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Dong Yi

Details

  • Title: Dong Yi / 동이
  • Also known as: Dawn
  • Genre: Historical, Romance
  • Episodes: 60
  • Network: MBC
  • First episode: March 22, 2010
  • Final episode: October 12, 2010
  • Air time: Monday & Tuesday 21:55

Synopsis

Set during the reign of King Sukjong in the Joseon dynasty, the story focuses on Dong Yi, a water maid who gains the trust of Queen Inhyeon and later the favour of the king when he is moved by her prayers for the health of the Queen during the court disputes caused by Jang Hee Bin. Dong Yi becomes a concubine with the rank of sook-bin and bears a son who will later become the 21st king of Joseon, Yeongjo.

Cast

  • Han Hyo Joo as Choi Dong Yi, later Choi Sook Bin
             - Kim Yoo Jung as Dong Yi (child)
  • Ji Jin Hee as King Sook Jong
  • Lee So Yeon as Jang Hee Bin / Jang Ok Jung
  • Bae Soo Bin as Cha Chun Soo
  • Jung Jin Young as Seo Yong Gi
  • Park Ha Sun as Queen In Hyeon

Main Role

Supporting Role

Royal Court Figures
  • Jung Dong Hwan as Oh Tae Suk
  • Lee Kye In as Oh Tae Poong
  • Choi Chul Ho as Oh Yoon
  • Kim Yoo Suk as Jang Hee Jae
  • Son Il Kwon as Hong Tae Yoon
  • Shin Gook as Do Seung Ji
  • Na Sung Kyoon as Jung In Gook
  • Kim Dong Yoon as Shim Woon Taek
  • Jung Sun Il as Chief Eunuch
  • Choi Jong Hwan as Jang Moo Yul
  • Lee Hyung Suk as Lee Geum / Prince Yeon Ing (later King Young Jo)
  • Yoon Chan as Crown Prince (later King Gyung Jong)
  • Oh Yeon Seo as Queen In Won
  • Park Jung Soo as Queen Dowager Myung Sung (Sook Jong's mother)

Court Ladies
  • Kim Hye Sun as Court Lady Jung
  • Kim So Yi as Court Lady Bong
  • Ahn Yeo Jin as Court Lady Jo
  • Oh Eun Ho as Shi Bi
  • Kang Yoo Mi as Ae Jong
  • Han Da Min as Eun Geum
  • Im Sung Min as Court Lady Yoo
  • Jung Yoo Mi as Jung Im
  • Ban Min Jung as Court Lady Lee

Royal Musicians
  • Lee Jung Hoon as Lee Jong Ok
  • Choi Jae Ho as Park Do Shik
  • Yeo Ho Min as Oh Ho Yang
  • Lee Hee Do as Hwang Joo Shik
  • Lee Kwang Soo as Young Dal
  • Choi Ha Na as Mi Ji

Others
  • Jung In Ki as Kim Hwan
  • Choi Ran as Lady Yoon (Hee Bin's mother)
  • Lee Sook as Lady Park
  • Kim Hye Jin as Seol Hee
  • Jung Eun Pyo as Ge Dwo Ra's father
  • Yeo Hyun Soo as Ge Dwo Ra (Dong Yi's childhood friend)
             - Choi Soo Han as Ge Dwo Ra (child)
  • Maeng Sang Hoon as Kim Goo Sun
  • Jung Ki Sung as Kim Hwan's disciple
  • Kwon Min as Cha Soo Taek
  • Nam Da Reum as Prince Eun Pyung
  • Heo Yi Seul as Young Sun
  • Min Joon Hyun
  • Park Gil Soo as Hwang Jong Gu
  • Lee Chang as Heo Ui Gwan
  • Seo Ji Yeon as Crown Prince's Court Lady

Production

  • Chief Producers: Kim Ho Young, Ahn Seung Gak
  • Producer: Lee Se Joong
  • Directors: Lee Byung Hoon, Kim Sang Hyub
  • Assistant Directors: Choi Jung Kyu, Kim Sung Wook
  • Martial Arts Directors: Kim Sung Shil, Jung Jae Suk
  • Screenwriter: Kim Yi Young

Cameo

  • Chun Ho Jin as Choi Hyo Won
  • Jung Sung Woon as Choi Dong Joo
  • Lee Jae Yong as Jang Ik Heon
  • Choi Il Hwa as Seo Jung Ho
  • Kim Young Sun as Crown Prince's Court Lady
  • Kim Kyung Ryong as Seol Hee's servant
  • Kim Ji Hoon as child of an aristocrat
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