Jang Ok-jung, Living by Love

2013 South Korean TV series or program

Jang Ok-jung, Living by Love

Promotional poster

Also known as| Jang Ok-jung, Live for Love
Jang Ok-jung, Living in Love
Jang Ok-jung, Lives in Love
Genre| Historical
Romance
Based on| Jang Hui-bin, Living by Love
by Choi Jung-mi
Written by| Choi Jung-mi
Directed by| Boo Sung-chul
Starring| Kim Tae-hee
Yoo Ah-in
Hong Soo-hyun
Jae Hee
Ending theme| "비가" by Yim Jae-beom
Composers| Kim Jun-seok
Jung Se-rin
Country of origin| South Korea
Original language| Korean
No. of episodes| 24
Production
Executive producer| Lee Hyun-jik
Producers| Kim Jin-geun
Lee Sung-hoon
Production location| Korea
Cinematography| Lee Young-cheol
Jang Sang-il
Editor| Kim Yoo-mi
Running time| 60 minutes
Production company| Story TV
Original release
Network| SBS TV
Release| April 8 (2013-04-08) –
June 25, 2013 (2013-06-25)

Jang Ok-jung, Living by Love (Korean: 장옥정, 사랑에 살다; RR: Jang Okjeong, sarange salda) is a 2013 South Korean historical television series, starring Kim Tae-hee, Yoo Ah-in, Hong Soo-hyun and Jae Hee. Based on the 2008 novel by Choi Jung-mi, it is a reinterpretation of Jang Hui-bin's life, as a woman involved in fashion design and cosmetics-making in the Joseon period.[1][2][3]

It aired on SBS from April 8 to June 25, 2013, on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 24 episodes.

## Cast

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### Main

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* Kim Tae-hee as Jang Ok-jung, later the concubine, Jang Hui-bin[4]
* Kang Min-ah as young Jang Ok-jung
* Yoo Ah-in as Lee Soon, later King Sukjong[5][6][7][8]
* Chae Sang-woo as young Lee Soon
* Hong Soo-hyun as Queen Inhyeon
* Jae Hee as Hyun Chi-soo[9]
* Baek Su-ho as young Hyun Chi-soo
* Lee Sang-yeob as Lee Hoon, later Prince Dongpyeong
* Kwak Dong-yeon as young Lee Hoon
* Han Seung-yeon as Choi Sui Chee Musuri, later Choi Suk-bin[10]

### Supporting

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* Sung Dong-il as Jang Hyun
* Lee Hyo-jung \- Min Yoo-joong
* Kim Seo-ra as Lady Yoon, Ok-jung's mother
* Go Young-bin as Jang Hee-jae
* Lee Ji-oh as young Jang Hee-jae
* Jeon In-taek as King Hyeonjong
* Kim Sun-kyung as Queen Myeongseong
* Lee Hyo-chun as Queen Jangnyeol
* Ah Young as Princess Myeongan
* Lee Dong-shin as Kim Man-ki
* Kim Ha-eun as Queen Ingyeong
* Yoon Yoo-sun as Lady Kang
* Jang Young-nam as Court lady Cheon
* Ji Yoo as Ja-kyeong
* Kim Min-ha as young Ja-kyeong
* Choi Sang-hoon as Jo Sa-seok
* Ra Mi-ran as Jo Sa-seok's wife
* Lee Hyung-chul as Prince Boksun
* Bae Jin-seob as Hyun-moo
* Lee Gun-joo as Eunuch Yang
* Kim Ga-eun as Hyang-yi
* Song Soo-hyun as young Hyang-yi
* Lee Hyo-rim as Seol-hyang
* Kim Se-in as Jung Hon-ja, northern village woman
* Kim Nan-joo as Court lady Choi
* Min Ji-ah as Hong-joo
* Yoo Sa-ra as Sol-bi
* Lee Ja-min as Yeon-hong
* Kim Soon-tae as Ui-kwan
* Lee Sa-rang as Shaman Oh-rye
* Ha Shi-eun as Shi-young
* Jang Young-joo as palace maid
* Choi Ye-ji as stepdaughter

## Production

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The series was written by Choi Jung-mi, based on her 2008 novel Jang Hui-bin, Living by Love.[citation needed] It was directed by Boo Sung-chul, who previously helmed the SBS dramas My Girlfriend is a Gumiho (2010) and Star's Lover (2009).

Yoo Ah-in's casting was announced on January 22, 2013. This is his third historical drama following Strongest Chil Woo in 2008 and Sungkyunkwan Scandal in 2010, both on KBS. The producers took into consideration the historical fact that Sukjong was younger than Jang Ok-jung, hence it made sense to cast Yoo who is five years younger than Kim Tae-hee.[11] Yoo said "I didn't want to miss the chance to play this character. There are analogies between the character and me, so I have an affinity with the role even though everyone tried to dissuade me from taking it."[12]

The cast and production attended their first script reading on February 1, 2013.[13]

## Ratings

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In the tables below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

Ep. | Original broadcast date  | Average audience share

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TNmS  | AGB Nielsen
Nationwide  | Seoul | Nationwide  | Seoul
1  | April 8, 2013  | 11.3% (11th)  | 12.9% (7th)  | 11.3% (8th)  | 12.8% (5th)
2  | April 9, 2013  | 9.1% (17th)  | 10.6% (10th)  | 9.1% (15th)  | 10.0% (11th)
3  | April 15, 2013  | NR  | 9.6% (13th)  | NR  | NR
4  | April 16, 2013  | 7.3% (20th) | 8.7% (17th) | NR  | NR
5  | April 22, 2013  | NR  | 9.5% (11th)  | NR  | NR
6  | April 23, 2013  | 8.3% (20th)  | 9.7% (12th)  | NR  | NR
7  | April 29, 2013  | 8.2% (19th)  | 9.6% (13th)  | 8.2% (19th)  | 8.7% (17th)
8  | April 30, 2013  | 8.1% (18th)  | 9.7% (9th)  | 7.8% (16th) | 7.8% (19th)
9  | May 6, 2013  | 9.1% (15th)  | 10.8% (8th)  | 9.3% (16th)  | 9.7% (15th)
10  | May 7, 2013  | 9.3% (12th)  | 11.2% (7th)  | 8.0% (15th)  | 7.7% (18th)
11  | May 13, 2013  | 9.6% (14th)  | 11.5% (7th)  | 9.2% (17th)  | 9.3% (17th)
12  | May 14, 2013  | 10.0% (11th)  | 11.7% (6th)  | 9.3% (13th)  | 9.0% (15th)
13  | May 20, 2013  | 9.7% (13th)  | 12.3% (6th)  | 9.6% (14th)  | 9.4% (16th)
14  | May 21, 2013  | 11.1% (6th)  | 13.5% (5th)  | 9.2% (10th)  | 8.9% (12th)
15  | May 27, 2013  | 11.6% (8th)  | 13.2% (4th)  | 11.1% (10th)  | 10.8% (13th)
16  | May 28, 2013  | 11.3% (10th)  | 13.0% (5th)  | 10.5% (10th)  | 10.0% (13th)
17  | June 3, 2013  | 12.2% (5th) | 14.2% (5th) | 11.4% (5th) | 11.2% (6th)
18  | June 4, 2013  | 11.7% (6th)  | 14.1% (5th)  | 11.3% (6th)  | 10.9% (6th)
19  | June 10, 2013  | 10.7% (8th)  | 11.6% (5th)  | 11.0% (7th)  | 10.5% (7th)
20  | June 11, 2013  | 9.8% (16th)  | 11.5% (9th)  | 10.0% (14th)  | 9.3% (17th)
21  | June 17, 2013  | 9.5% (15th)  | 10.1% (13th)  | 10.2% (11th)  | 9.9% (13th)
22  | June 18, 2013  | 8.8% (18th)  | 10.0% (13th)  | 9.9% (16th)  | 9.9% (17th)
23  | June 24, 2013  | 9.5% (10th)  | 10.4% (9th)  | 9.0% (14th)  | 8.2% (19th)
24  | June 25, 2013  | 10.3% (8th)  | 12.3% (5th)  | 10.3% (9th)  | 9.7% (14th)

## Awards and nominations

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Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result

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2013  | 2nd APAN Star Awards | Acting Award, Actress | Jang Young-nam | Nominated
Best New Actor | Lee Sang-yeob | Nominated
SBS Drama Awards[14] | Excellence Award, Actor in a Mid-length Drama | Yoo Ah-in | Nominated
Sung Dong-il | Won
Excellence Award, Actress in a Mid-length Drama | Kim Tae-hee | Nominated
Special Acting Award, Actor in a Mid-length Drama | Lee Hyo-jung | Won
Best Couple Award | Yoo Ah-in & Kim Tae-hee | Nominated

## International broadcast

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Country | TV Network | Series Premiere | Alternate title

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Myanmar  | MRTV-4 | Sep 23, 2020  | နန်းထိုက်သည့် တော်ဝင်ပန်းတစ်ပွင့်[15]
Thailand  | Channel 3 | May 17, 2016  | จางอ๊กจอง ตำนานรักคู่บัลลังก์[16]
Cambodia  | CTV8HD  | Aug 24,2015  | វាសនាអ្នកម្នាងអ៊ីជិន

## References

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3. ^ Kim, Tong-hyung (12 March 2013). "Midweek roundup: In case you missed it". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2013-03-17.
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5. ^ Lee, Hye-ji (22 January 2013). "Yu A-in to Take Lead in Kim Tae-hee's New Drama". TenAsia. Archived from the original on 28 March 2014. Retrieved 2013-01-25.
6. ^ Choi, Bo-ran (22 January 2013). "Yoo Ah In plays opposite to Kim Tae Hee on a new TV series". Star News. Archived from the original on 4 February 2014. Retrieved 2013-01-25.
7. ^ Do, Je-hae (17 June 2013). "New face of Korean drama: Yoo Ah-in steals show in SBS Jang Ok-Jung, Living by Love". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2013-06-28.
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16. ^ Ah Jong (July 19, 2016). "จางอ๊กจอง ตำนานรักคู่บัลลังก์ Jang Ok Jung – ซีรีย์เกาหลี". korea.tlcthai (in Thai). Archived from the original on September 8, 2019. Retrieved August 12, 2016.

## External links

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* Official website (in Korean)
* Jang Ok-jung, Living by Love at HanCinema
* Jang Ok-jung, Living by Love at IMDb

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Works by Story TV

2010s|

* The Clinic for Married Couples: Love and War
* While You Were Sleeping
* Jang Ok-jung, Living by Love
* Endless Love
* Jugglers
* About Time

2020s|

* It's Okay to Not Be Okay
* Undercover
* Love Is for Suckers
* Kokdu: Season of Deity

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