New Tales of Gisaeng (; also known as New Gisaeng Story) is a 2011 South Korean television series starring Im Soo-hyang, Sung Hoon, and Han Hye-rin. Written by Im Sung-han and directed by Son Moon-kwon, it aired on SBS from January 23 to July 17, 2011, on Saturdays and Sundays at 21:45 for 52 episodes. It is based on Lee Hyun-su's novel of the same name.

Plot "Gisaeng" was the Korean equivalent of a geisha or courtesan knowledgeable in poetry, dance, music, culture and politics, who entertained noblemen and royalty of the Joseon period. This series explores the premise that gisaeng still existed in modern-day Korea.

Dan Sa-ran (Im Soo-hyang) lost her mother at a young age, and never quite got along with her stepmother and stepsister. Despite her humble background, she carries herself with pride and grace, majoring in classical dance during college. Drawing the attention of Buyonggak's head gisaeng with her dancing talent and classic beauty, Sa-ran enters Korea's sole traditional gisaeng house, an exclusive establishment that serves only VIP guests. Ah Da-mo (Sung Hoon) is a cocky second-generation chaebol with his own set of daddy issues. He can't be bothered to give any woman the time of day... until he meets Sa-ran.

Cast

Main characters Im Soo-hyang as Dan Sa-ran Sung Hoon as Ah Da-mo Han Hye-rin as Geum Ra-ra Kim Bo-yeon as Oh Hwa-ran Kim Hye-sun as Han Soon-deok Jung Han-bi as young Soon-deok

Supporting characters Dan family Baek Ok-dam as Dan Gong-joo Kim Joo-young as Dan Chul-soo Lee Sook as Ji Hwa-ja

Geum family Han Jin-hee as Geum Eo-san Park Jin as young Eo-san Seo Woo-rim as Lee Hong-ah Lee Jong-nam as Jang Joo-hee Lee Dong-joon as Geum Kang-san Lee Dae-ro as Geum Shi-jo Lee Sang-mi as Shin Hyo-ri

Ah family Im Hyuk as Ah Soo-ra Kim Hye-jung as Cha Ra-ri Ahn Young-joo as Park Ae-ja

Buyonggak Lee Mae-ri as Lee Do-hwa Choi Sun-ja as Hwa-ran's mother Park Joon-myun as Noh Eun-ja Seo Dong-soo as Ma Dan-se Song Dae-kwan as Seo Saeng-kang Oh Ki-chan as Oh Bong-yi Kang Cho-hee as Han Song-yi Kim Yul as Baek Soo-jung Seol Yoon as Jang Soo-jin Yoon Ji-eun as Song Hye-eun Kim Eun-sun as Ye-rang Lee Sun-ah as Lee Ji-hyang Oh Ji-yeon as Kim-sshi Ha Na-kyung

Extended cast Jeon Ji-hoo as Son-ja Jin Ye-sol as Jin Joo-ah Lee Soo-jin as Sung Ah-mi Park Yoon-jae as Oh Jin-ahm Kim Ho-chang as Yoo Tae-young Michael Blunck as Kyle Shin Goo as Master Joong-bong Jun Sung-hwan as Master Jung-do Lee Hyo-jung as Ma Yi-joon (CEO Joon Entertainment) The Midas Kim Joon-hyung as Do-suk Son Ga-young as Choi Young-mim Won Jong-rye as Young-nim's mother Kim Sun-il as Min-jae Min Joon-hyun as manager

Ratings Episode #Original broadcast date Average audience shareTNmS RatingsAGB NielsenNationwideSeoul National Capital AreaNationwideSeoul National Capital Area 1 23 January 20118.0%9.9%10.4%12.2% 2 24 January 20119.9%11.9%12.4%14.2% 3 29 January 20119.2%10.7%11.4%13.2% 4 30 January 20118.3%9.8%9.4%10.9% 5 5 February 20119.0%11.3%10.2%11.3% 6 6 February 20118.9%10.3%10.8%12.0% 7 12 February 20119.7%12.1%11.0%12.0% 8 13 February 20119.0%10.8%10.9%12.5% 9 19 February 201110.4%12.1%14.5%16.3% 10 20 February 20119.0%10.3%13.6%16.0% 11 26 February 201110.1%11.4%12.7%14.4% 12 27 February 201110.1%12.1%13.7%15.7% 13 5 March 201111.2%13.0%12.7%14.4% 14 6 March 201110.5%12.3%13.7%15.2% 15 12 March 201110.7%12.8%12.6%14.3% 16 13 March 201111.5%13.7%13.4%15.5% 17 19 March 201111.4%14.0%13.2%15.4% 18 20 March 201111.0%13.1%14.4%16.6% 19 26 March 201111.3%13.1%12.5%14.1% 20 27 March 201110.8%13.3%13.0%14.9% 21 2 April 201113.7%15.9%18.0%20.2% 22 3 April 201115.6%18.2%18.7%20.5% 23 9 April 201116.0%18.7%18.7%21.0% 24 10 April 201114.8%17.9%19.2%21.9% 25 16 April 201114.9%16.9%17.0%18.4% 26 17 April 201115.7%18.5%18.5%20.9% 27 23 April 201114.6%17.2%18.7%21.0% 28 24 April 201115.1%17.5%19.3%21.0% 29 1 May 201110.1%11.8%13.3%14.9% 30 1 May 201115.7%17.2%19.0%20.5% 31 7 May 201113.0%14.3%16.4%16.9% 32 8 May 201114.8%16.9%18.3%20.1% 33 14 May 201115.2%18.5%17.6%19.6% 34 15 May 201116.4%19.6%19.1%21.4% 35 21 May 201115.0%17.3%19.2%21.8% 36 22 May 201116.5%18.9%19.3%21.0% 37 28 May 201115.9%18.7%18.5%19.8% 38 29 May 201116.3%19.1%20.2%21.9% 39 4 June 201115.6%19.1%19.3%20.2% 40 5 June 201115.9%17.0%19.4%20.7% 41 11 June 201118.1%21.0%21.7%22.9% 42 12 June 201119.3%22.8%22.3%24.1% 43 18 June 201119.1%20.9%21.0%22.0% 44 19 June 201119.6%23.5%23.1%24.5% 45 25 June 201119.5%22.2%22.4%24.3% 46 26 June 201120.3%22.2%25.0%26.5% 47 2 June 201120.4%23.3%22.5%23.2% 48 3 June 201120.9%24.6%24.4%25.8% 49 9 June 201120.1%20.8%23.6%24.7% 50 10 June 201121.1%22.3%24.7%25.9% 51 16 June 201123.2%25.1%26.5%28.3% 52 17 June 201124.0%25.1%28.3%29.5% Average 14.4% 16.6% 17.3% 19.0%

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Recipient Result 4th Korea Drama Awards Best New Actress 19th SBS Drama Awards Special Award, Actor in a Weekend/Daily Drama Special Award, Actress in a Weekend/Daily Drama New Star Award 48th Paeksang Arts Awards Best New Actress

International broadcast It aired in Japan on cable channel KNTV from September 9, 2012, to March 3, 2013, with reruns on cable channel BS Japan beginning February 20, 2013. In 2015, Hong Kong's HKTV also played this drama.

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