Hwang Jin Yi

The story of Hwang Jin Yi, the famous 16th century Gisaeng.

5.7 / 1020061 Seasons

Synopsis

Hwang Jin Yi is the illegitimate child of a noble and Heon Keum, a noted musician gisaneg. The story centers on the four men in her life and her pursue in the art of dancing. Her first love with a nobleman's son Kim Eun Ho ends in tragedy. Her love affair with Kim Jung Han does not have a happy ending either. Byuk Kye Soo is the Emporer's relative who are obsessed with her and tried every trick but still could not have her. Finally there is her devoted bodyguard Yi Saeng who never deserted her in times of need. Meanwhile, there is Bu Yong who not only is Hwang Ji Yi's rival in dancing but also in love.

Genre: Drama

Status: Ended

Creator: N/A

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Main Cast

Ha Ji-won

Hwang Jin-yi / Myeong Wol

Wang Bit-na

Bu-yong

Jang Keun-suk

Kim Eun-ho

Kim Jae-won

Kim Jung-han

Shim Eun-kyung

Hwang Jini (young)

Kim Bo-yeon

Mae-hyang

Kim Young-ae

Im Baek-moo

Ryu Tae-joon

Byuk Kye-soo

Seo Hyun-jin

Jung Ka-eun

Jeon Mi-seon

Jin Hyun-geum

User Reviews

ParkMin

Most of the cast were underperforming on their roles. Aside from the main female lead, there wasn't much appeal going for the drama. Which made the drama utterly boring with its insane 24 episodes nascence runtime, it felt painfully infinite. The drama had a poor pacing with every section/period. The first 10 episodes all served as an intro and could've been condensed down to couple of episodes at best. Some gisaeng "training montages" were laughable and straight up ripped from anime-esque training arcs followed by an instant skill power up, despite having all the time in the world to flesh out the gisaeng journey from an artistic point of view. A drama about gisaengs that doesn't put the effort and needed attention into the gisaengs. To top it all off, they couldn't even deliver with the ending, I hated the last episode, everything felt force for the sake of progressing the drama. By the way, Jang Geun Suk shouldn't be listed with the main cast since he's only there for a few episodes.

(2024)