Choi ja hye dae jang geum korean

– South Korean television series

This article is about the South Korean s TV show. For the historical personage known as Dae Jang Geum, see Jang Geum.

Jewel in the Palace (Korean:&#;대장금; RR:&#;Dae Jang-geum) is a South Korean historical drama television series directed by Lee Byung-hoon.

It first aired on MBC from September 15, , to March 23, , where it was the top program with an average viewership rating of % and a peak of %^[1] (making it the 10th highest rated Korean drama of all time).

Produced for US$15 million, it was later exported to 91 countries and has earned US$ million worldwide, being known as one of the primary proponents of the Korean Wave by heightening the spread of Korean culture abroad.^[2][3][4]

Starring Lee Young-ae in the title role, it tells the tale of an orphaned kitchen cook who went on to become the King's first female physician.

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