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11/10/2006 Drama 1h 10m
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The story of Hwang Jin Yi, the famous 16th century Gisaeng.

Overview

Hwang Jin Yi is the illegitimate child of a noble and Heon Keum, a noted musician gisaneg. The story centers on the four men in her life and her pursue in the art of dancing. Her first love with a nobleman's son Kim Eun Ho ends in tragedy. Her love affair with Kim Jung Han does not have a happy ending either. Byuk Kye Soo is the Emporer's relative who are obsessed with her and tried every trick but still could not have her. Finally there is her devoted bodyguard Yi Saeng who never deserted her in times of need. Meanwhile, there is Bu Yong who not only is Hwang Ji Yi's rival in dancing but also in love.

Top billed cast

  1. Ha Ji-won

    Hwang Jin-yi / Myeong Wol

  2. Wang Bit-na

    Bu-yong

  3. Jang Keun-suk

    Kim Eun-ho

  4. Kim Jae-won

    Kim Jung-han

  5. Shim Eun-kyung

    Hwang Jini (young)

  6. Kim Bo-yeon

    Mae-hyang

  7. Kim Young-ae

    Im Baek-moo

  8. Ryu Tae-joon

    Byuk Kye-soo

  9. Seo Hyun-jin

    Jung Ka-eun

  10. View more

Full Cast & Crew

Current Season

Season 1

 2006 | 48 Episodes

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Reviews

A review by ParkMin
Written by ParkMin on 2023-10-17
Most of the cast were underperforming on their roles. Aside from the main female lead, there wasn't much appeal going for the drama. Which made the drama utterly boring with its insane 24 episodes nascence runtime, it felt painfully infinite. The drama had a poor pacing with every section/period. The first 10 episodes all served as an intro and could've been condensed down to couple of episodes at best. Some gisaeng "training montages" were laughable and straight up ripped from anime-esque training arcs followed by an instant skill power up, despite having all the time in the world to flesh ou...read the rest
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Status
Ended

Original Language
Korean

Original Name
황진이

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