Dong Yi (Korean drama)
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Dong-Yi is a MBC Historical 60 episode drama is about love story between King Sukjong and Choi Suk-Bin as known as Dong Yi is prouced by Lee Byung-hoon who directed Jewel in the Palace (2003) .
in the Joseon dynasty, the series is based on the historical character Consort Suk
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The story focuses on Dong Yi, a slave maid working in the Bureau of Music. Her warm personality, sincerity and exceptionally keen mind help her in solving difficult court intrigues and allows her to rise in the ranks, first as a Lady of the Court then a Concubine, despite being Lowborn.
While solving a case she meets the King who introduces himself as a Police Officer. He enjoys her treating him as a real police officer and he falls in love with her. She also gains the favor of Queen Inhyeon and meets Jang Hee Bin, another concubine who is first an ally then becomes her bitter enemy.
In her quest to survive in court and bring justice to the Lowborn, she makes many allies, among them: Cha Chun Soo (who she considers an older brother though not blood-related), Seo Yong Gi (Police Chief), and Court Ladies Jung and Bong.
Dong Yi becomes a concubine with the rank of sook-bin, bears a son who, under her tutelage, later becomes the 21st king of Joseon, Yeongjo, the father of Crown Prince Sado and grandfather of Yi San.
Synopsis
Set during the reign of King SukjongSukjong of Joseon
Sukjong was the 19th king of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea from 1674 to 1720.- Biography :King Sukjong was born on 15 August 1661 to King Hyeonjong and Queen Myeongseong at Changdeok Palace. His given name was Yi Sun...
in the Joseon dynasty, the series is based on the historical character Consort Suk
Consort Suk of the Choe clan
Royal Noble Consort Suk of the Choe clan was a concubine of King Sukjong of Joseon. She is best remembered as the birth mother of King Yeongjo of Joseon.-Biography:...
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The story focuses on Dong Yi, a slave maid working in the Bureau of Music. Her warm personality, sincerity and exceptionally keen mind help her in solving difficult court intrigues and allows her to rise in the ranks, first as a Lady of the Court then a Concubine, despite being Lowborn.
While solving a case she meets the King who introduces himself as a Police Officer. He enjoys her treating him as a real police officer and he falls in love with her. She also gains the favor of Queen Inhyeon and meets Jang Hee Bin, another concubine who is first an ally then becomes her bitter enemy.
In her quest to survive in court and bring justice to the Lowborn, she makes many allies, among them: Cha Chun Soo (who she considers an older brother though not blood-related), Seo Yong Gi (Police Chief), and Court Ladies Jung and Bong.
Dong Yi becomes a concubine with the rank of sook-bin, bears a son who, under her tutelage, later becomes the 21st king of Joseon, Yeongjo, the father of Crown Prince Sado and grandfather of Yi San.
Cast
- Han Hyo Joo as Dong YiConsort Suk of the Choe clanRoyal Noble Consort Suk of the Choe clan was a concubine of King Sukjong of Joseon. She is best remembered as the birth mother of King Yeongjo of Joseon.-Biography:...
(Choi Suk-binConsort Suk of the Choe clanRoyal Noble Consort Suk of the Choe clan was a concubine of King Sukjong of Joseon. She is best remembered as the birth mother of King Yeongjo of Joseon.-Biography:...
)- Kim Yoo Jung as Young Dong Yi
- Ji Jin HeeJi Jin HeeJi Jin-Hee , or Jin-Hee Ji, is a South Korean actor best known for his roles as lead actor in various South Korean drama series, which include Miss Kim's Million Dollar Quest, Love Letter, Spring Day, the highly popular and successful, Dae Jang Geum and Dong Yi . He first debuted at music video of...
as King SukjongSukjong of JoseonSukjong was the 19th king of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea from 1674 to 1720.- Biography :King Sukjong was born on 15 August 1661 to King Hyeonjong and Queen Myeongseong at Changdeok Palace. His given name was Yi Sun... - Lee So Yeon as Jang Hui Bin/Jang Ok-jeongJang Hui-binLady Jang Hui-bin is one of the best known royal concubines of the Joseon Dynasty.-Biography:She was the daughter of Jang Hyeong and Lady Yun of the Papyeong Yun clan, her personal name was Jang Ok-jeong .Ok-jeong became a lady-in-waiting to Queen Dowager Jangnyeol at the recommendation of...
- Bae Soo BinBae Su-binBae Soo Bin , is a South Korean actor.-Dramas:* 2011: 49일 "49 Days" as Kang Min Ho* 2010: 어서 말을 해 "Go on, Say it" as Jung Ki Young* 2010: 동이 Dong Yi as Cha Chun Soo...
as Cha Chun Soo - Park Ha SunPark Ha SunPark Ha-sun is a South Korean actress. In 2010 she was cast as the ill fated Queen Inhyeon, in the Korean historical drama Dong Yi alongside Han Hyo-joo, Ji Jin-hee, Bae Su-bin, and Lee So-yeon...
as Queen InhyeonQueen InhyeonQueen Inhyeon was the second Queen consort of King Sukjong of Joseon and one of the best known Queens of the Joseon Dynasty... - Jung Jin YoungJeong Jin-yeongJeong Jin-yeong , is a South Korean actor best-known for his role in the hugely successful The King and the Clown.-Filmography:*Green Fish...
as Seo Young Gi - 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 Guk as Do Seung Ji
- Na Sung Kyoon as Jung In Gook
- Kim Dong Yoon as Shim Woon Taek
- Park Jung Soo as Queen Myeongseong (Sukjong's mother)
- Kim Hye Sun as Court Lady Jung
- Kim So Yi as Court Lady Bong
- Ahn Yeo Jin as Court Lady Jo
- Im Sung Min as Court Lady Choi
- Jung Yoo Mi as Jung Eum
- Kang Yoo Mi as Ae Jong
- Oh Eun Ho as Shi Bi
- Han Da Min as Eun Geum
- Choi Ha Na as Mi Ji
- Lee Jung Hoon as Lee Jong Ok
- Choi Jae Ho as Park Do Soo
- Yeo Ho Min as Oh Ho Yang
- Lee Hee Do as Hwang Joo Shik
- Lee Kwang SooLee Kwang SooLee Kwang Soo is a successful South Korean actor.-Filmography:-Awards:*2010 SBS Entertainment Awards: New Star Award*2009 4th Asia Model Awards: CF Model Award*2008 Mnet 20s Choice: CF Star Award...
as Young Dal - Jung Sung Woon as Choi Dong Joo
- Jung In Ki as Kim Hwan
- Jung Ki Sung as Kim Hwan's disciple
- Lee Sook as Lady Park
- Kim Hye Jin as Seol Hee
- Choi Ran as Lady Yoon (Hee Bin's mother)
- Choi Soo Han as Ge Dwo Ra (Dong Yi's childhood friend)
- Jung Eun Pyo as Ge Dwo Ra's father
- Jung Sun Il as Park Doo Kyung
- Kwon Min as Cha Soo Taek
- Choi Jong Hwan as Jang Mu Yeol
- Lee Hyung Suk as Geum / Prince YeoningYeongjo of JoseonYeongjo was the twenty-first king of the Korean Joseon Dynasty. He was the second son of Sukjong by Lady Suk-bin of the Choi clan , succeeded his older brother Gyeongjong.-Reign:...
- Yoon Chan as Crown Prince, later King GyeongjongGyeongjong of JoseonGyeongjong was the 20th king of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea. He was the son of Sukjong by Jang Hui-bin.In 1690, Gyeongjong's designation as heir to the throne precipitated a struggle between the Noron and the Soron faction, which supported Gyeongjong of Joseon...
- Heo Yi Seul as Young Sun
- Maeng Sang Hoon as Kim Goo Sun
- Oh Yeon-seoOh Yeon-seoOh Yeon-seo is a South Korean actress from Dongguk University. She made her debut in 2002 under the name Hatnim, with the band LUV alongside Jo Eun Byul and Jeon Hye Bin with their first album "Story" released.- Film :* Shall I Cry?...
as Queen Inwon - Chun Ho Jin as Choi Hyo Won (cameo)
- Lee Jae Yong as Jang Ik Heon (cameo)
- Choi Il Hwa as Seo Jung Ho (cameo)
- Min Joon Hyu
Drama Information
The scripts were written by Yi-Yeong Kim and it was planned by Leaders Contents Company. It is a fusion drama and it has 60 episodes. It broadcasts on Mondays and Tuesdays in MBC standards and it has the rating of 26.6% in August 17, 2010 standard. It was produced by Byung-Hoon Lee.International Release
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External links
- Dong Yi at Daum
- Dong Yi on NHKNHKNHK is Japan's national public broadcasting organization. NHK, which has always identified itself to its audiences by the English pronunciation of its initials, is a publicly owned corporation funded by viewers' payments of a television license fee....