Flowers of the Prison explained

Alt Name:The Flower in Prison
Native Name:
Hangul:옥중화
Genre:Historical
Romance
Action
Drama
Creator:Kim Ho-young
Country:South Korea
Language:Korean
Num Episodes:51
Executive Producer:Kim Ho-young
Producer:Son Gi-won
Location:South Korea
Runtime:63-67 minutes
Company:Kim Jong-hak Production
Network:MBC

Flowers of the Prison[1] is a 2016 South Korean drama television series starring Jin Se-yeon, Go Soo, Kim Mi-sook, Jung Joon-ho, Park Joo-mi, Yoon Joo-hee,, Jun Kwang-ryul and Choi Tae-joon.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] It is MBC's special project drama to commemorate the network's 55th-founding anniversary. The drama also marks the 3rd time collaboration between director Lee Byung-hoon and writer Choi Wan-kyu, after Hur Jun and Sangdo.[10] It replaced Marriage Contract and aired on MBC every Saturday and Sunday at 22:00 (KST) for 51 episodes from April 30 to November 6, 2016.

Plot

Set during the Joseon dynasty, the series details the story of Ok-nyeo (Jin Se-yeon), a girl who was born and raised in prison, and her adventures with the mysterious Yun Tae-won (Go Soo). She later becomes an advocate for the poor and is unfairly accused through the Waeji-bu, the private litigation system in Joseon.

Lim Kkeok-jeong and Hwang Jin-yi were only mentioned, but they were not helping roles, and there was no appearance of Dae Jang Geum. Rather, it was Yoon Tae-won, Sung Ji-heon, and Myeongjong who helped the most.[11]

Cast

Main cast

People of Jeonokseo

Jeonokseo (전옥서, 典獄暑): Royal Prison[12]

Mapo-Songpa merchants

People around Jeong Nan-jeong and Yun Won-hyung

People of gisaeng house Sosoru

People in the Palace

Naegeumwi (내금위, 內禁衛): the Palace Guards [12]

Special Service (chetamin, 체탐인)

People of Podocheong

Podocheong (포도청, 捕盜廳): Agency to Arrest the Thieves

People of Pyeongsiseo

Pyeongsiseo (평시서, 平市署): Marketing Control Office[12]

Extended cast

Hyeongjo (형조, 刑曹): Board of Punishments (Ministry of Justice)[12]

Sogyeokseo (소격서): A government office which handled the ritual aspect of Taoism of heaven, earth and stars[12]

Gamyeong (감영): Provincial Governor's Office[12]

Others

Ratings

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

Episode #Original broadcast dateAverage audience share
TNmS Ratings[13] AGB Nielsen Ratings[14]
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SpecialApril 27, 2016 8.3% (18th) 8.9% (14th) 8.7% (17th) 10.5% (7th)
Official broadcast
1April 30, 2016 16.2% (2nd) 17.3% (3rd) 17.3% (2nd) 18.8% (2nd)
2May 1, 2016 18.4% (2nd) 20.1% (2nd) 20.0% (2nd)21.9% (2nd)
3May 7, 2016 16.6% (2nd) 19.2% (2nd) 16.9% (2nd) 19.2% (2nd)
4May 8, 2016 17.6% (2nd)20.7% (2nd) 19.5% (2nd) 21.7% (2nd)
5May 14, 2016 18.7% (2nd) 20.9% (2nd) 20.3% (2nd) 22.1% (2nd)
6May 15, 2016 17.9% (2nd) 20.6% (2nd) 19.8% (2nd) 21.7% (2nd)
7May 21, 2016 15.9% (2nd) 18.5% (2nd) (2nd) (2nd)
8May 22, 2016 15.8% (3rd) 16.9% (2nd) 17.7% (2nd) 19.0% (2nd)
9May 28, 2016 15.4% (2nd) 16.5% (2nd) 17.2% (2nd) 18.5% (2nd)
10May 29, 2016 16.4% (2nd) 17.9% (2nd)18.7% (2nd) 19.7% (2nd)
11June 4, 2016 15.9% (2nd) 16.3% (2nd) 16.8% (2nd) (2nd)
12June 11, 2016 15.2% (2nd) 16.7% (2nd) 16.9% (2nd) 17.9% (2nd)
13June 12, 2016 15.2% (3rd) 16.7% (2nd) 19.0% (2nd) 20.6% (2nd)
14June 18, 2016 (2nd) 16.1% (3rd) 17.3% (2nd) 17.8% (2nd)
15June 19, 2016 16.0% (3rd) 17.2% (3rd) 18.7% (2nd) 19.1% (2nd)
16June 25, 2016 (2nd) 16.4% (2nd) 17.2% (2nd) 18.2% (2nd)
17June 26, 2016 15.9% (3rd) 17.8% (2nd) 18.3% (2nd) 19.0% (2nd)
18July 2, 2016 15.8% (2nd) 16.2% (2nd) 19.0% (2nd) 20.1% (2nd)
19July 3, 2016 16.7% (3rd) 17.7% (2nd) 18.7% (3rd) 19.9% (3rd)
20July 9, 2016 15.4% (3rd) 16.4% (2nd) 18.4% (2nd) 20.1% (2nd)
21July 10, 2016 16.7% (3rd) 17.6% (2nd) 18.9% (2nd) 20.6% (2nd)
22July 16, 2016 15.8% (3rd) 17.2% (3rd) 19.6% (2nd) 21.3% (2nd)
23July 17, 2016 15.8% (3rd) (4th) 19.9% (2nd) 21.5% (2nd)
24July 23, 2016 18.1% (2nd) 18.9% (2nd) 19.7% (2nd) 21.9% (2nd)
25July 24, 2016 18.5% (2nd) 18.6% (2nd) 19.8% (2nd) 20.7% (2nd)
26July 30, 2016 18.7% (2nd) 21.2% (2nd) 19.6% (2nd) 21.0% (2nd)
27July 31, 2016 18.9% (2nd) 19.7% (2nd) 21.1% (2nd) 21.8% (2nd)
28August 7, 2016 17.7% (2nd) 17.1% (2nd) 19.0% (2nd) 19.6% (2nd)
29August 21, 2016 16.7% (4th) 16.7% (4th) 19.4% (3rd) 20.7% (3rd)
30August 27, 2016 15.5% (2nd) (3rd) 18.5% (2nd) 20.2% (2nd)
31August 28, 2016 17.6% (3rd) 17.5% (3rd) 19.9% (2nd) 21.5% (2nd)
32September 3, 2016 17.0% (2nd) 17.9% (3rd) 18.3% (2nd) 19.8% (2nd)
33September 4, 2016 17.5% (2nd) 18.5% (2nd) 20.0% (2nd) 21.1% (2nd)
34September 10, 2016 16.9% (2nd) 17.7% (3rd) 20.0% (2nd) 21.0% (2nd)
35September 11, 2016 18.0% (2nd) 18.6% (2nd) 21.3% (2nd) 22.9% (2nd)
36September 17, 2016 15.0% (3rd) 15.4% (3rd) 18.0% (2nd) 18.2% (2nd)
37September 18, 2016 19.3% (2nd) 17.8% (2nd) 22.0% (2nd) 22.6% (2nd)
38September 24, 2016 17.4% (2nd) 17.1% (2nd) 20.6% (2nd) 21.7% (2nd)
39September 25, 2016 19.6% (2nd) 19.5% (2nd) 20.8% (2nd) 21.6% (2nd)
40October 1, 2016 18.0% (2nd) 19.0% (2nd) 19.9% (2nd) 21.4% (2nd)
41October 2, 2016 20.1% (2nd) 20.9% (2nd) 21.4% (2nd) 22.3% (2nd)
42October 8, 2016 18.9% (2nd) 19.3% (2nd) 21.0% (2nd) 21.6% (1st)
43October 9, 2016 19.4% (2nd) 18.5% (2nd) 21.7% (2nd) 22.0% (2nd)
44October 15, 2016 18.7% (2nd) 18.8% (2nd) 21.4% (2nd) 22.3% (2nd)
45October 16, 2016 19.7% (2nd) (2nd) 21.7% (2nd) 22.6% (2nd)
46October 22, 2016 17.6% (2nd) 17.9% (2nd) 21.0% (2nd) 22.3% (2nd)
47October 23, 2016 18.9% (2nd) 19.5% (2nd) 21.2% (2nd) 21.4% (2nd)
48October 29, 2016 18.8% (2nd) 20.0% (2nd) 20.8% (2nd) 21.8% (2nd)
49October 30, 2016 (2nd) 20.6% (2nd) (2nd) (2nd)
50November 5, 2016 17.5% (2nd) 17.8% (2nd) 20.3% (2nd) 21.4% (2nd)
51November 6, 2016 19.5% (2nd) 20.0% (2nd) (2nd) 23.2% (2nd)
Average
Remarks

Original soundtrack

Full album

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result
2016 Outstanding Korean Drama The Flower in Prison
Grand Prize (Daesang)
Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama
Best Production Director Lee Byung-hoon, Choi Jeong-kyu
Excellence Award, Actress
Best New Actor
Grand Prize (Daesang)
Drama of the Year The Flower in Prison
Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Special Project Drama
Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Special Project Drama
Excellence Award, Actor in a Special Project Drama
Excellence Award, Actress in a Special Project Drama
Golden Acting Award, Actor in a Special Project Drama
Best Young Actress
Best Couple Award

External links

Notes and References

  1. [Flowers of the prison] 옥중화- Go su, "Do you know how my mother died?" 20160618]. MBC Drama via Youtube . 2016-06-18. 2017-07-14.
  2. Web site: Jin Se-yeon to play heroine. The Korea Times. November 17, 2015. July 21, 2016.
  3. Web site: MBC clarifies rumor on airtime planning of The Flower in Prison. Hancinema. December 4, 2015. July 22, 2016.
  4. Web site: 고수-진세연, MBC '옥중화' 주인공 캐스팅 . Yoon Go-eun . . January 6, 2016 . May 2, 2016 . ko .
  5. Web site: Which top stars attended the first script reading of upcoming MBC drama Flower in Prison?. Allkpop. March 10, 2016. July 21, 2016.
  6. Web site: Ok Joong Hwa Gosa Spot Was Disclosed?. Bae Jung Yun. BNTNews. March 30, 2016. July 21, 2016. October 27, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201027235945/http://www.bntnews.co.uk/app/news.php?nid=29836. dead.
  7. Web site: [어저께TV] '옥중화' 고수, 10분 등장만으로 증명한 가치 ]. Jeong Joon-hwa. . May 2, 2016 . May 2, 2016 . ko .
  8. Web site: Flower in Prison set to be next hit drama. Park Jin-hai. The Korea Times. May 8, 2016. May 11, 2016.
  9. Web site: Halfway through, Flower of Prison leaves much to be expected. Lee Hye-ah. Yonhap. July 21, 2016. July 21, 2016.
  10. Web site: Joseon-era epic promises 'unexpected' adventures. Chung Joo-won. Yonhap. April 28, 2016. July 21, 2016.
  11. Web site: 옥중화 만나면 좋은 친구 MBC . 2024-06-10 . iMBC . ko.
  12. Web site: Glossary of Korean History . 2016-10-16 . 2019-05-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190530230438/http://esillok.history.go.kr/front/glossary/historicalTerms/HistoricalTermsList.do?&menuNo=&leftMenuNo=&pageIndex=1&searchABC= . dead .
  13. Web site: TNmS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu. TNmS Ratings. May 2, 2016. ko.
  14. Web site: AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu. Nielsen Korea. May 2, 2016. ko. 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.
  15. News: '옥중화' 내일 (5일) 결방...한국vs체코 평가전 여파. Kookje Daily News. June 4, 2016. June 5, 2016. ko.
  16. News: Jeong Ah-ran. MBC '옥중화', 축구 체코전 생중계로 오늘 결방. Yonhap News Agency. June 5, 2016. June 5, 2016. ko.
  17. News: Kang Soo-hyun. 리우 올림픽 중계로 MBC '가화만사성'-'옥중화'-'마리텔' 결방. Herald Business. August 6, 2016. August 6, 2016. ko.
  18. Web site: The MBC broadcasting schedule on August 13, 2016. August 7, 2016. ko.
  19. Web site: The MBC broadcasting schedule on August 14, 2016. August 14, 2016. ko.
  20. Web site: The MBC broadcasting schedule on August 20, 2016. August 20, 2016. ko.

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