Name: Jewel in the Palace
Genre: Medical Drama, Romance, Costume & Period
Released: 2003-09-15
Rating: 9.6
Cast: Ji Jin Hee, Lee Young Ae, Hong Ri Na, Im Ho, Yang Mi Kyung

Ji Jin Hee is a popular South Korean actor. Born on June 24, 1971, he was working as a photographer in an advertising agency when a talent agent approached him about working in entertainment. He refused the offer but then took it a year later when he was laid off from his job during the IMF financial crisis in Korea. Ji Jin Hee made his acting debut in the 2000 television drama “Female Secretary” and has starred in many films and dramas since. He is best known for his roles in the historic dramas “Dae Jang Geum” (2003) and “Dong Yi” (2010) but also has starred in the popular dramas “The Man Who Can’t Get Married” (2009), “The Great Seer” (2012), “A Word From Warm Heart” (2013), “Blood” (2015), “Midnight Diner” (2015), “I Have a Lover” (2015) and “Second to Last Love” (2016).

Ji Jin Hee

Lee Young Ae is a celebrated and award-winning South Korean actress. Born on January 31, 1971, she is best known for her roles in the historical television drama “Jewel in the Palace” (2003) and the film “Sympathy for Lady Vengeance” (2005), both of which garnered many acting accolades for Lee Young Ae. She began her career in 1991 as a model and then made her acting debut in the 1993 television drama “How’s Your Husband?” She won the Best New Actress award for that role at the 1994 SBS Drama Awards. After a 13-year hiatus, Lee Young Ae returned to the small screen with a dual role in drama “Saimdang, Light’s Diary” in 2017. Lee Young Ae married Korean-American businessman Jeong Ho Young in 2009. In addition to acting, Lee Young Ae is known for her charity work, including as an UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador.

Lee Young Ae

Hong Ri Na

Im Ho

Yang Mi Kyung is a South Korean actress who was born on July 25, 1961, on Jeju Island, South Korea. She studied at Soongeui Women’s College, where she majored in Applied Art, and obtained a master’s degree in Media Arts from Sogang University. She made her debut as an actress in 1984 and made her breakthrough with a role in the hit period drama series “Dae Jang Geum” in 2003. Her more recent roles include the drama series titles “Grand Prince” (2018) and “A Man in a Veil” (2020).

Yang Mi Kyung

Kyun Mi Ri is a South Koren singer and actress. She was born in Seoul, South Korea on September 19, 1964 and made her acting debut in 1984. Since then, she has appeared in numerous television dramas, including “Rooftop Prince” (2012), “What Happens to my Family?” (2014), “Dear Fair Lady Kong Shim” (2016), and “Byunhyuk’s Love” (2017).

Kyun Mi Ri

Kim Yeo Jin

Park Eun Hye is a South Korean actress. Born on February 21, 1978, she also goes by the name Piao En Hui in China. She made her acting debut in the 1995 television series “LA Arirang” but it was her role in the 2003 historical drama “Jewel in the Palace” that catapulted her to fame throughout Asia. Park Eun Hye remains very popular in China, where the Yongseng Tangerine Chocolates (which is named after her character in “Jewel in the Palace”) continues to enjoy strong sales. Some of her popular recent works include “Yi San” (2007), “Pink Lipstick” (2010) and “The Merchant: Gaekju 2015” (2015). In 2008, Park Eun Hye married entrepreneur Kim Han Sup.

Park Eun Hye

Im Hyun Shik

Lee Se Eun

Park Yeol

Young Jang Geum is caught up in palace strife, loses her parents, and enters the palace as a court lady of the royal kitchen. Jang Geum, possessing the finest palate, becomes a court lady of the royal kitchen recognized for her abilities in the palace. With her food, she pleases the royal family who has abstained from food and drink or is ill and saves the royal family fallen into crisis. She leaves the palace caught up in incidents that slander her, but Jang Geum overcomes adversity and begins life in the palace again as a nurse. With her special qualities of a challenging spirit and tenacity, Jang Geum masters remarkable medical treatments and begins to earn the king's trust.

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