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Dae Jang Geum 대장금
Also known as	Jewel in the Palace on the AZN Television broadcast
Genre	Historical fiction
Format	Television drama
Created by	Kim Yeong-Hyeon
Starring	Lee Young Ae Ji Jin-Hee Hong Ri-Na Im Ho Im Hyeon-Sik Geum Bo-Ra Yang Mi Hyeong Gyeon Mi-Ri Jo Kyeong-Hwan Lee Hee-Do Yeo Un-Gye Park Yeong-Soo Park Eun-Hye Park Jung-Sook
Opening theme	Changryong
Ending theme	Onara
Country of origin	South Korea
Language(s)	Korean
No. of episodes	54
Production
Executive producer(s)	Lee Byeong-Hoon
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	Approximately 1 Hour
Broadcast
Original channel	MBC (South Korea)
Picture format	1080i HDTV
Original run	September 15, 2003 – March 30, 2004
External links
Official website

Dae Jang Geum (Hangul: 대장금; Hanja: 大長今; RR: Dae Jang-geum; MR: Tae Chang-gǔm; literally The Great Jang Geum, aired in the United States as Jewel in the Palace) is a 2003 TV series produced by South Korean TV channel MBC(Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation).

Loosely based on the historical figure depicted in the Annals of Joseon Dynasty, the show focuses on Jang-geum (played by Lee Young Ae), the first female royal physician of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea. The main themes are her perseverance and the portrayal of traditional Korean culture, including Korean royal court cuisine and traditional medicine.

Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Cast 2.1 Major 2.2 Early life 2.3 Time as a Palace Chef 2.4 Time as a Medical Woman 3 Historical Trivia 4 Series Trivia 5 Reference to other shows outside Dae Jang-geum 6 OST 6.1 Theme Song 6.2 Tracklisting of OST 7 Historical connection 8 Commercial success 9 Cultural impact 9.1 Tourism 9.2 Spin-offs 9.3 Parodies 10 Notes 11 See also 12 External links

[edit] Synopsis

The story is set in Korea during the reigns of King Seongjong, King Yeonsan-gun (1494-1506) and King Jungjong (1506-1544). The story begins with Queen Yun, mother of King Yeonsan-gun (the Crown Prince at the time) being poisoned by a group of imperial guards under the order of the king.

After the incident, an imperial guard, Seo Cheon-Soo, who accompanied the group, suffers an accident on his way home. He is rescued by an enigmatic hermit, who tells him that his life will revolve around three women; one whom he doesn't want to kill but still dies because of him, another woman that he will save the life of but will die because of him, and a third woman who will kill him, but who will be the savior of many lives. It does not become clear until much later that the three women are Lady Yun (Yeonsan-gun's mother), Park Myeong-I (Jang-Geum's mother), and lastly, Jang-Geum herself. Psychological distress from the incident eventually caused him to resign. Palace cook Park, an apprentice at the Royal Kitchen, witnesses a conspiracy against the Queen Mother by Lady Choi. Park Myeong-I is in turn indicted on false charges by the inner circle of senior kitchen staff, and secretly executed by their internal procedures (forced to drink poison). She is first saved by Palace cook Han, her best friend in the palace, who mixes antidote with the poison and slips her a letter, and was later saved inadvertently by the retired Seo. The two married and secretly lived in a remote village as low class people, called cheonmin, raising a very bright young daughter, Seo Jang-Geum.

In the year 1504, King Yeonsan-gun orders a massive investigation into his mother's murder, and eventually finds Seo Cheon-Soo and his family, partly because Jang-Geum blurted out the truth that her parents were not low-class people, that Seo was a military officer of the palace. This leads to the arrest of Seo and the scattering of their family. Jang-Geum and her mother fled, but her mother was fatally wounded by their enemies. Before her death, she tells Jang-Geum her last wish, that she to become the Head Lady of the Royal Kitchen and record the injustice done to her, in the Head Kitchen Ladies' journal or record book. This was fulfilled during the later episodes of the series, wherein Jang-Geum was crying while writing this.

Jang-Geum manages to enter the palace. Through her courage, curiosity, talent, kind-heartedness and determination, she helps Lady Han Baek-Young (her mother's best friend, which she does not discover until much later) to become the Highest Kitchen Lady. She undergoes many ordeals and is shunned because she is smarter than the other apprentices. Jang-Geum continues cooking with the philosophy that the goal of cooking is to bring good health and happiness to the person who eats the food. While on the palace, she befriends a young officer named Min Jung-ho, who is in love with her; they become very good and close friends. A conspiracy headed by Lady Choi and her niece Geum-Yeong (who has an unrequited love with Min Jung-ho), as well as high-rank officials and merchant Pan-sul Choi (Lady Choi's brother) to retain monopoly over Royal Kitchen supplies, results in the exile of Lady Han and Jang-geum to Jeju Island as slaves, on false accusations of treason. On the way to Jeju Island, an exhausted Lady Han dies. Back in the palace, Lady Choi replaces her as the Highest Kitchen Lady (called choigosanggung in Korean).

Min Jung-ho is able to track and locate Jang-Geum on Jeju Island. Initially intending to save her from the exile, she refuses, because such action would ruin Jang-Geum's chance to return to the palace to uncover the truth behind the conspiracy and worthlessly risk Jung-ho's military career. Before leaving, he vows to await for her at the palace, confident in that she will find a way to re-enter the court.

While Jang-Geum is on Jeju Island, she meets Jang-Deok, whom she believed was a fellow slave. She soon discovers that Jang-Deok is a famous medical woman. Jang-Deok's frank and pragmatic nature initially offends her, but she learns that she is dedicated to saving lives. Jang-Geum learns that competent medical women can work in the Palace through a vigorous selection process. She realizes that is the only way she can return to the palace to avenge her mother and Lady Han. Under Jang-Deok, she learns medicine, and her hard work and tenacity makes her a competent medical woman. In her quest to become a medical woman, she must rid herself of the hatred in her heart to truly embrace the virtues of being a medical practitioner. This she does, and after being graduated from the Medicine Academy, re-enters the palace.

She comes face to face with Geum-Yeong, who has now become the Head Kitchen Lady. Her predecessor, the ruthless Lady Choi, has become Head Lady (called jaejosanggung in Korean)^[1] — after kicking out the previous Lady Park. As they plot to rid themselves of her once and for all, Jang-Geum's relationship with Lt. Min Jung-ho (who is now part of the King's royal cabinet) intensifies. Jang-geum's best friend, Yeon-Sang, has become King Jungjong's concubine while Jang-Geum has been away and becomes the eighth Queen. Jang-Geum correctly diagnosed that the King was suffering from Behçet's disease and not from typhoid fever. Through a dramatic interrogation process, the past plots of Lady Choi and her subordinates are revealed, resulting in the destruction of the Choi family and high-ranking officials (example is Prime Minister Oh). Lady Choi died while trying to grab a scarf from a cliff, and in her childhood memories the same incident happened. Seeming impossible and hopeless to climb up, she lets go of the tree branch, falling to her death. Geum-Yeong was expelled from the palace, thus losing her position as the Highest Kitchen Lady.

Through her dedication to the royal family, perseverance and skill, Jang-Geum was recognized as the best medical person in the palace. Jang-Geum had correctly diagnosed the Queen as having a second stillborn fetus in her womb, thus saving her life. She convinced the Queen Mother to undergo medical treatment and discovered the root cause of the King's chronic illness. She earns the gratitude of the Queen, when she cures the prince of small pox.

Eventually, King Jungjong falls in love with Jang-Geum, but refrains from making her a royal concubine because he understands that Jang-Geum loves medicine. In recognition of her achievements and to keep her by his side, the King makes her his personal physician, conferring on her the use of "Dae" (meaning "The Great") and the position of a third rank official in a 9-rank system (where the lowest-ranking official is the ninth-rank official).

The King's decision is met with much outcry from scholars and ministers, since having a woman in the elite bureaucracy was an open defiance of the country's precedent and having a medical woman as the King's personal physician was unheard of. Jang-Geum, understanding that she could assert the rights and capability of women by accepting the post, reluctantly does so. Jung-ho, in his staunch support of her promotion, is indicted for going against scholarly teachings and exiled. They are thus separated.

The King became critically ill and there was little Jang-Geum could do, despite her comprehensive understanding of his condition and attentive care. He could no longer be treated with acupuncture or medicine. As a last resort, she suggested surgery (because she already discovered an anesthesia). The court officials were horrified at her revolutionary approach, which was unheard of and moreover, the King was considered too sacred to be allowed to bleed. Though the King believed in her, he was concerned that should the surgery fail, Jang-Geum would surely be put to death. With his condition deteriorating, the King knew his end was near, but he was more worried about Jang-Geum's fate. To protect her, the King sent her away against her wishes, allowing her to reunite with Jung-ho and escape the palace. They married and lived together for eight years with their daughter. All this while, Jang-Geum and Jung-ho are compelled to lead vagrant lives, as their detractors have been searching for them since King Junjong's death. However, Jang-Geum continues to treat patients wherever she goes.

As a result, they were finally traced down and returned to the palace. Instead of being punished, both were reinstated by the Queen Dowager - formerly Queen Munjeong, who favoured Jang-Geum when she was a medical woman and now wields enormous power. Jang-geum finds that all her friends have high ranks in the palace, making the palace much more peaceful than under Choi rule. Jang-Geum and Jung-ho are wary of palace politics and decide to move on, still retaining the titles and ranks conceded to them by the queen. The story ends as Jang-Geum performs the first caesarean surgery in Korea.

[edit] Cast

[edit] Major

• Lee Young-ae as Seo Jang Geum (서장금 徐長今)
  • Seo Na-in (서나인 徐內人), Palace Maid Seo
  • Uinyeo Jang Geum (의녀장금 醫女長今), Physician Lady Jang-geum
  • Choi-go Sanggung (최고상궁 最高尙宮), Highest Lady of the Royal Kitchen.^[2] (for a short period of time)
  • Dae Jang-geum (대장금 大長今), The Great Jang-geum. (Third-ranked Official of a 9-rank system)

• Ji Jin-hee (지진희 池珍熙) as Min Jung-ho (민정호 (閔政浩)^[3]

• Im Ho (임호 任豪) as King Jungjong (중종 中宗)
  • Jinseong Daegun (진성대군 晉城大君), Prince Jin-seong
  • King Jungjong (중종 中宗)

• Hong Ri-na (홍리나 洪莉娜) as Choi Geum-young (최금영 (崔今英)
  • Choi Na-in (최나인 崔內人), Palace maid Choi
  • Choi-go Sang-gung (최고상궁 最高尙宮), Highest Lady of the Royal Kitchen. (succeeding her aunt, also Lady Choi)

[edit] Early life

• Jo Jung-eun as Seo Jang-Geum (child)
• Park Chan-hwan (박찬환 朴贊煥) as Seo Cheon-Soo (서천수 徐天壽). (Jang-geum's father)
• Kim Hye-seon (김혜선 金慧渲) as Park Myeong-yi (박명이 朴明伊). (Jang-geum's mother)
• Im Hyeon-sik (임현식 林玄植) as Kang Duk-gu (강덕구 姜德九). (Jang-geum's adoptive father)
  • Kang sook-soo (강숙수 姜熟手) One of the Head Chef of the Royal Kitchen(most-skilled chef in the palace)
• Geum Bo-ra (금보라 琴寶羅) as Na Joo-daek (나주댁 羅州宅). (Deok-gu's wife and Jang-geum's adoptive mother)^[4]

[edit] Time as a Palace Chef

• Yang Mi-gyeong (양미경 梁美京) as Han Baek-young (한백영 (韓白榮)^[5]
  • Han Sanggung (한상궁 韓尙宮), Lady Han
  • Choi-go Sang-gung (최고상궁 最高尙宮), Highest Lady of the Royal Kitchen.

• Kyeon Mi-ri (견미리 甄美莉) as Choi Seong-geum (최성금 (崔成琴)
  • Choi Sang-gung (최상궁 崔尙宮), Lady Choi
  • Choi-go Sang-gung (최고상궁 最高尙宮), Highest Lady of the Royal Kitchen
  • Jae-jo Sang-gung (재조상궁 提調尙宮), Head Lady (after ousting the previous Head Lady, Lady Park)

• Park Eun-hye (박은혜 朴恩惠) as Lee Yeon-saeng (이연생 (李連生)
  • Lee Na-in (이나인 李內人), Palace maid Lee
  • Lee Sang-gung (이상궁 李尙宮), Her Grace, Lady Lee (특별상궁 特别尙宮)^[6]
  • Lee Suk-won (이숙원 李淑媛)^[7]

• Lee Ip-sae (이잎새 李玲詩) as Yoon Young-roh (윤영로 尹令路)
  • Yoon Na-in (윤나인 尹內人), Palace maid Yoon
  • Yoon Sang-gung (윤상궁 尹尙宮), Lady Yoon. (Servant to the Chief Lady (Jae-jo sang-gung), upon Geum-young's promotion to the Highest Lady of the Royal Kitchen)

• Kim So-ih (김소이 金素怡) as Min Mee-geum (민미금 閔美琴)
  • Min sang-gung (Lady Min) (민상궁 閔尙宮)
  • Choi-go Sang-gung (최고상궁 最高尙宮), Highest Lady of the Royal Kitchen (elected after the conviction of the Choi family and the replacement of an ailing Highest Lady of the Royal Kitchen).

• Yeo Woon-gye (여운계 呂運計) as Jung Mal-geum (정말금 (鄭末今)
  • Jeong Sang-gung (정상궁 鄭尙宮), Lady Jeong
  • Choi-go Sang-gung (최고상궁 最高尙宮) Highest Lady of the Royal Kitchen

• Park Jeong-soo (박정수 朴貞洙) as Park Yong-shin (박용신 (朴容信).
  • Choi-go Sang-gung, Head Lady (before being ousted by Lady Choi).

• Choi Ja-hye (최자혜 崔慈慧) as Chang-ee (창이 (昌伊)^[8]
  • Chang-ee Na-in (창이나인 (昌伊內人)
  • Chang-ee Sang-gung (창이상궁 (昌伊尙宮) (upon Jang-geum's return to the Palace after King Jungjong's death eight years later)

• Jo Gyeong-hwan (조경환 趙卿煥) as Oh Gyeom-ho (오겸호 吳兼護)
  • Right Minister Oh (우의정 右議政)

• Lee Hee-do (이희도 李熙道) as Choi Pan-sul (최판술 崔判述), Lady Choi's brother

• Na Seong-gyun (나성균 羅成均) as Yun Mak-gae (윤막개 尹莫介), Young-roh's uncle

• Choi Seong-geum's aunt was the Top Lady during Park Myeong-yi, Choi Seong-geum, and Han Baek-young's time as palace maids. She was the executor of Myeong-yi's secret "death sentence" administered to all palace maids committing moral errors.

[edit] Time as a Medical Woman

• Jeon In-taek (전인택 全仁澤) as Doctor Jeong Yoon-soo (정윤수 鄭允壽)
• Maeng Sang-hun (맹상훈 孟相勳) as Prof. (and Doctor) Jeong Woon-baek (정원백 鄭雲白)
• Kim Yeo-jin (김여진 金汝眞) as Jang-deok (장덕 (張德)^[9]
• Han Ji-min (한지민 韓智敏) as Shin-bi (신비 信非)
  • Uinyo Shinbi(醫女信非), Physician Lady Shinbi
• Lee Se-eun (이세은 李世恩) as Park Yeol-i (열이 朴阿烈) (Her "adoptive" mother was the previous Head Lady Park Yong-shin)
  • Ui-nyo Yeol-i (의녀열이 醫女阿烈), Physician Lady Yeol-lee

[edit] Historical Trivia

1. Jungjong's 3rd wife, Queen Munjeong (Park Jeong-sook), was a major historical figure in the history of Joseon, even after the death of Jungjong and the reign of 2 of his sons. She ruled Korea from behind the bamboo screen (with absolute power^[10]) for 8 years through the regency of her only son. Thus, Jang-geum was not the only woman who broke through barriers of gender inequality and sexual discrimination. A touch of this was mentioned in the series, during an intimate talk between Jang-geum and the Queen.
2. Dae Jang-geum is the only female physician to be the King's personal physician. Even after nearly 5 centuries, the President's personal physician have been always male.
3. Choi Geum-yeong and Court Lady Choi did exist in the history of Joseon. However, the historical Court Lady Choi was much worse than the one portrayed in the show. Apart from making Jang-geum's life miserable, she allegedly even forced Geum-yeong into being one of Jungjong's concubines.
4. During Jungjong's reign, there was a major conflict between 2 Confucian factions, the Yanban & the Shilin. The Yanban faction (to which the Right Minister Oh belongs) were descendants of the group responsible for Sejong's accession to the throne, and as a result of this service, accumulated a great deal of power and wealth ever since. The Shilin faction (to which the Left Minister Pak and Min Jeong-ho belongs to) believe that a person should be suited for a position based on merit and not on breeding and connections, thus in direct opposition to the Yanban belief. Jungjong took the Shilin faction's philosophy a step further by appointing Jang-geum as his personal physician and bestowed her the title of Dae.
5. Jungjong tried to push for reforms by appointing Jo Gwang-jo to his administration who tried but failed and suffered tremendous setbacks. He was subsequently exiled. In 1521, an event occurred when the Yanban pressed for Jo's execution rather than exile. This served as a historical basis for the Sulfur Duck incident where Lady Court Han was accused to be in league with Jo.

[edit] Series Trivia

1. There was supposed to be a kissing scene between Lee Yeong-ae and Ji Jin-hui, but she thought it not necessary and that the drama does not need those kind of scenes in order to spark up viewer ratings. Hence, they did not have one.
2. Court Lady Han (Yang Mi-gyeong) was supposed to die in episode 18 but due to protest from fans, the director "delayed" her death scene.
3. Park Eun-hye was originally cast to take the role of Seo Jang-geum, but later when it was confirmed that Lee Young-ae would be acting in the drama as well, Eun-hye was re-cast again to take the role of Lee Yeon-saeng.
4. Gyeon Mi-ri auditioned for the role of Court Lady Han, but later on Yang Mi-gyeong received the role and Gyeon Mi-ri was cast instead as Court Lady Choi. It was later shown in the show's special that the director first saw Gyeon Mi-ri and immediately said that "She is definitely Lady Han."

[edit] Reference to other shows outside Dae Jang-geum

1. In an episode of King of the Hill, Kahn and Minh were watching Dae Jang Geum in Laos.
2. In episode 1 of Princess Hours, Chae-gyeong's Family is watching episode 30 of Dae Jang Geum (Yeon-saeng being scolded for playing with the King's puppy).
3. In episode 32 of Love Truly, Yeo Bong-soon's mother (played by Geum Bo-ra) is watching Dae Jang Geum. This is ironic because Geum Bo-ra is also in Dae Jang-geum, where she played Jang-geum's adoptive mother Na Joo-daek.
4. In episode 9 of Who Are You, there is a large Dae Jang Geum poster on the side of a building.
5. In episode 2 of Silence, [Taiwanese drama, starring Park Eun Hye] 'Dae Jang Geum' is mentioned as a famous Korean drama.

[edit] OST

[edit] Theme Song

The theme song, Onara is in Old Korean. Consequently, in South Korea, there had been a lot of arguments about what the lyrics of this song were and how they should be interpreted. As a result, different interpretations had surfaced. Eventually the song writer, Im Se-Hyeon, revealed the lyrics.

[edit] Tracklisting of OST

1. 고원(高原)
2. 창룡(蒼龍) Dae Jang Geum Opening theme, Practicing Medicine theme, Return to the palace
3. 하망연(何茫然) Hamangyeon-Featuring Safina
4. 오나라 II
5. 0815(空八一五)
6. 연밥
7. 덕구
8. Hamangyeon Featuring Safina
9. APNA
10. 다솜
11. 비(悲)
12. 단가(短歌)
13. 연도(烟濤)
14. 오나라 I
15. The Legend Becomes History
16. 자야오가(子夜吳歌) Techno Ver.
17. 하망연(何茫然) Hamangyeon-Instrumental

[edit] Historical connection

Dae Jang-Geum was a real person documented in the Annals of Joseon Dynasty, as well as a medical document of the time. However, descriptions and references of her were scarce and mostly brief. Many assert that Dae Jang-geum was the first female royal physician of the king in Korean history. Nevertheless, there were (and still are, to this day) some who continue to believe that Dae Jang-Geum is merely a fictional figure drawn from various references of female doctors in the Annals. The DVD box-set of the series was given to North Korea's leader Kim Jong-Il by South Korea's Former President Roh Moo-Hyun during the Korean summit in October 2007.

[edit] Commercial success

^[11][12] Dae Jang Geum has experienced extensive success across Asia, in places such as mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Japan, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam further continuing the “Korean wave” cultural fever that gripped Asia in the early 2000s. It has also been shown in Australia, the United States, Sweden, Russia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Peru, Romania, Canada Israel and Hungary.

Dae Jang Geum was first shown in South Korea from 15 September 2003 to 23 March 2004 on MBC where it was the top program at the time with an average viewer rate of 45.8% and an all-time high of 57.1%. It is the highest rated drama in South Korean history^[13].

The drama was next shown on GTV in Taiwan in May 2004 where it was dubbed into Mandarin Chinese and known as Da Changjin (大長今 Dà Chángjīn). It was also the number one program in Taiwan at the time and the theme song was sung by Angela Chang.

In September 2005, it was shown on Hong Kong’s TVB as the same name 大長今, where it became the top-rated program in Hong Kong drama history until the season finale of Moonlight Resonance. The theme song was sung by Kelly Chen.

Beginning in June 2005, the program was shown variously titled in the United States on AZN Television and mostly on ethnic Korean stations such as KBFD in Hawaii and WOCH-CA in Chicago.

In July 2005, Dae Jang Geum was shown on Canada’s Cantonese-language Fairchild TV and in September 2005 on Australia’s Cantonese-language TVB Jade.

Also in September, Dae Jang Geum was first shown in China on Hunan TV where it was known as Da Changjin (大長今 Dà Chángjīn). Also shown on other channels, the program is known for the many variations of the Chinese version of the theme song were sung by various artists. Examples are the CETV version, the Hunan TV version, and the version sung by five winners of the Super Girl singing contest. Chinese President Hu Jintao once told the leader of the ruling Uri Party, it was a shame his busy schedule kept him from watching every episode.^[14]

In Japan, the drama was shown beginning in October 2005 on the country's biggest TV station, NHK, under the title of The Vow of Palace Court Lady Jang Geum. (宮廷女官チャングムの誓い Kyūtei Nyokan Changumu no Chikai).

Dae Jang Geum was also shown in Thailand (as แดจังกึม จอมนางแห่งวังหลวง) in October 2005 on Channel 3.

The Drama had aired in Cambodia at the mids of 2005 on the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces Television, faced both critical acclaim from several local newspaper and magazine and performed outstanding in the rating in Cambodia due its best airing times during the vocation of Khmer school and especially the banned product of Thailand replace with the Korean wave in Cambodian's entertian which sacked the popularity of Cambodian.It als lead Hong Ri-na, a cast in the series to visit Cambodia at the first times during the showing of the drama. Dae Jang Geum had retitled as Chavit Neang Jang Kim (Khmer: ជីវីតនាងចំាងគឹម)​​ mean the life of Jang Geum lady in Cambodia.

In Indonesia, Dae Jang Geum was shown in December 2005 by an Indonesia's TV station, Indosiar.

Dae Jang Geum was shown by GMA Network in the Philippines under the title Jewel in The Palace and is rated as the highest rating Korean novela in primetime from November 2005 to March 2006, only beaten by My Name is Kim Sam Soon, which also aired on GMA. During April, the show bounced back to the leading spot as the latter show ends. Due to its massive popularity, the show was re-run and enjoyed high ratings. Faith Cuneta sang a Tagalog version of the theme song titled “Pangarap na Bituin” for the Philippines release.^[15]

in Iran, Dae Jang Geum is shown by Channel 2 under the title Jewel in The Palace in 2006 and 2007 and remind Oshin, a Japanese popular series which was shown 20 years ago.^[16] On the basis of the survey of IRIB, this series has been at the first rank of the most popular series of IRIB in Ordibehesht(March-April) 2007 with 57 percent audience and 92 percent satisfaction. ^[17]

Dae Jang Geum will be dubbed into Russian and shown daily at 8pm on Russia's DVTRK from March 2007. On Saturday 24 September, Korean drama Dae Jang Geum began airing in India during prime time on the country’s state-owned DDTV. It will be shown over the next two years. Dae Jang Geum has also aired in Jordan and Egypt. There is also an online campaign to show Dae Jang Geum on the UK's most well-known channel, BBC. The link to the campaign's website: http://showdjgonbbc.blogspot.com/

Dae Jang Geum was also shown in Brunei in April 2007 on RTB2 under the title Jewel in The Palace.

Dae Jang Geum is currently being shown in India after being dubbed in National language(Hindi) as 'Ghar ka Chirag'.

The Arabic Dub which has also started airing on Dubai TV on October 14, 2007 carries the title Jawharatu Alqasr (جوهرة القصر). It is the Arabic translation for Jewel in the Palace.

The Turkish TV has also started airing on TRT 1 in January 14, 2008 carries the title "Saraydaki Mücevher" as Turkish language.

In Nigeria The African Independent Television AIT is currently airing "Dae Jang Geum" as "Jewel in The Palace" on Sundays 9am

In Hungarian it was premiered in 2008. march 10. at m1 tv channel at the name of "A palota ékköve". It was get to tv again in m1 tv channel in 2008 August 25. In 2009. szeptember 21. get to airing in m2 tv channel at 19:25 in weekdays.

Israeli cable TV daytime-drama channel stated airing "Dae Jang Geum" (in Korean with subtitles) as "The Crown Diamond" (היהלום שבכתר) on October 2008.

In Mexico the cable TV Channel TVMEX is currently airing the drama in Spanish under the name "Una Joya en el Palacio" from Monday to Friday 5:30 pm thanks to the Korea Embassy.

Romanian National Television, TVR 1, aired the drama under the name " Giuvaierul Palatului", "Jewel In The Palace" from Monday until Friday at 5:10 PM to 6:10 PM, with Romanian subtitle. On October 12, 2009 it was aired the last episode.

In Costa Rica, was aired by Canal 13 SINART as "Una Joya en el Palacio".

[edit] Cultural impact

A part of the Korean wave of South Korean popular culture in East Asia, Dae Jang Geum’s immense popularity has had significant cultural impact.

[edit] Tourism

The Korea Tourism Organization has promoted Dae Jang Geum-oriented tourism in East Asia and the United States and the main outdoor sets built by MBC for the shooting of the drama were purchased by the South Korean government. The Dae Jang Geum Theme Park was opened in Yangju, Gyeonggi Province in 2004 at the site of these sets where much of the filming occurred.^[11]

[edit] Spin-offs

Spun off from Dae Jang Geum, Jang Geum's Dream is much the same story but focuses on Jang Geum in her younger years.

[edit] Parodies

In 2006, a Japanese pornographic film company hired Korean actors to create an erotic parody of Dae Jang Geum entitled The Garden of Sensual Court Lady Jang Geum for release in 2007.^[18]

The theme song of Dae Jang Geum, "Onara," has also been subject of an online parody in Mandarin Chinese, featuring a series of puns derived from the original song and telling a humorous story. Moreover, Onara means fart in Japanese.

[edit] Notes

[edit] See also

• List of Korea-related topics
• List of top rated Korean Dramas
• History of Korea
• Korean wave
• Jang Geum
• Jang Geum's Dream - the animated television series
• Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman - American version of a woman doctor

[edit] External links

• Daejanggeum(Jewel In The Palace) : The Official Korea Tourism Guide Site
• Dae Jang Geum official website (MBC) (Korean)
• Dae Jang Geum official website (MBC) (English)
• Dae Jang Geum official website in Japan (NHK) (Japanese)
• Dae Jang Geum Official Homepage in Mainland China (Hunan TV) (Chinese)
• Hong Kong - Jewel in the Palace official homepage (TVB) (Chinese)
• Complete summaries, theme songs and news about Jewel In The Palace (English)
• Dae Jang Geum Theme Park website (English)
• Dae Jang Geum
  대장금 at the Internet Movie Database

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