New Tales of the Gisaeng
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User Rating
Current user rating: 94/100 (159 votes)
Profile
- TV Show: New Tales of the Gisaeng
- Revised romanization: Singisaendyun
- Hangul: 신기생뎐
- Director: Son Moon-Kwon, Lee Young-Hee
- Writer: Im Sung-Han
- Network: SBS
- Episodes: 52
- Release Date: January 23, 2011 - July 17, 2011
- Runtime: Saturdays & Sundays 22:00
- Language: Korean
- Country: South Korea
Plot
"New Tales of the Gisaeng" covers the love, sadness and pain of people around a gisaeng house, where only VIPs can enter.
Dan Sa-Ran majored in dance while attending college. She is beautiful. Her mother died when Sa-Ran was still young and her father remarried. Dan Sa-Ran comes from a poor family, but she keeps her dignity around friends who come from rich families. By chance, she meets Da-Mo and likes him, but doesn't tell him because of her poor background. A head gisaeng at Buyongkak recommended to her to become a gisaeng.
Ah Da-Mo (Sung Hoon) takes business administration training at his father's company. He does not get along with his father. Da-Mo's father shows affection only towards their pet dog. Da-Mo is cocky and tends to look down on woman. By chance he meets Dan Sa-Ran and their relationship begins.
Notes
- "New Tales of the Gisaeng" takes over the SBS Saturdays & Sundays 22:00 time slot previously occupied by "Secret Garden" and will be followed by "Scent of a Woman" on July 16.
Cast
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| Lim Soo-Hyang | Sung Hoon | Han Hye-Rin |
| Dan Sa-Ran | Ah Da-Mo | Geum Ra-Ra |
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| Kim Bo-Yeon | Kim Hye-Sun | Lee Mae-Ri | Baek Ok-Dam | Kim Joo-Young |
| Oh Hwa-Ran | Han Soon-Duk | Lee Do-Hwa | Dan Gong-Joo | Dan Chul-Soo |
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| Lee Suk | Han Jin-Hee | Lee Jong-Nam | Lee Dong-Joon | Lee Sang-Mi |
| Ji Hwa-Ja | Geum Eo-San | Jang Joo-Hee | Geum Kang-San | Shin Hyo-Ri |
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| Lim Hyuk | Kim Hye-Jung | Park Jun-Myun | Seo Dong-Soo | Song Dae-Kwan |
| Ah Soo-Ra | Cha Ra-Ri | No Eun-Ja | Ma Dan-Se | Seo Sang-Kang |
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| Jun Ji-Hoo | Seo Woo-Rim | Lee Dae-Ro | Choi Sun-Ja | Ahn Young-Joo |
| Son-Ja | Lee Hong-Ah | Geum Si-Jo | Hwa-Ran's mom | Park Ae-Ja |
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| Oh Ki-Chan |
| Oh Bong-Yi |
Additional Cast Members:
- Min Joon-Hyun - manager
- Kang Cho-Hee - Han Song-Yi
- Park Yoon-Jae - Oh Jin-Am
- Kim Joon-Hyung - Doo-Suk
- Michael Blunck - Kyle
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Episode Ratings
| Date | Episode | Nationwide | Seoul |
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| 2011-01-23 | 1 | 8.9 (20th) | 10.9 (17th) |
| 2011-01-23 | 2 | 8.9 (20th) | 10.9 (17th) |
| 2011-01-29 | 3 | 9.2 (15th) | 10.7 (15th) |
| 2011-01-30 | 4 | NR | NR |
| 2011-02-05 | 5 | 9.0 (16th) | 11.3 (15th) |
| 2011-02-06 | 6 | 8.9 (20th) | 10.5 (18th) |
| 2011-02-12 | 7 | 9.7 (13th) | 12.1 (10th) |
| 2011-02-13 | 8 | 9.0 (17th) | 10.8 (16th) |
| 2011-02-19 | 9 | 10.4 (9th) | 12.1 (9th) |
| 2011-02-20 | 10 | 9.0 (14th) | 10.3 (16th) |
| 2011-02-26 | 11 | 10.1 (10th) | 11.4 (11th) |
| 2011-02-27 | 12 | 10.1 (17th) | 12.1 (14th) |
| 2011-03-05 | 13 | 11.2 (10th) | 13.0 (10th) |
| 2011-03-06 | 14 | 10.5 (13th) | 12.3 (11th) |
| 2011-03-12 | 15 | 10.7 (11th) | 12.8 (9th) |
| 2011-03-13 | 16 | 11.5 (9th) | 13.7 (10th) |
| 2011-03-19 | 17 | 11.4 (10th) | 14.0 (7th) |
| 2011-03-20 | 18 | 11.0 (14th) | 13.1 (10th) |
| 2011-03-26 | 19 | 11.3 (8th) | 13.1 (7th) |
| 2011-03-27 | 20 | 10.8 (12th) | 13.3 (9th) |
| 2011-04-02 | 21 | 13.7 (3rd) | 15.9 (4th) |
| 2011-04-03 | 22 | 15.6 (3rd) | 18.2 (3rd) |
| 2011-04-09 | 23 | 16.0 (2nd) | 18.7 (2nd) |
| 2011-04-10 | 24 | 14.8 (4th) | 17.9 (4th) |
| 2011-04-16 | 25 | 14.9 (2nd) | 16.9 (3rd) |
| 2011-04-17 | 26 | 15.7 (3rd) | 18.5 (4th) |
| 2011-04-23 | 27 | 14.6 (2nd) | 17.2 (4th) |
| 2011-04-24 | 28 | 15.1 (5th) | 17.5 (5th) |
| 2011-05-01 | 29 | 12.9 (5th) | 14.5 (5th) |
| 2011-05-01 | 30 | 12.9 (5th) | 14.5 (5th) |
| 2011-05-07 | 31 | 13.0 (5th) | 14.3 (6th) |
| 2011-05-08 | 32 | 14.8 (4th) | 16.9 (4th) |
| 2011-05-14 | 33 | 15.2 (3rd) | 18.5 (3rd) |
| 2011-05-15 | 34 | 16.4 (4th) | 19.6 (3rd) |
| 2011-05-21 | 35 | 15.0 (3rd) | 17.3 (5th) |
| 2011-05-22 | 36 | 16.5 (3rd) | 18.9 (3rd) |
| 2011-05-28 | 37 | 15.9 (3rd) | 18.7 (4th) |
| 2011-05-29 | 38 | 16.3 (4th) | 19.1 (4th) |
| 2011-06-04 | 39 | 15.6 (3rd) | 19.1 (2nd) |
| 2011-06-05 | 40 | 15.9 (4th) | 17.0 (4th) |
| 2011-06-11 | 41 | 18.1 (2nd) | 21.0 (1st) |
| 2011-06-12 | 42 | 19.3 (2nd) | 22.8 (2nd) |
| 2011-06-18 | 43 | 19.1 (2nd) | 20.9 (3rd) |
| 2011-06-19 | 44 | 19.6 (2nd) | 23.5 (2nd) |
| 2011-06-25 | 45 | 19.5 (3rd) | 22.2 (3rd) |
| 2011-06-26 | 46 | 20.3 (2nd) | 22.2 (2nd) |
| 2011-07-02 | 47 | 20.4 (2nd) | 23.3 (2nd) |
| 2011-07-03 | 48 | 20.9 (2nd) | 24.6 (3rd) |
| 2011-07-09 | 49 | 20.1 (3rd) | 20.8 (3rd) |
| 2011-07-10 | 50 | 21.1 (2nd) | 22.3 (3rd) |
| 2011-07-16 | 51 | 23.2 (2nd) | 25.1 (2nd) |
| 2011-07-17 | 52 | 24.0 (2nd) | 25.1 (2nd) |
Source: TNS Media Korea
Gisaeng Says:
Feb 05 2012 5:54 am
Good show.
Gisaeng Says:
Feb 05 2012 5:53 am
I love this drama. It presented mixtures of different kind of loves, comedy, friendship, kindness, sadness, pain of losing, understanding, morale and many many more. But of course only those people with HEART would be able to understand all the hidden meaning in this drama.
suelee lee Says:
Feb 01 2012 11:31 pm
anyone know what is the name of song in the scene where the main guy and actress were kissing in the pool?
norly Says:
Jan 31 2012 2:50 am
Hai, I am a relatively new viewer in Korean drama. I love the NTOG. Usually Korean dramas are lots of words and not much action. NTOG has everything words, dances singing, swimming, horse riding, baseball culture, superstitions and food. This is the best drama I have seen other than Giant and Secret Garden. For this drama you can turn off the sound and still understand the story and it is internationally acceptable. I am a Malaysian ajumma who love all the actors and actresses. They are fresh faces who interpret the story beautifully. First time too, I looked up at who the Korean writer and the director because the story was sooo entertaining. First time too I ate Korean food due to the culinary interest. I also watched the videos 55 times because this drama is great. Horray for the newbies, I love them!!!
seon-yul Says:
Dec 14 2011 1:57 am
I for one enjoyed this drama, I don't believe ' kim ' should be making such harsh judgments, and I don't believe he/she should be trying to speak everyone. Everyone has their own point of view. I would like to you direct such a drama. Its okay to give your opinion but its not right to be so narrow minded and criticize other people's hard work. Would it kill you to say something positive? Although I agree some parts were cheesy and the story seemed to be somewhat lacking considering the fact that the leads were 'newbies' , I think it turned out pretty well. I didn't expect a drama with such leads would be top notch but Over all it wasn't bad, they had a good idea if you sum it up and eliminate the irrelevant stuff ( I.e: the ghost ) I believe the story its self was good. Its a nice romance and although the leads aren't as experienced I believe they did a good job.
Blankguy Says:
Aug 17 2011 2:44 pm
I tend to agree with Kim on this one, this series isn't as great as everybody makes it out to be. The ghost part was really cheesy, I wonder why they put that in there, maybe the writers run out of ideas on how to drive the plot forward? The ending was kind of rushed and the resolution at the end wasn't that convincing. I don't think it is as bad as Kim makes it out to be but it is a bit overrated. However I wouldn't blame it all on the actors maybe the plot wasn't that great to begin with the writers should get some of the blame. The lead actors seem to be relative newcomers since they haven't acted in many series or movies. To sum it up the plot at end wasn't convincing. The series is eyecandy due to the pretty actresses.
Mak Nonya Says:
Aug 11 2011 11:46 am
Its a good drama, and agreed the ghosts part and the exaggerated fathers-in-law towards the end should have been tapered or left out. However Da Mo's father does have a fearful features which can scare the life out of you....
Maudl Says:
Aug 04 2011 1:25 am
Kim, you are entitled to voice your own opinions, but don't attribute them to your whole country or to all the viewers of this drama! Don't you realize how ridiculous such a claim is? This drama had good ratings and all other comments beside yours are positive.
kim Says:
Jul 30 2011 9:32 pm
This drama is perhaps one of the worst examples of K-drama 'makjang' I've seen in recent years. With the kind of plot it had, it should have had maybe 30 episodes at most. Sub-par acting by its leads does not help things, and the sheer absurdity of some parts of the drama -- for one, the ghosts -- left me (and the rest of Korea) baffled.
It was truly god-awful, universally panned by viewers, and continuously ridiculed.
Please don't waste your time.
S Says:
May 04 2011 10:29 pm
This is a great drama...about how a beautiful, talented in dancing, innocent loving girl (main girl -- Saran) who is poor...meets her soulmate Da Mo. But however her life is very tragic and this drama is filled with a million birth secrets, which are all tied to Rara's family...
Thus Rara is one of the main three characters. The main person involved in the story is Saran, the other two main characters sometimes you might not see them as much...
Saran eventually (as you guessed it) becomes a gisaeng much later in the show...which is like an ancient Korean prostitute everyone frowns upon. This is makjjang!
Anyways BIRTH SECRETS FOR THE WIN!!! But sometimes because this drama is 50 episodes long, some episodes are a bit draggy, and it takes the drama like 20 episodes to reveal the truth after the audience guessed it. And it's a bit too long that's why the plot is getting longer too and some things are just getting wayyy too messy.....................
For people wondering if they should watch this or not, you should, it is a great drama and Im Soo Hyang and Sung Hoon (he looks very ugly in the photo) are very much candy to the eyes.
SoFF-OnE Says:
Jan 10 2011 7:24 am
looking at the trailer in the last secret garden episode..it'll probably about gisaeng in new era,i.e. present time..maybe something about famous gisaeng lineage or place..dunno..have to find more
Mia Says:
Nov 25 2010 8:53 pm
Will this be a saeguk (historical/period) drama? The episode length (50) and the title (Gisaeng) suggested it. I guess the title "New Story" is more appropriate than "New Tales", because "New Tales" sounds like anthology and many characters story, while I think the drama will focus on the main character (will be played by Go Na Eun).