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Jang Ok Jung

Details

  • Title: Jang Ok Jung / 장옥정, 사랑에 살다
  • Also known as: Jang Ok Jung, Live for Love / Jang Ok Jung, Live By Love / Jang Ok Jung, Lives in Love
  • Genre: Historical, Romance, Melodrama, Political
  • Episodes: 24
  • Network: SBS
  • First episode: April 8, 2013
  • Final episode: June 25, 2013
  • Air time: Monday & Tuesday 21:55

Synopsis

This drama tells the story of Jang Ok Jung, known as Lady Jang Hee Bin, one of Korea’s best known royal concubines of the Joseon Dynasty and famous for her hunger for power and ruthless plotting. However, this drama will tell a completely new interpretation of the infamous royal concubine Lady Jang Hee Bin and show the story before she became concubine and how her involvement as a fashion designer and cosmetics-maker during that era. This drama will also highlight the love story between Jang Ok Jung and King Sook Jong.

Cast

  • Kim Tae Hee as Jang Ok Jung (later Lady Jang Hee Bin)
             – Kang Min Ah as Jang Ok Jung (young)
  • Yoo Ah In as Lee Soon (later King Suk Jong)
             – Chae Sang Woo as Lee Soon (young)
  • Hong Soo Hyun as Queen In Hyun
  • Jae Hee as Hyun Chi Soo
             – Baek Seung Hwan as Hyun Chi Soo (young)
  • Lee Sang Yeob as Prince Dong Pyung
             – Kwak Dong Yun as Dong Pyung (young)
  • Han Seung Yeon as Choi Musuri (later Lady Choi Suk Bin)

Main Role

Supporting Role

  • Sung Dong Il as Jang Hyun
  • Lee Hyo Jung as Min Yoo Joong
  • Kim Seo Ra as Ok Jung's mother, Lady Yoon
  • Go Young Bin as Jang Hee Jae
             – Lee Ji Oh as Jang Hee Jae (young)
  • Jun In Taek as King Hyun Jong
  • Kim Sun Kyung as Queen Dowager Kim
  • Lee Hyo Choon as Great Queen Dowager Jo
  • Ah Young as Princess Myung Ahn
  • Lee Dong Shin as Kim Man Ki
  • Kim Ha Eun as Queen In Kyung
  • Yoon Yoo Sun as Lady Kang
  • Jang Young Nam as Court Lady Chun
  • Ji Yoo as Ja Kyung
             – Kim Min Ha as Ja Kyung (young)
  • Choi Sang Hoon as Jo Sa Seok
  • Lee Hyung Chul as Bok Sun Goon
  • Bae Jin Sub as Hyun Moo
  • Lee Gun Joo as Yang Goon
  • Kim Ga Eun as Hyang Yi
  • Lee Hyo Rim as Seol Hyang
  • Kim Se In as Bok Choon Nyeo
  • Kim Nan Joo as Court Lady Choi
  • Min Ji Ah as Hong Joo
  • Yoo Sa Ra as Sol Bi
  • Lee Ja Min as Yun Hong
  • Ra Mi Ran as a noble's wife
  • Im Seung Dae as Ok Jung’s father, Jang Kyung
  • Lee Mi Young as Court Lady Hong
  • Ha Si Eun as Shi Young

Production

  • Production Company: Story TV
  • Chief Producer: Lee Hyun Jik
  • Producers: Kim Jin Geun, Lee Sung Hoon
  • Director: Boo Sung Chul
  • Original writing: Novel Jang Hee Bin, Living in Love by Choi Jung Mi
  • Screenwriter: Choi Jung Mi
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