Hwang Jin Yi

Hwang Jin Yi starring Ha Ji Won, Jang Geun Suk and Wang Bit Na

This award-winning drama is based on the life of the legendary Joseon-era poet, musician, dancer, and gisaeng (a courtesan). Ha Ji Won (Secret Garden) shines in her role as the charismatic gisaeng, and is supported by a star-studded cast including Jang Geun Suk (You're Beautiful, Love Rain), Kim Jae Won (Can You Hear My Heart), Ryu Tae Joon (I Really Really Like You) and Lee Shi Hwan (Life Special Investigation Team). Wang Bit Na (The Woman Who Still Wants to Marry) stars as Bu Yong, Hwang Jin Yi's rival in both life and love.
The illegitimate child of a noble and a noted musician gisaeng, Hwang Jin Yi is taken into a gisaeng home to train as a courtesan. The road to becoming a successful gisaeng is not easy, and she struggles to perfect her art. Hwang Jin Yi's beauty and her spirit attract the attention of the Magistrate's son Eun Ho (Jang Geun Suk), but class differences prevent her from ever being with him. This drama follows her path to becoming one of the most well-renowned gisaeng in Korean history, and the four men who love her but can't have her.

Cast

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  Ha Ji Won as
  Hwang Jin Yi, later called Myung Wol
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  Shim Eun Kyung as
  young Hwang Jin Yi
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  Kim Jae Won as
  Kim Jung Han
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  Kim Young Ae as
  Im Baek Moo (chief dancer, Jin Yi's aunt)
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  Wang Bit Na as
  Bu Yong


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  Ryu Tae Joon as
  Baek Kye Soo
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  Jang Geun Suk as
  Kim Eun Ho (Hwang Jin Yi's first love)
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  Lee Shi Hwan as
  Yi Saeng (Hwang Jin Yi's bodyguard)
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  Seo Hyun Jin as
  Jung Ka Eun