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Jang Yeong Sil (2016)

First aired January 2, 20161h/ep1 season · 24 epsEnded
4.3

11 votes

Drama
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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.

Top Billed Cast

Song Il-gook

Song Il-gook

Jang Yeong-Sil

Park Sun-young

Park Sun-young

Princess Sohyun

Kim Sang-kyung

Kim Sang-kyung

King Sejong

Kim Yeong-cheol

Kim Yeong-cheol

King Taejong

Kim Ki-hyeon

Kim Ki-hyeon

King Taejo

Son Byung-ho

Son Byung-ho

Ha Yeon

Jung Han-yong

Jung Han-yong

Hwang Hee

Jang Kwang

Jang Kwang

Jo Gwang

Seo Hyun-chul

Seo Hyun-chul

Choi Bok

Kim Byeong-gi

Kim Byeong-gi

Maeng Sa-sung

Lee Young-suk

Lee Young-suk

Jo Mal Saeng

Go Young-bin

Go Young-bin

King Sejo

Seasons

Status

Ended

Language

Korean

Type

Scripted

Last Air Date

March 26, 2016

Networks

KBS1

Production

KBS

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User Reviews

ParkMin

ParkMin

5.0

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 why this was its biggest problem, being wrapped around politics instead of giving it its independence. This was easier for the writers so they don't have to go into too much details and technicalities, instead auto generate some mindless palace drama t…

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