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Jang Ok-jung, Living by Love (2013)

Jang Ok-jung, Living by Love poster
Original title
장옥정, 사랑에 살다
Directed by
Boo Sung Chul
Cast
Kim Tae Hee, Lady Jang Hee Bin, Kang Min Ah, Yoo Ah In, King Sook Jong, Chae Sang Woo, Hong Soo Hyun, Queen In Hyun
Genre
sageuk
Country
South Korea
Length
1 season, 24 episodes
Rated
14
Rating
4.5 of 10 from 11 voters
Elsewhere
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How it feels

This series reimagines the life of Jang Hui-bin in Joseon era Korea. She is a woman skilled in fashion design and cosmetics who becomes involved in court intrigue and romance.

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What happens

Jang Ok-jung, Living by Love (Korean: 장옥정, 사랑에 살다) is a 2013 South Korean historical television series, starring Kim Tae-hee, Yoo Ah-in, Hong Soo-hyun and Jae Hee. Based on the 2008 novel by Choi Jung-mi, it is a reinterpretation of Jang Hui-bin's life, as a woman involved in fashion design and cosmetics-making in the Joseon period. It aired on SBS from April 8 to June 25, 2013, on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 24 episodes. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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