Title: 동이 / Dong Yi Chinese Title : 同伊 Also known as: Dawn Genre: Historical 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 is an orphaned slave maid working in the Bureau of Music. Her warm personality, sincerity and exceptionally keen mind help her in solving difficult court intrigues. 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 favor of Queen Inhyeon and becomes her trusted confidante, then meets Jang Hui-bin, a concubine who is first her ally but later a bitter enemy. In her quest to survive in 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, 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. Cast Han Hyo Joo as Choi Dong Yi, later Choi Sook-Bin – Kim Yoo Jung as Dong Yi (child) Ji Jin Hee as King Sukjong Bae Soo Bin as Cha Chun Soo Lee So Yeon as Jang Hee Bin / Jang Ok Jung Park Ha Sun as Queen Inhyeon Jung Jin Young as Seo Yong Gi Jung Dong Hwan as Oh Tae Suk Lee Kye In as Oh Tae Poong Choi Chul Ho as Oh Yoon Kim Yoo Suk as Jang Hee Jae Son Il Kwon as Hong Tae Yoon Shin Guk as Do Seung Ji Na Sung Kyoon as Jung In Gook Kim Dong Yoon as Shim Woon Taek Park Jung Soo as Queen Myeongseong (Sukjong’s mother) Kim Hye Sun as Court Lady Jung Kim So Yi as Court Lady Bong Ahn Yeo Jin as Court Lady Jo Im Sung Min as Court Lady Choi Jung Yoo Mi as Jung Eum Kang Yoo Mi as Ae Jong Oh Eun Ho as Shi Bi Han Da Min as Eun Geum Choi Ha Na as Mi Ji Lee Jung Hoon as Lee Jong Ok Choi Jae Ho as Park Do Soo Yeo Ho Min as Oh Ho Yang Lee Hee Do as Hwang Joo Shik Lee Kwang Soo as Young Dal Jung Sung Woon as Choi Dong Joo Jung In Ki as Kim Hwan Jung Ki Sung as Kim Hwan’s disciple Lee Sook as Lady Park Kim Hye Jin as Seol Hee Choi Ran as Lady Yoon (Hee Bin’s mother) Choi Soo Han as Ge Dwo Ra (Dong Yi’s childhood friend) Jung Eun Pyo as Ge Dwo Ra’s father Jung Sun Il as Park Doo Kyung Kwon Min as Cha Soo Taek Choi Jong Hwan as Jang Mu Yeol Lee Hyung Suk as Geum / Prince Yeoning (later King Yeongjo) Yoon Chan as Crown Prince (later King Gyeongjong) Nam Da Reum as Prince Eun Pyung Heo Yi Seul as Young Sun Maeng Sang Hoon as Kim Goo Sun Oh Yeon Seo as Queen Inwon Chun Ho Jin as Choi Hyo Won (cameo) Lee Jae Yong as Jang Ik Heon (cameo) Choi Il Hwa as Seo Jung Ho (cameo) Min Joon Hyun Ban Min Jung as Court Lady Lee Kim Young Sun as Crown Prince’s Court Lady Seo Ji Yeon as Crown Prince’s Court Lady

• published: 03 Mar 2015
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