The Golden Garden

2019 South Korean television series

The Golden Garden

Promotional poster

Hangul|

황금정원

Hanja|

黃金庭院

RR| Hwanggeumjeongwon
MR| Hwanggŭmjŏngwŏn
Genre| Melodrama
Mystery
Thriller
Romance
Developed by| Kim Seung-mo
Written by| Park Hyeon-joo
Directed by|

* Lee Dae-yeong
* Lee Dong-hyun

Starring|

* Han Ji-hye
* Lee Sang-woo
* Oh Ji-eun
* Lee Tae-sung

Music by| Lee Pil-ho
Country of origin| South Korea
Original language| Korean
No. of episodes| 60[a]
Production
Producers|

* Son Ki-won
* Kim Nam-pyo

Running time| 35 minutes[a]
Production company| Kim Jong-hak Production
Original release
Network| MBC TV
Release| July 20 (2019-07-20) –
October 26, 2019 (2019-10-26)

The Golden Garden  (Korean: 황금정원) is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Han Ji-hye, Lee Sang-woo, Oh Ji-eun and Lee Tae-sung. It aired four episodes every Saturday on MBC TV from 20:45 to 23:10 (KST), from July 20 to October 26, 2019.[2]

## Synopsis

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Eun Dong Joo attempts to get back her stolen life. When she was 6 years-old, she was abandoned at an orphanage. She did not remember anything except her name. Despite her difficult environment, she has grown into a woman with a positive and bright personality. Cha Pil Seung is a detective, who is good at his job. His parents died when he was young and he was then raised by his wealthy grandmother. Even though he is popular with women, he doesn't fall in love with anyone due to trauma from his parents' deaths.

## Cast

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### Main

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* Han Ji-hye as Eun Dong-joo
* Lee Sang-woo as Cha Pil-seung
* Oh Ji-eun as Sabina / Eun Dong-joo
* Lee Tae-sung as Choi Joon-ki

### Supporting

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#### People around Dong-joo

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* Jung Si-ah as Oh Mi-joo

#### People around Pil-seung

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* Kim Young-ok as Kang Nam-doo
* Yeon Je-hyung as Lee Gi-yeong

#### People around Sabina

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* Jung Young-joo as Sin Nam-sook

#### People around Joon-ki

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* Cha Hwa-yeon as Jo Nam-hee
* Kim Yu-seok as Choi Dae-seong
* Jo Mi-ryung as Han Soo-mi

#### Others

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* Baek Seung-hee as Seo Hye-yeong
* Kang Joon-hyuk as Lee Mit-eum
* Jung Seo-yeon as Lee Sa-rang
* Moon Ji-yoon as Lee Seong-wook

## Production

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* The first script reading took place in May 2019.[3]
* Han Ji-hye and Lee Sang-woo previously starred together in Marry Me Now (2018).[4]
* Han Ji-hye and Lee Tae-sung previously starred together in Pots of Gold (2013).[5]

## 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.
* Each night's broadcast is divided into four 35-minute episodes with three commercial breaks in between.

Ep. | Original broadcast date  | Average audience share
(AGB Nielsen)[6]

|
|

Nationwide  | Seoul
1  | July 20, 2019  | 4.5% (NR) | —
2  | 7.2% (14th) | 6.9% (14th)
3  | 6.4% (19th) | 6.5% (19th)
4  | 7.3% (13th) | 7.4% (11th)
5  | July 27, 2019  | 4.9% (NR) | —
6  | 6.9% (14th) | 6.6% (11th)
7  | 6.6% (17th) | —
8  | 7.4% (10th) | 6.9% (13th)
9  | August 3, 2019  | 5.2% (19th) | 4.9% (19th)
10  | 7.5% (8th) | 7.5% (8th)
11  | 7.3% (9th) | 6.8% (9th)
12  | 7.9% (5th) | 7.7% (6th)
13  | August 10, 2019  | 5.6% (NR) | —
14  | 7.6% (8th) | 7.5% (8th)
15  | 7.0% (14th) | 7.2% (9th)
16  | 8.2% (5th) | 8.1% (7th)
17  | August 17, 2019  | 4.3% (NR) | —
18  | 7.2% (11th) | 7.2% (9th)
19  | 6.8% (14th) | 6.7% (16th)
20  | 8.0% (6th) | 8.1% (6th)
21  | August 24, 2019  | 5.4% (20th) | 5.3% (18th)
22  | 7.5% (8th) | 7.6% (5th)
23  | 7.3% (10th) | 7.2% (8th)
24  | 7.7% (7th) | 7.7% (4th)
25  | August 31, 2019  | 4.2% (NR) | —
26  | 7.0% (7th) | 6.5% (8th)
27  | 6.7% (11th) | 6.2% (10th)
28  | 7.3% (6th) | 6.7% (7th)
29  | September 7, 2019  | 5.0% (NR) | —
30  | 8.5% (9th) | 8.0% (14th)
31  | 8.3% (10th) | 7.9% (15th)
32  | 9.5% (8th) | 9.0% (7th)
33  | September 14, 2019  | 3.6% (NR) | —
34  | 7.6% (7th) | 6.8% (8th)
35  | 7.5% (9th) | 6.8% (8th)
36  | 8.3% (4th) | 7.5% (6th)
37  | September 21, 2019  | 6.0% (NR) | —
38  | 8.8% (7th) | 7.7% (9th)
39  | 8.3% (8th) | 7.0% (13th)
40  | 9.1% (6th) | 7.8% (8th)
41  | September 28, 2019  | 5.7% (18th) | 5.5% (18th)
42  | 9.2% (5th) | 8.6% (7th)
43  | 8.8% (7th) | 8.2% (9th)
44  | 9.3% (4th) | 8.8% (5th)
45  | October 5, 2019  | 6.6% (15th) | 6.2% (16th)
46  | 9.6% (6th) | 9.1% (7th)
47  | 9.3% (7th) | 8.4% (10th)
48  | 9.9% (5th) | 9.6% (5th)
49  | October 12, 2019  | 6.3% (16th) | 5.9% (16th)
50  | 9.9% (5th) | 9.3% (6th)
51  | 9.7% (6th) | 8.9% (8th)
52  | 10.4% (3rd) | 9.9% (4th)
53  | October 19, 2019  | 6.6% (14th) | 5.9% (16th)
54  | 9.0% (5th) | 8.2% (5th)
55  | 9.0% (5th) | 8.2% (5th)
56  | 9.8% (4th) | 8.8% (4th)
57  | October 26, 2019  | 4.6% (NR) | —
58  | 7.8% (8th) | 7.4% (7th)
59  | 6.0% (15th) | 5.7% (17th)
60  | 9.8% (5th) | 9.3% (6th)
Average  | 7.4% | —[b]

## 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]
2. ^ Due to some ratings not recorded, the exact average rating is unknown.

## 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. ^ Jang, A-leum (May 13, 2019). "[공식입장] 한지혜·이상우, '황금정원'으로 재회…오지은·이태성 합류". News1 (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
3. ^ Yu, Byung-chul (June 19, 2019). '황금정원' 한지혜-이상우-오지은-이태성, 실시간 드라마 본 듯한 대본리딩 공개. The Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
4. ^ Jeong, Hwi-yeon (April 23, 2019). "한지혜-이상우, MBC 토요극 '황금정원' 주연으로 만나나 "검토 중" [공식입장]". Sports Donga (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
5. ^ 금 나와라, 뚝딱!, 위키백과, 우리 모두의 백과사전 (in Korean), 2022-03-11, retrieved 2023-01-16
6. ^ "Nielsen Korea" (in Korean). Retrieved July 20, 2019.

## External links

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* Official website (in Korean)
* The Golden Garden at IMDb
* The Golden Garden at HanCinema

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* Princess Lulu
* Fashion 70s
* Sad Love Story
* The Vineyard Man
* Which Star Are You From
* Ballad of Seodong
* Lee San, Wind of the Palace
* H.I.T
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* Dal-ja's Spring
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* Glory Jane
* Bravo, My Love!
* The King's Doctor
* 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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* Man in the Kitchen
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* Witch's Love
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