Jang Yeong-sil (TV series)

Jang Yeong-sil

Promotional poster
Also known as Jang Youngsil: The Greatest Scientist of Joseon
Genre Science
Historical period drama
Drama
Written by Lee Myung-hee
Ma Chang-jun
Directed by Kim Young-jo
Starring Song Il-gook
Kim Yeong-cheol
Kim Sang-kyung
Park Sun-young
Lee Ji-hoon
Son Byong-ho
Kim Byung-ki
Jung Han-yong
Im Hyuk
Kang Sung-jin
Country of origin South Korea
Original language(s) Korean
No. of episodes 24
Production
Executive producer(s) Kim Hyung-il
Producer(s) Kim Sang-hwi
Location(s) South Korea
Running time 50 minutes
Release
Original network KBS1
Picture format 1080i
Audio format Dolby Digital Audio 1.0
Original release January 2, 2016 (2016-01-02) – present
Chronology
Preceded by The Jingbirok: A Memoir of Imjin War
External links
Website

Jang Yeong-sil (Hangul: 장영실) is a 2016 South Korean television series starring Song Il-gook, Kim Yeong-cheol, Kim Sang-kyung and Park Sun-young. It airs on KBS1 from January 2, 2016 on Saturdays and Sundays at 21:40 (KST) for 24 episodes.

Synopsis

The drama "Jang Youngsil: The Greatest Scientist of Joseon" is the first 'historic science' drama that has been produced in Korea. This drama depicts the successful life story of the scientist Jang Yeong-sil that contributed to the development and accomplishment of Joseon's science during the 15th century. In particular, the drama emphasizes his accomplishment through showing the restrictions and difficulties he experienced due to his social class as a slave. Moreover, the drama aims to depict Jang Yeong-sil as the role model of 'Korea's youth of the 21st century' through displaying his scientific accomplishments. The drama also expects to stimulate scientific curiosity amongst audiences and help them easily understand the fundamental principles of science by utilizing various data and scientific videos.

Cast

Main characters

Supporting characters

Court officials
Seoungwan people
Dongraehyeon people
Hanyang people
Extended cast

Cameo appearances

Ratings

In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

Episode # Original broadcast date Average audience share
TNmS Ratings[1] AGB Nielsen Ratings[2]
Nationwide Seoul National Capital Area Nationwide Seoul National Capital Area
1 2 January 2016 8.5% 8.7% 11.6% 11.5%
2 3 January 2016 8.6% 8.4% 11.5% 12.3%
3 9 January 2016 9.6% 8.6% 10.2% 10.4%
4 10 January 2016 9.0% 9.2% 11.3% 12.3%
5 16 January 2016 9.8% 9.3% 10.1% 10.1%
6 17 January 2016 10.0% 9.9% 12.2% 12.9%
7 23 January 2016 12.2% 11.3% 14.1% 14.2%
8 24 January 2016 12.4% 10.8% 14.1% 15.1%
9 30 January 2016 10.7% 9.3% 12.2% 12.5%
10 31 January 2016 10.4% 10.0% 13.4% 13.5%
11 6 February 2016 9.9% 9.5% 11.9% 12.5%
12 13 February 2016 9.2% 8.2% 10.9% 11.8%
13 14 February 2016 9.1% 8.5% 10.3% 10.3%
14 20 February 2016
15 21 February 2016
16 27 February 2016
17 28 February 2016
18 5 March 2016
19 6 March 2016
20 12 March 2016
21 13 March 2016
22 19 March 2016
23 20 March 2016
24 26 March 2016

Remark

Episode 12, normally be broadcast on the evening of February 7, was canceled because the South Korea was in emergency after the North Korea's missile launch at 9:30 am in the same day.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "TNmS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNmS Ratings (in Korean). Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  2. ↑ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved February 1, 2016.
  3. ↑ Oh, Ji-won (7 February 2016). "'장영실' 7일 결방, 북한 미사일 관련 프로그램 긴급 편성". TVDaily (in Korean). Retrieved 2016-02-09.

External links

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