Dae Jang Geum Is Watching

Dae Jang Geum Is Watching^[2] (Korean: 대장금이 보고 있다) 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]

Dae Jang Geum Is Watching
Promotional poster
Also known as	Jang-geum, Oh My Grandma[1]
Hangul	대장금이 보고 있다
Lit.	The Great Jang-geum Is Watching
RR	Daejanggeumi bogo itda
MR	Taejanggŭmi pogo itta
Genre	Romance
Directed by	Sun Hye-yoon
Starring	Shin Dong-wook Kwon Yu-ri Lee Yul-eum Kim Hyun-joon Lee Min-hyuk
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	16
Production
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	70 minutes[1]
Production company	MBC Entertainment
Original release
Network	MBC TV
Release	October 11, 2018 (2018-10-11) – January 24, 2019 (2019-01-24)

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.
• Lee Sae-on as Jeon Jin-ho, Han Jin-mi's first love
• 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

Average TV viewership ratings (nationwide)

Ep.	Part	Broadcast date	Nielsen Korea[8]
1	1	October 11, 2018	1.8%
	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	1.8%
	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	0.6%
	2		0.7%
Average			1.1%
In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.