Hwajung

Details

 * Title: 화정 (華政) / Hwajeong
 * Also known as: Splendid Politics
 * Previously known as: Princess Jungmyung
 * Genre: Historical, political, romance
 * Episodes: 50
 * Broadcast network: MBC
 * Broadcast period: 2015-Apr-13 to 2015-Sep-29
 * Air time: Monday & Tuesday 22:00
 * Original Soundtrack: Hwajung OST

Synopsis
This interpretation tells of Gwanghae as the son of a concubine and secondary heir, who in his thirst for power, usurps the Crown and ousts his half-sister Jungmyung from the palace. Gwanghae is then deposed in a coup by the Westerners, who replace him with Injo. Extremely paranoid and wanting to stabilise his position, he is also out for Jungmyung's life.

Cast

 * Main Cast
 * Cha Seung Won as Prince Gwanghae
 * Lee Tae Hwan as teen Gwanghae
 * Lee Yun Hee as Princess Jungmyung / Hwayi
 * Jung Chan Bi as teen Jungmyung / Hwayi
 * Heo Jung Eun as child Jungmyung
 * Kim Jae Won as King Injo
 * Seo Kang Joon as Hong Joo Won
 * Yoon Chan Young as teen Joo Won
 * Choi Kwon Soo as child Joo Won
 * Han Joo Wan as Kang In Woo
 * Ahn Do Gyu as teen In Woo
 * Lee Tae Woo as child In Woo


 * Royal Family & Associates
 * Shin Eun Jung as Queen Inmok
 * Kim Min Seo as Jo Yeo Jung, Consort Jo
 * Baek Sung Hyun as Crown Prince Sohyeon
 * Shin Ki Joon as young Crown Prince Sohyeon
 * Kim Hee Jung as Consort Kang (Kang Bin)
 * Lee Seung Ah as Queen Inyeol
 * Chae Bin as Queen Jangnyeol
 * Jun Jin Seo as Grand Prince Yeongchang
 * Choi Jong Hwan as Prince Imhae
 * Park Young Kyu as King Seonjo
 * Yoo Jang Young as Prince Heung An
 * ??? as Prince Inseong
 * Kim Kyu Sun as Princess Jeonghye
 * Lee Min Ho as King Hyojong
 * Jang Seung Jo as Prince Jeongwon
 * Choi Woo Jin as Prince Seung Sun Gun


 * Gunpowder Associates
 * Park Won Sang as Jang Bong Soo
 * ??? as Jo Hyun
 * Kim Kwang Kyu as Lee Young Boo
 * Kwak Dong Yun as Lee Eui Rib
 * Jo Jae Ryong as Bang Geun
 * Lee Seung Hyung as Lee Suh
 * Kang Dae Hyun (강대현) as Soo Duk
 * Hwang Young Hee as Ok Joo
 * Hyun Seung Min as Eun Sul


 * Court & Associates
 * Jo Sung Ha as Kang Joo Sun (Kang In Woo's father)
 * Kim Yeo Jin as Kim Kae Shi
 * Jo Jung Eun as teen Kim Kae Shi
 * Jung Woong In as Lee Yi Chum
 * Jo Min Ki as Kim Ja-jeom
 * Uhm Hyo Sup as Hong Young
 * Lee Sung Min as Lee Deok Hyung
 * Nam Da Reum as child Deok Hyung
 * Ahn Nae Sang as Heo Gyun
 * Kang Moon Young as  Lady Yoon
 * Park Joon Gyu as Kim Ryu
 * Yoo Ha Bok as General Yi Gwal
 * Im Ho as Choi Myung-kil
 * Kim Chang Wan as Lee Won Ik
 * Jung Hae Kyun as General Gang Hong-rip
 * Nam Myung Ryul as Chung In Hong
 * Kim Seung Wook as Lee Hang Bok
 * Yoo Seung Mok as Yoo Hee Boon
 * Han Myung Goo as Jung In Hong
 * Jung Kyu Soo as Lee Choong
 * Lee Jae Goo (이재구)
 * Kim Hyung Bum as Kim Kyung Jing
 * Jang Kwang as Yi Gwi
 * Jung Wook
 * Lee Seung Hyo as Yi Shi Baek
 * Kim Seo Kyung as Yi Shi Bang
 * ??? as Yi Ye Soon
 * ??? as Yi Jung Pyo
 * Lee Jae Yong as Kim Sang Hyun
 * ??? as Yoon Do Ha (Joo Sun's lackey)
 * Kyung Kyu Soo (경규수) as Yi Chum's minion
 * Kim Young Im as Lady Jung
 * Kim So Yi as Lady Choi


 * Other
 * Gong Myung as Yi Jakyung, Jung Myung's bodyguard
 * Kang Chan Hee as young Ja Kyung
 * Baek Soo Ryun as Soo Ryun Gae
 * ??? as Yi Eui Shin
 * Jang Hyuk Jin as Ma Roo Noh
 * Kim Young Suk (김영석) as Jung Myung Soo
 * ??? as Ha Se Gook
 * ??? as Lee Sun
 * ??? as Nurhaci
 * Jung Sung Woon as Hong Taiji
 * Kim Tae Han as Yong Gol Dae
 * ??? as Man Ryuk Je
 * ??? as Mo Moon Ryong
 * Otani Ryohei as Idachi, Japanese merchant
 * Song Joon Hee
 * Lee Kyu Sub
 * Kim Ik Tae
 * Jun Moo Song
 * Ri Min
 * Han Yeo Wool
 * Park Min Soo
 * Jo Hyun Do
 * Lee Chang
 * Choi Bum Ho
 * Maeng Bong Hak
 * Kim Jung Hak
 * Seo Ho Chul
 * Baek Yoon Heum
 * Na Jae Kyun
 * Gong Jae Won
 * Park Kyu Jum
 * Jung Jong Yul
 * Im Hyun Sung
 * Na Kwang Hoon (나광훈)
 * Yoshimora Kenichi
 * Kwak Min Ho
 * Kwak Min Ho (곽민호)
 * Min Joon Hyun
 * Maeng Bong Hak as Dan Yuk

Production Credits

 * Production Company: Kim Jong Hak Productions
 * Chief Producer: Lee Chang Sub
 * Producer: Yoo Hyun Jong, Park Bo Kyung (박보경)
 * Director: Kim Sang Ho and Choi Jung Kyu
 * Screenwriter: Kim Yi Young

Recognitions

 * 2015 MBC Drama Awards: Top 10 Stars Award (Cha Seung Won)

Episode Ratings
See Hwajung/Episode Ratings