''Jang Yeong-sil'' () is a 2016 South Korean

historical History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbrella term comprising past events as well ...

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starring

Song Il-gook Song Il-kook (; born 1 October 1971) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his role in the 2006 hit drama series ''Jumong'' as the titular character. Early life and education Song is the grandson of politician Kim Du-han, great grandson ...

, Kim Yeong-cheol,

Kim Sang-kyung Kim Sang-kyung (born June 1, 1972; ) is a South Korean actor. He is known for his leading roles in '' Memories of Murder'' (2003) and ''May 18'' (2007). Two of his films directed by Hong Sang-soo, '' Tale of Cinema'' (2005) and '' Ha Ha Ha'' ( ...

and Park Sun-young. It replaced '' The Jingbirok: A Memoir of Imjin War'' and aired on

KBS1 The Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) () is the national broadcaster of South Korea. Founded in February 1927, it is one of the leading South Korean television and radio broadcasters. KBS operates seven radio networks, ten television channels, a ...

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 Jang Yeong-sil (; ; 1390 – after 1442) was a Korean mechanical engineer, scientist, and inventor during the Joseon Dynasty (1392–1897). Although Jang was born as a peasant, King Sejong allowed Jang to work at the royal palace. Jang's inven ...

, a popular scientist of

Joseon Joseon (; ; Middle Korean: 됴ᇢ〯션〮 Dyǒw syéon or 됴ᇢ〯션〯 Dyǒw syěon), officially the Great Joseon (; ), was the last dynastic kingdom of Korea, lasting just over 500 years. It was founded by Yi Seong-gye in July 1392 and re ...

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 Sejong of Joseon (15 May 1397 – 8 April 1450), personal name Yi Do (Korean: 이도; Hanja: 李祹), widely known as Sejong the Great (Korean: 세종대왕; Hanja: 世宗大王), was the fourth ruler of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. Initial ...

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

* Song Il-kook as

(or Jang Young-sil) **

Jung Yoon-seok Jung Yoon-seok (born April 30, 2003) is a South Korean actor. He won Best Young Actor award in 2009 SBS Drama Awards for his role in '' Temptation of Wife''. Early life and education Born to Korean-Chinese parents, Jung began his acting c ...

as young Jang Yeong-sil *

as Yi Do, later

(1397~1450) ** as young Yi Do * Kim Yeong-cheol as Yi Bang-won, later

King Taejong Taejong of Joseon (13 June 1367 – 8 June 1422), personal name Yi Bang-won ( Korean: 이방원; Hanja: 李芳遠), was the third ruler of the Joseon dynasty of Korea and the father of King Sejong the Great. Before ascending to the throne, he ...

(1367~1422) * Park Sun-young as Princess Sohyun – King Taejong's daughter and Yi Do's older sister ''(fictional character)'' **Yoon Si-yeong as young Sohyun

Supporting characters

Royal household

Kim Ki-hyeon Kim Ki-hyeon (; born June 24, 1945) is a South Korean voice actor. He joined the Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation's voice acting division in 1965. Roles Broadcast TV * 24 (television) (replacing Tobin Bell by Season 2, Korea TV Edition, MBC) * ...

as King Taejo * as

Prince Yangnyeong Grand Prince Yangnyeong (Hangul: 양녕대군, Hanja: 讓寧大君, 1394–1462) was a former Crown Prince of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea. He was the first son and fourth child of King Taejong and his wife, Queen Wongyeong. Yangnyeong was the el ...

*Kim Bo-mi as

Princess Gyeonghye Princess Gyeonghye (1436 – 17 January 1474), also known before as Princess Pyeongchang before her marriage, was a Joseon princess and the eldest child of Munjong of Joseon. She served as guardian for her only younger brother, Danjong of Joseon, ...

*Han Jeong-woo as King Munjong **

Choi Seung-hoon Choi Seung-hoon ( ko, 최승훈, born 1 May 2008), is a South Korean actor. Filmography Television series Web series Film Television shows Awards and nominations References External links * * * 2008 births Liv ...

as young Yi Hyang (later King Munjong) *Choi Dong-ah as King Danjong * as

King Sejo Sejo of Joseon (2 November 1417 – 23 September 1468), personal name Yi Yu (Korean: 이유; Hanja: 李瑈), sometimes known as Grand Prince Suyang (Korean: 수양대군; Hanja: 首陽大君), was the seventh ruler of the Joseon dynasty of K ...

Court officials

* as *

Son Byong-ho Son Byong-ho (born August 25, 1962) is a South Korean actor. Son is known for his role in action films, notably, ''R-Point'' (2004), '' Running Wild'' (2006), ''The Good, the Bad, the Weird'' (2008) and ''Insu, The Queen Mother ''Insu, the Qu ...

as *

Jung Han-yong Jung Han-yong (정한용, born June 22, 1954) is a veteran South Korean actor. He has appeared in many television series, including 2009's ''Iris''. In 1983 he won the Baeksang Arts Awards The Baeksang Arts Awards (), also known as the Paek ...

Hwang Hui Hwang Hui (8 March 1363 – 28 February 1452) was a politician of the Goryeo and Joseon dynasties, who came from the Jangsu Hwang clan and once served as prime minister of the Joseon dynasty from 1431 to 1449. Biography Hwang Hui was an offi ...

Kim Byung-ki Kim Byung-ki (born November 2, 1948) is a South Korean actor. Filmography Television series Film Awards and nominations References External links * * 1948 births Living people South Korean male television actors ...

as * as * as * as * as Jeong Heum-ji * as

Jeong In-ji Jeong In-ji (; December 28, 1396 – November 26, 1478) was a Korean Neo-Confucian scholar, historian who served as Vice Minister of Education or Deputy Chief Scholar (Head of Office for Special Advisors) during the reign of King Sejong the Gre ...

*Park Seung-gyu as * as Kim Goo-nam * as * as

Choe Manri Choe Manri (, d. 23 October 1445) or sometimes spelled Choi Malli, was an associate professor in the Hall of Worthies (집현전 부제학, 集賢殿副提學) who spoke against the creation of ''hangul'' (then called ''eonmun'') together with oth ...

Seoungwan people

* as *

Seo Hyun-chul Seo Hyun-chul ( ko, 서현철, born 19 May 1965) is a South Korean theatre, film and television actor. He is known for his supporting roles in various TV series and films. His better known works are: 2013 medical drama series '' Good Doctor'', ...

as Choi Bok (fictional character) *

Im Hyuk Im Hyuk (born Im Jung-hyuk; May 31, 1949) is a South Korean actor. Im has starred in television series since 1969, notably in historical drama A historical drama (also period drama, costume drama, and period piece) is a work set in a past tim ...

as Yoo Taek-sang * as Jeon Bae-cheon ''(fictional character)'' *Lee Joo-hyun as Ji Gyeong-chan ''(fictional character)'' * as Sung Sa-gook ''(fictional character)''

Dongraehyeon people

* Lee Ji-hoon as Jang Hee-je ''(fictional character)'' ** as young Jang Hee-je * as Jang Sung-hwi – a

Goryeo Goryeo (; ) was a Korean kingdom founded in 918, during a time of national division called the Later Three Kingdoms period, that unified and ruled the Korean Peninsula until 1392. Goryeo achieved what has been called a "true national unificati ...

's scientist, minister and Jang Yeong-sil's father *Kim Ae-ran as Eun-wol – a

Kisaeng Kisaeng (Hangul: 기생, Hanja: 妓生, RR: ''Gisaeng''), also called ginyeo (Hangul: 기녀, Hanja: 妓女), were women from outcast or slave families who were trained to be courtesans, providing artistic entertainment and conversation to men ...

and Jang Yeong-sil's mother ''(assumed character)'' * as Jang Gi-bae ''(fictional character)'' *

Kang Sung-jin Kang Sung-jin (born January 13, 1971) is a South Korean actor. Kang acted in the lead role in ''The Humanist'' (2001), ''APT'' (2006), ''Mission Possible: Kidnapping Granny K'' (2007) and '' Life Is Cool'' (2008). Personal His niece is actress ...

as Seok-goo – Jang Yeong-sil's best friend ''(fictional character)'' **Lee Joon-seo as young Seok-goo * as Kim Hak-joo – a noble and Jang Hee-je's friend ''(fictional character)'' **Lee Kye-in as young Kim Hak-joo

Hanyang people

* as Eul-seon (

Chinese Chinese can refer to: * Something related to China * Chinese people, people of Chinese nationality, citizenship, and/or ethnicity **''Zhonghua minzu'', the supra-ethnic concept of the Chinese nation ** List of ethnic groups in China, people of ...

: 乙善;

Pinyin Hanyu Pinyin (), often shortened to just pinyin, is the official romanization system for Standard Mandarin Chinese in China, and to some extent, in Singapore and Malaysia. It is often used to teach Mandarin, normally written in Chinese for ...

: Yǐ Shàn) – princess Sohyun's maid, later Seok-goo's wife *N/A as Oh Goo-san * as Han Nae-gwan * as Uhm Sang-goong

Ming dynasty The Ming dynasty (), officially the Great Ming, was an Dynasties in Chinese history, imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1368 to 1644 following the collapse of the Mongol Empire, Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming dynasty was the last ort ...

* as Joo Tae-kang (

: 朱太江;

: Zhū Tàijiāng) – a Ming dynasty old prince ''(fictional character)'' *

Park Gyu-ri Park Gyu-ri (born May 21, 1988), better known by the mononym Gyuri, is a South Korean singer, actress, and radio personality. She is a member of South Korean girl group Kara. Life and career 1988–2002: Early life and career beginnings Park ...

as Joo Bu-ryeong (

: 朱副伶;

: Zhū Fùlíng) – Tae-kang's daughter ''(fictional character)'' * as – a Joseon person working as a eunuch in Ming dynasty *Kwon Bin as

Zhengtong Emperor Emperor Yingzong of Ming (; 29 November 1427 – 23 February 1464), personal name Zhu Qizhen (), was the sixth and eighth Emperor of the Ming dynasty. He ascended the throne as the Zhengtong Emperor () in 1435, but was forced to abdicate in 1 ...

Extended cast

* as Go Gil-soo – a trader between Joseon and Ming dynasty ''(fictional character)'' * as Byun Dae-chi * as Choi Yool *

Jang Gwang Jang Gwang (born January 5, 1952) is a South Korean actor in film and television. Filmography Film * ''Taste of Horror – Gym for Residents'' (TBA) * '' Air Murder'' (2022) * '' Sinkhole (2021) * ''White Day: Broken Barrier'' (2021) * ...

as Jo Gwang * as Moo-san * as Oh Pil-gyo *N/A as Bae Kang-choon *Cha Ye-joon as Im Myung-deok *Oh Ji-hyuk as Yoo Cheol *Cha Bo-sung as Sung Sam-moon * * * * * * * *Kim Moon-sik *Shin Chi-young *Jo Shin-geun *Jo Yeon-ho *Hwang Bi-ho *Lee Ho-yool *Lee Joo-yeon

Cameo appearances

* as Jang Sung-bae – Jang Sung-hwi's oldest brother * as Kim Beob-rae *

Yeo Hoe-hyun Yeo Hoe-hyun (hangul: 여회현; born May 9, 1994) is a South Korean actor. Filmography Film Television series Web series Awards and nominations References

1994 births Living people South Korean male television actors South Ko ...

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 *

Original soundtrack

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * * * {{IMDb title, 5321584 Korean Broadcasting System television dramas 2016 South Korean television series debuts 2016 South Korean television series endings Korean-language television shows Television series by KBS Media Television series based on actual events Television series set in the Joseon dynasty South Korean historical television series