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Text replace - "Won Sung-Min" to "Won Tae-San"

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==User Rating==
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==Profile==
* '''Drama:''' Hwajung / Splendid Politics
* '''Revised romanization:''' Hwajung
* '''Hangul:''' 화정
* '''Director:''' [[Kim Sang-Ho (1971)|Kim Sang-Ho]]
* '''Writer:''' [[Kim Yi-Young]]
* '''Network:''' [[MBC]]
* '''Episodes:''' 50
* '''Release Date:''' April 13 - September 29, 2015
* '''Runtime:''' Monday & Tuesday 22:00
* '''Language:''' Korean
* '''Country:''' South Korea

==Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©==
Drama series follows the rise and fall of Princess Jeongmyeong. Princess Jeongmyeong was born to King Seongjo of the Joseon Dynasty period. After her younger brother is killed by older stepbrother, Prince Gwanghae, she falls from her position as a princess.

==Notes==
# "Splendid Politics" takes over the [[MBC]] Mondays & Tuesdays 21:55 time slot previously occupied by "[[Shine or Go Crazy]]" and followed by "[[Glamorous Temptation]]" October, 2015.
# Early Korean working title was "Jungmyung Gongju" (literally "Princess Jungmyung") and then changed to "Hwaryeohan Jungchi" (literally "Splendid Politics"). The Korean title was then further shortened from "Hwaryeohan Jungchi" to "Hwajung."
# First script reading took place February 8, 2015 at MBC Broadcasting Station in Sangam, South Korea.

==Cast==
{{CastPictures36
|1picture=File:Splendid Politics-Cha Seung-Won.jpg
|1name=Cha Seung-Won
|1charactername=Prince Gwanghae
|2picture=File:Splendid Politics-Lee Yeon-Hee.jpg
|2name=Lee Yeon-Hee
|2charactername=Princess Jeongmyeong
|3picture=File:Splendid Politics-Kim Jae-Won.jpg
|3name=Kim Jae-Won{{!}}Kim Jae-Won
|3charactername=King Injo
|4picture=File:Splendid Politics-Seo Kang-Joon.jpg
|4name=Seo Kang-Joon
|4charactername=Hong Joo-Won
|5picture=File:Splendid Politics-Han Joo-Wan.jpg
|5name=Han Joo-Wan
|5charactername=Kang In-Woo
|6picture=File:Splendid Politics-Cho Seong-Ha.jpg
|6name=Cho Seong-Ha
|6charactername=Kang Joo-Sun
|7picture=File:Splendid Politics-Shin Eun-Jung.jpg
|7name=Shin Eun-Jung
|7charactername=Queen Inmok
|8picture=File:Splendid Politics-Jeon Jin-Seo.jpg
|8name=Jeon Jin-Seo
|8charactername=Prince Youngchang
|9picture=File:Splendid Politics-Choi Jong-Hwan.jpg
|9name=Choi Jong-Hwan
|9charactername=Prince Imhae
|10picture=File:Hwajung-Jang Seung-Jo1.jpg
|10name=Jang Seung-Jo
|10charactername=Prince Jungwon
|11picture=File:Splendid Politics-Kim Yeo-Jin.jpg
|11name=Kim Yeo-Jin
|11charactername=Kim Gae-Shi
|12picture=File:Splendid Politics-Jung Woong-In.jpg
|12name=Jung Woong-In
|12charactername=Lee Yi-Chum
|13picture=File:Splendid Politics-Eom Hyo-Seop.jpg
|13name=Eom Hyo-Seop
|13charactername=Hong Young
|14picture=File:Hwajung-Kang Moon-Young1.jpg
|14name=Kang Moon-Young
|14charactername=Kang Joo-Sun's wife
|15picture=File:Splendid Politics-Kim Chang-Wan.jpg
|15name=Kim Chang-Wan
|15charactername=Lee Won-Ik
|16picture=File:Hwajung-Han Myung-Goo1.jpg
|16name=Han Myung-Goo
|16charactername=Jung In-Hong
|17picture=File:Splendid Politics-Lee Sung-Min (1968).jpg
|17name=Lee Sung-Min (1968){{!}}Lee Sung-Min
|17charactername=Lee Deok-Hyeong
|18picture=File:Splendid Politics-Kim Seung-Wook.jpg
|18name=Kim Seung-Wook
|18charactername=Lee Hang-Bok
|19picture=File:Hwajung-Yoo Seung-Mok.jpg
|19name=Yoo Seung-Mok
|19charactername=Yoo Hee-Boon
|20picture=File:Hwajung-Park Jun Gyu1.jpg
|20name=Park Jun Gyu
|20charactername=Kim-Ryoo
|21picture=File:Hwajung-Jang Gwang1.jpg
|21name=Jang Gwang
|21charactername=Yi-Gwi
|22picture=File:Hwajung-Park Won-Sang1.jpg
|22name=Park Won-Sang
|22charactername=Jang Bong-Soo
|23picture=File:Hwajung-Kim Kwang-Kyu1.jpg
|23name=Kim Kwang-Kyu
|23charactername=Lee Young-Boo
|24picture=File:Hwajung-Jo Jae-Ryong1.jpg
|24name=Jo Jae-Ryong
|24charactername=Bang Geun
|25picture=File:Hwajung-Kang Dae-Hyun1.jpg
|25name=Kang Dae-Hyun
|25charactername=Soo-Duk
|26picture=File:Hwajung-Hwang Young-Hee1.jpg
|26name=Hwang Young-Hee
|26charactername=Ok-Joo
|27picture=File:Hwajung-Hyun Seung-Min1.jpg
|27name=Jung Ji-So
|27charactername=Eun-Sul
|28picture=File:Hwajung-Jang Hyuk-Jin1.jpg
|28name=Jang Hyuk-Jin
|28charactername=Maruno
|29picture=File:Hwajung-Gong Myung1.jpg
|29name=Gong Myung
|29charactername=Ja Gyung
|30picture=File:Hwajung-Kim Min-Seo.jpg
|30name=Kim Min-Seo (1984){{!}}Kim Min-Seo
|30charactername=Soyong Jo
|31picture=File:Hwajung-Baek Sung-Hyun.jpg
|31name=Baek Sung-Hyun
|31charactername=Crown Prince Sohyeon
|32picture=File:Hwajung-Kim Hee-Jung (1992).jpg
|32name=Kim Hee-Jung (1992){{!}}Kim Hee-Jung
|32charactername=Gangbin
|33picture=File:Hwajung-Lee Min-Ho (1993).jpg
|33name=Lee Tae-Ri
|33charactername=Prince Bongrim
|34picture=File:Hwajung-Kim Jun-Bae.jpg
|34name=Kim Jun-Bae (1969){{!}}Kim Jun-Bae
|34charactername=Yong Gol-Dae
|35picture=File:Hwajung-Lee Kyu-Seop.jpg
|35name=Lee Kyu-Seop (1982){{!}}Lee Kyu-Seop
|35charactername=assassin
|36picture=File:Hwajung-Lee Se-Rang.jpg
|36name=Lee Se-Rang
|36charactername=Court Lady Kim
}}
'''Young Cast Members:'''
{{CastPictures8
|1picture=File:Hwajung-Lee Tae-Hwan1.jpg
|1name=Lee Tae-Hwan
|1charactername=Prince Gwanghae
|2picture=File:Hwajung-Jung Chan-Bi1.jpg
|2name=Jung Chan-Bi
|2charactername=Princess Jeongmyeong
|3picture=File:Splendid Politics-Heo Jung-Eun.jpg
|3name=Heo Jung-Eun
|3charactername=Princess Jeongmyeong (child)
|4picture=File:Splendid Politics-Yoon Chan-Young.jpg
|4name=Yoon Chan-Young
|4charactername=Hong Joo-Won
|5picture=File:Splendid Politics-Choi Kwon-Soo.jpg
|5name=Choi Kwon-Soo
|5charactername=Hong Joo-Won (child)
|6picture=File:Splendid Politics-Ahn Do-Kyu.jpg
|6name=Ahn Do-Kyu
|6charactername=Kang In-Woo
|7picture=File:Splendid Politics-Lee Tae-Woo.jpg
|7name=Lee Tae-Woo
|7charactername=Kang In-Woo (child)
|8picture=File:Hwajung-Kang Chan-Hee1.jpg
|8name=Kang Chan-Hee
|8charactername=Ja Gyung
}}
'''Additional Cast Members:'''
* [[Ahn Nae-Sang]] - Heo Gyun
* [[Park Young-Gyu]] - King Sunjo
* [[Kim Kyu-Seon (1988)|Kim Kyu-Seon]] - Princess Junghye
* [[Jo Min-Gi]] - Kim Ja-Jum
* [[Kwak Dong-Yeon]] - Lee Ui-Rib
* [[Kang Dae-Hyun]] - Soo-Duk
* [[Lee Seung-Hyeong]] - Lee Seo
* [[Jung Ji-So]] - Eun-Sul
* [[Baek Soo-Ryun]] - Soo Ryeon-Gae
* [[Lee Jae-Gu]] - Chief Eunuch
* [[Yoo Ha-Bok]] - Yi-Gwal
* [[Song Jun-Hee (2008)|Song Jun-Hee]] - Prince Bongrim
* [[Chae Bin]] - Queen Jangryeol
* [[Kim Young-Im (1961)|Kim Young-Im]] - Court Lady Jung
* [[Park Ji-Il]] - Kim Je-Nam
* [[Cha Kwang-Soo]] - Lee Yeo-Baek
* [[Lee Young (1989)|Lee Young]] - Kang In-Woo's bodyguard
* [[Won Tae-San (1974)|Won Tae-San]] - slave dealer
* [[Shin Ki-Joon]] - Crown Prince Sohyeon (young)
* [[Maeng Bong-Hak]] - butler (ep.15)
* [[Kim Kyu-Cheol]]
* [[Kang Shin-Il]]
* [[Lee Chang]]
* [[Jeon Hun-Tae]]
* [[Bae Myung-Jin]]
* [[Han Chang-Hyun (1972)|Han Chang-Hyun]]
* [[Min Chae-Yeon (1992)|Min Chae-Yeon]]
* [[Jung Gang-Hee (1980)|Jung Gang-Hee]]
* [[Seo Ho-Chul (1975)|Seo Ho-Chul]]
* [[Lee Se-Wook]]
* [[Son Seon-Geun (1964)|Son Seon-Geun]]
* [[Kim Yong-Jin (1981)|Kim Yong-Jin]]
* [[Ko Byung-Taek (actor)|Ko Byung-Taek]]
* [[Shin Suk-Min (actor)|Shin Suk-Min]]

==Trailers==
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==Episode Ratings==
{| border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #F9F9F9; border: 1px #AAA solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
! rowspan="2" align=center bgcolor="F52887" | Date
! rowspan="2" align=center bgcolor="F52887" | Episode
! colspan="2" align=center bgcolor="F52887" | TNmS
! colspan="2" align=center bgcolor="F52887" | AGB
|-
! align=center bgcolor="F52887" | Nationwide
! align=center bgcolor="F52887" | Seoul
! align=center bgcolor="F52887" | Nationwide
! align=center bgcolor="F52887" | Seoul
|-align=center
| 2015-04-13 || 1 || 10.0% (17th) || 12.3% (9th) || 10.5% (14th) || 12.0% (8th)
|-align=center
| 2015-04-14 || 2 || 10.5% (14th) || 12.4% (8th) || 11.8% (6th) || 12.8% (7th)
|-align=center
| 2015-04-20 || 3 || 9.0% (20th) || 10.6% (11th) || 10.9% (11th) || 12.6% (6th)
|-align=center
| 2015-04-21 || 4 || 10.4% (10th) || 12.6% (7th) || 10.8% (8th) || 12.1% (7th)
|-align=center
| 2015-04-27 || 5 || 9.7% (14th) || 12.1% (8th) || 9.9% (12th) || 11.2% (7th)
|-align=center
| 2015-04-28 || 6 || 10.0% (14th) || 12.0% (9th) || 10.9% (9th) || 11.6% (7th)
|-align=center
| 2015-05-04 || 7 || 9.2% (14th) || 10.9% (10th) || 9.4% (9th) || 10.2% (6th)
|-align=center
| 2015-05-05 || 8 || 9.9% (11th) || 12.0% (8th) || 10.3% (9th) || 11.7% (6th)
|-align=center
| 2015-05-11 || 9 || 8.3% (19th) || 9.8% (11th) || 9.5% (15th) || 10.8% (11th)
|-align=center
| 2015-05-12 || 10 || 9.3% (15th) || 10.6% (12th) || 10.1% (11th) || 11.4% (8th)
|-align=center
| 2015-05-18 || 11 || 8.2% (16th) || 9.9% (11th) || 10.6% (9th) || 12.4% (5th)
|-align=center
| 2015-05-19 || 12 || 9.2% (12th) || 11.2% (10th) || 11.4% (7th) || 13.0% (5th)
|-align=center
| 2015-05-25 || 13 || 8.3% (15th) || 10.2% (10th) || 10.4% (6th) || 11.5% (6th)
|-align=center
| 2015-05-26 || 14 || 8.9% (12th) || 10.2% (10th) || 11.0% (7th) || 12.2% (5th)
|-align=center
| 2015-06-01 || 15 || 8.4% (16th) || 9.9% (13th) || 10.6% (10th) || 12.5% (5th)
|-align=center
| 2015-06-02 || 16 || 9.1% (13th) || 11.2% (9th) || 10.2% (8th) || 11.6% (7th)
|-align=center
| 2015-06-08 || 17 || 8.8% (17th) || 11.1% (10th) || 10.2% (11th) || 11.9% (4th)
|-align=center
| 2015-06-09 || 18 || 11.0% (9th) || 13.4% (4th) || 11.0% (6th) || 12.7% (4th)
|-align=center
| 2015-06-15 || 19 || 10.3% (11th) || 12.1% (7th) || 10.7% (10th) || 12.4% (4th)
|-align=center
| 2015-06-16 || 20 || 9.3% (12th) || 11.1% (8th) || 11.0% (8th) || 12.5% (4th)
|-align=center
| 2015-06-22 || 21 || 10.1% (11th) || 11.8% (4th) || 11.6% (6th) || 13.3% (3rd)
|-align=center
| 2015-06-23 || 22 || 9.9% (11th) || 12.1% (5th) || 10.7% (6th) || 12.2% (5th)
|-align=center
| 2015-06-29 || 23 || 9.2% (12th) || 10.8% (8th) || 10.0% (9th) || 10.8% (6th)
|-align=center
| 2015-06-30 || 24 || 9.7% (16th) || 12.0% (5th) || 9.8% (11th) || 10.8% (5th)
|-align=center
| 2015-07-06 || 25 || 8.0% (17th) || 9.8% (11th) || 8.9% (13th) || 9.8% (8th)
|-align=center
| 2015-07-07 || 26 || 8.4% (15th) || 10.3% (9th) || 8.8% (13th) || 9.8% (8th)
|-align=center
| 2015-07-13 || 27 || 8.3% (18th) || 10.6% (10th) || 9.1% (14th) || 10.2% (9th)
|-align=center
| 2015-07-14 || 28 || 7.6% (18th) || 9.2% (13th) || 9.8% (7th) || 10.8% (4th)
|-align=center
| 2015-07-20 || 29 || 7.8% (19th) || 9.8% (12th) || 9.9% (12th) || 10.9% (7th)
|-align=center
| 2015-07-21 || 30 || 9.4% (14th) || 10.9% (8th) || 11.4% (4th) || 12.3% (4th)
|-align=center
| 2015-07-27 || 31 || 7.5% (20th) || 9.2% (14th) || 10.3% (9th) || 11.5% (7th)
|-align=center
| 2015-07-28 || 32 || 9.2% (11th) || 10.4% (8th) || 10.3% (8th) || 11.5% (4th)
|-align=center
| 2015-08-03 || 33 || 7.9% (15th) || 9.3% (9th) || 9.1% (12th) || 10.7% (7th)
|-align=center
| 2015-08-04 || 34 || 9.2% (9th) || 9.9% (7th) || 9.8% (9th) || 11.0% (5th)
|-align=center
| 2015-08-10 || 35 || 8.0% (15th) || 9.5% (10th) || 9.0% (13th) || 10.5% (7th)
|-align=center
| 2015-08-11 || 36 || 8.6% (15th) || 9.6% (10th) || 10.7% (7th) || 12.4% (4th)
|-align=center
| 2015-08-17 || 37 || 8.1% (18th) || 9.6% (12th) || 9.6% (12th) || 10.4% (9th)
|-align=center
| 2015-08-18 || 38 || 8.8% (15th) || 10.7% (9th) || 9.7% (12th) || 10.6% (10th)
|-align=center
| 2015-08-24 || 39 || 7.9% (18th) || 8.7% (16th) || 8.8% (14th) || 10.5% (11th)
|-align=center
| 2015-08-25 || 40 || 8.2% (19th) || 8.7% (15th) || 9.0% (16th) || 9.9% (12th)
|-align=center
| 2015-08-31 || 41 ||NR || 7.3% (18th) || 8.5% (16th) || 9.5% (14th)
|-align=center
| 2015-09-01 || 42 || 8.5% (17th) || 10.1% (10th) || 8.9% (14th) || 9.6% (12th)
|-align=center
| 2015-09-07 || 43 || NR || 7.6% (19th) || 8.1% (19th) || 9.3% (11th)
|-align=center
| 2015-09-08 || 44 || 7.3% (19th) || 7.8% (14th) || 8.3% (15th) || 9.1% (13th)
|-align=center
| 2015-09-14 || 45 || NR || 8.5% (14th) || 8.1% (18th) || 8.7% (13th)
|-align=center
| 2015-09-15 || 46 || 8.7% (17th) || 10.3% (11th) || 10.8% (11th) || 12.2% (7th)
|-align=center
| 2015-09-21 || 47 || 7.4% (20th) || 7.7% (20th) || 9.7% (13th) || 10.9% (10th)
|-align=center
| 2015-09-22 || 48 || 8.3% (17th) || 9.3% (12th) || 10.5% (11th) || 12.1% (9th)
|-align=center
| 2015-09-28 || 49 || NR || NR || NR || NR
|-align=center
| 2015-09-29 || 50 || NR || NR || 7.8% (20th) || 8.8% (15th)
|-align=center
|}

Source: [http://www.tnms.tv/ TNS Media Korea] & [http://www.agbnielsen.co.kr/ AGB Nielson]
* NR denotes not ranked within the Top 20 TV programs (including news, sports, variety, etc.) for that day according to TNS Media Korea and AGB Nielson.

==Awards==
* [[2015 (8th) Korea Drama Awards]] - October 9, 2015
** '''Hot Star Award''' ([[Seo Kang-Joon]])
* [[2015 MBC Drama Awards]] - December 30, 2015
** '''Ten Star Award''' ([[Cha Seung-Won]])

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==External Links==
* [http://www.imbc.com/broad/tv/drama/hwajung/index.html Official Website]

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