Haechi (TV series)

2019 South Korean television series

Haechi

Promotional poster

Hangul|

Hanja|

Genre|

* Historical period
* Adventure

Written by| Kim Yi-young
Directed by| Lee Yong-suk
Starring|

* Jung Il-woo
* Go Ara
* Kwon Yul
* Park Hoon

Country of origin| South Korea
Original language| Korean
No. of episodes| 48[a]
Production
Executive producers|

* Kim Nam-pyo
* Sohn Ki-won

Production location|

* Yongin Daejanggeum Park[2]

Camera setup| Single-camera
Running time| 35 minutes[a]
Production company| Kim Jong-hak Production
Original release
Network| SBS TV
Release| February 11 (2019-2-11) –
April 30, 2019 (2019-4-30)

Haechi (Korean: 해치; Hanja: 獬豸; RR: Haechi) is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Jung Il-woo, Go Ara, Kwon Yul, and Park Hoon. Produced by Kim Jong-hak Production, it aired on SBS TV from February 11 to April 30, 2019, every Monday and Tuesday at 22:00 (KST) for 48 episodes.[3][4]

## Synopsis

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Set during the Joseon dynasty period, the series follows four people from different walks of life who come together to help Yi Geum, Prince Yeoning (later King Yeongjo) claim the throne and reform the Saheonbu.[5]

## Cast

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### Main

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* Jung Il-woo as Yi Geum, Prince Yeoning (later King Yeongjo)

An intelligent and zealous prince who is discriminated against for his mother's lowly background.

* Go Ara as Chun Yeo-ji

A female police detective of the Saheonbu. One of the best female investigators, she has a talent for both martial arts and foreign languages. Later, she enters the palace as a court maid for Queen Dowager Inwon.

* Kwon Yul as Bak Mun-su

A passionate man who seeks justice and aims to protect the weak and the poor. He is preparing for the civil service exam to become a public officer. Later, he becomes an investigator of Saheonbu, and a secret investigator for King Yeongjo.

* Park Hoon as Dal-moon

Portraying himself as a beggar, he controls a network of informants and storytellers who collect information from all around Joseon's capital and influence common people's opinion.

* Lee Geung-young as Min Jin-won, the late Queen Inhyeon's brother, a leader of the Noron political faction and one of the most seasoned politicians in Joseon court.
* Jung Moon-sung as Yi Tan, Prince Milpung, Crown Prince Sohyeon's direct descendant. He believes that the Joseon throne should be owned by a descendant of Crown Prince Sohyeon. Using all means necessary, he tries to seize the position of Crown Prince and, subsequently, the throne.
* Bae Jung-hwa [ko] as Chun Yoon-young / Bok-dan. Dreaming of becoming the Queen of Joseon, she helps Prince Milpung's cause and becomes his partner.
* Han Sang-jin as Wi Byung-joo. An investigator of Saheonbu. Coming from a family of Namin (Southerners) political faction, he faces difficulties in his career as investigator, until he aligns himself with Noron political faction, and controls Saheonbu on their behalf.

### Supporting

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* Han Ji-sang as Do Ji-kwang
* Park Ji-yeon as Cho Hong
* Yoo Jung-rae [ko] as Kyu Hwa-eun
* Han Seung-hyun [ko] as Yi Yun, Crown Prince Hwiso (Later King Gyeongjong)
* Nam Gi-ae as Queen Inwon
* Choi Soo-im [ko] as Queen Jeongseong / Lady Seo[6]
* Jung Sun-won as Joo Young-han
* Jung In-seo as Go-mi
* Choi Min-chul as Yoon Hyuk
* Jeon Bae-soo as Jang Dal
* Ahn Seung-gyun as Ah Bong
* Im Ho as Yi Kwang-jwa
* Do Ki-seok [ko] as Kae Dol
* Ha Sung-kwang as Ja Dong
* Seo Eun-yul as Han Joon-jae
* Lee Won-jae [ko] as Kim Chang-jib
* Kim Jong-soo as Lee I-myung
* Noh Young-hak as Yi Hwon, Prince Yeonryeong
* Lee Jae-woo as New Inspector
* Lee Pil-mo as Han Jeong Seok
* Song Ji-in [ko] as Crown Princess Eo (Later Queen Seonui)
* Go Joo-won as Yi In-Jwa
* Lee Do-yeop as Jo Hyeon-myeong

### Special appearance

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* Kim Kap-soo as Yi Sun, King Sukjong

## Production

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First script reading took place in December 2018 at SBS Ilsan Production Studios in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.

On March 7, 2019, it was reported that during the filming of the drama, Go Ara ruptured her Anterior talofibular ligament which resulted in her being hospitalised and having to wear a cast.[7][8]

## Original soundtrack

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Haechi OST

Soundtrack album by

Various artists

Recorded| 2019
Genre| Soundtrack
Language|

* Korean
* English

Label| Vlending, SBS Contents Hub

### Part 1

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Released on February 25, 2019 (2019-2-25)No.| Title| Lyrics| Music| Artist| Length

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1.| "Love Poem" (순애보)| Jeon Chang-yeob, Kim Kyeong-beom| Jeon Chang-yeob, Kim Kyeong-beom, Kim Ji-hwan| Jung-in| 4:11
2.| "Love Poem" (Inst.)|  | Jeon Chang-yeob, Kim Kyeong-beom, Kim Ji-hwan|  | 4:11
Total length:| 8:22

### Part 2

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Released on April 3, 2019 (2019-4-3)No.| Title| Lyrics| Music| Artist| Length

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1.| "Story Conveyed By The Wind" (바람이 전하는 이야기)| Jeon Chang-yeob, Kim Kyeong-beom| Jeon Chang-yeob, Kim Kyeong-beom, HelloGoodBoy| Jeon Woo-sung (Noel)| 4:56
2.| "Story Conveyed By The Wind" (Inst.)|  | Jeon Chang-yeob, Kim Kyeong-beom, HelloGoodBoy|  | 4:56
Total length:| 9:52

## Ratings

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* In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
* NR denotes that the drama did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date.
* N/A denotes that the rating is not known.

Ep. | Original broadcast date  | Title  | Average audience share

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TNmS  | AGB Nielsen[9]
Nationwide  | Nationwide  | Seoul
1  | February 11, 2019  | The Lowly Prince
(천한 왕자)  | 5.4%  | 6.0% (20th) | 6.9% (16th)
2  | 6.6%  | 7.1% (14th) | 7.1% (11th)
3  | February 12, 2019  | Your Name Is...
(너의 이름은)  | 6.0%  | 6.4% (15th) | 7.3% (12th)
4  | 6.9%  | 6.9% (11th) | 7.5% (8th)
5  | February 18, 2019  | The Misfortunes of Virtue
(미덕의 불운)  | 6.0%  | 5.0% (NR) | 5.8% (19th)
6  | 6.8%  | 6.3% (15th) | 7.0% (14th)
7  | February 19, 2019  | The Night of Fate
(운명이 헤매는 밤)  | 5.6%  | 5.1% (NR) | 5.6% (20th)
8  | 6.5%  | 5.9% (18th) | 6.4% (15th)
9  | February 25, 2019  | Back to the Living
(다시, 산자에게)  | —  | 5.4% (NR) | 6.0% (16th)
10  | 6.0%  | 6.1% (17th) | 6.4% (14th)
11  | February 26, 2019  | Wavering Alliance
(흔들리는 동맹)  | 5.3% | 5.0% (NR) | 5.4% (NR)
12  | 6.7%  | 6.4% (13th) | 6.8% (11th)
13  | March 4, 2019  | The Art of Propaganda
(선동의 기술)  | —  | 4.9% (NR) | 5.5% (19th)
14  | 6.3%  | 6.4% (15th) | 7.1% (9th)
15  | March 5, 2019  | The Beginning of the Counterattack
(반격의 서막)  | 6.4%  | 6.6% (17th) | 7.3% (14th)
16  | 7.3%  | 7.9% (10th) | 8.6% (5th)
17  | March 11, 2019  | The Strike of Man
(사람의 가격)  | 5.7%  | 6.5% (18th) | 6.8% (15th)
18  | 6.7%  | 7.5% (12th) | 7.8% (11th)
19  | March 12, 2019  | The Girl with the Black Tattoo
(검은 무신을 한 소녀)  | 5.9%  | 6.1% (18th) | 6.8% (128th)
20  | 7.1%  | 7.2% (13th) | 7.7% (10th)
21  | March 18, 2019  | The Limp, The Face with Smallpox Scars
(절름발이, 얽은 얼굴, 아홉 손가락)  | 5.8%  | 5.5% (20th) | 6.2% (16th)
22  | 6.8%  | 7.0% (11th) | 7.6% (10th)
23  | March 19, 2019  | A Criminal Transaction
(죄의 거래)  | 6.0%  | 5.7% (18th) | 6.0% (16th)
24  | 7.0%  | 6.7% (12th) | 7.3% (7th)
25  | March 25, 2019  | Temptation
(미혹)  | 6.3%  | 6.5% (17th) | 6.9% (14th)
26  | 6.5%  | 6.8% (12th) | 7.2% (11th)
27  | March 26, 2019  | Decisive Battle
(결전)  | 6.1%  | 6.7% (13th) | 7.1% (12th)
28  | 6.9%  | 7.4% (9th) | 8.3% (6th)
29  | April 1, 2019  | 6.7%  | 7.2% (13th) | 7.7% (9th)
30  | 7.6%  | 8.1% (9th) | 8.7% (7th)
31  | April 2, 2019  | The Trace of Evil
(악의 흔적)  | 7.1%  | 7.8% (7th) | 8.6% (7th)
32  | 7.8%  | 8.4% (5th) | 9.1% (5th)
33  | April 8, 2019  | A Sorrowful Duty
(슬픈 사명)  | 6.4%  | 7.5% (11th) | 8.6% (7th)
34  | 7.0%  | 8.2% (8th) | 9.1% (6th)
35  | April 9, 2019  | The Rights to Become a King
(군왕의 자격)  | 7.1%  | 7.4% (15th) | 7.4% (12th)
36  | 8.3% | 8.2% (7th) | 8.5% (7th)
37  | April 15, 2019  | A Black Chaos
(검은 환란)  | 6.1%  | 6.2% (16th) | 6.4% (15th)
38  | 6.8%  | 7.1% (9th) | 7.4% (9th)
39  | April 16, 2019  | 6.3%  | 6.9% (10th)
40  | 7.3%  | 8.1% (7th) | 9.0% (7th)
41  | April 22, 2019  | Rebellion
(변란)  | 6.6%  | 7.3% (10th) | 8.1% (7th)
42  | 7.3%  | 8.0% (6th) | 8.8% (5th)
43  | April 23, 2019  | Triumph
(승전)  | 7.2%  | 7.5% (8th) | 8.2% (8th)
44  | 7.7%  | 8.2% (5th) | 9.0% (5th)
45  | April 29, 2019  | An Old Hope
(오래된 희망)  | 6.6%  | 6.9% (13th) | 6.9% (11th)
46  | 6.7%  | 7.0% (12th) | 7.1% (7th)
47  | April 30, 2019  | Haechi: The Legendary Beast That Differentiates Good and Evil
(해치: 선악을 구부하는 전설 속의 동물)  | 6.5%  | 7.1% (10th) | 7.4% (9th)
48  | 7.3%  | 7.4% (8th) | 7.7% (8th)
Average  | 6.6% | 6.8% | 7.4%

## Awards and nominations

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Year  | Award  | Category  | Recipient  | Result

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2019  | SBS Drama Awards | Producer Award  | Jung Il-woo | Nominated
Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Mid-Length Drama  | Nominated
Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Mid-Length Drama  | Go Ara | Nominated
Excellence Award, Actor in a Mid-Length Drama  | Kwon Yul | Nominated
Excellence Award, Actress in a Mid-Length Drama  | Bae Jung-hwa  | Nominated
Best Supporting Actor  | Park Hoon | Nominated
Best Character Award, Actor  | Jung Moon-sung  | Won
Best Couple Award  | Jung Il-woo and Go Ara | Nominated

## Notes

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1. ^ a b In order to circumvent Korean laws that prevent commercial breaks in the middle of an episode, what would previously have been aired as single 70 minute episodes are now being repackaged as two 35 minute episodes, with two episodes being shown each night with a commercial break between the two.[1]

## References

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1. ^ Park, Jin-hai (May 16, 2017). "Drama viewers angry over commercial breaks". The Korea Times. Retrieved April 17, 2020 - via PressReader.
2. ^ SBS Drama (February 11, 2019). 《HAECHI》 Preview. YouTube.
3. ^ "SBS announces the cast of 'Haechi'". Korea JoongAng Daily. November 9, 2018.
4. ^ "Fusion Sageuk "Haechi" Casts Jung Il-woo, Kwon Yool, Go Ara and Park Hoon". HanCinema. October 30, 2018.
5. ^ "'해치' 정일우x고아라→이경영까지, 비장미 甲 폭풍전야 포스터 공개 [Oh!쎈 컷]". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-02-15.
6. ^ "최수임, SBS '해치' 출연…정일우 정실부인 서씨 役 [공식입장]". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-02-15.
7. ^ Kim Eun-ae (7 March 2019). 고아라・'해치' 양측 "촬영 중 발목 인대 찢어져..향후 일정 문제無"[공식입장]. OSEN (in Korean).
8. ^ Jang Jin-ri (9 March 2019). 고아라 측 "발목 인대 파열, 입원 치료 불가피...'해치' 촬영 협의" (전문)[공식입장]. OSEN (in Korean).
9. ^ "Nielsen Korea" (in Korean). Retrieved February 11, 2019.

## External links

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* Official website (in Korean)
* Haechi at IMDb
* Haechi at HanCinema

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* The Vineyard Man
* Which Star Are You From
* Ballad of Seodong
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* H.I.T
* Behind the White Tower
* Dal-ja's Spring
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* Glory Jane
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* Full House Take 2
* I Do, I Do
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* I Can Hear Your Voice
* Big Man
* Healer
* Flower of Queen
* Beating Again
* Splendid Politics
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* Witch's Love
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