The Flower in Prison

The Flower in Prison
Genre Historical
Romance
Action
Written by Choi Wan-kyu
Directed by Lee Byung-hoon
Choi Jeong-kyu
Starring Jin Se-yeon
Go Soo
Kim Mi-sook
Jung Joon-ho
Park Joo-mi
Yoon Joo-hee
Kim Soo-yeon
Jun Kwang-ryul
Choi Tae-joon
Country of origin South Korea
No. of episodes 51
Production
Executive producer(s) Kim Ho-young
Location(s) South Korea
Running time 75 minutes
Production company(s) Kim Jong-hak Productions
Release
Original network MBC
Picture format 1080i
Audio format 2 channels Dolby Digital
Original release April 30 (2016-04-30) – November 6, 2016 (2016-11-06)
External links
Website
The Flower in Prison at Kim Jong-hak Productions

The Flower in Prison (Hangul: 옥중화; RR: Okjunghwa; MR: Okchunghwa) is a 2016 South Korean television series starring Jin Se-yeon, Go Soo, Kim Mi-sook, Jung Joon-ho, Park Joo-mi, Yoon Joo-hee, Kim Soo-yeon, Jun Kwang-ryul and Choi Tae-joon.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] It is MBC's special project drama to commemorate the network's 55th-founding anniversary. The drama also marks the 3rd time collaboration between director Lee Byung-hoon and writer Choi Wan-kyu, after Hur Jun and Sangdo.[9] It replaced Marriage Contract and aired on MBC every Saturdays and Sundays at 22:00 (KST) for 51 episodes from April 30 to November 6, 2016.

Plot

Set during the Joseon dynasty, the series details the story of Ok-nyeo (Jin Se-yeon), a girl who was born and raised in prison, and her adventures with the mysterious Yoon Tae-won (Go Soo). She later becomes an advocate for the poor and unfairly accused through the Waeji-bu, the private litigation system in Joseon.

Cast

Main cast

People of Jeonokseo

Mapo-Songpa merchants

People around Chung Nanjung & Yun Won-hyung

People of kisaeng room Sosolu

Extended cast

  • Im Ho as Kang Seon-ho
  • Kwak Min-ho as Gi Choon-soo (Naegeumwi's chief administrative officer)
  • Kim Min-kyung as Sanggung Kim
  • Seo Ha-joon as King Myeongjong
  • Lee Bong-won as Yang Dong-goo (Podocheong's lieutenant)
  • Jung Woo-shik as Song Seok-woo (Podocheong's lieutenant)
  • Han In-soo as Lee Jeong-myung (Minister of Military Affairs)
  • Jung Sung-woon as Prince Deokheung (son of King Jungjong)
  • Lee Seung-ah as Sanggung Han (Sanggung of the Great Hall)
  • Kim Kyung-ryong as Oh Dal-joong (Pyeongsiseo's assistant magistrate)
  • Son Seon-geun as Kim Tae-jeong (Ministry of Justice's secretary)
  • Shin Gook as Lee Young-shin
  • Song Yong-tae as Sogyeokseo's assistant commissioner
  • Lee Jong-goo as Pyeongsiseo's assistant commissioner
  • Kim Tae-young as Podocheong's chief
  • Cha Geon-woo as Hwanghae-do's governor
  • Lee Chan as Jang Seon-poong (Haeju Provincial Governor's Office's clerk)
  • Ryu Seung-gook as Han Jae-seo (Naegeumwi's chief administrative officer)
  • Gong Jae-won as Internal Officer of the Great Hall
  • Lee Joo-seok as Lee Jeong-gook (interpreter)
  • Kim Jin-ho as Jung Sang-ho

Others

  • Bae Geu-rin as Ga-bi (Ok-nyeo's biological mother)
  • Han Da-eun as Seon-hwa
  • Song Young-woong as Oh Jang-hyun (Ming's Joseon-born functionary)
  • Bong Hye-seon
  • Kim Jeong-seok
  • Bang Gil-seung
  • Yang Jae-young
  • Yoo Sang-jae
  • Lee Jin-mok
  • Ra Yoon-chan
  • Ahn Soo-ho
  • Kim Tae-beom
  • Min Byung-wook
  • Yoon Sung-won
  • Lee Doo-seok
  • Baek Min as Kim Moon-chang
  • Lee Joo-seok
  • Jung Jin as Atayi (Jurchen tribe)
  • Jang Moon-gyu
  • Kim Dae-heung
  • Yoon Jong-goo
  • Park Jeong-woo as Yoon Tae-gyu
  • Kwon Beom-taek
  • Kang Cheol-sung
  • Jung Dong-gyu as Lee Myung-woo
  • Lee Sook as Yeo Joo-daek
  • Sung Chan-ho
  • Choi Gyo-sik
  • Lee Yoon-sang
  • Lee Gyu-seop
  • Jung Eun-sung as Myung-seon
  • Maeng Bong-hak
  • Ahn Shin-woo
  • Seo Ha as Man-ok
  • Park Sung-gyun
  • Baek Seung-cheol
  • Kim Yoon-tae
  • Kim Joo-hwang
  • Choi Yoon-joon
  • Park Geon-rak
  • Song Jin-woo
  • Yoon Young-joo as Min Soo-ok
  • Jang Tae-min
  • Yoo Ha-bok as bandit boss
  • Im Sung-pyo
  • Ri Min
  • Lee Chang
  • Jeon Hae-ryong
  • Seol In-ah
  • Sung Hyun-mi
  • Kim Mi-so as Mong-shil
  • Park Joo-hyung as Lee Myung-heon (Naegeumwi's former chief administrative officer)
  • Go Eun-soo as Cho-hee (Ok-nyeo's escorted warrior)
  • Son Gwang-eop
  • Choi Jong-nam as Ma Chang-do
  • Bae Do-hwan
  • Shin Joon-young
  • Jung Hyun-seok
  • Ahn Min-sang
  • Na Sung-gyun
  • Moon Cheol-hoon
  • Yoon Sung-hyun
  • Kim Kwang-tae
  • Kim Jin-seo
  • Jo Jeong-moon
  • Kang Hak-soo
  • Go Han-min
  • Uhm Tae-ok
  • Kim Beop-rae as King Jungjong (Ok-nyeo's biological father)
  • N/A as Prince Haseong (later King Seonjo, third son of Prince Deokheung)
  • Yoon Yong-hyun as Jung Man-ho (Chung Nan-jung's younger cousin)
  • Park Ik-joon
  • Lee Taek-geun
  • Mi Seok
  • Ha Soo-ho
  • Park No-sik
  • Yoon Hyuk-jin
  • Jang Gyeok-soo
  • Song Kyung-eui
  • Min Joon-hyun

Cameo appearances

Notes

(of the Administrative Offices of the Joseon era which appeared in this drama)

Source: Glossary of Korean History

Ratings

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[10] AGB Nielsen Ratings[11]
Nationwide Seoul National Capital Area Nationwide Seoul National Capital Area
1 April 30, 2016 16.2% 17.3% 17.3% 18.8%
2 May 1, 2016 18.4% 20.1% 20.0% 21.9%
3 May 7, 2016 16.6% 19.2% 16.9% 19.2%
4 May 8, 2016 17.6% 20.7% 19.5% 21.7%
5 May 14, 2016 18.7% 20.9% 20.3% 22.1%
6 May 15, 2016 17.9% 20.6% 19.8% 21.7%
7 May 21, 2016 15.9% 18.5% 16.5% 17.7%
8 May 22, 2016 15.8% 16.9% 17.7% 19.0%
9 May 28, 2016 15.4% 16.5% 17.2% 18.5%
10 May 29, 2016 16.4% 17.9% 18.7% 19.7%
11 June 4, 2016 15.9% 16.3% 16.8% 17.7%
12 June 11, 2016 15.2% 16.7% 16.9% 17.9%
13 June 12, 2016 15.2% 16.7% 19.0% 20.6%
14 June 18, 2016 14.8% 16.1% 17.3% 17.8%
15 June 19, 2016 16.0% 17.2% 18.7% 19.1%
16 June 25, 2016 14.8% 16.4% 17.2% 18.2%
17 June 26, 2016 15.9% 17.8% 18.3% 19.0%
18 July 2, 2016 15.8% 16.2% 19.0% 20.1%
19 July 3, 2016 16.7% 17.7% 18.7% 19.9%
20 July 9, 2016 15.4% 16.4% 18.4% 20.1%
21 July 10, 2016 16.7% 17.6% 18.9% 20.6%
22 July 16, 2016 15.8% 17.2% 19.6% 21.3%
23 July 17, 2016 15.8% 15.3% 19.9% 21.5%
24 July 23, 2016 18.1% 18.9% 19.7% 21.9%
25 July 24, 2016 18.5% 18.6% 19.8% 20.7%
26 July 30, 2016 18.7% 21.2% 19.6% 21.0%
27 July 31, 2016 18.9% 19.7% 21.1% 21.8%
28 August 7, 2016 17.7% 17.1% 19.0% 19.6%
29 August 21, 2016 16.7% 16.7% 19.4% 20.7%
30 August 27, 2016 15.5% 15.3% 18.5% 20.2%
31 August 28, 2016 17.6% 17.5% 19.9% 21.5%
32 September 3, 2016 17.0% 17.9% 18.3% 19.8%
33 September 4, 2016 17.5% 18.5% 20.0% 21.1%
34 September 10, 2016 16.9% 17.7% 20.0% 21.0%
35 September 11, 2016 18.0% 18.6% 21.3% 22.9%
36 September 17, 2016 15.0% 15.4% 18.0% 18.2%
37 September 18, 2016 19.3% 17.8% 22.0% 22.6%
38 September 24, 2016 17.4% 17.1% 20.6% 21.7%
39 September 25, 2016 19.6% 19.5% 20.8% 21.6%
40 October 1, 2016 18.0% 19.0% 19.9% 21.4%
41 October 2, 2016 20.1% 20.9% 21.4% 22.3%
42 October 8, 2016 18.9% 19.3% 21.0% 21.6%
43 October 9, 2016 19.4% 18.5% 21.7% 22.0%
44 October 15, 2016 18.7% 18.8% 21.4% 22.3%
45 October 16, 2016 19.7% 21.6% 21.7% 22.6%
46 October 22, 2016 17.6% 17.9% 21.0% 22.3%
47 October 23, 2016 18.9% 19.5% 21.2% 21.4%
48 October 29, 2016 18.8% 20.0% 20.8% 21.8%
49 October 30, 2016 20.3% 20.6% 22.6% 23.8%
50 November 5, 2016 17.5% 17.8% 20.3% 21.4%
51 November 6, 2016 19.5% 20.0% 22.6% 23.2%
Average 17.31% 18.19% 19.53% 20.72%

Remark

Original soundtrack

OST Part 1

No.TitleArtistLength
1."Only You (그대를 그대만을)"  Cha Ji-yeon3:29
2."Only You (그대를 그대만을)" (Inst.) 3:29
Total length:6:58

OST Part 2

No.TitleArtistLength
1."This is the One (이 사람 입니다)"  Jamong4:11
2."This is the One (이 사람 입니다)" (Inst.) 4:11
Total length:8:22

OST Part 3

No.TitleArtistLength
1."Stand In Front of Love (사랑 앞에 서다)"  V.O.S3:46
2."Stand In Front of Love (사랑 앞에 서다)" (Inst.) 3:46
Total length:6:92

Full album

No.TitleArtistLength
1."Only You (그대를 그대만을)"  Cha Ji-yeon 
2."This is the One (이 사람 입니다)"  Jamong 
3."Stand In Front of Love (사랑 앞에 서다)"  V.O.S 
4."Ok-nyeo (옥녀)"    
5."Flower in Prison (옥중화)" (feat. Im Yoon-jung)  
6."Light of Jeonokseo (전옥서의 빛)"    
7."Path of Suffering (고난의 길)" (feat. Im Yoon-jung)  
8."A Tearful Flower (눈물로 핀 꽃)"    
9."저잣거리"    
10."Happy Damo (행복한 다모)"    
11."Nostalgic Mother (그리운 어머니)"    
12."Young Ok-nyeo (어린 옥녀)"    
13."Slavery (처세술)"    
14."Deliberation (숙고(熟考))"    
15."Resolve (결단)"    
16."Chasing (추적)"    
17."Harsh Life (가혹한 인생)"    
18."A Chased Fate (쫓기는 운명)"    
19."Ambition (야망)"    
20."Dark Shadow (어두운 그림자)"    
21."Imitation (모의)"    
22."Stratagem (계략)"    
23."Getaway (도주)"    

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result
2016 11th Seoul International Drama Awards Outstanding Korean Drama The Flower in Prison Won
5th APAN Star Awards Grand Prize (Daesang) Go Soo Nominated
Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama Nominated
9th Korea Drama Awards Best Production Director Lee Byung-hoon, Choi Jeong-kyu Nominated
Excellence Award, Actress Jin Se-yeon Nominated
Best New Actor Seo Ha-joon Won

References

  1. ↑ "Jin Se-yeon to play heroine". The Korea Times. November 17, 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
  2. ↑ "MBC clarifies rumor on airtime planning of The Flower in Prison". Hancinema. December 4, 2015. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
  3. ↑ Yoon Go-eun (January 6, 2016). "고수-진세연, MBC '옥중화' 주인공 캐스팅". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved May 2, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Which top stars attended the first script reading of upcoming MBC drama Flower in Prison?". Allkpop. March 10, 2016. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
  5. ↑ Bae Jung Yun (March 30, 2016). "Ok Joong Hwa Gosa Spot Was Disclosed?". BNTNews. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
  6. ↑ Jeong Joon-hwa (May 2, 2016). "[어저께TV] '옥중화' 고수, 10분 등장만으로 증명한 가치". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved May 2, 2016.
  7. ↑ Park Jin-hai (May 8, 2016). "Flower in Prison set to be next hit drama". The Korea Times. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
  8. ↑ Lee Hye-ah (July 21, 2016). "Halfway through, Flower of Prison leaves much to be expected". Yonhap. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
  9. ↑ Chung Joo-won (April 28, 2016). "Joseon-era epic promises 'unexpected' adventures". Yonhap. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
  10. ↑ "TNmS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNmS Ratings (in Korean). Retrieved May 2, 2016.
  11. ↑ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved May 2, 2016.
  12. ↑ "'옥중화' 내일 (5일) 결방...한국vs체코 평가전 여파". Kookje Daily News (in Korean). June 4, 2016. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
  13. ↑ Jeong Ah-ran (June 5, 2016). "MBC '옥중화', 축구 체코전 생중계로 오늘 결방". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved June 5, 2016.
  14. ↑ Kang Soo-hyun (August 6, 2016). "리우 올림픽 중계로 MBC '가화만사성'-'옥중화'-'마리텔' 결방". Herald Business (in Korean). Retrieved August 6, 2016.
  15. ↑ "The MBC broadcasting schedule on August 13, 2016" (in Korean). Retrieved August 7, 2016.
  16. ↑ "The MBC broadcasting schedule on August 14, 2016" (in Korean). Retrieved August 14, 2016.
  17. ↑ "The MBC broadcasting schedule on August 20, 2016" (in Korean). Retrieved August 20, 2016.
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