Jang Yeong Sil

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Drama

Overview

Drama series follows the life Jang Yeong-Sil: a scientist, technician and inventor during the Joseon period. Jang Yeong-Sil was born in the lower class nobi. King Sejong notices his abilities and brings him to the palace. King Sejong grants him a chance to display his abilities. He invents tools like astronomical instruments, iron printing press and a water clock.

StatusEnded

First Air Date2016-01-02

Last Air Date2016-03-26

Seasons1

Episodes24

Episode Runtime60 min

Languages한국어/조선말

CountriesSouth Korea

Keywords

joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

king sejong

daeha

Seasons

Season 1

24 Episodes · 2016

Cast & Crew

Song Il-gook

as Jang Yeong-Sil

Park Sun-young

as Princess Sohyun

Kim Sang-kyung

as King Sejong

Kim Yeong-cheol

as King Taejong

Kim Ki-hyeon

as King Taejo

Son Byung-ho

as Ha Yeon

Jung Han-yong

as Hwang Hee

Jang Kwang

as Jo Gwang

Seo Hyun-chul

as Choi Bok

Kim Byeong-gi

as Maeng Sa-sung

Reviews

ParkMin

Dec 11, 2023

5/10

A boring start, it certainly took some time to get going. Even then, it wasn't a smooth sailing after that. Whenever the drama managed to pick up a good momentum, they shove in a massive intervention with their palace politics. Disrupting the flow and the main attraction of the drama. Like pulling the sheets away on a cold winter night. Which is wh…

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