Dae Jang Geum Is Watching Explained

Native Name:	Hangul: 대장금이 보고 있다 Rr: Daejanggeum-i Bogo Itda Lk: The Great Jang-geum Is Watching
Alt Name:	Jang-geum, Oh My Grandma^[1]
Genre:	Romance
Director:	Sun Hye-yoon
Country:	South Korea
Language:	Korean
Num Episodes:	16
Camera:	Single-camera
Runtime:	70 minutes
Company:	MBC Entertainment
Network:	MBC TV

Dae Jang Geum Is Watching^[2] is a 2018 South Korean television series starring Shin Dong-wook, Kwon Yu-ri, Lee Yul-eum, Kim Hyun-joon and Lee Min-hyuk, a work that started with the idea of how Dae Jang Geum's descendants would live. It aired on MBC TV from October 11, 2018 to January 24, 2019, every Thursday at 23:10 (KST).^{[3] [4] [5] [6]}

Synopsis

The series follows the hectic lives, romantic relationships and love for food of three siblings—Han San-hae, Han Jin-mi and Han Jeong-sik.

Cast

Main

• Shin Dong-wook as Han San-hae (35 years old), the eldest of three siblings who works as a salesman.
• Kwon Yu-ri as Bok Seung-ah (28 years old), a newly recruited employee in the sales team at San-hae's company.
• Lee Yul-eum as Han Jin-mi (26 years old), San-hae and Jeong-sik's sister who has inherited a highly developed sense of smell.^[7]
• Kim Hyun-joon as Han Jeong-sik (26 years old), the youngest of the three siblings.^[7]
• Lee Min-hyuk as Min-hyuk (25 years old), a mysterious regular customer at a convenience store.

Supporting

• Jung Yi-rang as Lee Na-young
• Kim Kiri as Won Bin

Others

• Ki Do-hoon as a convenience store customer.
• Choi Jung-won as VIP's husband (Ep. 3)

Special and cameo appearances

• Lee Hye-jung as the mother of Han siblings
• Hyebin (Ep. 1)
• Daisy (Ep. 1)
• JooE (Ep. 1)
• Nancy (Ep. 1)
• Shownu (Ep. 9-10)
• Hong Jin-young (Ep. 9)
• Im Hyun-sik as Im Heon-sik (Ep. 16)
• Peniel Shin as Donggeuniel (Ep. 16)
• Jung Il-hoon as RoongD (Ep. 16)
• Yook Sung-jae as Oh Seong-jae (Ep. 16)

Ratings

Nielsen Korea^[8]

1	1	October 11, 2018
	2		1.3%
2	1	October 18, 2018	1.2%
	2
3	1	October 25, 2018	1.4%
	2		1.1%
4	1	November 1, 2018	1.3%
	2		1.0%
5	1	November 8, 2018	1.4%
	2
6	1	November 15, 2018
	2		1.5%
7	1	November 22, 2018	1.2%
	2		1.3%
8	1	November 29, 2018	1.1%
	2
9	1	December 6, 2018	1.3%
	2		1.2%
10	1	December 13, 2018
	2		1.0%
11	1	December 20, 2018	0.9%
	2		0.8%
12	1	December 27, 2018	0.9%
	2
13	1	January 3, 2019	0.7%
	2
14	1	January 10, 2019	1.2%
	2
15	1	January 17, 2019	0.9%
	2		0.7%
16	1	January 24, 2019
	2		0.7%
Average
In the table above, the represent the lowest ratings and the represent the highest ratings.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jang-geum, Oh My Grandma. MBC Global Media. MBC&iMBC. December 15, 2018.
2. [Dae Jang Geum Is Watching] EP01 Have a mysterious ability,대장금이 보고있다 20181011]. YouTube. MBC Entertainment. October 12, 2018. ko.
3. News: Sung. Ji-eun. Yu-ri, Shin Dong-wook to star in MBC drama. Korea JoongAng Daily. Korea JoongAng Daily. July 30, 2018.
4. News: Lee. Hye-rang. 유리X신동욱, 선혜윤PD 신작 '대장금이 보고있다' 출연 확정(공식). Naver. Herald Pop. July 30, 2018. ko.
5. News: Hwang. So-young. [단독] 소시 유리·신동욱, MBC 선혜윤 PD 신작 男女주인공]. Naver. Ilgan Sports. July 30, 2018. ko.
6. News: Hwang. Hye-jin. MBC 측 "유리X신동욱, 선혜윤PD 신작 '대장금이 보고있다' 출연"(공식). Newsen. Newsen Media. July 30, 2018. ko.
7. News: Kim Hyun-joon and Lee Yul-eum Become Siblings for "Dae Jang Geum is Watching". HanCinema. August 4, 2018.
8. Web site: AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu. Korean. Nielsen Korea. June 20, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20170317134758/http://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=1_1&area=00. March 17, 2017. dead.