Jang Yeong-sil () is a 2016 South Korean historical drama television series starring Song Il-kook, 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.
Plot A television series talk about Jang Yeong-sil, 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 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-kook as Jang Yeong-sil (or Jang Young-sil) Jung Yoon-seok as young Jang Yeong-sil Kim Sang-kyung as Yi Do, later King Sejong the Great (1397–1450) 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 as Prince Yangnyeong Kim Bo-mi as Princess Gyeonghye Han Jeong-woo as King Munjong Choi Seung-hoon as young Yi Hyang (later King Munjong) Choi Dong-ah as King Danjong as King Sejo
Court officials as Son Byong-ho as Jung Han-yong as Hwang Hui Kim Byung-ki as as as as as Jeong Heum-ji as Jeong In-ji Park Seung-gyu as as Kim Goo-nam as as Choe Manri
Seoungwan people as Seo Hyun-chul as Choi Bok (fictional character) Im Hyuk as Yoo Taek-sang as Jeon Bae-cheon (fictional character) Lee Joo-hyun as Ji Gyeong-chan (fictional character) as Sung Sa-gook (fictional character)
Dongnaehyeon people Lee Ji-hoon as Jang Hee-je (fictional character) as young Jang Hee-je 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) 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 as Kim Hak-joo – a noble and Jang Hee-je's friend (fictional character) Lee Kye-in as young Kim Hak-joo
Hanyang people as Eul-seon (Chinese: 乙善; Pinyin: Yǐ Shàn) – princess Sohyun's maid, later Seok-goo's wife N/A as Oh Goo-san as Han Nae-gwan as Uhm Sang-goong
Ming dynasty Im Dong-jin 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) as – a Joseon person working as a eunuch in Ming dynasty Kwon Bin as Zhengtong Emperor
Extended cast as Go Gil-soo – a trader between Joseon and Ming dynasty (fictional character) as Byun Dae-chi as Choi Yool Jang Gwang as Jo Gwang as Moo-san as Oh Pil-gyo N/A as Bae Kang-choon Cha Ye-joon as Im Myung-deok Kim Ae-ran as Eun-wol Oh Ji-hyuk as Yoo Cheol Cha Bo-sung as Sung Sam-moon
Kim Moon-sik Shin Chi-young Jo Shin-geun Jo Yeon-ho Hwang Bi-ho Lee Ho-yool Lee Joo-yeon
Cameo appearances as Jang Sung-bae – Jang Sung-hwi's oldest brother 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 dateAverage audience shareTNmS RatingsAGB Nielsen RatingsNationwide Seoul National Capital Area Nationwide Seoul National Capital Area1January 2, 2016 8.5% 8.7% 11.6% 11.5%2January 3, 2016 8.6% 8.4% 11.5% 12.3%3January 9, 2016 9.6% 8.6% 10.2% 10.4%4January 10, 2016 9.0% 9.2% 11.3% 12.3%5January 16, 2016 9.8% 9.3% 10.1% 10.1%6January 17, 2016 10.0% 9.9% 12.2% 12.9%7January 23, 2016 12.2% 11.3% 14.1% 14.2%8January 24, 2016 12.4% 10.8% 14.1% 15.1%9January 30, 2016 10.7% 9.3% 12.2% 12.5%10January 31, 2016 10.4% 10.0% 13.4% 13.5%11February 6, 2016 9.9% 9.5% 11.9% 12.5%12February 13, 2016 9.2% 8.2% 10.9% 11.8%13February 14, 2016 9.1% 8.5% 10.3% 10.3%14February 20, 2016 9.0% 9.5% 11.0% 11.1%15February 21, 2016 9.2% 8.4% 11.7% 11.6%16February 27, 2016 8.8% 8.3% 10.8% 10.8%17February 28, 2016 9.6% 9.3% 11.7% 11.6%18March 5, 2016 10.5% 10.1% 11.5% 12.1%19March 6, 2016 9.7% 8.2% 11.8% 11.6%20March 12, 2016 9.4% 8.4% 10.4% 10.1%21March 13, 2016 10.1% 8.2% 12.0% 12.2%22March 19, 2016 9.5% 8.2% 10.4% 10.0%23March 20, 2016 10.5% 9.8% 11.9% 11.9%24March 26, 2016 9.4% 8.0% 10.2% 10.2%Average ratings 9.7958% 9.0875% 11.55% 11.775%
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Awards and nominations Year Award Category Recipient Result2016 KBS Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actor Song Il-gook Excellence Award, Actor in a Mid-length Drama Best Young Actor Jung Yoon-seok
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