Blooded Palace: The War of Flowers explained

Native Name:
Hangul:궁중잔혹사 – 꽃들의 전쟁
Hanja:宮中殘酷史 – 꽃들의 戰爭
Alt Name:Blood Palace
Director:Noh Jong-chan
Kim Jae-hong
Starring:Kim Hyun-joo
Lee Deok-hwa
Song Seon-mi
Jung Sung-mo
Jung Sung-woon
Kim Joo-young
Go Won-hee
Jun Tae-soo
Composer:Lee Ji-yong
Country:South Korea
Language:Korean
Num Episodes:50
Executive Producer:Jo Joon-hyung
Producer:Shin Dong-ki
Go Jung-ho
Editor:Kim Soo-jin
Jeon Hyun-jung
Kwon Eun-hee
Location:Korea
Cinematography:Kim Gyeong-cheol
Runtime:60 minutes
Company:Dramahouse
Channel:jTBC

Blooded Palace: The War of Flowers is a 2013 South Korean historical television series starring Kim Hyun-joo,[1] Lee Deok-hwa, Song Seon-mi, Jung Sung-mo, Jung Sung-woon, Kim Joo-young, Go Won-hee, and Jun Tae-soo. It aired on jTBC from March 23 to September 8, 2013 on Saturdays and Sundays at 20:45 (KST) for 50 episodes.

The series was streamed online on YouTube.

Synopsis

It depicts a cruel hidden story within the royal court. Royal concubine Gwi-in Jo (Kim Hyun-joo) wants to make her son the king. In order to accomplish her goal, she holds the hand of Kim Ja-jeom and uses King Injo. She also attempts to get rid of Crown Prince Sohyeon.

Cast

Ratings

In this table, represent the lowest ratings and represent the highest ratings.

Original broadcast dateAverage audience share
AGB Nielsen
Nationwide
1March 23, 20132.5%
2 March 24, 20132.0%
3March 30, 20131.8%
4March 31, 20132.1%
5April 6, 20132.4%
6April 7, 20132.6%
7April 13, 20132.1%
8April 14, 20132.8%
9April 20, 20132.0%
10April 21, 20132.8%
11April 27, 20131.8%
12April 28, 20132.3%
13May 4, 20132.1%
14May 5, 20132.4%
15May 11, 20131.9%
16May 12, 20132.5%
17May 18, 20131.8%
18May 19, 20131.9%
19May 25, 20131.7%
20May 26, 20132.1%
21June 1, 20131.9%
22June 2, 20131.8%
23June 8, 20132.1%
24June 9, 20132.1%
25June 15, 2013
26June 16, 20132.0%
27June 22, 20131.9%
28June 23, 20132.0%
29June 29, 20131.7%
30June 30, 20131.8%
31July 6, 20131.8%
32July 7, 20132.3%
33July 13, 20131.9%
34July 14, 20132.4%
35July 20, 20132.6%
36July 21, 20133.1%
37July 27, 20131.9%
38July 28, 20132.9%
39August 3, 20131.9%
40August 4, 20132.1%
41August 10, 20131.8%
42August 11, 20132.2%
43August 17, 20132.0%
44August 18, 20132.5%
45August 24, 20132.3%
46August 25, 20133.1%
47August 31, 20132.4%
48September 1, 20133.7%
49September 7, 20133.0%
50September 8, 2013
Average

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lee. So-dam. JTBC drama Cruel Palace - War of Flowers reveals photos of female lead Kim Hyun Joo. Korea Star Daily via Yahoo!. 2013-03-23. 5 March 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130617132020/http://sg.entertainment.yahoo.com/news/jtbc-drama-cruel-palace-war-of-flowers-reveals-074200557.html. 17 June 2013.
  2. News: Jun Tae Su Makes His Return Following Assault Incident Through Cruel Palace. 2013-04-17. enewsWorld. 20 March 2013. Lee, Jin-ho. Erika Kim (translation). CJ E&M.
  3. News: Jun Tae Su Injured While Shooting Cruel Palace. 2013-04-17. enewsWorld. 26 March 2013. Choi, Eun-hwa. Erika Kim (translation). CJ E&M. https://web.archive.org/web/20130328132916/http://enewsworld.interest.me/enews/contents.asp?idx=32354. 28 March 2013. dead.