Jang Ok-jung, Living by Love () is a 2013 South Korean historical television series, starring Kim Tae-hee, Yoo Ah-in, Hong Soo-hyun and Jae Hee. Based on the 2008 novel by Choi Jung-mi, it is a reinterpretation of Jang Hui-bin's life, as a woman involved in fashion design and cosmetics-making in the Joseon period.
It aired on SBS from April 8 to June 25, 2013, on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 24 episodes.
Cast
Main Kim Tae-hee as Jang Ok-jung, later the concubine, Jang Hui-bin Kang Min-ah as young Jang Ok-jung Yoo Ah-in as Lee Soon, later King Sukjong Chae Sang-woo as young Lee Soon Hong Soo-hyun as Queen Inhyeon Jae Hee as Hyun Chi-soo Baek Su-ho as young Hyun Chi-soo Lee Sang-yeob as Lee Hoon, later Prince Dongpyeong Kwak Dong-yeon as young Lee Hoon Han Seung-yeon as Choi Sui Chee Musuri, later Choi Suk-bin
Supporting
Sung Dong-il as Jang Hyun Lee Hyo-jung - Min Yoo-joong Kim Seo-ra as Lady Yoon, Ok-jung's mother Go Young-bin as Jang Hee-jae Lee Ji-oh as young Jang Hee-jae Jeon In-taek as King Hyeonjong Kim Sun-kyung as Queen Myeongseong Lee Hyo-chun as Queen Jangnyeol Ah Young as Princess Myeongan Lee Dong-shin as Kim Man-ki Kim Ha-eun as Queen Ingyeong Yoon Yoo-sun as Lady Kang Jang Young-nam as Court lady Cheon Ji Yoo as Ja-kyeong Kim Min-ha as young Ja-kyeong Choi Sang-hoon as Jo Sa-seok Ra Mi-ran as Jo Sa-seok's wife Lee Hyung-chul as Prince Boksun Bae Jin-seob as Hyun-moo Lee Gun-joo as Eunuch Yang Kim Ga-eun as Hyang-yi Song Soo-hyun as young Hyang-yi Lee Hyo-rim as Seol-hyang Kim Se-in as Jung Hon-ja, northern village woman Kim Nan-joo as Court lady Choi Min Ji-ah as Hong-joo Yoo Sa-ra as Sol-bi Lee Ja-min as Yeon-hong Kim Soon-tae as Ui-kwan Lee Sa-rang as Shaman Oh-rye Ha Shi-eun as Shi-young Jang Young-joo as palace maid Choi Ye-ji as stepdaughter
Production The series was written by Choi Jung-mi, based on her 2008 novel Jang Hui-bin, Living by Love. It was directed by Boo Sung-chul, who previously helmed the SBS dramas My Girlfriend is a Gumiho (2010) and Star's Lover (2009).
Yoo Ah-in's casting was announced on January 22, 2013. This is his third historical drama following Strongest Chil Woo in 2008 and Sungkyunkwan Scandal in 2010, both on KBS. The producers took into consideration the historical fact that Sukjong was younger than Jang Ok-jung, hence it made sense to cast Yoo who is five years younger than Kim Tae-hee. Yoo said "I didn't want to miss the chance to play this character. There are analogies between the character and me, so I have an affinity with the role even though everyone tried to dissuade me from taking it."
The cast and production attended their first script reading on February 1, 2013.
Ratings In the tables below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings. Original broadcast dateAverage audience shareTNmSAGB NielsenNationwideSeoulNationwideSeoul 1 April 8, 201311.3% (11th)12.9% (7th)11.3% (8th)12.8% (5th) 2 April 9, 20139.1% (17th)10.6% (10th)9.1% (15th)10.0% (11th) 3 April 15, 2013NR9.6% (13th)NRNR 4 April 16, 20137.3% (20th)8.7% (17th)NRNR 5 April 22, 2013NR9.5% (11th)NRNR 6 April 23, 20138.3% (20th)9.7% (12th)NRNR 7 April 29, 20138.2% (19th)9.6% (13th)8.2% (19th) 8.7% (17th) 8 April 30, 20138.1% (18th) 9.7% (9th)7.8% (16th)7.8% (19th) 9 May 6, 20139.1% (15th) 10.8% (8th)9.3% (16th)9.7% (15th) 10 May 7, 20139.3% (12th)11.2% (7th)8.0% (15th) 7.7% (18th) 11 May 13, 20139.6% (14th)11.5% (7th)9.2% (17th) 9.3% (17th) 12 May 14, 201310.0% (11th)11.7% (6th)9.3% (13th)9.0% (15th) 13 May 20, 20139.7% (13th)12.3% (6th)9.6% (14th) 9.4% (16th) 14 May 21, 201311.1% (6th) 13.5% (5th)9.2% (10th)8.9% (12th) 15 May 27, 201311.6% (8th) 13.2% (4th)11.1% (10th)10.8% (13th) 16 May 28, 201311.3% (10th) 13.0% (5th)10.5% (10th)10.0% (13th) 17 June 3, 201312.2% (5th)14.2% (5th)11.4% (5th)11.2% (6th) 18 June 4, 201311.7% (6th)14.1% (5th)11.3% (6th)10.9% (6th) 19 June 10, 201310.7% (8th) 11.6% (5th)11.0% (7th)10.5% (7th) 20 June 11, 20139.8% (16th) 11.5% (9th)10.0% (14th)9.3% (17th) 21 June 17, 20139.5% (15th) 10.1% (13th)10.2% (11th)9.9% (13th) 22 June 18, 20138.8% (18th) 10.0% (13th)9.9% (16th) 9.9% (17th) 23 June 24, 20139.5% (10th)10.4% (9th)9.0% (14th) 8.2% (19th) 24 June 25, 201310.3% (8th)12.3% (5th) 10.3% (9th)9.7% (14th)
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Recipient Result 2013 2nd APAN Star Awards Acting Award, Actress Jang Young-nam Best New Actor Lee Sang-yeob SBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor in a Mid-length Drama Yoo Ah-in Sung Dong-il Excellence Award, Actress in a Mid-length Drama Kim Tae-hee Special Acting Award, Actor in a Mid-length Drama Lee Hyo-jung Best Couple Award Yoo Ah-in & Kim Tae-hee
International broadcast Country TV Network Series Premiere Alternate title Myanmar MRTV-4Sep 23, 2020နန်းထိုက်သည့် တော်ဝင်ပန်းတစ်ပွင့် Thailand Channel 3May 17, 2016จางอ๊กจอง ตำนานรักคู่บัลลังก์CambodiaCTV8 HDAug 24, 2015វាសនាអ្នកម្នាងអ៊ីជិនVietnamLet's Viet (VTC9)July 19, 2014Tình sử Jang Ok Jung
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