Jang Yeong-sil (TV series)
| Jang Yeong-sil | |
|---|---|
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| Also known as | 'Jang Youngsil: The Greatest Scientist of Joseon' |
| Genre |
Science Historical period drama |
| Written by |
Lee Myung-hee Ma Chang-jun |
| Directed by | Kim Young-jo |
| Starring |
Song Il-gook Kim Yeong-cheol Kim Sang-kyung Park Sun-young Lee Ji-hoon Son Byong-ho Kim Byung-ki Jung Han-yong Im Hyuk Kang Sung-jin |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language(s) | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 24 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Kim Hyung-il |
| Producer(s) | Kim Sang-hwi |
| Running time | 50 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | KBS1 |
| Picture format | 1080i |
| Audio format | Dolby Digital Audio 1.0 |
| Original release | January 2 – March 26, 2016 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Jang Yeong-sil (Hangul: 장영실) is a 2016 South Korean historical drama television series starring Song Il-gook, Kim Yeong-cheol, Kim Sang-kyung and Park Sun-young. It replaced The Jingbirok: A Memoir of Imjin War and aired on KBS1 from January 2, 2016 to March 26, 2016 on Saturdays and Sundays at 21:40 (KST) for 24 episodes.
Plot
A television series talk about Jang Yeong-sil (Song Il-gook), a popular scientist of Joseon in XVth century. Born as a slave but with the remarkable talent and the profound passion for astronomy, he was known by King Sejong (Kim Sang-kyung) and was recommended to the court. Jang Yeong-sil had a lot of contributions for the science-technology of Joseon, he have left many great inventions such as the water clock, the sundial, the astronomical instruments, the rain gauge and also many research on weaponry.
Cast
Main characters
- Song Il-gook as Jang Yeong-sil (or Jang Young-sil)
- Jung Yun-seok as young Jang Yeong-sil
- Kim Sang-kyung as Lee Do, later King Sejong (1397~1450)
- Hong Hyun-taek as young Lee Do
- Kim Yeong-cheol as Lee Bang-won, later King Taejong (1367~1422)
- Park Sun-young as Princess Sohyun – King Taejong's daughter and Lee Do's older sister (fictional character)
- Yoon Si-yeong as young Sohyun
Supporting characters
- Royal household
- Kim Ki-hyeon as King Taejo
- Lee Byung-wook as Prince Yangnyeong
- Kim Bo-mi as Princess Gyeonghye
- Han Jeong-woo as King Munjong
- Choi Seung-hoon as young Lee Hyang (later King Munjong)
- N/A as King Danjong
- Go Young-bin as King Sejo
- Court officials
- Kim Do-hyun as Lee Cheon
- Son Byong-ho as Ha Yeon
- Jung Han-yong as Hwang Hui
- Kim Byung-ki as Maeng Sa-seong
- Lee Young-seok as Jo Mal-saeng
- Han Ki-joong as Heo Jo
- Kim Hyo-won as Jeong Cho
- Kang Shin-goo as Jeong Heum-ji
- Jeong Eui-gap as Jeong In-ji
- Park Seung-gyu as Park Eun
- Hwang Yi-gun as Kim Goo-nam
- Lee Gun-myung as Park Yeon
- Ahn Shin-woo as Choe Manri
- Seoungwan people
- Lee Byung-hoon as Lee Sun-ji
- Seo Hyun-cheol as Choi Bok (fictional character)
- Im Hyuk as Yoo Taek-sang
- Min Joon-hyun as Jeon Bae-cheon (fictional character)
- Lee Joo-hyun as Ji Gyeong-chan (fictional character)
- Kang Ji-hoo as Seong Sa-gook (fictional character)
- Dongraehyeon people
- Lee Ji-hoon as Jang Hee-je (fictional character)
- Kim Dan-yool as young Jang Hee-je
- Kim Myeong-soo as Jang Seong-hwi – a Goryeo's scientist, minister and Jang Yeong-sil's father
- Kim Ae-ran as Eun-wol – a Kisaeng and Jang Yeong-sil's mother (assumed character)
- Son Ho-gyun as Jang Gi-bae (fictional character)
- Kang Sung-jin as Seok-goo – Jang Yeong-sil's best friend (fictional character)
- Lee Joon-seo as young Seok-goo
- Kim Dae-jong as Kim Hak-joo – a noble and Jang Hee-je's friend (fictional character)
- Lee Kye-in as young Kim Hak-joo
- Hanyang people
- Yoon Ah-reum as Eul-seon (Chinese: 乙善; Pinyin: Yǐ Shàn) – princess Sohyun's maid, later Seok-goo's wife
- N/A as Oh Gu-san
- Lee Geon as Han Nae-gwan
- Kim Mi-ra as Uhm Sang-goong
- Im Dong-jin as Joo Tae-kang (Chinese: 朱太江; Pinyin: Zhū Tàijiāng) – a Ming dynasty old prince (fictional character)
- Park Gyu-ri as Joo Bu-ryeong (Chinese: 朱副伶; Pinyin: Zhū Fùlíng) – Tae-kang's daughter (fictional character)
- Im Chul-hyung as Yoon Bong – a joseon person work as a eunuch in Ming dynasty
- Kwon Bin as Zhengtong Emperor
- Extended cast
- Kwak Min-ho as Go Gil-soo – a trader between Joseon and Ming dynasty (fictional character)
- Jo Sang-goo as Byun Dae-chi
- Byun Joon-seok as Choi Yool
- Jang Gwang as Jo Gwang
- Hwang Chan-ho as Moo-san
- Kim Min-hyuk as Oh Pil-gyo
- N/A as Bae Kang-chool
- Cha Ye-joon as Im Myung-deok
- Oh Ji-hyuk as Yoo Cheol
- Cha Bo-seong as Seong Sam-moon
- Jang Joon-nyung
- Jin Hyun-kwang
- Lee Je-kwan
- Park Dae-kyu
- Jeon Jin-ki
- Seol Chang-hee
- Choi Dong-yeob
- Kim Moon-sik
- Shin Chi-young
- Jo Shin-geun
- Jo Yeon-ho
- Choi Dong-ah
- Hwang Bi-ho
- Lee Ho-yool
- Lee Joo-yeon
Cameo appearances
- Nam Il-woo as Jang Seong-bae – Jang Seong-hwi's oldest brother
- Chae Dong-hyun as Kim Beob-rae
- Yeo Hoe-hyun as Na Ki-soon
- Song Dae-han as little beggar 1
- Song Min-guk as little beggar 2
- Song Man-se as little beggar 3
Ratings
In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
| Episode # | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TNmS Ratings[1] | AGB Nielsen Ratings[2] | ||||
| Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area | Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area | ||
| 1 | January 2, 2016 | 8.5% | 8.7% | 11.6% | 11.5% |
| 2 | January 3, 2016 | 8.6% | 8.4% | 11.5% | 12.3% |
| 3 | January 9, 2016 | 9.6% | 8.6% | 10.2% | 10.4% |
| 4 | January 10, 2016 | 9.0% | 9.2% | 11.3% | 12.3% |
| 5 | January 16, 2016 | 9.8% | 9.3% | 10.1% | 10.1% |
| 6 | January 17, 2016 | 10.0% | 9.9% | 12.2% | 12.9% |
| 7 | January 23, 2016 | 12.2% | 11.3% | 14.1% | 14.2% |
| 8 | January 24, 2016 | 12.4% | 10.8% | 14.1% | 15.1% |
| 9 | January 30, 2016 | 10.7% | 9.3% | 12.2% | 12.5% |
| 10 | January 31, 2016 | 10.4% | 10.0% | 13.4% | 13.5% |
| 11 | February 6, 2016 | 9.9% | 9.5% | 11.9% | 12.5% |
| 12 | February 13, 2016 | 9.2% | 8.2% | 10.9% | 11.8% |
| 13 | February 14, 2016 | 9.1% | 8.5% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 14 | February 20, 2016 | 9.0% | 9.5% | 11.0% | 11.1% |
| 15 | February 21, 2016 | 9.2% | 8.4% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 16 | February 27, 2016 | 8.8% | 8.3% | 10.8% | 10.8% |
| 17 | February 28, 2016 | 9.6% | 9.3% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 18 | March 5, 2016 | 10.5% | 10.1% | 11.5% | 12.1% |
| 19 | March 6, 2016 | 9.7% | 8.2% | 11.8% | 11.6% |
| 20 | March 12, 2016 | 9.4% | 8.4% | 10.4% | 10.1% |
| 21 | March 13, 2016 | 10.1% | 8.2% | 12.0% | 12.2% |
| 22 | March 19, 2016 | 9.5% | 8.2% | 10.4% | 10.0% |
| 23 | March 20, 2016 | 10.5% | 9.8% | 11.9% | 11.9% |
| 24 | March 26, 2016 | 9.4% | 8.0% | 10.2% | 10.2% |
| Average ratings | 9.7958% | 9.0875% | 11.55% | 11.775% | |
Remark
Episode 12, scheduled to be broadcast on the evening of February 7, was canceled because the South Korea was in emergency after the North Korea's missile launch (Kwangmyŏngsŏng-4) at 9:30 am in the same day.[3]
Original soundtrack
| KBS Drama Jang Yeong-sil OST | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Various Artists | |
| Released | April 1, 2016 |
| Genre | Pop, K-pop, Soundtrack |
| Length | 1:37:32 |
| Label | KBS Media |
| Producer | Lee Chang-hee |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Black And White (Drama Mix Ver.) (Main Title)" | Lee Chang-hee, Kim Joon-beom | 1:27 |
| 2. | "Celestial" | Lee Chang-hee, Choi Jae-woo | 2:24 |
| 3. | "Eclipse Festival" | Choi Jae-woo | 1:38 |
| 4. | "Here We Are" | Lee Chang-hee, Kim Joon-beom | 4:03 |
| 5. | "Great Invention" | Lee Chang-hee, Choi Myung-hee | 2:58 |
| 6. | "Bear Resentment" | Lee Chang-hee, Choi Myung-hee | 3:03 |
| 7. | "I Am A" | Lee Chang-hee, Kim Joon-beom | 3:01 |
| 8. | "Inspiration" | Lee Chang-hee, Yeo Ha-kyung | 2:37 |
| 9. | "My Kingdom My People" | Yeo Ha-kyung | 3:39 |
| 10. | "Dia Black" | Lee Chang-hee, Kim Joon-beom | 2:27 |
| 11. | "Eureka" | Choi Jae-woo, Yeo Ha-kyung | 1:39 |
| 12. | "Form A Distance" | Kim Joon-beom, Choi Jae-woo | 2:24 |
| 13. | "Peacepul" | Choi Myung-hee | 2:55 |
| 14. | "Twinkle" | Yeo Ha-kyung | 2:39 |
| 15. | "Hostility" | Yeo Ha-kyung | 2:26 |
| 16. | "Dreamscape" | Kim Seo-hyun | 1:11 |
| 17. | "Here We Are (Slow Ver.)" | Lee Chang-hee, Kim Joon-beom | 2:20 |
| 18. | "Cloud Blac" | Kim Joon-beom, Choi Jae-woo | 4:59 |
| 19. | "Look At The Sky" | Choi Myung-hee | 1:50 |
| 20. | "Providence" | Choi Myung-hee, Choi Jae-woo | 3:47 |
| 21. | "Second Way" | Kim Joon-beom, Kim Seo-hyun | 4:16 |
| 22. | "Tic Toc" | Yeo Ha-kyung, Kim Seo-hyun | 2:25 |
| 23. | "Whiter Happening" | Lee Chang-hee, Kim Joon-beom | 1:16 |
| 24. | "Curiosity" | Choi Myung-hee | 2:42 |
| 25. | "Run To Death" | Yeo Ha-kyung | 2:23 |
| 26. | "Conflicting" | Kim Joon-beom, Choi Myung-hee | 4:33 |
| 27. | "Rage" | Kim Seo-hyun | 2:27 |
| 28. | "Inventor Jang" | Choi Myung-hee, Kim Seo-hyun | 1:33 |
| 29. | "Silver" | Kim Joon-beom | 2:07 |
| 30. | "Jangs Lab" | Kim Joon-beom, Choi Myung-hee | 6:17 |
| 31. | "Chopin : Prelude No.4 In E Minor Op.28-4" | Various Artists | 3:45 |
| 32. | "Ivory White" | Lee Chang-hee, Kim Joon-beom | 6:51 |
| 33. | "Black And White (Classic Mix Ver.) (Main Title)" | Lee Chang-hee, Kim Joon-beom | 1:29 |
| 34. | "Quf Ak Wnd" | Kim Eun-myung | 2:01 |
Total length: |
1:37:32 | ||
References
- ↑ "TNmS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNmS Ratings (in Korean). Retrieved January 3, 2016.
- ↑ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved February 1, 2016.
- ↑ Oh, Ji-won (February 7, 2016). "'장영실' 7일 결방, 북한 미사일 관련 프로그램 긴급 편성". TVDaily (in Korean). Retrieved February 9, 2016.
External links
- Official website (Korean)
- Jang Yeong-sil at KBS World
- Jang Yeong-sil at HanCinema
- Jang Yeong-sil at the Internet Movie Database
- Jang Yeong-sil at Daum (Korean)
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