Dong Yi (TV series)

Dong Yi
Promotional poster for Dong Yi
Genre
Written by Kim Yi-young
Directed by
Starring
Opening theme "Walking on a Dreamy Road" by Jang Na-ra
Country of origin South Korea
Original language(s) Korean
No. of episodes 60
Production
Executive producer(s)
  • Kim Ho-young
  • Ahn Seung-gak
Producer(s) Lee Se-joong
Production company(s) Lydus Contents Company
AStory
Release
Original network Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation
Original release 22 March (2010-03-22) – 12 October 2010 (2010-10-12)
External links
Website
Korean name
Hangul 동이
Hanja 同伊
Revised Romanization Dong-i
McCune–Reischauer Tong-i

Dong Yi (Hangul: 동이; Hanja: 同伊) is a 2010 South Korean historical television drama series, starring Han Hyo-joo in the title role.[1] About the love story between King Sukjong and Choi Suk-bin, it aired on MBC from 22 March to 12 October 2010 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 60 episodes.[2][3]

Dong Yi was a hit across Asia and recorded the highest ratings for Korean dramas on Japanese network NHK.[4] It also recorded solid viewership ratings in the mid-20% to 30% range in South Korea,[5] and Han won acting awards for her performance including "Daesang (Grand Prize)" at the MBC Drama Awards.

Synopsis

Set during the reign of King Sukjong in the Joseon dynasty, the series is based on real-life historical figure Choi Suk-bin.


Dong-Yi became an orphan after her father (the chief of the sword fraternity and a corpse handler) and brother (A member of the Fraternity) was killed after they were accused of killing the nobles. To survive the world, Dong-Yi became a maid and worked in the Bureau of Music. She had an exceptional mind that helps her in solving difficult cases.

While solving a case, she meets the king who introduces himself as a court judge. He enjoys her treatment of him as an ordinary person, and falls in love with her. She also gains the favour of Queen Inhyeon and becomes her trusted confidante, then meets Jang Hui-bin, a concubine who was first her ally but later a bitter enemy.

In her quest to survive in the court and bring justice to lowborn commoners like herself, she makes many allies such as her devoted protector Cha Chun-soo (whom she considers an older brother despite not being blood-related), the police chief Seo Young-gi,( who was her Fathers friend and the court ladies Jung and Bong.

Dong-yi becomes a royal concubine with the rank of Suk-bin, then bears a son who, under her tutelage, later becomes the 21st king of Joseon, Yeongjo, the father of Crown Prince Sado and grandfather of Yi San.[6]

Cast

Main

Supporting

Production

Dong Yi was written by Kim Yi-young and directed by Lee Byung-hoon. Lee previously directed the hit 2003 period drama Jewel in the Palace.[10]

It was filmed at MBC Dramia located at Cheoin-gu, Yongin-si in Gyeonggi Province, where other historical dramas such as Moon Embracing the Sun, Jumong and Queen Seondeok were also filmed.[11]

Ratings

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

Date Episode TNmS Ratings[12] AGB Nielsen[13]
Nationwide Seoul Nationwide Seoul
2010-03-22111.4 (15th)12.9 (8th)11.6 (16th)12.8 (11th)
2010-03-23211.5 (12th)12.6 (10th)11.6 (13th)13.1 (10th)
2010-03-29311.8 (14th)12.9 (12th)12.7 (13th)13.7 (12th)
2010-03-30412.3 (11th)13.4 (10th)13.6 (9th)15.2 (8th)
2010-04-05515.3 (6th)16.4 (4th)14.7 (7th)15.6 (6th)
2010-04-06614.2 (7th)15.2 (6th)15.7 (7th)17.4 (5th)
2010-04-12717.2 (5th)18.9 (2nd)17.9 (4th)20.1 (4th)
2010-04-13817.2 (5th)18.5 (2nd)18.8 (4th)20.4 (4th)
2010-04-19919.0 (4th)20.4 (2nd)19.2 (3rd)20.9 (1st)
2010-04-201019.7 (1st)21.3 (1st)18.2 (4th)19.7 (4th)
2010-04-261121.6 (2nd)23.5 (2nd)21.0 (3rd)24.0 (1st)
2010-04-271222.5 (2nd)24.5 (2nd)21.6 (2nd)23.9 (2nd)
2010-05-031322.9 (1st)25.2 (1st)20.0 (3rd)22.0% (3rd)
2010-05-041420.4 (2nd)21.9 (1st)19.9 (2nd)22.6 (1st)
2010-05-101525.8 (1st)27.9 (1st)25.1 (1st)28.1 (1st)
2010-05-111628.5 (1st)30.8 (1st)26.2 (1st)30.2 (1st)
2010-05-171725.0 (1st)27.1 (1st)25.0 (1st)28.0 (1st)
2010-05-181825.6 (1st)27.3 (1st)25.0 (1st)25.9 (1st)
2010-05-241924.1 (2nd)26.2 (2nd)24.6 (2nd)28.1 (2nd)
2010-05-252023.8 (1st)26.0 (1st)22.4 (2nd)25.3 (1st)
2010-05-312125.1 (1st)27.7 (1st)23.0 (2nd)25.5 (1st)
2010-06-012226.6 (1st)29.3 (1st)24.2 (1st)26.9 (1st)
2010-06-072328.1 (1st)30.9 (1st)23.9 (1st)27.2 (1st)
2010-06-082430.3 (1st)33.2 (1st)25.8 (1st)29.7 (1st)
2010-06-142531.0 (1st)33.3 (1st)27.4 (1st)30.1 (1st)
2010-06-152633.1% (1st)35.6% (1st)29.1% (1st)32.3% (1st)
2010-06-212729.1 (1st)31.0 (1st)26.9 (1st)29.8 (1st)
2010-06-222830.1 (1st)32.6 (1st)28.0 (1st)30.6 (1st)
2010-06-282931.1 (1st)32.8 (1st)28.0 (1st)30.4 (1st)
2010-06-293031.9 (1st)33.8 (1st)28.7 (1st)31.5 (1st)
2010-07-053130.8 (1st)33.3 (1st)26.1 (1st)28.6 (1st)
2010-07-063231.3 (1st)33.8 (1st)27.5 (1st)30.4 (1st)
2010-07-123329.1 (1st)31.1 (1st)26.3 (1st)29.1 (1st)
2010-07-133429.7 (1st)31.7 (1st)27.4 (1st)30.6 (1st)
2010-07-193527.6 (1st)30.0 (1st)24.3 (1st)27.0 (1st)
2010-07-203629.4 (1st)32.0 (1st)25.3 (1st)27.9 (1st)
2010-07-263728.8 (1st)31.2 (1st)24.4 (1st)26.8 (1st)
2010-07-273830.6 (1st)33.3 (1st)25.7 (1st)28.3 (1st)
2010-08-023923.9 (1st)25.8 (1st)21.5 (1st)23.3 (1st)
2010-08-034023.1 (1st)25.0 (1st)21.9 (1st)25.1 (1st)
2010-08-094123.7 (1st)25.9 (1st)22.7 (1st)24.8 (1st)
2010-08-104223.2 (1st)25.2 (1st)21.3 (3rd)23.3 (2nd)
2010-08-164323.3 (1st)25.0 (1st)22.7 (1st)25.2 (1st)
2010-08-174424.8 (1st)26.6 (1st)21.6 (2nd)23.6 (2nd)
2010-08-234524.7 (1st)26.5 (1st)24.3 (1st)27.7 (1st)
2010-08-244626.8 (1st)29.3 (1st)25.1 (1st)28.1 (1st)
2010-08-304730.7 (1st)33.0 (1st)27.3 (1st)29.9 (1st)
2010-08-314830.3 (1st)32.5 (1st)27.4 (1st)30.0 (1st)
2010-09-064929.5 (1st)31.8 (1st)27.7 (1st)30.1 (1st)
2010-09-075028.6 (1st)30.7 (1st)25.3 (1st)27.3 (1st)
2010-09-135126.4 (1st)28.8 (1st)24.5 (1st)26.5 (1st)
2010-09-145227.0 (1st)29.8 (1st)24.5 (1st)26.4 (1st)
2010-09-205323.0 (1st)25.5 (1st)22.7 (1st)24.4 (1st)
2010-09-215420.2 (1st)21.1 (1st)19.7 (1st)21.9 (1st)
2010-09-275525.7 (1st)28.3 (1st)24.4 (2nd)26.7 (1st)
2010-09-285623.6 (3rd)25.7 (1st)24.4 (2nd)26.7 (2nd)
2010-10-045720.9 (2nd)23.2 (1st)22.2 (2nd)24.3 (1st)
2010-10-055820.3 (2nd)22.2 (1st)22.6 (2nd)24.7 (2nd)
2010-10-115924.9 (2nd)27.9 (1st)24.4 (2nd)27.4 (2nd)
2010-10-126022.3 (3rd)24.2 (1st)24.3 (1st)26.4 (1st)
Average24.5%26.6%23.0%25.4%

Awards

2010 3rd Korea Drama Awards
2010 MBC Drama Awards[14]
2011 1st Hong Kong Cable TV Awards
2011 47th Baeksang Arts Awards[15]

International broadcast

Country Network(s) Series premiere Title
 VietnamVTV3July 4 2011Dong Yi
 ThailandChannel 3November 2011ทงอี จอมนางคู่บัลลังก์ (Dong Yi Cxm Nāng Khū̀ Bạllạngk̒)
 MyanmarMyanmar National TV September 2017သားတော် အိမ်ရှေ့စံ
TRT 1February 2012Sarayın İncisi
 MongoliaTV5 (Mongolia)November 2012Дун-И (Dun-i)
 Sri LankaRupavahiniFebruary 2013අභිත දියණිය (Abhitha Diyaniya)
 IranChannel 32012دونگ یی (Dong Yi)
 PhilippinesGMA NetworkNovember 2011Dong-Yi
 SingaporeOh!KOctober 2014Dong Yi: The Jewel in the Crown
 Indonesia Indosiar 2011 Dong Yi: The Jewel in the Crown
 MalaysiaChannel 8TV2016(Dong Yi: THE JEWEL IN THE CROWN)

References

  1. ↑ Lee, Ji-hye (7 May 2010). "Han Hyo-joo says she "hold fast" to her role in Dong Yi". 10Asia. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  2. ↑ Han, Sang-hee (21 March 2010). "Will Dong-yi Become Next Jewel in the Palace?". The Korea Times. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  3. ↑ Oh, Jean (22 March 2010). "Upbeat rom-com vs. court romance". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  4. ↑ http://www.kdramastars.com/articles/4131/20120609/always-han-hyo-joo-hallyu-queen.htm
  5. ↑ Hong, Lucia (13 October 2010). "Giant places on top and Dong Yi finishes run". 10Asia. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  6. ↑ wikipedia
  7. ↑ "Han Hyo-joo Changes Tack in Costume Drama". The Chosun Ilbo. 13 April 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  8. ↑ Wee, Geun-woo (7 May 2010). "Ji Jin-hee says "happy to break stereotype" as a king". 10Asia. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  9. ↑ Kim, Jessica (5 January 2010). "Bae Soo-bin joins cast of drama Dong Yi". 10Asia. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  10. ↑ Kim, Jessica (9 June 2010). "INTERVIEW: Dong Yi director says Ji Jin-hee "mischievous"". 10Asia. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  11. ↑ Lee, Cin Woo (16 March 2012). "Beyond Seoul: 19 reasons to explore Korea". CNN Go. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
  12. ↑ "TNMS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNMS Ratings (in Korean). Retrieved September 16, 2017.
  13. ↑ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved September 16, 2017.
  14. ↑ Hong, Lucia (31 December 2010). "Kim Nam-joo, Han Hyo-joo win grand prize at MBC Acting Awards". 10Asia. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  15. ↑ Hong, Lucia (27 May 2011). "Hyun Bin, Lee Byung-hun win top prizes at Paeksang". 10Asia. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
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