Dong Yi
2010 · TV Series · NR · 65 min · ★ 7.7
In Korea’s Joseon era, a low-ranking palace worker is drawn into royal disputes and shifting alliances. As she earns trust through compassion and persistence, she rises within the court while navigating jealousy, rivalry, and the pressures of power and tradition.
Also known as Jewel in the Crown
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Details
- Original title
- 동이
- Years
- 2010
- Release date
- 2010-03-22
- Network
- MBC
- Language
- Korean
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 65 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.7/10 (45 votes)
About
If you enjoy long, palace-set historical melodramas with romance, rivalries, and a fairy-tale rise through the ranks, this may click, especially if you liked Jewel in the Palace; Not for you if you want tight pacing and high tension.
Pros: immersive long-form story; charming historical atmosphere; likable central duo | Cons: very slow pacing; low tension villains; overlong, repetitive episodes
Themes
- joseon dynasty (1392–1910)
Cast & crew
Han Hyo-joo
as Dong Yi
Park Ha-seon
as Queen Inhyeon
Jeong Dong-hwan
as Oh Tae-suk
Ji Jin-hee
as King Sukjong
Lee So-yeon
as Jang Hee-Bin
Bae Soo-bin
as Cha Jeon-Soo
Jung Jin-young
Kim You-jung
as Dong Yi (young)
Lee Kwang-soo
as Yeong-dal
Kim Dong-yoon
as Shim Woon-taek
Directed by Lee Byeong-hoon
Created by Kim Yi-young
Episodes1 season · 60 episodes
Season 160 episodes
- S1E1The Start of a Tragedy65m
- S1E2The Framing of Sword Fraternity65m
- S1E3The Rescue Mission65m
- S1E4The Search for the Truth65m
- S1E5A Bad Omen65m
- S1E6The Investigation65m
- S1E7The Plan That Backfired65m
- S1E8The Medicine65m
- S1E9The Confession By Jang Ok Jeong65m
- S1E10The Evidence65m
- S1E11The Truth Revealed65m
- S1E12Dong Yi Becomes a Court Lady65m
- S1E13The Sword Fraternity Headband65m
- S1E14Dong Yi and Chun Soo Reunited65m
- S1E15Dong Yi Turn Herself In65m
- S1E16The Truth About Joseon Smuggler65m
- S1E17Jang Ok Jeong Pregnancy65m
- S1E18The Queen Dowager Poisoning Scandal65m
- S1E19The Conspiracy65m
- S1E20The Death of Queen Dowager65m
- S1E21The Queen's Dethronement65m
- S1E22The Audit65m
- S1E23The Assassination Attempt on Dong Yi's Life65m
- S1E24The Disappearances of Dong Yi65m
- S1E25The Exiled Nobleman65m
- S1E26National Security Records65m
- S1E27The Dangerous Plan65m
- S1E28The Melody65m
- S1E29The King and Dong Yi Are Reunited65m
- S1E30A Special Court Lady65m
- S1E31The King Confess His Love65m
- S1E32The Plague65m
- S1E33Dong Yi Discovers The Cause of the Plague65m
- S1E34Dong Yi's Secret65m
- S1E35The Plan to Search For Security Records65m
- S1E36Dong Yi's Trap65m
- S1E37Jang Ok Jeong's Dethronement65m
- S1E38The King's Dream65m
- S1E39A Year Later65m
- S1E40Sword Fraternity Regrouped65m
- S1E41The Hand Signals65m
- S1E42Oh Tae Seok's Murder65m
- S1E43King's Cover Up65m
- S1E44Dong Yi's New Son65m
- S1E45King Sukjong Meets His Son65m
- S1E46Dong Yi and Her Son Come Back to The Palace65m
- S1E47Child Prodigy65m
- S1E48The Plot to Kill The Queen65m
- S1E49The Death of The Queen65m
- S1E50Dong Yi Promotion to Bin Level 1 Concubine65m
- S1E51The Crown Prince is Missing65m
- S1E52The Truth About Crown Prince Illnes65m
- S1E53The Attempt to Kill Prince Yeoning65m
- S1E54Jang Ok Jeong's Family Sentences to Death65m
- S1E55Jang Ok Jeong's Execution65m
- S1E56Prince Yeoning's Marriage65m
- S1E57The King Contemplates to Abdicate65m
- S1E58Jang Moo Yeol's Plan to Frame Dong Yi and The Prince65m
- S1E59Jang Moo Yeol Executed for Treason65m
- S1E60A Happy Ending65m