Season 1 (2003)

Episode 01
7.0

September 15, 2003

At the time of King Sung Jong in 1482, a deputy officer delivers the order from the King to bestow poison on deposed Queen Yoon as...Read more

Episode 02
6.0

September 16, 2003

8 years has passed and the story now takes place in March, 1504. Seo, working as a smith, and Park, as a homemaker, have settled ...Read more

Episode 03
7.0

September 22, 2003

Not able to bear her hunger, JangGeum enters DugGoo’s brewery to ask for some food. She is falsely charged as a thief but DugGoo’s...Read more

Episode 04
6.0

September 23, 2003

Court lady Han prepares a new dish for the King’s midnight meal and serves it. Because of Court lady Han’s exceptional culinary sk...Read more

Episode 05
7.0

September 29, 2003

While JagnGeum is practicing pine nut preparation under the moon light, she gets the chance to talk to GeumYoung. Not knowing who ...Read more

Episode 06
7.0

September 30, 2003

Even after she becomes an adult, because JangGeum still cannot keep her curiosity under control and has to see for herself whateve...Read more

Episode 07
7.0

October 6, 2003

Every Court Lady and SaengGakSi, including Court Lady Jung, tries their very best to spare JangGeum’s life. Fortunately, JangGeum ...Read more

Episode 08
8.0

October 7, 2003

Every Court Lady and SaengGakSi, including Court Lady Jung, tries their very best to spare JangGeum’s life. Fortunately, JangGeum ...Read more

Episode 09
8.0

October 13, 2003

On her way back to the palace, JangGeum stops by the Royal library to drop off a letter for Jung, WoonBaek and encounters Min, Jun...Read more

Episode 10
6.0

October 14, 2003

The jurors of the NaIn Qualification Exam including the Chief Court Lady decide to disqualify JangGeum on the basis of her inabili...Read more

Episode 11
7.0

October 20, 2003

A cold noodle dish cooked with mineral water is highly praised by King JoongJong, and GeumYoung and JangGeum win recognition from ...Read more

Episode 12
7.0

October 21, 2003

Chief Court Lady stops Court Lady Jung while taking JangGeum and GeumYoung to Royal Military office for a trial. Chief Court Lady ...Read more

Episode 13
8.0

October 27, 2003

JangGeum proves that the cause of the Prince being paralyzed is not from the food poisoning but from ginseng, maximizing the effec...Read more

Episode 14
7.0

October 28, 2003

Court Lady Han encourages JangGeum by allowing her the chance to cook smothered prawn and Tofu Casserole. Court Lady Choi reveals ...Read more

Episode 15
7.0

November 3, 2003

Court Lady Han orders JangGeum to cook bean paste soup to serve King JoongJong. The King is very satisfied with the dish. Court La...Read more

Episode 16
8.0

November 4, 2003

Court Lady Choi and GeumYoung are stunned when King JoongJong speaks very highly of the whale meat dish JangGeum has cooked. Court...Read more

Episode 17
8.0

November 10, 2003

Court Lady Han and JangGeum lose the first competition. Court Lady Han scolds JangGeum for only concentrating on finding good ingr...Read more

Episode 18
6.0

November 11, 2003

GeumYoung witnesses JangGeum and Min talking to each other in the temple and returns to the palace feeling miserable. GeumYoung lo...Read more

Episode 19
8.0

November 17, 2003

Chief Court Lady reports to the Queen mother that employees are being released from the palace due to the plague and that Court La...Read more

Episode 20
7.0

November 18, 2003

Court Lady Choi and GeumYoung serve ManHanJunSuk (all kinds of oily delicacies) to the chief ambassador and Oh, GyumHo asks him to...Read more

Episode 21
8.0

November 24, 2003

Court Lady Han looks back up on her days spent with NaIn Park, JangGuem’s mother, and decides the dish she will prepare for the Ro...Read more

Episode 22
9.0

November 25, 2003

Knowing Court Lady Han has not yet returned, the Queen mother tries to stop the competition but the Queen’s earnest request to con...Read more

Episode 23
9.0

December 1, 2003

Court Lady Jung falls ill and gets removed from the palace as the Royal regulations do not allow anyone but the King and his immed...Read more

Episode 24
10.0

December 2, 2003

Queen announces the rematch between Court Lady Choi and Han to the palace and decides the subject for the competition should be ri...Read more

Episode 25
9.0

December 8, 2003

YoungLo steals the account book JangGeum has been working on and takes it to Court Lady Choi. In that account book, the letter whi...Read more

Episode 26
6.0

December 9, 2003

JangGeum and Court Lady Han find out that the letter unveiling the secret of the death of NaIn Park has disappeared. Court Lady Ha...Read more

Episode 27
4.0

December 15, 2003

King JoongJong falls into a faint after returning from his trip to a hot spring, where he has recovered his health with a hot-spri...Read more

Episode 28
7.0

December 16, 2003

As chief Royal Military guard insists, everyone relating to the incident, including Court Lady Choi and JangGeum, gather to the Ro...Read more

Episode 29
7.0

December 22, 2003

JangGeum tries to escape to HanYang City but fails every time. One day, JangDug, a government servant, tells JangGeum how to escap...Read more

Episode 30
8.0

December 23, 2003

JangGeum finds out the only way for a government slave to return to the palace and goes to JangDug to learn medicine. JangDug teac...Read more

Episode 31
7.0

January 5, 2004

Unable to forgive herself for making a mistake in performing acupuncture on JangDug, JangGeum studies hard to better herself. Min,...Read more

Episode 32
8.0

January 6, 2004

JangGeum is taken to the royal military guard office for interrogation. Min, JungHo visits the royal military guard office to prov...Read more

Episode 33
6.0

January 12, 2004

Entering JeonEuiGam’s (the royal medical department in charge of educating and administration work) training area JangGeum faces d...Read more

Episode 34
8.0

January 13, 2004

While diagnosing patients’ illnesses with SinBi, JangGeum realizes that she has been solely relying on her limited knowledge of me...Read more

Episode 35
7.0

January 19, 2004

GeumYoung is surprised to see JangGeum at an office of eunuch department. Court Ladies from the royal kitchen and royal medical de...Read more

Episode 36
8.0

January 20, 2004

JangGeum questions the result of examination of pulse and prescription for the Queen. Eventually the Queen complains about the pai...Read more

Episode 37
8.0

January 26, 2004

The Queen Mother refuses all medical treatment and loses her temper with the King. The Chief Court Lady Choi takes advantage of th...Read more

Episode 38
9.0

January 27, 2004

The Queen Mother starts to receive medical treatments but her condition grows worse as she has waited too long for the treatment. ...Read more

Episode 39
5.0

February 2, 2004

The King requests JangGeum to prepare rice cakes for his midnight meal as he misses having it ever since he tasted it at the royal...Read more

Episode 40
6.0

February 3, 2004

Min, JungHo follows JangGeum to save her and finds JangGeum in despair. As they leave the town, they encounter the people who are ...Read more

Episode 41
8.0

February 9, 2004

JangGeum visits Court Lady Choi’s residence to provide medical treatment for food poisoning. Even though he has no alternative, Co...Read more

Episode 42
8.0

February 10, 2004

While SinBi examines YeonSaeng’s pulse in front of Sin, IkPil, YeolI’s mistakes become obvious. Sin questions YeolI about an erron...Read more

Episode 43
8.0

February 16, 2004

JangGeum is taken to NaeSiBoo for taking out the daily report on the King’s health but gets released with the help of the Lord San...Read more

Episode 44
9.0

February 17, 2004

To unveil the truth about sulfur fed duck incident, they confiscate articles from the royal kitchens and Choi’s business to thorou...Read more

Episode 45
10.0

February 23, 2004

With help of JangGeum, Court Lady Choi and GeumYoung clear themselves of a false accusation of using poisonous mushroom in the Kin...Read more

Episode 46
9.0

February 24, 2004

JangGeum’s prescription betters the King’s health and wins King and Queen’s hearts. Min has found a clue which will unveil Oh, Gyu...Read more

Episode 47
8.0

March 1, 2004

YoungLo visits JangGeum with a bill received from Oh and Court Lady Choi, hoping to negotiate, as she cannot trust neither Oh nor ...Read more

Episode 48
10.0

March 2, 2004

In front of SaHunBoo, everyone involved in the incident gathers and the testimony of Court Lady Choi and Oh conflicts. Witnesses a...Read more

Episode 49
6.0

March 8, 2004

JangGeum leaves the palace to look after the community health center. Having tried her best to follow her mother and Court Lady Ha...Read more

Episode 50
9.0

March 9, 2004

After hearing the news of King JoongJong appointing JangGeum to become his royal doctor in charge, Min hands in a letter of resign...Read more

Episode 51
10.0

March 15, 2004

The Queen is shocked to find out that her own son, KyungWonDaeGun is suffering from smallpox. The only thing Queen can do to help ...Read more

Episode 52
7.0

March 16, 2004

Despite the opposition of JoaWeeJung and WooWeeJung, Min carries out King JoongJong’s order and creates a doctrine. Although she w...Read more

Episode 53
8.0

March 22, 2004

King JoongJong is jealous of Min as JangGeum reveals her feelings about Min to the King. On his way to visit Min, JungHo, King Joo...Read more

Episode 54
10.0

March 23, 2004

Jang Geum's suggestion to perform surgery on the King is received with displeasure. Jang Geum is reunited with Min Jung Ho as she ...Read more