Court Lady
* Hong Ye Ryung as Court Lady
* Kim Joo Hee as Court Lady
* Kim Jung Ha as Court Lady
* Cha Joo Ok as Court Lady
* Byun Eun Young as Court Lady
* Kim Jin Yang as Court Lady
* Lee Young Ja (이영자) as Court Lady
* Go Yong Hwa as Court Lady
* Sung In Ja as Court Lady
* Hyun Sook Hee as Court Lady
* Choi Min Geum as Court Lady
* Park Ji Young as Court Lady
* Nam Hyun as Court Lady
* Baek Hyun Sook as In Dong
* Jung Ki Sung as Yeonsangun
	+ Won Duk Hyun as young Yeonsangun
* Lee Joo Hee as Queen Yun (Yeonsangun's mother)
* Lee Young Hee as Queen Yun's mother
* Kim Soo Yun (김수연) as Dowager Queen Jasun's court lady
* Jung Hye Wook (정혜욱) as Queen Munjeong's court lady
* Lee Sook as Park Yong Shin's assistant
* Kim Young Im as sokwan
* Kim So Won as Court Lady Noh
* Oh Hyup as Min Jung Ho's body guard
* Hyun Jin as Sun Dol
* Soon Dong Woon (순동운) as Lee Hyun Wook
* Jang Ha Lin as Min So Won (Seo Jang Geum's daughter)
* Trinity as Saryun
* Lee Young Jin (이영진) as Queen Jang Kyung
* Won Dong Hyun (원동현) as Sang Im (Duk Goo's son)
* Hyun Young Im as Court Lady Ji
* Baek Jae Min as Yushin
* Lee Eun Joo (이은주) as Lady Noh's assistant

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## Production Credits

* **Chief Producer:** Jo Joong Hyun
* **Director:** Lee Byung Hoon
* **Screenwriter:** Kim Young Hyun

## External Links

* MBC Homepage
* MBC Global Media
* NHK Homepage
* Dae Jang Geum Theme Park
* English Wikipedia
* Korean Wikipedia