Splendid Politics
2015 South Korean television series
Splendid Politics (Korean: 화정; RR: Hwajeong) is a 2015 South Korean television series starring Cha Seung-won, Lee Yeon-hee, Kim Jaewon, Seo Kang-joon, Han Joo-wan and Jo Sung-ha. It aired on MBC from April 13 to September 29, 2015 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 22:00 for 50 episodes.
The Korean title Hwajeong is a shortened version of Hwaryeohan Jeongchi (literally "Splendid Politics").
01Plot
Prince Gwanghae (portrayed by Cha Seung-won), son of a concubine, usurps the Joseon throne from the direct bloodline of his father, King Seonjo (portrayed by Park Yeong-gyu).
After her younger brother, Grand Prince Yeongchang (portrayed by Jeon Jin-seo), is executed, Princess Jeongmyeong (portrayed by Lee Yeon-hee), who managed to flee the palace during the massacre, starts living as a commoner disguised as a man while plotting her revenge.
02Cast
Main
- Cha Seung-won as Yi Hon, Prince Gwanghae
- Lee Tae-hwan as young Yi Hon
- Lee Yeon-hee as Princess Jeongmyeong
- Jung Chan-bi as young Princess Jeongmyeong
- Heo Jung-eun as child Princess Jeongmyeong
- Kim Jae-won as Prince Neungyang, later King Injo
- Seo Kang-joon as Hong Joo-won
- Yoon Chan-young as young Hong Joo-won
- Choi Kwon-soo as child Hong Joo-won
- Han Joo-wan as Kang In-woo
- Ahn Do-gyu as young Kang In-woo
- Lee Tae-woo as child Kang In-woo
- Jo Sung-ha as Kang Joo-sun, Kang In-woo's father
Supporting
Royal Household
- Park Yeong-gyu as King Seonjo
- Shin Eun-jung as Queen Inmok
- Choi Jong-hwan as Prince Imhae
- Jang Seung-jo as Prince Jeongwon, Prince Neungyang's father
- Kim Gyu-sun as Princess Jeonghye
- Jeon Jin-seo as Grand Prince Yeongchang
- Lee Seung-ah as Queen Inryeol
- Baek Sung-hyun as Crown Prince Sohyeon
- Kim Hee-jung as Crown Princess Minhoe
- Lee Tae-ri as Grand Prince Bongrim, later King Hyojong
- Song Jun-hee as child Grand Prince Bongrim
- Kim Min-seo as Jo Yeo-jeong / Royal Consort So-yong of the Okcheon Jo clan
- Choi Woo-jin as Yi Jing, Prince Sungseon
Northern Faction (Gwanghae Group)
- Jung Woong-in as Lee Yi-cheom
- Kim Yeo-jin as Court Lady Kim Gae-shi
- Jo Jung-eun as young Kim Gae-shi
- Shin Rin-ah as child Kim Gae-shi
- Han Myung-koo as Chung In-hong
- Yoo Seung-mok as Yoo Hee-boon
- Jung Kyu-soo as Lee Choong
- Lee Jae-gu as the Chief Eunuch
Western Faction (Injo Group)
- Jo Min-ki as Kim Ja-jeom
- Park Jun-gyu as Kim Ryu
- Jang Gwang as Yi Gwi
- Kim Hyung-beom as Kim Kyung-jing, Kim Ryu's son
- Lee Seung-hyo as Lee Si-baek
- Kim Seo-kyung as Lee Si-bang
- Jung Wook as a State Ceremony Eunuch
People around Princess Jeongmyeong
- Im Ho as Choi Myung-gil
- Lee Jae-yong as Kim Sang-hun
- Kim Chang-wan as Lee Won-ik
- Kim Seung-wook as Lee Hang-bok
- Um Hyo-sup as Hong Yeong, Hong Joo-won's father
- Kim Young-im as Court Lady Jung
- Gong Myung as Ja-gyung
- Kang Chan-hee as young Ja-gyung
Other subordinates
- Ahn Nae-sang as Heo Gyun
- Lee Sung-min as Lee Duk-hyung
- Nam Da-reum as young Duk-hyung
- Park Ji-il as Kim Je-nam, Queen Inmok's father
- Jung Hae-kyun as Kang Hong-rib
Cameo
- Park Won-sang as Jang Bong-soo
- Kim Kwang-kyu as Yi Yeong-bu
- Kwak Dong-yeon as Yi Ui-rip
- Jo Jae-ryong as Bang-Geun
- Lee Seung-hyung as Yi-seo
- Kim Hyun as Court Lady Inspector
- Hwang Young-hee as Ok-joo
- Baek Su-ryeon as Soo Ryun-gae
- Lee Jae-gu
- Kim Ki-bang as Gu-bok
- Kim Kyu-chul
- Kang Shin-il
- Jung Ji-so as Eun-seol
- Kang Dae-hyun as Su-Deok
- Kang Moon-young as Lady Yoon, Kang Joo-sun's wife
- Kim So-yi as Court Lady Choi
- Baek Soo-ryun as Soo Ryun-gae
- Jang Hyuk-jin as Maruno
- Jung Sung-woon as Hong Taiji
- Kim Joon-bae as Yong Gol-dae
03Ratings
In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
| Episode # | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TNmS Ratings | AGB Nielsen | |||||
| Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area | Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area | |||
| 1 | 2015-04-13 | 10.0% | 12.3% | 10.5% | 12.0% | |
| 2 | 2015-04-14 | 10.5% | 12.4% | 11.8% | 12.8% | |
| 3 | 2015-04-20 | 9.0% | 11.6% | 10.9% | 12.6% | |
| 4 | 2015-04-21 | 10.4% | 12.6% | 10.8% | 12.1% | |
| 5 | 2015-04-27 | 9.7% | 12.1% | 9.9% | 11.2% | |
| 6 | 2015-04-28 | 10.0% | 12.0% | 10.9% | 11.6% | |
| 7 | 2015-05-04 | 9.2% | 10.9% | 9.4% | 10.2% | |
| 8 | 2015-05-05 | 9.9% | 12.0% | 10.3% | 11.7% | |
| 9 | 2015-05-11 | 8.3% | 9.8% | 9.5% | 10.8% | |
| 10 | 2015-05-12 | 9.3% | 10.6% | 10.1% | 11.4% | |
| 11 | 2015-05-18 | 8.2% | 9.9% | 10.6% | 12.4% | |
| 12 | 2015-05-19 | 9.2% | 11.2% | 11.4% | 13.0% | |
| 13 | 2015-05-25 | 8.3% | 10.2% | 10.4% | 11.5% | |
| 14 | 2015-05-26 | 8.9% | 11.0% | 12.2% | ||
| 15 | 2015-06-01 | 8.4% | 9.9% | 10.6% | 12.5% | |
| 16 | 2015-06-02 | 9.1% | 11.2% | 10.2% | 11.6% | |
| 17 | 2015-06-08 | 8.8% | 11.1% | 11.9% | ||
| 18 | 2015-06-09 | 11.0% | 13.4% | 11.0% | 12.7% | |
| 19 | 2015-06-15 | 10.3% | 12.1% | 10.7% | 12.4% | |
| 20 | 2015-06-16 | 9.3% | 11.1% | 11.0% | 12.5% | |
| 21 | 2015-06-22 | 10.1% | 11.8% | 11.6% | 13.3% | |
| 22 | 2015-06-23 | 9.9% | 12.1% | 10.7% | 12.2% | |
| 23 | 2015-06-29 | 9.2% | 10.8% | 10.0% | 10.8% | |
| 24 | 2015-06-30 | 9.7% | 12.0% | 9.8% | ||
| 25 | 2015-07-06 | 8.0% | 9.8% | 8.9% | 9.8% | |
| 26 | 2015-07-07 | 8.4% | 10.3% | 8.8% | ||
| 27 | 2015-07-13 | 8.3% | 10.6% | 9.1% | 10.2% | |
| 28 | 2015-07-14 | 7.6% | 9.2% | 9.8% | 10.8% | |
| 29 | 2015-07-20 | 7.8% | 9.8% | 9.9% | 10.9% | |
| 30 | 2015-07-21 | 9.4% | 10.9% | 11.4% | 12.3% | |
| 31 | 2015-07-27 | 7.5% | 9.2% | 10.3% | 11.5% | |
| 32 | 2015-07-28 | 9.2% | 10.4% | |||
| 33 | 2015-08-03 | 7.9% | 9.3% | 9.1% | 10.7% | |
| 34 | 2015-08-04 | 9.2% | 9.9% | 9.8% | 11.0% | |
| 35 | 2015-08-10 | 8.0% | 9.5% | 9.0% | 10.5% | |
| 36 | 2015-08-11 | 8.6% | 9.6% | 10.7% | 12.4% | |
| 37 | 2015-08-17 | 8.1% | 9.6% | 10.4% | ||
| 38 | 2015-08-18 | 8.8% | 10.7% | 9.7% | 10.6% | |
| 39 | 2015-08-24 | 7.9% | 8.7% | 8.8% | 10.5% | |
| 40 | 2015-08-25 | 8.2% | 9.0% | 9.9% | ||
| 41 | 2015-08-31 | 7.3% | 8.5% | 9.5% | ||
| 42 | 2015-09-01 | 8.5% | 10.1% | 8.9% | 9.6% | |
| 43 | 2015-09-07 | 7.3% | 7.6% | 8.1% | 9.3% | |
| 44 | 2015-09-08 | 7.8% | 8.3% | 9.1% | ||
| 45 | 2015-09-14 | 7.1% | 8.5% | 8.1% | 8.7% | |
| 46 | 2015-09-15 | 8.7% | 10.3% | 10.8% | 12.2% | |
| 47 | 2015-09-21 | 7.4% | 7.7% | 9.7% | 10.9% | |
| 48 | 2015-09-22 | 8.3% | 9.3% | 10.5% | 12.1% | |
| 49 | 2015-09-28 | 5.6% | 6.1% | 5.7% | 6.2% | |
| 50 | 2015-09-29 | 6.2% | 7.2% | 7.8% | 8.8% | |
| Average | 8.7% | 10.2% | 9.9% | 11.1% | ||
04Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 8th Korea Drama Awards | Grand Prize (Daesang) | Cha Seung-won | Nominated |
| Excellence Award, Actor | Seo Kang-joon | Nominated | ||
| Hot Star Award | Won | |||
| 4th APAN Star Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama | Cha Seung-won | Nominated | |
| 23rd Korea Cultural Entertainment Awards | Best Actor Award, Drama | Kim Jaewon | Won | |
| 34th MBC Drama Awards | Grand Prize (Daesang) | Cha Seung-won | Nominated | |
| Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Special Project Drama | Nominated | |||
| Excellence Award, Actor in a Special Project Drama | Kim Jaewon | Nominated | ||
| Excellence Award, Actress in a Special Project Drama | Lee Yeon-hee | Nominated | ||
| Best Supporting Actor in a Special Project Drama | Jung Woong-in | Nominated | ||
| Best New Actor in a Special Project Drama | Seo Kang-joon | Nominated | ||
| Top 10 Stars Award | Cha Seung-won | Won |
Sources and credits
This article is adapted from the Wikipedia article “Splendid Politics”, written by its contributors and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Fathomly has changed the layout, removed citation markers, navigation and maintenance notices, and adjusted punctuation. This adapted version is shared under the same license. For references, see the original article.
Images, from Wikimedia Commons:
- Splendid Politics (화정 - Hwajung) Promotional Poster.jpg by Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation, Fair use
Fathomly is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Wikimedia Foundation. Spotted a problem? Tell us.