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4.4/5 DramaFever Created by Lee Yong-suk Written by Park Eun-ryung Country of origin South Korea Number of episodes 30 Language Korean | 90% AsianWiki 8.9/10 IMDb Developed by Lee Yong-suk Directed by Yoon Sang-ho First episode date 26 January 2017 Network Seoul Broadcasting System | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Starring Lee Young-ae
Song Seung-heon Genres Sageuk, Fantasy, Romance Film Similar To the Dearest Intruder, Aim High, Maids, Punch, The Vigilantes in Masks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Drama saimdang the herstory working title revised romanization saimdang the herstory
Saimdang, Light's Diary (Hangul: 사임당, 빛의 일기) is a South Korean drama starring Lee Young-ae in the title role as Shin Saimdang, a famous Joseon-era artist and calligrapher who lived in the early 16th century. It airs on SBS every Wednesday and Thursday at 22:00 (KST) starting January 26, 2017.
Contents
- Drama saimdang the herstory working title revised romanization saimdang the herstory
- Synopsis
- Principal
- Past
- Present
- Others
- Production
- Ratings
- International Broadcast
- References
The series marks Lee's television comeback 14 years after her pan-Asia hit drama Dae Jang Geum (2003).
Synopsis
A Korean art history lecturer (Lee Young-ae) discovers the diary of a historical figure, and unravels the secret of a mysterious portrait that helps her re-discover the extraordinary life of Shin Saimdang (also played by Lee), a renowned poet-artist in the Joseon era
Principal
Past
Present
Others
Production
The drama was first announced in March 2015 with Lee Young-ae cast in the titular role of Saimdang marking her return to acting after a 10-year hiatus since the 2005 film Sympathy for Lady Vengeance, and her first television role since the 2003 hit Dae Jang Geum. Song Seung-heon was cast as Saimdang's fictional love interest in July 2015.
The first script reading took place on August 4, 2015 at SBS Ilsan Production Center in Tanhyun, South Korea with filming beginning August 10, 2015 and finished June 4, 2016.
Ratings
In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
International Broadcast
In the Los Angeles DMA, US the drama airs every Wednesday & Thursday with English subtitles, free over-the-air on Asian American channel, LA18 (channel 18) from February 16 to May 31, 2017. In the Philippines, it will air in GMA Network for their 2017 Omnibus Plus offer.