Hwang Jini (TV series)
| Hwang Jini | |
|---|---|
Promotional poster | |
| Genre | Historical Drama Romance |
| Based on | I, Hwang Jini by Kim Takhwan |
| Written by | Yoon Sun-joo |
| Directed by | Kim Chul-kyu |
| Starring | Ha Ji-won Kim Young-ae Wang Bit-na Kim Jaewon Ryu Tae-joon Jang Keun-suk |
| Composer | Lee Im-woo |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 24 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Lee Sung-joo |
| Running time | 64 minutes on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 (KST) |
| Production companies | Olive9 KBS Media |
| Original release | |
| Network | KBS2 |
| Release | October 11 – December 28, 2006 |
Hwang Jini (Korean: 황진이; Hanja: 黃眞伊) is a Korean drama broadcast on KBS2 in 2006. The series was based on the tumultuous life of Hwang Jini, who lived in 16th-century Joseon and became the most famous gisaeng in Korean history. Lead actress Ha Ji-won won the Grand Prize (Daesang) at the 2006 KBS Drama Awards for her performance.
The series was popular in the ratings, giving rise to a boom in gisaeng-themed entertainment—musicals, TV dramas, films, even cartoons.