10.0Season 1 • Episode 54
LatestJang Geum's suggestion to perform surgery on the King is received with displeasure. Jang Geum is reunited with Min Jung Ho as she is sent away from the palace.
Orphaned Jang-geum becomes the first female physician in the Joseon Dynasty and her determination is tested when people around her start showing their true faces.
Acting
Lee Young-ae's micro-expressions destroy you silently.
Production
Authentic Joseon royal kitchens filmed like prestige food docs.
Writing
Villains with motives, not mustaches to twirl.
Creator
Kim Young-hyun
Lee Young-ae
Seo Jang-geum
Ji Jin-hee
Min Jeong-ho
Im Ho
King Jungjong
Lee Se-eun
Park Yeol-yi
Geum Bo-ra
Na Joo-daek
Jo Jung-eun
Young Jang-geum
Jo Kyeong-hwan
Oh Gyeom-ho
Park Chan-hwan
Seo Cheon-soo
Uhm Yoo-shin
Ja Sun Dowager Queen
Kim So-yi
Min Gwi-yeol
Park Eun-hye
Lee Yeon-saeng
Yang Mi-kyung
Han Baek-young
Han Ji-min
Shin-bi
Hong Ri-na
Choi Geum-young
Kim Hye-sun
Park Myung-yi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This sparked Korea's first major Korean Wave (Hallyu) phenomenon, with Iranian women particularly embracing Jang-geum's defiance of patriarchal limits.
Lee Young-ae was so associated with this role that she reportedly received actual medical consultation requests from viewers who forgot she wasn't a real physician.
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