| Alt Name: | The Daughter of the Emperor | ||||
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| Creator: | Kim Jin-min | ||||
| Country: | South Korea | ||||
| Language: | Korean | ||||
| Num Episodes: | 108 | ||||
| Executive Producer: | Kim Jin-min | ||||
| Producer: | Kim Ho-joon | ||||
| Camera: | Single camera | ||||
| Runtime: | 35 minutes | ||||
| Company: | MBC | ||||
| Channel: | MBC |
The King's Daughter, Soo Baek-hyang is a Korean-language historical drama depicting the life of Soo Baek-hyang, the daughter of King Muryeong of Baekje. It was aired on MBC TV from September 30, 2013, to March 14, 2014, on Monday and Friday at 20:55 (KST).[1] [2] The series was scheduled have 120 episodes, but it was reduced to 108 on March 4, 2014.
Yung is a successful general in the army of his cousin King Dongseong. He is in love with Chae-hwa, the daughter of a court official named Baek-ga. Baek-ga is committed to bringing Yung to the throne, with his daughter as the queen. When he is accused of the king's murder, the two lovers are forced apart. Chae-hwa is taken to Gaya by a servant, Goo-chun, and there she gives birth to Yung's daughter, Seol-nan. She subsequently marries the man who had saved her and, some years later, gives birth to a second child, Seol-hee. In the meantime, Yung, who believes that his lover is dead, ascends the throne as Muryeong. In an attempt to protect Jin-moo, the son of the former King Dongseong, Yung exchanges his own son, Myung-nong, for Jin-moo. Years later, simple-minded Seol-nan falls in love with Myung-nong, while her ambitious sister Seol-hee tries to become the princess.
| Episode # | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TNmS Ratings[3] | AGB Nielsen[4] | ||||||
| width=100 | Nationwide | width=100 | Seoul National Capital Area | width=100 | Nationwide | width=100 | Seoul National Capital Area |
| 1 | September 30, 2013 | 7.4% | 8.8% | 7.5% | 8.6% | ||
| 2 | October 1, 2013 | 7.5% | 8.2% | 7.3% | 8.5% | ||
| 3 | October 2, 2013 | 7.1% | 8.4% | 6.7% | 8.0% | ||
| 4 | October 3, 2013 | 6.2% | 6.5% | 7.5% | |||
| 5 | October 4, 2013 | 5.6% | 5.8% | ||||
| 6 | October 7, 2013 | 7.7% | 9.0% | 7.1% | 7.9% | ||
| 7 | October 8, 2013 | 7.5% | 8.7% | 7.1% | 8.0% | ||
| 8 | October 9, 2013 | 8.5% | 9.4% | 8.2% | 8.7% | ||
| 9 | October 10, 2013 | 7.2% | 7.4% | 7.4% | 8.3% | ||
| 10 | October 11, 2013 | 6.6% | 7.4% | 6.6% | 7.3% | ||
| 11 | October 15, 2013 | 5.6% | 6.1% | 6.1% | 6.6% | ||
| 12 | October 17, 2013 | 6.4% | 7.2% | 6.9% | 7.6% | ||
| 13 | October 18, 2013 | 5.7% | 6.2% | ||||
| 14 | October 21, 2013 | 7.5% | 7.6% | 7.0% | 7.3% | ||
| 15 | October 22, 2013 | 7.8% | 8.6% | 7.7% | 8.3% | ||
| 16 | October 23, 2013 | 7.7% | 8.2% | 7.1% | 7.8% | ||
| 17 | October 24, 2013 | 7.8% | 8.3% | 7.4% | 8.2% | ||
| 18 | October 25, 2013 | 7.7% | 8.4% | 6.1% | 6.7% | ||
| 19 | October 28, 2013 | 6.7% | 7.2% | 8.0% | 8.4% | ||
| 20 | October 29, 2013 | 6.9% | 7.2% | 7.3% | 8.0% | ||
| 21 | October 30, 2013 | 7.6% | 8.1% | 7.3% | 8.1% | ||
| 22 | November 1, 2013 | 6.8% | 7.8% | 7.6% | 7.9% | ||
| 23 | November 4, 2013 | 6.9% | 7.1% | 7.6% | 8.3% | ||
| 24 | November 5, 2013 | 8.4% | 9.1% | 8.7% | 9.6% | ||
| 25 | November 6, 2013 | 8.1% | 8.5% | 8.2% | 8.6% | ||
| 26 | November 7, 2013 | 7.8% | 8.0% | 8.3% | 9.3% | ||
| 27 | November 8, 2013 | 7.7% | 8.4% | 8.1% | 9.1% | ||
| 28 | November 11, 2013 | 8.5% | 9.3% | 7.5% | 7.9% | ||
| 29 | November 12, 2013 | 8.0% | 8.6% | 8.8% | 9.3% | ||
| 30 | November 13, 2013 | 6.9% | 7.3% | 8.0% | 8.6% | ||
| 31 | November 14, 2013 | 8.2% | 8.8% | 7.6% | 8.4% | ||
| 32 | November 15, 2013 | 6.4% | 6.6% | 5.7% | 6.6% | ||
| 33 | November 18, 2013 | 7.8% | 8.8% | 8.6% | 9.4% | ||
| 34 | November 19, 2013 | 8.8% | 10.1% | 8.7% | 9.3% | ||
| 35 | November 20, 2013 | 8.2% | 8.0% | 7.6% | 8.0% | ||
| 36 | November 21, 2013 | 8.4% | 8.6% | 8.1% | 8.4% | ||
| 37 | November 22, 2013 | 8.1% | 8.4% | 7.9% | 8.5% | ||
| 38 | November 25, 2013 | 8.8% | 10.6% | 8.5% | 8.9% | ||
| 39 | November 26, 2013 | 8.2% | 9.0% | 8.7% | 9.0% | ||
| 40 | November 27, 2013 | 8.3% | 8.1% | 8.6% | 9.2% | ||
| 41 | November 28, 2013 | 8.6% | 9.5% | 8.8% | 9.6% | ||
| 42 | November 29, 2013 | 7.8% | 8.7% | 7.7% | 8.2% | ||
| 43 | December 2, 2013 | 10.1% | 11.7% | 8.6% | 9.0% | ||
| 44 | December 3, 2013 | 9.7% | 9.9% | 9.7% | 10.7% | ||
| 45 | December 4, 2013 | 8.7% | 9.4% | 9.2% | 10.0% | ||
| 46 | December 5, 2013 | 8.6% | 9.2% | 9.6% | 10.2% | ||
| 47 | December 6, 2013 | 8.2% | 8.5% | 8.2% | 9.1% | ||
| 48 | December 9, 2013 | 8.9% | 10.3% | 9.7% | 10.3% | ||
| 49 | December 10, 2013 | 9.4% | 10.4% | 10.0% | 10.4% | ||
| 50 | December 11, 2013 | 8.5% | 9.6% | 9.0% | 9.1% | ||
| 51 | December 12, 2013 | 9.3% | 10.8% | 9.1% | 9.2% | ||
| 52 | December 13, 2013 | 8.0% | 8.9% | 8.4% | 9.5% | ||
| 53 | December 16, 2013 | 9.3% | 10.8% | 8.8% | 9.1% | ||
| 54 | December 17, 2013 | 9.4% | 10.9% | 9.2% | 9.4% | ||
| 55 | December 18, 2013 | 9.0% | 9.9% | 9.0% | 9.7% | ||
| 56 | December 19, 2013 | 8.4% | 9.0% | 8.9% | 9.5% | ||
| 57 | December 20, 2013 | 7.7% | 8.4% | 9.2% | 9.4% | ||
| 58 | December 23, 2013 | 9.9% | 10.1% | 9.5% | 10.5% | ||
| 59 | December 24, 2013 | 8.9% | 9.9% | 9.6% | 10.5% | ||
| 60 | December 25, 2013 | 9.1% | 10.1% | 10.3% | 11.5% | ||
| 61 | December 26, 2013 | 9.3% | 10.2% | 10.2% | 11.4% | ||
| 62 | December 27, 2013 | 7.8% | 8.0% | 9.1% | 9.8% | ||
| 63 | January 1, 2014 | 9.7% | 10.5% | 10.6% | 11.6% | ||
| 64 | January 2, 2014 | 9.3% | 10.2% | 9.6% | 10.6% | ||
| 65 | January 3, 2014 | 8.3% | 9.5% | 8.9% | 9.4% | ||
| 66 | January 6, 2014 | 9.2% | 10.4% | 10.4% | 10.6% | ||
| 67 | January 7, 2014 | 10.3% | 11.6% | 10.2% | 11.0% | ||
| 68 | January 8, 2014 | 9.6% | 11.1% | 9.0% | 9.7% | ||
| 69 | January 9, 2014 | 8.7% | 9.7% | 9.6% | 10.8% | ||
| 70 | January 10, 2014 | 8.9% | 10.8% | 8.4% | 9.0% | ||
| 71 | January 13, 2014 | 9.9% | 11.9% | 9.3% | 10.1% | ||
| 72 | January 14, 2014 | 10.1% | 11.6% | 10.5% | 10.7% | ||
| 73 | January 15, 2014 | 8.8% | 10.3% | 9.9% | 10.3% | ||
| 74 | January 16, 2014 | 10.5% | 12.3% | 10.2% | 10.4% | ||
| 75 | January 17, 2014 | 8.2% | 8.3% | 8.9% | 9.9% | ||
| 76 | January 20, 2014 | 9.8% | 11.6% | 10.3% | 11.4% | ||
| 77 | January 21, 2014 | 9.8% | 10.6% | 11.1% | 12.1% | ||
| 78 | January 22, 2014 | 9.7% | 9.8% | 9.7% | 9.8% | ||
| 79 | January 23, 2014 | 9.4% | 11.4% | 9.7% | 10.6% | ||
| 80 | January 24, 2014 | 9.6% | 10.1% | 9.2% | 9.5% | ||
| 81 | January 27, 2014 | 10.0% | 11.1% | 9.0% | 9.4% | ||
| 82 | January 28, 2014 | 9.4% | 10.5% | 9.8% | 10.3% | ||
| 83 | January 29, 2014 | 9.2% | 10.2% | 9.1% | 9.3% | ||
| 84 | February 3, 2014 | 10.6% | 12.0% | 10.8% | 11.1% | ||
| 85 | February 4, 2014 | 10.6% | 11.5% | 10.6% | 11.1% | ||
| 86 | February 5, 2014 | 9.6% | 10.3% | 10.0% | 10.5% | ||
| 87 | February 6, 2014 | 9.8% | 11.0% | 10.1% | 10.7% | ||
| 88 | February 7, 2014 | 9.3% | 9.7% | 10.0% | 10.6% | ||
| 89 | February 13, 2014 | 8.6% | 9.1% | 9.1% | 9.5% | ||
| 90 | February 14, 2014 | 10.0% | 10.9% | 9.1% | 9.6% | ||
| 91 | February 17, 2014 | 10.9% | 12.4% | 10.6% | 10.8% | ||
| 92 | February 19, 2014 | 10.8% | 11.7% | 11.5% | 11.5% | ||
| 93 | February 20, 2014 | 10.7% | 11.3% | 10.7% | 10.8% | ||
| 94 | February 24, 2014 | 10.0% | 12.9% | 10.9% | 11.8% | ||
| 95 | February 25, 2014 | 10.9% | 12.3% | 11.6% | 11.7% | ||
| 96 | February 26, 2014 | 10.5% | 11.1% | 10.8% | 10.5% | ||
| 97 | February 27, 2014 | 11.1% | 12.4% | 10.8% | 11.5% | ||
| 98 | February 28, 2014 | 10.0% | 11.0% | 11.4% | 11.2% | ||
| 99 | March 3, 2014 | 10.6% | 12.2% | 12.0% | |||
| 100 | March 4, 2014 | 10.4% | 11.0% | 11.4% | 11.5% | ||
| 101 | March 5, 2014 | 11.1% | 12.2% | 10.5% | 10.2% | ||
| 102 | March 6, 2014 | 10.5% | 12.2% | 10.7% | 11.0% | ||
| 103 | March 7, 2014 | 10.2% | 12.0% | 9.8% | 9.7% | ||
| 104 | March 10, 2014 | 11.0% | 11.2% | ||||
| 105 | March 11, 2014 | 10.9% | 11.5% | 11.5% | 12.0% | ||
| 106 | March 12, 2014 | 11.2% | 11.5% | 11.7% | 12.2% | ||
| 107 | March 13, 2014 | 11.3% | 12.5% | 11.4% | |||
| 108 | March 14, 2014 | 11.5% | 11.8% | 11.6% | 11.7% | ||
| Average | |||||||
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | MBC Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama | Lee Jae-ryong | ||
| Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama | Jo Hyun-jae | ||||
| Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama | Seo Hyun-jin | ||||
| Seo Woo | |||||
| 2014 | APAN Star Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama | Seo Hyun-jin |