Jang Yeong-sil () is a 2016 South Korean historical drama television series starring Song Il-kook, Kim Yeong-cheol, Kim Sang-kyung and Park Sun-young. It replaced ' 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, a popular scientist of Joseon in the 15th century. Born as a slave but with the remarkable talent and the profound passion for astronomy, he was known by King Sejong and was recommended to the court. Jang Yeong-sil had a lot of contributions for the science-technology of Joseon, he has 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
Supporting characters
Royal household
Court officials
Seoungwan people
- as
- Seo Hyun-chul as Choi Bok (fictional character)
- Im Hyuk as Yoo Taek-sang
- as Jeon Bae-cheon (fictional character)
- Lee Joo-hyun as Ji Gyeong-chan (fictional character)
- as Sung Sa-gook (fictional character)
Dongnaehyeon people
- Lee Ji-hoon as Jang Hee-je (fictional character)
- as young Jang Hee-je
- as Jang Sung-hwi â a Goryeo's scientist, minister and Jang Yeong-sil's father
- Kim Ae-ran as Eun-wol â a Kisaeng and Jang Yeong-sil's mother (assumed character)
- as Jang Gi-bae (fictional character)
- Kang Sung-jin as Seok-goo â Jang Yeong-sil's best friend (fictional character)
- Lee Joon-seo as young Seok-goo
- as Kim Hak-joo â a noble and Jang Hee-je's friend (fictional character)
- Lee Kye-in as young Kim Hak-joo
Hanyang people
- as Eul-seon (Chinese: ä¹ÂÃ¥ÂÂ; Pinyin: YàShàn) â princess Sohyun's maid, later Seok-goo's wife
- N/A as Oh Goo-san
- as Han Nae-gwan
- as Uhm Sang-goong
- Im Dong-jin as Joo Tae-kang (Chinese: æ±太æ±Â; Pinyin: ZhÃ
« TàijiÃÂng) â a Ming dynasty old prince (fictional character)
- Park Gyu-ri as Joo Bu-ryeong (Chinese: æ±å¯伶; Pinyin: ZhÃ
« FùlÃÂng) â Tae-kang's daughter (fictional character)
- as â a Joseon person working as a eunuch in Ming dynasty
- Kwon Bin as Zhengtong Emperor
Extended cast
- as Go Gil-soo â a trader between Joseon and Ming dynasty (fictional character)
- as Byun Dae-chi
- as Choi Yool
- Jang Gwang as Jo Gwang
- as Moo-san
- as Oh Pil-gyo
- N/A as Bae Kang-choon
- Cha Ye-joon as Im Myung-deok
- Kim Ae-ran as Eun-wol
- Oh Ji-hyuk as Yoo Cheol
- Cha Bo-sung as Sung Sam-moon
- Kim Moon-sik
- Shin Chi-young
- Jo Shin-geun
- Jo Yeon-ho
- Hwang Bi-ho
- Lee Ho-yool
- Lee Joo-yeon
Cameo appearances
- as Jang Sung-bae â Jang Sung-hwi's oldest brother
- as Kim Beob-rae
- Yeo Hoe-hyun as Na Ki-soon
- Song Triplets as three little beggars
Ratings
In the table below, <span style="color:blue">the blue numbers</span> represent the lowest ratings and <span style="color:red">the red numbers</span> represent the highest ratings.
Remark
Original soundtrack
Awards and nominations
References
External links