Composer
Director
Screenwriter
Main Role
- Shin Hye Sun Main Role
- Kim Jung Hyun Main Role
Support Role
- Bae Jong OkGrand Queen Dowager Sunwon [Cheoljong's grandmother]Support Role
- Kim Tae WooKim Jwa Geun [Queen Dowager's brother]Support Role
- Jo Yun HeeQueen Dowager JoSupport Role
- Seol In AhJo Hwa Jin [Royal concubine]Support Role
- Chae Seo EunHong Yeon [So Yong's maid]Support Role
- Cha Chung HwaCourt Lady Choi [So Yong's attendant]Support Role
- Na In WooKim Byung In [Jwa Geun's adoptive son]Support Role
- Jeon Bae SooKim Moon Geun [So Yong's father]Support Role
- Yoo Min KyuPrince Yeongpyeong [Cheoljong's brother]Support Role
- Lee Jae WonHong Byul Gam [Cheoljong's friend]Support Role
- Yoo Young JaeKim Hwan [Byung In's cousin]Support Role
- Son Kwang EopKim Chang Hyuk [Minister of War]Support Role
- Song Min HyungKim Byung Hak [Chief State councilor]Support Role
- Kang Ji HooKim Seok Geun [Left State councilor]Support Role
- Go In BeomJo Man Hong [Right State councilor]Support Role
- Kim Kwang ShikJo Deok Moon [Minister of Personnel]Support Role
- Kim Bang WonSal Soo [Jwa Geun's assassin]Support Role
- Kim In KwonMan Bok [Royal chef]Support Role
- Noh Jae Hoon[Palace cook]Support Role
- Ji Ho Sung[Palace cook]Support Role
- Yoon Gi Won[Royal physician]Support Role
- Yoon Jin Ho[King Cheoljong's attendant / head eunuch]Support Role
- Lee Tae GeomEunuch KimSupport Role
- Choi Hwan YiEunuch ChoiSupport Role
- Yoon Bong GilDo Sul Li [Head Inspector]Support Role
- Kang Chae WonDam Hyang [Court lady]Support Role
- Kim Joo YoungOh Wol [Hwa Jin's maid]Support Role
- Oh Ji YoungCourt Lady Go [Hwa Jin's attendant]Support Role
- Jeon Young MiCourt Lady Chun [Grand Queen Dowager's attendant]Support Role
- Lee Seung AhCourt Lady Han [Queen Dowager Jo's attendant]Support Role
- Son So MangCourt Lady Kang [Queen Dowager Jo's maid]Support Role
- Lee Chul MinHan Pyo Jin / Han Shim Ong [Andong Kim clan's spy]Support Role
- Kim Ye JiYoon Gyeong OkSupport Role
- Lee Hyo BinMin Ja Hyeon [Concubine]Support Role
- Baek Jae Jin[General store owner]Support Role
Guest Role
- Lee Yang HeeJo Dae Su [Royal secretariat] (Ep. 1)Guest Role
- Kim Joon WonBu Seung Min [Blue House's sous chef] (Ep. 1)Guest Role
- Lee Seung Heon[Aide] (Ep. 1)Guest Role
- Lee Young Joo[Hwa Jin's nanny] (Ep. 1)Guest Role
- Richard Kim[Chinese ambassador] (Ep. 1)Guest Role
- Han Ji HoDetective Lee (Ep. 1, 7, 20)Guest Role
- Choi Jin HyukJang Bong Hwan [Blue House chef] (Ep. 1, 6-7, 20)Guest Role
- Ha MinPhysician Park [Queen Dowager's blind attendant] (Ep. 1, 5, 7, 13, 19)Guest Role
- Seo Wang Seok[Detective] (Ep. 1, 7, 20)Guest Role
- Shin Ha Jun[Guard] (Ep. 2)Guest Role
- Kwon Eun Soo[Court lady] (Ep. 2)Guest Role
- Kim Ka Eun[Court lady] (Ep. 2)Guest Role
- Lee Seung Jin[Royal guard] (Ep. 2)Guest Role
- Yoon Jung Ro[Royal guard] (Ep. 2, 12)Guest Role
- Lee Eun Joo[Dam Hyang's mother] (Ep. 2, 15)Guest Role
- Yoo Jung Ho[Dam Hyang's father] (Ep. 2, 18-19)Guest Role
- Kim Yong Jin[Eunuch] (Ep. 3)Guest Role
- Na Mi Hee[Court lady] (Ep. 3)Guest Role
- Lee Sun Young[Court lady] (Ep. 3)Guest Role
- Kim Kang HoonKing Cheoljong [Young] (Ep. 4, 8-9)Guest Role
- Lee Shi HooKim Hong Geun [Banished official] (Ep. 5)Guest Role
- Bae Eun Woo[Gisaeng] (Ep. 5)Guest Role
- Kim Nan Hee[Fortune teller] (Ep. 6)Guest Role
- Moon Hak Jin[Food palanquin bearer] (Ep. 6)Guest Role
- Koo Ja Keon[Food palanquin bearer] (Ep. 6)Guest Role
- Kim Seung Wan[Food palanquin bearer] (Ep. 6)Guest Role
- Moon Chang JunLee Saeng Bang [Kim Hwan's new friend] (Ep. 7)Guest Role
- Lee Soo Yeon[Nurse] (Ep. 7)Guest Role
- Hwang Dong Joo[Nobleman] (Ep. 7)Guest Role
- Jang Yong Bok[Silk trader] (Ep. 7)Guest Role
- Choi Young Min[Bong Hwan's doctor] (Ep. 7)Guest Role
- Yoon Tae Soo(Ep. 7)Guest Role
- Seo Eun SolKim So Yong [Young] (Ep. 7-9)Guest Role
- Kim Bum Joon[Gun soldier] (Ep. 8, 11)Guest Role
- Kim Jung ChulKim Byung In [Young] (Ep. 9)Guest Role
- Gu Bon Jin[Thief] (Ep. 9)Guest Role
- Park Ji Hong[Thief] (Ep. 9)Guest Role
- Kim Min Kyo[Bandit] (Ep. 9)Guest Role
- Moon Seung Bae[Villager] (Ep. 9)Guest Role
- Kim Kyung Min[Villager] (Ep. 9)Guest Role
- Son Seung Taek[Carpenter] (Ep. 9)Guest Role
- Kim Ji Won[Taunting girl] (Ep. 9)Guest Role
- Lee Seul Yi[King Cheoljong's mother] (Ep. 9)Guest Role
- Kwon Yong Woon[Sim Hyang's father] (Ep. 11)Guest Role
- Kim Jin Ho[Gyeong Ok's father] (Ep. 11)Guest Role
- Min Jung Sup[Royal banquet officiate] (Ep. 11)Guest Role
- Kang Da HyunHong Sim Hyang [Consort] (Ep. 11-12, 14, 16, 18)Guest Role
- Eom Ji Man[Gunpowder trader] (Ep. 13)Guest Role
- Choi Yo Han[Monk] (Ep. 14)Guest Role
- Han Ji Eun[Prisoner] (Ep. 16)Guest Role
- Bang Bo Yong[Commoner] (Ep. 16)Guest Role
- Lee Do Hoon[Chang Hyuk's son] (Ep. 16-19)Guest Role
- Je Seung Hyun[Court lady] (Ep. 17)Guest Role
- Lee Chan Yoo[Donghak rebel] (Ep. 18)Guest Role
- Oh Je Geun[Tortured herb gatherer] (Ep. 18)Guest Role
- Choi Hyung JooLee Kyung Won (Ep. 19-20)Guest Role
- Ko Hoon Mok[Rare ingredients cart puller] (Ep. 19-20)Guest Role
- Kim Dae Kook[Soldier #2] (Ep. 20)Guest Role
- Kong Joon Min[New governor] (Ep. 20)Guest Role
- Eom Seo HyunJo Hwa Jin [Young]Guest Role
- Kim Sung HaKing Cheol Jong [Old]Guest Role
- An Ju Ri[Court lady]Guest Role
- Seo Hye Ryeong[Court lady]Guest Role
- Jung Hye Ji[Court lady]Guest Role
- Yoon Yi Reh[Court lady]Guest Role
- Ahn So Ye[Kid couple]Guest Role
- Kim Han Sang[Magistrate]Guest Role
- Han Sang Jo[Royal guard]Guest Role
- Kim Jae Ho[Royal guard]Guest Role
- Kim Joo Young[Moon Geun's servant]Guest Role
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