The King's Daughter, Soo Baek-hyang

The King's Daughter, Soo Baek-hyang () is a Korean-language historical drama depicting the life of Soo Baek-hyang, the daughter of King Muryeong of Baekje. It was aired on MBC TV from September 30, 2013, to March 14, 2014, on Monday and Friday at 20:55 (KST). The series was scheduled have 120 episodes, but it was reduced to 108 on March 4, 2014.

Plot Yung is a successful general in the army of his cousin King Dongseong. He is in love with Chae-hwa, the daughter of a court official named Baek-ga. Baek-ga is committed to bringing Yung to the throne, with his daughter as the queen. When he is accused of the king's murder, the two lovers are forced apart. Chae-hwa is taken to Gaya by a servant, Goo-chun, and there she gives birth to Yung's daughter, Seol-nan. She subsequently marries the man who had saved her and, some years later, gives birth to a second child, Seol-hee. In the meantime, Yung, who believes that his lover is dead, ascends the throne as Muryeong. In an attempt to protect Jin-moo, the son of the former King Dongseong, Yung exchanges his own son, Myung-nong, for Jin-moo. Years later, simple-minded Seol-nan falls in love with Myung-nong, while her ambitious sister Seol-hee tries to become the princess.

Cast Main cast Seo Hyun-jin as Soo Baek-hyang / Seol-nan Seo Woo as Seol-hee Lee Jae-ryong as King Muryeong Jo Hyun-jae as Myung-nong, later King Seong Jeon Jin-seo as teenage Myung-nong Seol Woo-hyung as child Myung-nong Jun Tae-soo as Jin-moo Myung Se-bin as Chae-hwa Yoon Tae-young as Goo-chun

Supporting Bi Moon Cha Hwa-yeon as Do-rim Kim Roi-ha as Ttol-dae Kim Min-kyo as Mang-goo Sung Ji-ru as Dae-woon

Royal palace Jung Sung-mo as Nae-sook Im Se-mi as Queen Eun-hye Hwang Young-hee as Gong-ok Jung Suk-yong as Hong-rim Lee Ki-young as King Gaero Jung Chan as King Dongseong

Extended

Ahn Suk-hwan as Baek-ga Kim Young-jae as Soo Ni-moon Yeo Eui-joo as Kang-bok Choi Bum-ho as Yeo-mok Lee Hye-eun as Lady So-jung Kim Byeong-ok as Yeon Bool-tae Jeon Shin-hwan as Woo-chi Jang Myung-gap as Moo-baek Lee Dong-yoon as Yong-goo Choi Joon-hyuk as Kko-mak Lee Choong-shik as Duk-swe Lee Chang-jik as Choi Man-chi Seo Yi-sook as Mrs. Yong-goo Ga Deuk-hee as Na-eun Park Hee-jin as Mrs. Kko-mak / Inn auntie Woo Sang-jun as Sangjwapyeong elderly Song Min-hyung as Eun-sol Lee Mi-do as Mak-geum Jung Ui-kap as Eul-mil Moo Jin-sung as Kang Bok Hong Yeo-jin as Gaya Ki Moon Bureau noble's wife Seo Kwang-jae as Gaya Ki Moon Bureau noble Choi Ro-woon as orphaned boy Kwon Sung-guk as Baekje doctor Lee Jae-goo as Ki Moon Administration official Lee Seung-won as butler Ki Se-hyung as Moo-man Min Joon-hyun as Uk-chool Oh Dae-hwan as Doo-mok Park Sung-joon Jung Man-sik

Original soundtrack OST Part 1

OST Part 2

Ratings In this table, represent the lowest ratings and represent the highest ratings.

Episode #Original broadcast dateAverage audience shareTNmS RatingsAGB NielsenNationwideSeoul National Capital AreaNationwideSeoul National Capital Area1September 30, 20137.4%8.8%7.5%8.6%2October 1, 20137.5%8.2%7.3%8.5%3October 2, 20137.1%8.4%6.7%8.0%4October 3, 20136.2%6.5%7.5%5October 4, 20135.6%5.8%6October 7, 20137.7%9.0%7.1%7.9%7October 8, 20137.5%8.7%7.1%8.0%8October 9, 20138.5%9.4%8.2%8.7%9October 10, 20137.2%7.4%7.4%8.3%10October 11, 20136.6%7.4%6.6%7.3%11October 15, 20135.6%6.1%6.1%6.6%12October 17, 20136.4%7.2%6.9%7.6%13October 18, 20135.7%6.2%14October 21, 20137.5%7.6%7.0%7.3%15October 22, 20137.8%8.6%7.7%8.3%16October 23, 20137.7%8.2%7.1%7.8%17October 24, 20137.8%8.3%7.4%8.2%18October 25, 20137.7%8.4%6.1%6.7%19October 28, 20136.7%7.2%8.0%8.4%20October 29, 20136.9%7.2%7.3%8.0%21October 30, 20137.6%8.1%7.3%8.1%22November 1, 20136.8%7.8%7.6%7.9%23November 4, 20136.9%7.1%7.6%8.3%24November 5, 20138.4%9.1%8.7%9.6%25November 6, 20138.1%8.5%8.2%8.6%26November 7, 20137.8%8.0%8.3%9.3%27November 8, 20137.7%8.4%8.1%9.1%28November 11, 20138.5%9.3%7.5%7.9%29November 12, 20138.0%8.6%8.8%9.3%30November 13, 20136.9%7.3%8.0%8.6%31November 14, 20138.2%8.8%7.6%8.4%32November 15, 20136.4%6.6%5.7%6.6%33November 18, 20137.8%8.8%8.6%9.4%34November 19, 20138.8%10.1%8.7%9.3%35November 20, 20138.2%8.0%7.6%8.0%36November 21, 20138.4%8.6%8.1%8.4%37November 22, 20138.1%8.4%7.9%8.5%38November 25, 20138.8%10.6%8.5%8.9%39November 26, 20138.2%9.0%8.7%9.0%40November 27, 20138.3%8.1%8.6%9.2%41November 28, 20138.6%9.5%8.8%9.6%42November 29, 20137.8%8.7%7.7%8.2%43December 2, 201310.1%11.7%8.6%9.0%44December 3, 20139.7%9.9%9.7%10.7%45December 4, 20138.7%9.4%9.2%10.0%46December 5, 20138.6%9.2%9.6%10.2%47December 6, 20138.2%8.5%8.2%9.1%48December 9, 20138.9%10.3%9.7%10.3%49December 10, 20139.4%10.4%10.0%10.4%50December 11, 20138.5%9.6%9.0%9.1%51December 12, 20139.3%10.8%9.1%9.2%52December 13, 20138.0%8.9%8.4%9.5%53December 16, 20139.3%10.8%8.8%9.1%54December 17, 20139.4%10.9%9.2%9.4%55December 18, 20139.0%9.9%9.0%9.7%56December 19, 20138.4%9.0%8.9%9.5%57December 20, 20137.7%8.4%9.2%9.4%58December 23, 20139.9%10.1%9.5%10.5%59December 24, 20138.9%9.9%9.6%10.5%60December 25, 20139.1%10.1%10.3%11.5%61December 26, 20139.3%10.2%10.2%11.4%62December 27, 20137.8%8.0%9.1%9.8%63January 1, 20149.7%10.5%10.6%11.6%64January 2, 20149.3%10.2%9.6%10.6%65January 3, 20148.3%9.5%8.9%9.4%66January 6, 20149.2%10.4%10.4%10.6%67January 7, 201410.3%11.6%10.2%11.0%68January 8, 20149.6%11.1%9.0%9.7%69January 9, 20148.7%9.7%9.6%10.8%70January 10, 20148.9%10.8%8.4%9.0%71January 13, 20149.9%11.9%9.3%10.1%72January 14, 201410.1%11.6%10.5%10.7%73January 15, 20148.8%10.3%9.9%10.3%74January 16, 201410.5%12.3%10.2%10.4%75January 17, 20148.2%8.3%8.9%9.9%76January 20, 20149.8%11.6%10.3%11.4%77January 21, 20149.8%10.6%11.1%12.1%78January 22, 20149.7%9.8%9.7%9.8%79January 23, 20149.4%11.4%9.7%10.6%80January 24, 20149.6%10.1%9.2%9.5%81January 27, 201410.0%11.1%9.0%9.4%82January 28, 20149.4%10.5%9.8%10.3%83January 29, 20149.2%10.2%9.1%9.3%84February 3, 201410.6%12.0%10.8%11.1%85February 4, 201410.6%11.5%10.6%11.1%86February 5, 20149.6%10.3%10.0%10.5%87February 6, 20149.8%11.0%10.1%10.7%88February 7, 20149.3%9.7%10.0%10.6%89February 13, 20148.6%9.1%9.1%9.5%90February 14, 201410.0%10.9%9.1%9.6%91February 17, 201410.9%12.4%10.6%10.8%92February 19, 201410.8%11.7%11.5%11.5%93February 20, 201410.7%11.3%10.7%10.8%94February 24, 201410.0%12.9%10.9%11.8%95February 25, 201410.9%12.3%11.6%11.7%96February 26, 201410.5%11.1%10.8%10.5%97February 27, 201411.1%12.4%10.8%11.5%98February 28, 201410.0%11.0%11.4%11.2%99March 3, 201410.6%12.2%12.0%100March 4, 201410.4%11.0%11.4%11.5%101March 5, 201411.1%12.2%10.5%10.2%102March 6, 201410.5%12.2%10.7%11.0%103March 7, 201410.2%12.0%9.8%9.7%104March 10, 201411.0%11.2%105March 11, 201410.9%11.5%11.5%12.0%106March 12, 201411.2%11.5%11.7%12.2%107March 13, 201411.3%12.5%11.4%108March 14, 201411.5%11.8%11.6%11.7%Average

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Recipient Result2013MBC Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama Lee Jae-ryong Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama Jo Hyun-jae Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama Seo Hyun-jin Seo Woo 2014 APAN Star Awards Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama Seo Hyun-jin

References

External links

The King's Daughter, Soo Baek-hyang at MBC Global Media