Saimdang, Light's Diary
| Saimdang, Light's Diary | |
|---|---|
| Genre |
Historical Romance |
| Written by | Park Eun-ryung |
| Directed by | Yoon Sang-ho |
| Starring |
Lee Young-ae Song Seung-heon |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language(s) | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 30 |
| Production company(s) |
Creative Leaders Group8 Inc. (ko) Emperor Entertainment Korea Ltd. |
| Distributor | SBS |
| Release | |
| Original network | SBS |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original release | January 2017 |
Saimdang: Light's Diary (Hangul: 사임당, 빛의 일기 ) is an upcoming South Korean television series starring Lee Young-ae and Song Seung-heon. The biographical series will chronicle the life and career of Shin Saimdang, a famed Joseon-era artist and calligrapher who lived in the early 16th century. It will begin airing on SBS on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 22:00 (KST) in January 2017.
Synopsis
A Korean art history lecturer (Lee Young-ae) discovers the diary of historical figure Shin Saimdang, and unravels the secret of a mysterious portrait. There, she discovers the extraordinary life of Saimdang, who became a renowned poet-artist in the Joseon era.
Cast
- Main Cast
- Lee Young-ae as Shin Saimdang / Seo Ji-yoon
- Park Hye-soo as young Shin Saimdang
- A renowned artist, calligrapher and philosopher. Lee simultaneously plays a modern-day historian, who teaches Korean art at a university.
- Song Seung-heon as Lee Gyum
- Yang Se-jong as young Lee Gyum
- Saimdang's lover; an aristocrat and painter with a carefree spirit.
- Oh Yoon-ah as Whieumdang Choi
- Yoon Ye-joo as young Whieumdang Choi
- Saimdang's biggest rival.
- Kim Hae-sook as Saimdang's grandmother.
- Others
- Yoon Da-hoon as Lee Won-soo
- Choi Chul-ho
- Choi Jong-hwan
- Yoon Suk-hwa
- Kim Mi-kyung
- Park Jung-hak
- Lee Joo-yeon
- Park Joon-myun
- Kim Young-joon
- Hong Suk-chun
- Sul Jung-hwan
- Jang Suh-kyung
- Song Joon-hee
- Kwak Ji-hye as Yoo Bin
Production
The drama was first announced in March 2015 with Lee Young-ae cast in the titular role of Saimdang. It marks her comeback to acting after a 10-year hiatus since the 2005 film Sympathy for Lady Vengeance, and her first drama since the 2003 hit drama Jewel in the Palace.[1] Song Seung-heon was cast as the male lead in July 2015,[2] and would star as Saimdang's fictional love interest in the drama.
First script reading took place August 4, 2015 at SBS Ilsan Production Center in Tanhyun, South Korea. Lee Young-ae, Oh Yoon-ah, Yun Da-hun, Kim Hae-sook and other cast members attended except for lead actor Song Seung-heon. Filming began August 10, 2015 and finished June 4, 2016.
Broadcasting rights have already sold to China, Japan, Thailand, Singapore, and Indonesia.