Cruel Palace: War of Flowers

Cruel Palace - War of Flowers
Promotional poster for Cruel Palace - War of Flowers
Also known as	Blood Palace
Genre	Historical, Drama, Romance
Written by	Jung Ha-yeon
Directed by	Noh Jong-chan Kim Jae-hong
Starring	Kim Hyun-joo Lee Deok-hwa Song Seon-mi Jung Sung-mo Jung Sung-woon Kim Joo-young Go Won-hee Jun Tae-soo
Composer(s)	Lee Ji-yong
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language(s)	Korean
No. of episodes	50
Production
Executive producer(s)	Jo Joon-hyung
Producer(s)	Shin Dong-ki Go Jung-ho
Production location(s)	Korea
Cinematography	Kim Gyeong-cheol
Editor(s)	Kim Soo-jin Jeon Hyun-jung Kwon Eun-hee
Running time	60 minutes on Saturdays and Sundays at 20:45 (KST)
Production company(s)	Dramahouse
Release
Original network	jTBC
Picture format	HDTV
Original release	23 March (2013-03-23) – 8 September 2013 (2013-09-08)
Chronology
Preceded by	Childless Comfort
Followed by	The Firstborn
External links
Website

Korean name
Hangul	궁중잔혹사 – 꽃들의 전쟁
Revised Romanization	Gungjungjanhoksa - Ggotdeul-ui Jeonjaeng
McCune–Reischauer	Kungjungjanhoksa - Kkottŭlŭi Chŏnjaeng

Cruel Palace - War of Flowers (Hangul: 궁중잔혹사 – 꽃들의 전쟁; RR: Gungjungjanhoksa - Ggotdeul-ui Jeonjaeng) is a 2013 South Korean historical television series starring Kim Hyun-joo, Lee Deok-hwa, Song Seon-mi, Jung Sung-mo, Jung Sung-woon, Kim Joo-young, Go Won-hee, and Jun Tae-soo. It aired on jTBC from March 23 to September 8, 2013 on Saturdays and Sundays at 20:45 for 50 episodes.

Kim Hyun-joo was nominated for Excellence Award, Actress at the 2013 APAN Star Awards.

Plot

The period drama centers around royal concubine Lady Jo as she tries to gain the attention of King Injo with her beauty and wit. When she succeeds, there is a bloody battle over the power she receives.

Cast

• Kim Hyun-joo as Yamjeon / Lady Jo (Jo So-yeong, later Jo Gwi-in)
  • Lee Chae-mi as young Yamjeon
• Lee Deok-hwa as King Injo
• Song Seon-mi as Crown Princess Lady Kang
• Jung Sung-mo as Kim Ja-jeom
• Jung Sung-woon as Crown Prince Sohyeon
• Kim Joo-young as Grand Prince Bongrim
• Ko Won-hee as Queen Jangnyeol
• Jun Tae-soo as Nam Hyeok
• Jung Sun-kyung as Han Ok, Lady Jo's mother
• Son Byong-ho as Lee Hyeong-ik
• Seo Yi-sook as Seol-jook
• Lee Seol-hee as Yoo-deok
• Lee Seo-yun as Lady Park (Park Sook-ui)
• Kim Ha-kyun as Choi Myung-kil
• Han In-soo as Kim Sang-hun
• Kim Kyu-chul as Shim Ki-won
• Woo Hyun as eunuch Kim In
• Nam Neung-mi as Nam Hyuk's mother
• Kim San as Ma Bo-dae
• Kim Jong-kyul as Kim Ryu

External links

• Cruel Palace - War of Flowers official jTBC website (Korean)
• Cruel Palace: War of Flowers at HanCinema
• Cruel Palace: War of Flowers at IMDb