''New Tales of Gisaeng'' (; also known as ''New Gisaeng Story'') is a 2011 South Korean television series starring

Im Soo-hyang Lim Soo-hyang (; born April 19, 1990) is a South Korean actress. She rose to fame playing leading roles in the television series '' New Tales of Gisaeng'' (2011) and ''Inspiring Generation'' (2014). After a series of supporting roles, she gained ...

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, and

Han Hye-rin Han Hye-rin (born November 6, 1988) is a South Korean actress. She played the leading role in the television drama In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious t ...

. Written by

Im Sung-han Im Sung-han (born Im Young-ran on August 24, 1960) is a South Korean television screenwriter. Her best-known dramas include ''Miss Mermaid'' and ''Dear Heaven''. Career Im Sung-han began her career writing for single-episode anthologies. Her fir ...

and directed by Son Moon-kwon, it aired on SBS from January 23 to July 17, 2011, on Saturdays and Sundays at 21:45 for 52 episodes. It is based on Lee Hyun-su's novel of the same name.

Plot

Gisaeng 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 ...

" was the Korean equivalent of a

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courtesan Courtesan, in modern usage, is a euphemism for a "kept" mistress (lover), mistress or prostitute, particularly one with wealthy, powerful, or influential clients. The term historically referred to a courtier, a person who attended the Royal cour ...

knowledgeable in poetry, dance, music, culture and politics, who entertained noblemen and royalty of the

Joseon Dynasty 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 ...

. This series explores the premise that gisaeng still existed in modern-day Korea. Dan Sa-ran (

) lost her mother at a young age, and never quite got along with her stepmother and stepsister. Despite her humble background, she carries herself with pride and grace, majoring in classical dance during college. Drawing the attention of Buyonggak's head gisaeng with her dancing talent and classic beauty, Sa-ran enters Korea's sole traditional gisaeng house, an exclusive establishment that serves only VIP guests. Ah Da-mo (

) is a cocky second-generation

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with his own set of daddy issues. He can't be bothered to give any woman the time of day... until he meets Sa-ran.

Cast

Main characters

as Dan Sa-ran *

as Ah Da-mo *

as Geum Ra-ra *

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as Oh Hwa-ran *

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as Han Soon-deok ** Jung Han-bi as young Soon-deok

Supporting characters

;Dan family * Baek Ok-dam as Dan Gong-joo * Kim Joo-young as Dan Chul-soo * Lee Sook as Ji Hwa-ja ;Geum family *

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as Geum Eo-san ** Park Jin as young Eo-san * Seo Woo-rim as Lee Hong-ah * Lee Jong-nam as Jang Joo-hee * Lee Dong-joon as Geum Kang-san * Lee Dae-ro as Geum Shi-jo * Lee Sang-mi as Shin Hyo-ri ;Ah family *

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as Ah Soo-ra * Kim Hye-jung as Cha Ra-ri * Ahn Young-joo as Park Ae-ja ;Buyonggak * Lee Mae-ri as Lee Do-hwa * Choi Sun-ja as Hwa-ran's mother * Park Joon-myun as Noh Eun-ja * Seo Dong-soo as Ma Dan-se * Song Dae-kwan as Seo Saeng-kang * Oh Ki-chan as Oh Bong-yi * Kang Cho-hee as Han Song-yi * Kim Yul as Baek Soo-jung * Seol Yoon as Jang Soo-jin * Yoon Ji-eun as Song Hye-eun * Kim Eun-sun as Ye-rang * Lee Sun-ah as Lee Ji-hyang * Oh Ji-yeon as Kim-sshi * Ha Na-kyung ;Extended cast *

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as Son-ja *

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as Jin Joo-ah * Lee Soo-jin as Sung Ah-mi *

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as Oh Jin-ahm * Kim Ho-chang as Yoo Tae-young * Michael Blunck as Kyle *

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as Master Joong-bong * Jun Sung-hwan as Master Jung-do * Lee Hyo-jung as Ma Yi-joon (CEO Joon Entertainment) The Midas * Kim Joon-hyung as Do-suk * Son Ga-young as Choi Young-mim * Won Jong-rye as Young-nim's mother * Kim Sun-il as Min-jae * Min Joon-hyun as manager

Ratings

Awards and nominations

International broadcast

It aired in Japan on cable channel KNTV from September 9, 2012, to March 3, 2013, with

rerun A rerun or repeat is a rebroadcast of an episode of a radio or television program. There are two types of reruns – those that occur during a hiatus, and those that occur when a program is syndicated. Variations In the United Kingdom, the word ...

s on cable channel BS Japan beginning February 20, 2013. In 2015, Hong Kong's HKTV also played this drama.

References

External links

* * * {{Im Sung-han Seoul Broadcasting System television dramas 2011 South Korean television series debuts 2011 South Korean television series endings Korean-language television shows South Korean romance television series Television shows based on South Korean novels