Splendid Politics (Korean: 화정; Hanja: 華政; RR: Hwajeong) is a 2015 South Korean television series starring Cha Seung-won, Lee Yeon-hee, Kim Jaewon, Seo Kang-joon, Han Joo-wan and Jo Sung-ha.[1][2] It aired on MBC from April 13 to September 29, 2015 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 22:00 for 50 episodes.
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| Written by | Kim Yi-young |
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| Composer | Kim Hyeon-jong |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 50 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Son Ki-won |
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| Editor | Hwang Geum-bong |
| Running time | 70 minutes |
| Production company | Kim Jong-hak Production |
| Original release | |
| Network | Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation |
| Release | April 13 – September 29, 2015 |
The Korean title Hwajeong is a shortened version of Hwaryeohan Jeongchi (literally "Splendid Politics").
Plot
editPrince Gwanghae (portrayed by Cha Seung-won), son of a concubine, usurps the Joseon throne from the direct bloodline of his father, King Seonjo (portrayed by Park Yeong-gyu).
After her younger brother, Grand Prince Yeongchang (portrayed by Jeon Jin-seo), is executed, Princess Jeongmyeong (portrayed by Lee Yeon-hee), who managed to flee the palace during the massacre, starts living as a commoner disguised as a man while plotting her revenge.
Cast
editMain
edit- Cha Seung-won as Yi Hon, Prince Gwanghae[3][4]
- Lee Tae-hwan as young Yi Hon
- Lee Yeon-hee as Princess Jeongmyeong[5]
- Jung Chan-bi as young Princess Jeongmyeong
- Heo Jung-eun as child Princess Jeongmyeong
- Kim Jae-won as Prince Neungyang, later King Injo
- Seo Kang-joon as Hong Joo-won[6]
- Yoon Chan-young as young Hong Joo-won
- Choi Kwon-soo as child Hong Joo-won
- Han Joo-wan as Kang In-woo
- Ahn Do-gyu as young Kang In-woo
- Lee Tae-woo as child Kang In-woo
- Jo Sung-ha as Kang Joo-sun, Kang In-woo's father
Supporting
editRoyal Household
edit- Park Yeong-gyu as King Seonjo
- Shin Eun-jung as Queen Inmok
- Choi Jong-hwan as Prince Imhae
- Jang Seung-jo as Prince Jeongwon, Prince Neungyang's father
- Kim Gyu-sun as Princess Jeonghye
- Jeon Jin-seo as Grand Prince Yeongchang
- Lee Seung-ah as Queen Inryeol
- Baek Sung-hyun as Crown Prince Sohyeon
- Shin Ki-joon as child Crown Prince Sohyeon
- Kim Hee-jung as Crown Princess Minhoe
- Lee Tae-ri[a] as Grand Prince Bongrim, later King Hyojong
- Song Jun-hee as child Grand Prince Bongrim
- Kim Min-seo as Jo Yeo-jeong / Royal Consort So-yong of the Okcheon Jo clan
- Choi Woo-jin as Yi Jing, Prince Sungseon
Northern Faction (Gwanghae Group)
edit- Jung Woong-in as Lee Yi-cheom
- Kim Yeo-jin as Court Lady Kim Gae-shi
- Jo Jung-eun as young Kim Gae-shi
- Shin Rin-ah as child Kim Gae-shi
- Han Myung-koo as Chung In-hong
- Yoo Seung-mok as Yoo Hee-boon
- Jung Kyu-soo as Lee Choong
- Lee Jae-gu as the Chief Eunuch
Western Faction (Injo Group)
edit- Jo Min-ki as Kim Ja-jeom
- Park Jun-gyu as Kim Ryu
- Jang Gwang as Yi Gwi
- Kim Hyung-beom as Kim Kyung-jing, Kim Ryu's son
- Lee Seung-hyo as Lee Si-baek
- Kim Seo-kyung as Lee Si-bang
- Jung Wook as a State Ceremony Eunuch
People around Princess Jeongmyeong
edit- Im Ho as Choi Myung-gil
- Lee Jae-yong as Kim Sang-hun
- Kim Chang-wan as Lee Won-ik
- Kim Seung-wook as Lee Hang-bok
- Um Hyo-sup as Hong Yeong, Hong Joo-won's father
- Kim Young-im as Court Lady Jung
- Gong Myung as Ja-gyung
- Kang Chan-hee as young Ja-gyung
Other subordinates
edit- Ahn Nae-sang as Heo Gyun
- Lee Sung-min as Lee Duk-hyung
- Nam Da-reum as young Duk-hyung
- Park Ji-il as Kim Je-nam, Queen Inmok's father
- Jung Hae-kyun as Kang Hong-rib
Cameo
edit- Park Won-sang as Jang Bong-soo
- Kim Kwang-kyu as Yi Yeong-bu
- Kwak Dong-yeon as Yi Ui-rip
- Jo Jae-ryong as Bang-Geun
- Lee Seung-hyung as Yi-seo
- Kim Hyun as Court Lady Inspector
- Hwang Young-hee as Ok-joo
- Baek Su-ryeon as Soo Ryun-gae
- Lee Jae-gu
- Kim Ki-bang as Gu-bok
- Kim Kyu-chul
- Kang Shin-il
- Jung Ji-so as Eun-seol
- Kang Dae-hyun as Su-Deok
- Kang Moon-young as Lady Yoon, Kang Joo-sun's wife
- Kim So-yi as Court Lady Choi
- Baek Soo-ryun as Soo Ryun-gae
- Jang Hyuk-jin as Maruno
- Jung Sung-woon as Hong Taiji
- Kim Joon-bae as Yong Gol-dae
Ratings
editIn 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[7] | AGB Nielsen[8] | |||||
| Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area | Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area | |||
| 1 | 2015/04/13 | 10.0% | 12.3% | 10.5% | 12.0% | |
| 2 | 2015/04/14 | 10.5% | 12.4% | 11.8% | 12.8% | |
| 3 | 2015/04/20 | 9.0% | 11.6% | 10.9% | 12.6% | |
| 4 | 2015/04/21 | 10.4% | 12.6% | 10.8% | 12.1% | |
| 5 | 2015/04/27 | 9.7% | 12.1% | 9.9% | 11.2% | |
| 6 | 2015/04/28 | 10.0% | 12.0% | 10.9% | 11.6% | |
| 7 | 2015/05/04 | 9.2% | 10.9% | 9.4% | 10.2% | |
| 8 | 2015/05/05 | 9.9% | 12.0% | 10.3% | 11.7% | |
| 9 | 2015/05/11 | 8.3% | 9.8% | 9.5% | 10.8% | |
| 10 | 2015/05/12 | 9.3% | 10.6% | 10.1% | 11.4% | |
| 11 | 2015/05/18 | 8.2% | 9.9% | 10.6% | 12.4% | |
| 12 | 2015/05/19 | 9.2% | 11.2% | 11.4% | 13.0% | |
| 13 | 2015/05/25 | 8.3% | 10.2% | 10.4% | 11.5% | |
| 14 | 2015/05/26 | 8.9% | 11.0% | 12.2% | ||
| 15 | 2015/06/01 | 8.4% | 9.9% | 10.6% | 12.5% | |
| 16 | 2015/06/02 | 9.1% | 11.2% | 10.2% | 11.6% | |
| 17 | 2015/06/08 | 8.8% | 11.1% | 11.9% | ||
| 18 | 2015/06/09 | 11.0% | 13.4% | 11.0% | 12.7% | |
| 19 | 2015/06/15 | 10.3% | 12.1% | 10.7% | 12.4% | |
| 20 | 2015/06/16 | 9.3% | 11.1% | 11.0% | 12.5% | |
| 21 | 2015/06/22 | 10.1% | 11.8% | 11.6% | 13.3% | |
| 22 | 2015/06/23 | 9.9% | 12.1% | 10.7% | 12.2% | |
| 23 | 2015/06/29 | 9.2% | 10.8% | 10.0% | 10.8% | |
| 24 | 2015/06/30 | 9.7% | 12.0% | 9.8% | ||
| 25 | 2015/07/06 | 8.0% | 9.8% | 8.9% | 9.8% | |
| 26 | 2015/07/07 | 8.4% | 10.3% | 8.8% | ||
| 27 | 2015/07/13 | 8.3% | 10.6% | 9.1% | 10.2% | |
| 28 | 2015/07/14 | 7.6% | 9.2% | 9.8% | 10.8% | |
| 29 | 2015/07/20 | 7.8% | 9.8% | 9.9% | 10.9% | |
| 30 | 2015/07/21 | 9.4% | 10.9% | 11.4% | 12.3% | |
| 31 | 2015/07/27 | 7.5% | 9.2% | 10.3% | 11.5% | |
| 32 | 2015/07/28 | 9.2% | 10.4% | |||
| 33 | 2015/08/03 | 7.9% | 9.3% | 9.1% | 10.7% | |
| 34 | 2015/08/04 | 9.2% | 9.9% | 9.8% | 11.0% | |
| 35 | 2015/08/10 | 8.0% | 9.5% | 9.0% | 10.5% | |
| 36 | 2015/08/11 | 8.6% | 9.6% | 10.7% | 12.4% | |
| 37 | 2015/08/17 | 8.1% | 9.6% | 10.4% | ||
| 38 | 2015/08/18 | 8.8% | 10.7% | 9.7% | 10.6% | |
| 39 | 2015/08/24 | 7.9% | 8.7% | 8.8% | 10.5% | |
| 40 | 2015/08/25 | 8.2% | 9.0% | 9.9% | ||
| 41 | 2015/08/31 | 7.3% | 8.5% | 9.5% | ||
| 42 | 2015/09/01 | 8.5% | 10.1% | 8.9% | 9.6% | |
| 43 | 2015/09/07 | 7.3% | 7.6% | 8.1% | 9.3% | |
| 44 | 2015/09/08 | 7.8% | 8.3% | 9.1% | ||
| 45 | 2015/09/14 | 7.1% | 8.5% | 8.1% | 8.7% | |
| 46 | 2015/09/15 | 8.7% | 10.3% | 10.8% | 12.2% | |
| 47 | 2015/09/21 | 7.4% | 7.7% | 9.7% | 10.9% | |
| 48 | 2015/09/22 | 8.3% | 9.3% | 10.5% | 12.1% | |
| 49 | 2015/09/28 | 5.6% | 6.1% | 5.7% | 6.2% | |
| 50 | 2015/09/29 | 6.2% | 7.2% | 7.8% | 8.8% | |
| Average | 8.7% | 10.2% | 9.9% | 11.1% | ||
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
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| 2015 | 8th Korea Drama Awards | Grand Prize (Daesang) | Nominated | |
| Excellence Award, Actor | Seo Kang-joon | Nominated | ||
| Hot Star Award | Won | |||
| 4th APAN Star Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama | Nominated | ||
| 23rd Korea Cultural Entertainment Awards [9] | Best Actor Award, Drama | Won | ||
| 34th MBC Drama Awards | Grand Prize (Daesang) | Cha Seung-won | Nominated | |
| Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Special Project Drama | Nominated | |||
| Excellence Award, Actor in a Special Project Drama | Nominated | |||
| Excellence Award, Actress in a Special Project Drama | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Actor in a Special Project Drama | Nominated | |||
| Best New Actor in a Special Project Drama | Nominated | |||
| Top 10 Stars Award | Won |
Notes
edit- ^ Credited as Lee Min-ho.
References
edit- ^ Kwon, Ji-youn (April 7, 2015). "Gwanghaegun returns in factional drama". The Korea Times. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
- ^ Doo, Rumy (April 8, 2015). "Fact, fiction mingle in Splendid Politics". The Korea Herald. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
- ^ Sung, So-young (January 31, 2015). "Cha stars as prince in drama". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
- ^ Kim, Yeon-ji (March 26, 2015). "Cha Seung-won has to act hungry for power". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
- ^ Han, Ji-hee; Choi, Veronica (March 25, 2015). "Hwajung Lee Yeon-hee confesses she is huge fan of Cha Seung-won!". Get It K. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
- ^ 인터뷰 <화정> 서강준, "첫 사극이라 욕심 많아, 멜로 기대 중". enews (in Korean). iMBC.com. March 30, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
- ^ "TNmS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNmS Ratings (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 28, 2013. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
- ^ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved April 13, 2015.
- ^ "23rd Korea Cultural Entertainment Awards winners list". November 15, 2015. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
External links
edit- Splendid Politics official MBC website (in Korean)
- Splendid Politics at HanCinema
- Splendid Politics at IMDb
- Hwajung, Princess of Light at MBC Global Media