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Jang Yeong-sil (Korean: 장영실) is a 2016 South Korean historical drama television series starring Song Il-gook, Kim Yeong-cheol, Kim Sang-kyung and Park Sun-young. It replaced The Jingbirok: A Memoir of Imjin War and aired on KBS1 from January 2, 2016 to March 26, 2016 on Saturdays and Sundays at 21:40 (KST) for 24 episodes.

Jang Yeong-sil
Promotional poster
Also known as	Jang Youngsil: The Greatest Scientist of Joseon
Genre	Historical period drama Science fiction
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
Composer	Lee Chang-hee
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	24
Production
Executive producer	Kim Hyung-il
Producer	Kim Sang-hwi [ko]
Production locations	Mungyeong Saejae Buan County
Running time	50 minutes
Production company	KBS Media
Release
Original network	KBS1
Picture format	1080i
Audio format	Dolby Digital Audio 1.0
Original release	January 2 (2016-01-02) – March 26, 2016 (2016-03-26)

Plot

A television series talk about Jang Yeong-sil (Song Il-gook), a popular scientist of Joseon in the 15th century. Born as a slave but with the remarkable talent and the profound passion for astronomy, he was known by King Sejong (Kim Sang-kyung) and was recommended to the court. Jang Yeong-sil had a lot of contributions for the science-technology of Joseon, he has left many great inventions such as the water clock, the sundial, the astronomical instruments, the rain gauge and also many research on weaponry.

Cast

Main characters

• Song Il-gook as Jang Yeong-sil (or Jang Young-sil)
  • Jung Yun-seok as young Jang Yeong-sil
• Kim Sang-kyung as Yi Do, later King Sejong (1397~1450)
  • Hong Hyun-taek [ko] as young Yi Do
• Kim Yeong-cheol as Yi Bang-won, later King Taejong (1367~1422)
• Park Sun-young as Princess Sohyun – King Taejong's daughter and Yi Do's older sister (fictional character)
  • Yoon Si-yeong as young Sohyun

Supporting characters

Royal household

• Kim Ki-hyeon as King Taejo
• Lee Byung-wook [ko] as Prince Yangnyeong
• Kim Bo-mi as Princess Gyeonghye
• Han Jeong-woo as King Munjong
  • Choi Seung-hun as young Yi Hyang (later King Munjong)
• Choi Dong-ah as King Danjong
• Go Young-bin [ko] as King Sejo

Court officials

• Kim Do-hyun [ko] as Lee Cheon [ko]
• Son Byong-ho as Ha Yeon [ko]
• Jung Han-yong as Hwang Hui
• Kim Byung-ki as Maeng Sa-sung [ko]
• Lee Young-seok [ko] as Jo Mal-saeng [ko]
• Han Ki-joong [ko] as Heo Jo [ko]
• Kim Hyo-won [ko] as Jeong Cho [ko]
• Kang Shin-goo [ko] as Jeong Heum-ji
• Jeong Eui-gap [ko] as Jeong In-ji
• Park Seung-gyu as Park Eun [ko]
• Hwang Yi-geon [ko] as Kim Goo-nam
• Lee Geon-myung [ko] as Park Yeon [ko]
• Ahn Shin-woo [ko] as Choe Manri

Seoungwan people

• Lee Byung-hoon [ko] as Lee Sun-ji [ko]
• Seo Hyun-chul as Choi Bok (fictional character)
• Im Hyuk as Yoo Taek-sang
• Min Joon-hyun [ko] as Jeon Bae-cheon (fictional character)
• Lee Joo-hyun as Ji Gyeong-chan (fictional character)
• Kang Ji-hoo [ko] as Sung Sa-gook (fictional character)

Dongraehyeon people

• Lee Ji-hoon as Jang Hee-je (fictional character)
  • Kim Dan-yool [ko] as young Jang Hee-je
• Kim Myeong-soo [ko] as Jang Sung-hwi – a Goryeo's scientist, minister and Jang Yeong-sil's father
• Kim Ae-ran as Eun-wol – a Kisaeng and Jang Yeong-sil's mother (assumed character)
• Son Ho-gyun [ko] as Jang Gi-bae (fictional character)
• Kang Sung-jin as Seok-goo – Jang Yeong-sil's best friend (fictional character)
  • Lee Joon-seo as young Seok-goo
• Kim Dae-jong [ko] as Kim Hak-joo – a noble and Jang Hee-je's friend (fictional character)
  • Lee Kye-in as young Kim Hak-joo

Hanyang people

• Yoon Ah-reum [ko] as Eul-seon (Chinese: 乙善; Pinyin: Yǐ Shàn) – princess Sohyun's maid, later Seok-goo's wife
• N/A as Oh Goo-san
• Lee Geon [ko] as Han Nae-gwan
• Kim Mi-ra [ko] as Uhm Sang-goong

Ming dynasty

• Im Dong-jin [ko] as Joo Tae-kang (Chinese: 朱太江; Pinyin: Zhū Tàijiāng) – a Ming dynasty old prince (fictional character)
• Park Gyu-ri as Joo Bu-ryeong (Chinese: 朱副伶; Pinyin: Zhū Fùlíng) – Tae-kang's daughter (fictional character)
• Im Chul-hyung [ko] as Yoon Bong [ko] – a Joseon person working as a eunuch in Ming dynasty
• Kwon Bin as Zhengtong Emperor

Extended cast

• Kwak Min-ho [ko] as Go Gil-soo – a trader between Joseon and Ming dynasty (fictional character)
• Jo Sang-goo [ko] as Byun Dae-chi
• Byun Joon-seok [ko] as Choi Yool
• Jang Gwang as Jo Gwang
• Hwang Chan-ho [ko] as Moo-san
• Kim Min-hyuk [ko] as Oh Pil-gyo
• N/A as Bae Kang-choon
• Cha Ye-joon as Im Myung-deok
• Oh Ji-hyuk as Yoo Cheol
• Cha Bo-sung as Sung Sam-moon
• Jang Joon-nyung [ko]
• Jin Hyun-kwang [ko]
• Lee Je-kwan [ko]
• Park Dae-kyu [ko]
• Jeon Jin-ki [ko]
• Seol Chang-hee [ko]
• Choi Dong-yeob [ko]
• Kim Moon-sik
• Shin Chi-young
• Jo Shin-geun
• Jo Yeon-ho
• Hwang Bi-ho
• Lee Ho-yool
• Lee Joo-yeon

Cameo appearances

• Nam Il-woo [ko] as Jang Sung-bae – Jang Sung-hwi's oldest brother
• Chae Dong-hyun [ko] as Kim Beob-rae
• Yeo Hoe-hyun as Na Ki-soon
• Song Triplets as three little beggars

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	January 2, 2016	8.5%	8.7%	11.6%	11.5%
2	January 3, 2016	8.6%	8.4%	11.5%	12.3%
3	January 9, 2016	9.6%	8.6%	10.2%	10.4%
4	January 10, 2016	9.0%	9.2%	11.3%	12.3%
5	January 16, 2016	9.8%	9.3%	10.1%	10.1%
6	January 17, 2016	10.0%	9.9%	12.2%	12.9%
7	January 23, 2016	12.2%	11.3%	14.1%	14.2%
8	January 24, 2016	12.4%	10.8%	14.1%	15.1%
9	January 30, 2016	10.7%	9.3%	12.2%	12.5%
10	January 31, 2016	10.4%	10.0%	13.4%	13.5%
11	February 6, 2016	9.9%	9.5%	11.9%	12.5%
12	February 13, 2016	9.2%	8.2%	10.9%	11.8%
13	February 14, 2016	9.1%	8.5%	10.3%	10.3%
14	February 20, 2016	9.0%	9.5%	11.0%	11.1%
15	February 21, 2016	9.2%	8.4%	11.7%	11.6%
16	February 27, 2016	8.8%	8.3%	10.8%	10.8%
17	February 28, 2016	9.6%	9.3%	11.7%	11.6%
18	March 5, 2016	10.5%	10.1%	11.5%	12.1%
19	March 6, 2016	9.7%	8.2%	11.8%	11.6%
20	March 12, 2016	9.4%	8.4%	10.4%	10.1%
21	March 13, 2016	10.1%	8.2%	12.0%	12.2%
22	March 19, 2016	9.5%	8.2%	10.4%	10.0%
23	March 20, 2016	10.5%	9.8%	11.9%	11.9%
24	March 26, 2016	9.4%	8.0%	10.2%	10.2%
Average ratings		9.7958%	9.0875%	11.55%	11.775%

Remark

• Episode 12, scheduled to be broadcast on the evening of February 7, was canceled because South Korea was in emergency after the North Korea's missile launch (Kwangmyŏngsŏng-4) at 9:30 am in the same day.[3]

Original soundtrack

KBS Drama Jang Yeong-sil OST
Soundtrack album by Various Artists
Released	April 1, 2016 (2016-04-01)
Genre	Pop, K-pop, Soundtrack
Length	1:37:32
Label	KBS Media
Producer	Lee Chang-hee

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
2016	KBS Drama Awards	Top Excellence Award, Actor	Song Il-gook	Nominated
		Excellence Award, Actor in a Mid-length Drama		Won
		Best Young Actor	Jung Yun-seok	Won

References

External links

• Official website (in Korean)
• Jang Yeong-sil on KBS World

• Jang Yeong-sil at HanCinema
• Jang Yeong-sil at IMDb

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