Cruel Palace: War of Flowers
Cruel Palace - War of Flowers | |
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Promotional poster for Cruel Palace - War of Flowers | |
Also known as | Blood Palace |
Genre | Historical, Drama, Romance |
Written by | Jung Ha-yeon |
Directed by |
Noh Jong-chan Kim Jae-hong |
Starring |
Kim Hyun-joo Lee Deok-hwa Song Seon-mi Jung Sung-mo Jung Sung-woon Kim Joo-young ko Won-hee Jun Tae-soo |
Composer(s) | Lee Ji-yong |
Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language(s) | Korean |
No. of episodes | 50 |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) | Jo Joon-hyung |
Producer(s) |
Shin Dong-ki Go Jung-ho |
Location(s) | Korea |
Cinematography | Kim Gyeong-cheol |
Editor(s) |
Kim Soo-jin Jeon Hyun-jung Kwon Eun-hee |
Running time | 60 minutes on Saturdays and Sundays at 20:45 (KST) |
Production company(s) | Dramahouse |
Release | |
Original network | jTBC |
Picture format | HDTV |
Original release | 23 March – 8 September 2013 |
Chronology | |
Preceded by | Childless Comfort |
Followed by | The Firstborn |
External links | |
Website |
drama |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 궁중잔혹사 – 꽃들의 전쟁 |
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Revised Romanization |
Gungjungjanhoksa - Ggotdeul-ui Jeonjaeng |
McCune–Reischauer |
Kungjungjanhoksa - Kkottŭlŭi Chŏnjaeng |
Cruel Palace - War of Flowers (Hangul: 궁중잔혹사 – 꽃들의 전쟁; RR: Gungjungjanhoksa - Ggotdeul-ui Jeonjaeng) is a 2013 South Korean historical television series starring Kim Hyun-joo,[1] Lee Deok-hwa, Song Seon-mi, Jung Sung-mo, Jung Sung-woon, Kim Joo-young, ko Won-hee, and Jun Tae-soo. It aired on jTBC from March 23 to September 8, 2013 on Saturdays and Sundays at 20:45 for 50 episodes.
Kim Hyun-joo was nominated for Excellence Award, Actress at the 2013 APAN Star Awards.
Plot
"War of Flowers" depicts a cruel hidden story within the royal court. Royal concubine Soyong Jo wants to make her son the king. In order to accomplish her goal, she holds the hand of Kim Ja-jeom and uses King Injo. She also attempts to get rid of Crown Prince Sohyeon
Cast
- Kim Hyun-joo as Yamjeon / lady Gwi-in Jo
- Lee Chae-mi as young Yamjeon
- Lee Deok-hwa as King Injo
- Song Seon-mi as Crown Princess Lady Kang
- Jung Sung-mo as Kim Ja-jeom
- Jung Sung-woon as Crown Prince Sohyeon
- Kim Joo-young as Grand Prince Bongrim
- Ko Won-hee as Queen Jangnyeol
- Jun Tae-soo as Nam Hyeok[2][3]
- Jung Sun-kyung as Han Ok, Lady Jo's mother
- Son Byong-ho as Lee Hyeong-ik
- Seo Yi-sook as Seol-jook
- Lee Seol-hee as Yoo-deok
- Lee Seo-yun as Lady Park (Park Sook-ui)
- Kim Ha-kyun as Choi Myung-kil
- Han In-soo as Kim Sang-hun
- Kim Kyu-chul as Shim Ki-won
- Woo Hyun as eunuch Kim In
- Nam Neung-mi as Nam Hyuk's mother
- Kim San as Ma Bo-dae
- Kim Jong-kyul as Kim Ryu
Ratings
In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
Episode | Nationwide(%) |
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01 | 2.5 |
02 | 2.0 |
03 | 1.8 |
04 | 2.1 |
05 | 2.4 |
06 | 2.6 |
07 | 2.1 |
08 | 2.8 |
09 | 2.0 |
10 | 2.8 |
11 | 1.8 |
12 | 2.3 |
13 | 2.1 |
14 | 2.4 |
15 | 1.9 |
16 | 2.5 |
17 | 1.8 |
18 | 1.9 |
19 | 1.7 |
20 | 2.1 |
21 | 1.9 |
22 | 1.8 |
23 | 2.1 |
24 | 2.1 |
25 | 1.6 |
26 | 2.0 |
27 | 1.9 |
28 | 2.0 |
29 | 1.7 |
30 | 1.8 |
31 | 1.8 |
32 | 2.3 |
33 | 1.9 |
34 | 2.4 |
35 | 2.6 |
36 | 3.1 |
37 | 1.9 |
38 | 2.9 |
39 | 1.9 |
40 | 2.1 |
41 | 1.8 |
42 | 2.2 |
43 | 2.0 |
44 | 2.5 |
45 | 2.3 |
46 | 3.1 |
47 | 2.4 |
48 | 3.7 |
49 | 3.0 |
50 | 4.3 |
Note: This drama airs on a cable channel/pay TV which has a relatively small audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC & EBS).
References
- ↑ Lee, So-dam (5 March 2013). "JTBC drama Cruel Palace - War of Flowers reveals photos of female lead Kim Hyun Joo". Korea Star Daily via Yahoo!. Retrieved 2013-03-23.
- ↑ Lee, Jin-ho; Erika Kim (translation) (20 March 2013). "Jun Tae Su Makes His Return Following Assault Incident Through Cruel Palace". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Retrieved 2013-04-17.
- ↑ Choi, Eun-hwa; Erika Kim (translation) (26 March 2013). "Jun Tae Su Injured While Shooting Cruel Palace". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Retrieved 2013-04-17.
External links
- Cruel Palace - War of Flowers official jTBC website (in Korean)
- Cruel Palace: War of Flowers at HanCinema
- Cruel Palace: War of Flowers on IMDb