2016 South Korean historical television series
Jang Yeong-sil (Korean: 장영실) is a 2016 South Korean historical drama television series starring Song Il-kook, Kim Yeong-cheol, Kim Sang-kyung and Park Sun-young. It replaced The Jingbirok: A Memoir of Imjin War and aired on KBS1 from January 2, 2016 to March 26, 2016 on Saturdays and Sundays at 21:40 (KST) for 24 episodes.
Plot
A television series talk about Jang Yeong-sil, a popular scientist of Joseon in the 15th century. Born as a slave but with the remarkable talent and the profound passion for astronomy, he was known by King Sejong and was recommended to the court. Jang Yeong-sil had a lot of contributions for the science-technology of Joseon, he has left many great inventions such as the water clock, the sundial, the astronomical instruments, the rain gauge and also many research on weaponry.
Cast
Main characters
Supporting characters
Royal household
Court officials
- Kim Do-hyun [ko] as Lee Cheon [ko]
- Son Byong-ho as Ha Yeon [ko]
- Jung Han-yong as Hwang Hui
- Kim Byung-ki as Maeng Sa-sung [ko]
- Lee Young-seok [ko] as Jo Mal-saeng [ko]
- Han Ki-joong [ko] as Heo Jo [ko]
- Kim Hyo-won [ko] as Jeong Cho [ko]
- Kang Shin-goo [ko] as Jeong Heum-ji
- Jeong Eui-gap [ko] as Jeong In-ji
- Park Seung-gyu as Park Eun [ko]
- Hwang Yi-geon [ko] as Kim Goo-nam
- Lee Geon-myung [ko] as Park Yeon [ko]
- Ahn Shin-woo [ko] as Choe Manri
Seoungwan people
- Lee Byung-hoon [ko] as Lee Sun-ji [ko]
- Seo Hyun-chul as Choi Bok (fictional character)
- Im Hyuk as Yoo Taek-sang
- Min Joon-hyun [ko] as Jeon Bae-cheon (fictional character)
- Lee Joo-hyun as Ji Gyeong-chan (fictional character)
- Kang Ji-hoo [ko] as Sung Sa-gook (fictional character)
Dongraehyeon people
- Lee Ji-hoon as Jang Hee-je (fictional character)
- Kim Dan-yool [ko] as young Jang Hee-je
- Kim Myeong-soo [ko] as Jang Sung-hwi – a Goryeo's scientist, minister and Jang Yeong-sil's father
- Kim Ae-ran as Eun-wol – a Kisaeng and Jang Yeong-sil's mother (assumed character)
- Son Ho-gyun [ko] as Jang Gi-bae (fictional character)
- Kang Sung-jin as Seok-goo – Jang Yeong-sil's best friend (fictional character)
- Lee Joon-seo as young Seok-goo
- Kim Dae-jong [ko] as Kim Hak-joo – a noble and Jang Hee-je's friend (fictional character)
- Lee Kye-in as young Kim Hak-joo
Hanyang people
- Yoon Ah-reum [ko] as Eul-seon (Chinese: 乙善; Pinyin: Yǐ Shàn) – princess Sohyun's maid, later Seok-goo's wife
- N/A as Oh Goo-san
- Lee Geon [ko] as Han Nae-gwan
- Kim Mi-ra [ko] as Uhm Sang-goong
- Im Dong-jin as Joo Tae-kang (Chinese: 朱太江; Pinyin: Zhū Tàijiāng) – a Ming dynasty old prince (fictional character)
- Park Gyu-ri as Joo Bu-ryeong (Chinese: 朱副伶; Pinyin: Zhū Fùlíng) – Tae-kang's daughter (fictional character)
- Im Chul-hyung [ko] as Yoon Bong [ko] – a Joseon person working as a eunuch in Ming dynasty
- Kwon Bin as Zhengtong Emperor
Extended cast
- Kwak Min-ho [ko] as Go Gil-soo – a trader between Joseon and Ming dynasty (fictional character)
- Jo Sang-goo [ko] as Byun Dae-chi
- Byun Joon-seok [ko] as Choi Yool
- Jang Gwang as Jo Gwang
- Hwang Chan-ho [ko] as Moo-san
- Kim Min-hyuk [ko] as Oh Pil-gyo
- N/A as Bae Kang-choon
- Cha Ye-joon as Im Myung-deok
- Kim Ae-ran as Eun-wol
- Oh Ji-hyuk as Yoo Cheol
- Cha Bo-sung as Sung Sam-moon
- Jang Joon-nyung [ko]
- Jin Hyun-kwang [ko]
- Lee Je-kwan [ko]
- Park Dae-kyu [ko]
- Jeon Jin-ki [ko]
- Seol Chang-hee [ko]
- Choi Dong-yeob [ko]
- Kim Moon-sik
- Shin Chi-young
- Jo Shin-geun
- Jo Yeon-ho
- Hwang Bi-ho
- Lee Ho-yool
- Lee Joo-yeon
Cameo appearances
- Nam Il-woo [ko] as Jang Sung-bae – Jang Sung-hwi's oldest brother
- Chae Dong-hyun [ko] as Kim Beob-rae
- Yeo Hoe-hyun as Na Ki-soon
- Song Triplets as three little beggars
Ratings
In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
- Remark
- Episode 12, scheduled to be broadcast on the evening of February 7, was canceled because South Korea was in emergency after the North Korea's missile launch (Kwangmyŏngsŏng-4) at 9:30 am in the same day.[3]
Original soundtrack
Awards and nominations
References
- ^ "TNmS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNmS Ratings (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 28, 2013. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
- ^ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 17, 2017. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
- ^ Oh, Ji-won (February 7, 2016). '장영실' 7일 결방, 북한 미사일 관련 프로그램 긴급 편성. TVDaily (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 8, 2016. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
External links
- Official website (in Korean)
- Jang Yeong-sil on KBS World
- Jang Yeong-sil at HanCinema
- Jang Yeong-sil at IMDb