Secret Royal Inspector & Joy () is a 2021 South Korean television series starring Ok Taec-yeon and Kim Hye-yoon. It aired on tvN from November 8 to December 28, 2021. It is also available for streaming on iQIYI and Viu in selected territories.
Synopsis Set in the Joseon period, it tells the story of a young gourmet who unintentionally becomes a royal inspector and a divorced woman who rushes to find happiness, as they team up to investigate and expose corrupt politicians.
Cast Main Ok Taec-yeon as Ra Ian, an intelligent and unmarried 6th grade public service worker who wishes to open a small dumpling shop, but ends up becoming a secret royal inspector. Kim Hye-yoon as Kim Joy, a realist woman who is full of desire and passion, and believes that divorce can happen to anyone.
Supporting People around Ra Ian Lee Joon-hyuk as Crown Prince Sohyeon Yang Hee-kyung as Madam Jo
People around Kim Joy Chae Won-bin as Hwang Bo-ri / Biryoung Nam Mi-jung as Jang Pat-sun Joo Jin-soo as Noh Chu-han
Secret royal investigators Min Jin-woong as Yook-chil Park Kang-seop as Goo-pal Lee Sang-hee as Kwang-soon
Gangbyeonsau Lee Jae-kyoon as Park Tae-seo Jung Soon-won as Cha Mal-jong Kim Hyun-joon as Ji Maeng-soo Park Shin-ah as Kang Han-gi
Rulers Jeong Bo-seok as Park Seung Jo Kwan-woo as King Injo Choi Tae-hwan as Park Do-soo
People in Kkori Island Bae Jong-ok as Deok-bong Ha Seung-jin as Ba-hoe
Extended Cha Yeop as Hong Seok-gi Kwon Oh-kyung
Special appearances Song Jong-ho as Jang Ki-wan Cha Hak-yeon as Choi Seung-yul
Production The series is formerly known as Tale of the Secret Royal Inspector and Joy (). It is one of tvN's 15th anniversary special projects. The lead roles were first offered to actors Jo Byeong-kyu and Jung So-min.
Viewership
+ Average TV viewership ratings Original broadcast date Average audience share(Nielsen Korea) Nationwide Seoul 1 November 8, 2021 4.961% 5.073% 2 November 9, 2021 4.035% 4.440% 3 November 15, 2021 4 November 16, 2021 5.050% 5.495% 5 November 22, 2021 4.514% 5.145% 6 November 23, 2021 4.249% 4.832% 7 November 29, 2021 3.912% 4.242% 8 November 30, 2021 4.332% 4.691% 9 December 6, 2021 4.471% 4.665% 10 December 7, 2021 4.624% 4.969% 11 December 13, 2021 3.653% 3.835% 12 December 14, 2021 3.410% 3.860% 13 December 20, 2021 3.403% 14 December 21, 2021 3.546% 15 December 27, 2021 3.592% 3.801% 16 December 28, 2021 3.799% 3.610% Average In the table above, the represent the lowest ratings and the represent the highest ratings. This series aired on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC and EBS).
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External links
Secret Royal Inspector & Joy on iQIYI