The Red Sleeve () is a South Korean television series starring Lee Jun-ho, Lee Se-young, and Kang Hoon. It is a fictionalised account of the lives of King Jeongjo and Consort Ui. It aired on MBC TV from November 12, 2021, to January 1, 2022, every Friday and Saturday at 22:00 (KST).
Synopsis Based on a novel of the same name, The Red Sleeve tells the story of a royal court romance between the king of Joseon who places his duty to his country above love, and a court lady who wants to protect the life she has chosen. The story is told from the viewpoint of the court lady.
Cast Main Lee Jun-ho as Yi San, later King Jeongjo Lee Joo-won as young Yi San The arrogant and perfectionist grandson of King Yeongjo. He constantly strives to become a benevolent king, but his father's death has left an emotional trauma in his heart. Lee Se-young as Seong Deok-im, later First Senior Consort Ui Lee Seol-ah as young Seong Deok-im A court lady who wants to live the life of her choice, rather than just be one of the numerous court ladies called "the king's women". Kang Hoon as Hong Deok-ro Choi Jeong-hoo as young Deok-ro Yi San's teacher who hides a cold personality beneath his warm-hearted appearance.
Supporting Royal family Lee Deok-hwa as King Yeongjo Yi San's grandfather. Jang Hee-jin as Queen Kim King Yeongjo's second legitimate wife. Kang Mal-geum as Crown Princess Hye Yi San's mother. Kim I-on as Princess Cheongyeon Yi San's first younger sister. Jo Seung-hee as Princess Cheongseon Yi San's second younger sister. Go Ha as Second Junior Consort Moon King Yeongjo's concubine. Park Seo-kyung as Hong Dan, later First Senior Consort Won Hong Deok-ro's younger sister who becomes Yi San's concubine. Yi Seo as First Senior Consort Hwa Yi San's concubine.
Court ladies Kim Ja-young as Court Lady Kwon Park Jung-eon as Consort Yeong's court lady Jeon Yeo-jin as Queen Kim's court lady Gil Sung-joo as Mi-yook, Consort Hwa's maid Park Seung-ah as Yang-soon, Consort Hwa's maid Park Ji-young as Head Court Lady Jo Ji Eun as Kang Wol-hye Cha Mi-kyung as Court Lady Park
People around Yi San Oh Dae-hwan as Kang Tae-ho Moon Jeong-dae as Seo Gye-jung as Jung Jae-hwa Kim Kang-min as Kim Du-seong Yoon Hyo-sik as Yi San's head eunuch
People around Seong Deok-im Jang Hye-jin as Court Lady Seo Lee Min-ji as Kim Bok-yeon Yoon Hae-bin as young Kim Bok-yeon as Bae Kyung-hee Lee Seo-hyun as young Bae Kyung-hee Lee Eun-saem as Son Young-hee Jo Si-yeon as young Seo Young-hee Yang Byung-yeol as Seong Sik Lee Seung-Woo as young Seong Sik Seong Deok-im's elder brother.
Yi San's political opponents Jo Hee-bong as Hong Jung-yeo Seo Hyo-rim as Princess Hwawan Yi San's aunt. Kwon Hyun-bin as Jeong Baek-ik Princess Hwawan's adopted son.
Extended as Yi San's guard Kim Ja-young as Court Lady Kwon Kim Byung-chun as Shim Hwi-won
Special appearances Ha Seok-jin as a magistrate Do Sang-woo as Crown Prince Sado Yi San's father. Nam Gi-ae as First Senior Consort Yeong Yi San's biological grandmother and King Yeongjo's beloved concubine. Lee Soon-jae as an elderly citizen
Production and release The lead roles were initially offered to Kim Kyung-nam and Park Hye-su. The first script reading of the cast was held in May 2021.
The series was originally scheduled to premiere on November 5, 2021, but it was delayed by a week due to program adjustment for the broadcast of a professional baseball game.
On December 9, 2021, it was announced that the series would be extended by one episode due to its popularity and would end with 17 episodes. Due to the extension, episode 13 aired on December 24, while episodes 14 and 15 aired on December 25.
It was reported that filming started in May 2021 and continued for about seven months until December 21. It was mainly conducted at the Mungyeong Saejae Open Set, Jeonju Hanok Village, Gwanghallu Garden in Namwon, Naganeupseong Folk Village, Yeokrin Set in Damyang County, and Yeolhwajeong Pavilion in Boseong County.
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Viewership
+ Average TV viewership ratings Original broadcast date Average audience share Nielsen KoreaNielsen Korea ratings:
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Nationwide Seoul Nationwide 1 November 12, 2021 5.7% 5.7% 2 November 13, 2021 3 November 19, 2021 7.0% 6.3% 6.6% 4 November 20, 2021 7.5% 7.6% 6.3% 5 November 26, 2021 8.8% 8.1% 6.7% 6 November 27, 2021 9.4% 8.5% rowspan="2" 7 December 3, 2021 10.7% 10.5% 8 December 4, 2021 10.5% 10.3% 7.8% 9 December 10, 2021 10.9% 10.9% 8.9% 10 December 11, 2021 10.2% 10.2% 9.1% 11 December 17, 2021 12.8% 12.7% 10.8% 12 December 18, 2021 13.3% 13.6% 10.2% 13 December 24, 2021 12.8% 12.8% 10.8% 14 December 25, 2021 13.0% 12.7% rowspan="2" 15 14.3% 13.8% 16 January 1, 2022 17.0% 16.4% 17 11.8% Average In the table above, the represent the lowest ratings and the represent the highest ratings. N/A denotes ratings that were not released.
Awards and nominations + Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination Award ceremony Year Category Nominee(s) / Work Result APAN Star Awards 2022 Best Director Jung Ji-in and Song Yeon-hwa Drama of the Year The Red Sleeve Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Lee Jun-ho Best Writer Jung Hae-ri Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Lee Se-young Asia Artist Awards 2022 Grand Prize (Daesang) – Actor of the Year Lee Jun-ho Baeksang Arts Awards 2022 Best Actor Best Actress Lee Se-young Best Director Jung Ji-in Best Drama The Red Sleeve Best Supporting Actor Lee Deok-hwa Best Supporting Actress Jang Hye-jin Technical Award Kim Hwa-young (Cinematography) Bechdel Day 2022 Bechdel's Choice 5 The Red Sleeve Best Director Jung Ji-in Korea Broadcasting Awards Best TV Drama The Red Sleeve Korea Communications Commission Broadcasting Awards Grand Prize Korea Communications Standards Commission Terrestrial TV Division – Good Program of the Month (January) Korea Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actor Lee Jun-ho Korea PD Awards Best Actor Best TV Drama The Red Sleeve MBC Drama Awards 2021 Best Couple Lee Jun-ho and Lee Se-young Best New Actor Kang Hoon Best Supporting Actress Jang Hye-jin Best Writer Award Jung Hae-ri Drama of the Year The Red Sleeve Lifetime Achievement Award Lee Deok-hwa Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Lee Jun-ho Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Lee Se-young Best New Actress Ha Yul-ri Best Supporting Actor Oh Dae-hwan Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Kang Hoon Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Park Ji-young Popular Culture and Art Production Staff Award 2022 Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Awards Kim Eun-young Seoul International Drama Awards Outstanding Korean Drama The Red Sleeve
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