Princess Ja Myung Go

 

Title: 왕녀 자명고 / Princess Ja Myung Go
Chinese Title : 女王自鳴鼓
Also known as: The Royal Princess of Ja Myung Go / The Story of Self Destruction
Genre: Historical, period, romance
Episodes: 50
Broadcast network: SBS
Broadcast period: 2009-March-09 to 2009-Aug-31
Air time: Monday & Tuesday 21:55

Synopsis

Legend has it that more than 2000 years ago, the Kingdom of Nangnang possessed a mystical Ja Myung Drum (Ja Myung Go) which will sound by itself when enemies invade. In reality, Ja Myung Go does not represent the drum but instead, is embodied by the King’s daughter, Princess Ja Myung. Princess Ja Myung and Princess Nak-Rang are born on the same day and time to the same father but different mothers. It is predicted that one princess will become the nation’s savior while the other will bring the entire nation down. Using her family’s powerful background, Princess Nak-Rang’s mother successfully establishes her daughter as the savior princess while Princess Ja Myung, who is branded the princess of destruction, escapes death with the help of her mother and grows up among the common folk. When she learns of her true identity, Princess Ja Myung returns to her Kingdom, resulting in a new wave of internal politics and power struggles. Princess Ja Myung and Prince Hodong of the rival state of Goguryeo fall in love but fate has it that they cannot be together. Princess Nak-Rang, who is also in love with the Prince, willingly gives her nation up to him by destroying her Kingdom’s mystical war drum. Princess Ja Myung, fighting to save her nation, finally pierces her sword towards her beloved Prince Hodong…

Cast

Jung Ryu Won as Princess Ja Myung
Lee Young Yoo as young Ja Myung
Park Min Young as Princess Nak-rang
Jung Kyung Ho as Prince Hodong
Kang Soo Hwan as Hodong (child)
Moon Sung Geun as King Daemusin
Kim Sung Ryung as (Ja Myung’s mother)
Hong Yo Seob as (Ja Myung & Nak-rang’s father)
Lee Mi Sook as Lady Hae (Nak-rang’s mother)
Lee Joo Hyun as Wang Hol
Yeo Wook Hwan as Il Poom
Park Hyo Joo as Chi So
Sung Hyun Ah
Kim Ga Yun
Lee Won Jong
Jo Mi Ryung
Kang Ye Sol
Lee Han Wie

Production Credits

Director: Lee Myung Woo (이명우)
Screenwriter: Jung Sung Hee