A Jewel in the Palace
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User Rating
Current user rating: 93/100 (490 votes)
Profile
- TV Show: A Jewel in the Palace
- Revised romanization: Dae Jang Geum
- Hangul: 대장금
- Director: Lee Byung-Hoon
- Writer: Kim Young-Hyun
- Network: MBC
- Episodes: 54
- Release Date: September 15, 2003 - March 23, 2004
- Runtime: 60 min.
- Language: Korean
- Country: South Korea
Plot
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.
Cast
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| Lee Yeong-Ae | Ji Jin-Hee | Hong Ri-Na | Lim Ho | Yang Mi-Kyeong |
| Seo Jang-Geum | Min Jeong-Ho | Choi Keum-Young | King Jungjong | Attendant Han |
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| Kyeon Mi-Ri | Lim Hyeon-Shik | Park Chan-Hwan | Lee Hee-Do | Kim Hye-Sun |
| Court Lady Choi | Kang Deok-Gu | Seo Cheon-Soo | Choi Pan-Sul | Park Myeong-Hee |
Additional Cast Members:
- Geum Bo-Ra - NaJudaek
- Han Ji-Min - Shinbi
- Ji Sang-Ryeol - Jo Chi-Bok
- Jo Jung-Eun - Jang-Geum (young)
- Jo Kyeong-Hwan - Prime Minister Oh Gyeom-Ho
- Kang Jeong-Hwa - Jodong
- Kim So-Yi - Court Lady Min
- Kim Yeo-Jin - Dr. Jang-Deok
- Lee Se-Eun - Yeol-I
- Lee Se-Young - Young Geum-yeong Choi
- Maeng Sang-Hun - Dr. Jung Woon-Baek
- Park Eun-Hye - Yeon-Saeng
- Park Eun-Soo - Dr. Shin Ik-Phil
- Park Jeong-Su - Queen Munjeong
- Yeo Woon-Kye - Court Lady Jeong
- No-yun
- Ju Da-Yeong
- Jeon In-Taek - Dr. Jeong Yoon-Soo
- Lee Seung-Ah - Eun-Bi
- Kim Do-Yeon - Si-Yun
- Na Seong-Kyun - Yoon Mak-Ge
- Shin Kuk - Eunuch
- Won Deok-Hyeon
- Eom Yu-Shin
- Choi Jin-Ho
- Kim Seok-Ok
tsillah chukwu Says:
May 17 2013 10:05 am
Jewel In the palace is a very intriguing and wonderful Story. I LOVE IT!it is so encouraging. lee yeong-Ae is a great actress she played the role of jang-Geum perfectly well. i enjoyed every episode.all the actors and actresses acted perfectly well and I'v always loved korea movies.Love you lee yeong-Ae your fan from NIGERIA.
Pramudi Mekala Says:
Apr 28 2013 5:45 am
Sujatha diyani (Jewel in the palace) is the best tele drama i had ever seen... love u lee yeong ae sooo much... Please come to sri lanka.. :) <3
hauwa Says:
Apr 26 2013 4:19 am
its so interesting that i always like to watch it all the time and i followed it to the end
Jean Says:
Mar 26 2013 7:37 am
When i first watched Lee San (Wind of the palace) it was so intresting that i dont mind watchin it over n over again. Then i watched jewel in the palace, Woow it was something else. I never missed any episode. I remember suspending whatever am doing in other not to mis any episode. Come to think its a true life story makes me begin to wonder how she was able to overcome all her difficulties. Dis drama has encouraged me alot. Thanks for putting dis beautiful pieace of work together. God bless you all.
wally Says:
Mar 20 2013 9:39 am
Jewel in the Palace, is the best drama program I have ever seen..the story was so amazing , this drama series encourages me to strive harder in life even though there are many difficulties we might encounter.. such an inspiring movie..I hope Lee young ae visits the Philippines..together with the other cast. To the creators of jewel in the palace I salute you..a job well done..God bless
Xin Says:
Feb 26 2013 5:05 pm
This was my first K-Drama! I grew up watching it and still continue to rewatch it now even thought it's almost been 10 years... XD I actually didn't even know it was a K-Drama until I older because I watched the Mandarin dub version and they did an absolutely AMAZING job dubbing! The voices were right on! I seriously didn't know... One of the best dubs I have EVER seen and probably will will ever see. They don't make dubs like the used to.
bbaboloki batlhalefi Says:
Feb 25 2013 11:46 am
This was indeed the best korean drama ever seen. Big up to JAng GEum
helena Says:
Feb 08 2013 1:41 pm
i love this movie so so much
Davia Says:
Feb 03 2013 10:31 pm
So I was enjoying watching Jang Geum and the lovely Lady Han and was in awe of the incredible knowledge that Koreans have with regard to food combination and the medicinal values of foods, and looking forward to the ensuing romance, till Jeong Ho started callously mishandling Jang Geums' father when he discovered him with the sauce pots. Then when he finds out it's the father of the girl he is starting to fancy he suddenly becomes 'nice'. That really put a spanner in the works for me with regard to wanting to watch more for awhile. I mean how can one want our lovely Jang Geum to be matched to someone who is so mean that he can't even take a few minutes to find out what's really going on and not seriously mistreat someone whom he obviously thought was a commoner. After that every time he smiles I just think he is a fake. Very disappointing.
No one even apologized to the poor father when they arrested and mistreated him after the prince was paralyzed. Really Jang Geum should not have continued working somewhere where they treated her adoptive father so abhorrently.
I have enjoyed this drama up until now mainly due to the ambience of the drama, the cooking and the two ladies above
but so far it could be really titled "Much Ado About Nothing". I mean the court ladies are constantly making mountains out of molehills.
Anyway if I can get past my disgust of the leading man I hope to continue watching this otherwise beautiful drama and am looking forward to seeing more of Jang Geums' journey as she grows in her skills.
lorenzo Says:
Jan 19 2013 9:37 am
very nicely done...a truly inspirational drama indeed...she overcame many hardships..but became very successful in the end...
guwani Says:
Jan 14 2013 7:23 am
i love jwell in the palace drama my lovely actress is lee yeong ae best wishes lee yeon ae
Missaka Says:
Jan 12 2013 3:40 am
This a interesting story. From all the other korean drama series i have watched i vote this as the best. Great story.
LAPM Says:
Jan 07 2013 1:07 pm
I cannot possibly express enough accolades about this series. Having stumbled upon it late one night, the series had me hooked from Ep 1 through the very last. The script is brisk, flows beautifully from her transitions between houses (from culinary to medicine), and the direction is on dot. I raved about it to MBC. As a relative newcomer to the KDrama scene, (I have done more on the foreign film venue than television), the absolute pleasure of stumbling across a script so intelligent and vibrant was manna from heaven. This following Road No. 1, another treasure from MBC, was the best antidote to my viewer withdrawals.
Kudos to the director, the writer, and the cast to this masterpiece. It does watch like a fantabulous novel. Again, the whole series is smart and brilliant and REMAINS that way to the end. The only downside is that these two series is the rule to which I measure others. Totally understand that most KDramas are tailored to th domestic market, but Jang Deum and RN1 are so universal that they're such invaluable finds, beyond borders. This is such a worthwhile watch, to even the most discriminating of viewers.
The cast is beautiful as well. With the leads, I don't know if one can outdo, outgun, or outcast the combination of Lee Yeong-Ae and Jin Ji-Hee. Whoever the casting director was for the series should have gotten the equivalent of an Emmy for having such a sharp eye and one that clearly had an encompassing perspective on the whole project from leads to extras.
Thank you again to MBC for this series. I own a copy now! :-)) Best always to all involved from top to bottom. A+++
awanka Says:
Dec 31 2012 3:23 am
thawa thawath "lee yeong-ae"ge katha srilankan wala pennanna.Good luck jewel in the palace.
Tereen Harshana Says:
Dec 15 2012 6:04 am
This is best tv series i'v ever seen..
Nawoda Says:
Dec 14 2012 11:00 pm
it's a fantastic series which i like very much.
KKhan Says:
Nov 24 2012 2:57 pm
I believe this info is wrong:-
Park Jeong-Su - Queen Munjeong
This is probably correct:-
Park Jeong-Su - Head Lady Park Yong Shin
and,
Park Jeong-Sook - Queen Munjeong
(Birthdate: 1970-Feb-04)
SHENALI AMARATHUNGA Says:
Nov 23 2012 9:05 pm
i love jwell in the palace drama. its my favourite drama. my favourite actress is lee young ae
Hansi Says:
Nov 21 2012 9:11 am
fantastic
comfort Says:
Sep 19 2012 2:02 am
Dis korean drama is so intrestn,I lv it so much kudos 2 who actd dis drama,it cool muah
Patience Says:
Sep 06 2012 7:05 am
Today im very happy to comment abt my very best jewel in the Korean palace.my top number one.it feels i have bond with series.chang geuma was a very strong brave women.when she entered the palace she saved the prince.her mom did e same.its very cultural brought me close to Korean culture.luv the way they respected the king.i cried wen lady choi & her relatives did bad things to them(lady han).i remember the diabitic Chinese who hated herbs but the love how the food was prepared he changed.i started to luv cooking.wen she was a doctor i luvd it.MY JEWEL IN THE KOREAN PALACE
Andreea Says:
Jul 19 2012 5:17 am
I think the historical drama A Jewel in the Palace/Dae Jang Geum is one of the best korean drama.The story,the acting,the filming locations,the music are absolutely amazing. (^ . ^)