2015 South Korean television series
Splendid Politics Promotional poster
Also known as Hwajung Hwajung, Princess of Light Genre Written by Kim Yi-young Directed by Starring Composer Kim Hyeon-jong Country of origin South Korea Original language Korean No. of seasons1 No. of episodes50 Executive producer Son Ki-won Producers Lee Chang-sub Yoo Hyeon-jong Park Bo-kyung Cinematography Editor Hwang Geum-bong Running time 70 minutes Production company Kim Jong-hak Production Network Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation Release April 13 (2015-04-13 ) – (2015-09-29 )
Splendid Politics Korean : 화정 Hanja : 華政 RR : Hwajeong South Korean television series starring Cha Seung-won , Lee Yeon-hee , Kim Jaewon , Seo Kang-joon , Han Joo-wan and Jo Sung-ha .[1] [2] MBC from April 13 to September 29, 2015 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 22:00 for 50 episodes.
The Korean title Hwajeong is a shortened version of Hwaryeohan Jeongchi (literally "Splendid Politics").
Plot
Prince Gwanghae (portrayed by Cha Seung-won ), son of a concubine, usurps the Joseon throne from the direct bloodline of his father, King Seonjo (portrayed by Park Yeong-gyu ).
After her younger brother, Grand Prince Yeongchang (portrayed by Jeon Jin-seo), is executed, Princess Jeongmyeong (portrayed by Lee Yeon-hee ), who managed to flee the palace during the massacre, starts living as a commoner disguised as a man while plotting her revenge.
Ratings
In the table below, the blue numbers the red numbers
Episode #
Original broadcast date
Average audience share
TNmS Ratings[7]
AGB Nielsen[8]
Nationwide
Seoul National Capital Area
Nationwide
Seoul National Capital Area
1
2015/04/13
10.0%
12.3%
10.5%
12.0%
2
2015/04/14
10.5%
12.4%
11.8% 12.8%
3
2015/04/20
9.0%
11.6%
10.9%
12.6%
4
2015/04/21
10.4%
12.6%
10.8%
12.1%
5
2015/04/27
9.7%
12.1%
9.9%
11.2%
6
2015/04/28
10.0%
12.0%
10.9%
11.6%
7
2015/05/04
9.2%
10.9%
9.4%
10.2%
8
2015/05/05
9.9%
12.0%
10.3%
11.7%
9
2015/05/11
8.3%
9.8%
9.5%
10.8%
10
2015/05/12
9.3%
10.6%
10.1%
11.4%
11
2015/05/18
8.2%
9.9%
10.6%
12.4%
12
2015/05/19
9.2%
11.2%
11.4%
13.0%
13
2015/05/25
8.3%
10.2%
10.4%
11.5%
14
2015/05/26
8.9%
11.0%
12.2%
15
2015/06/01
8.4%
9.9%
10.6%
12.5%
16
2015/06/02
9.1%
11.2%
10.2%
11.6%
17
2015/06/08
8.8%
11.1%
11.9%
18
2015/06/09
11.0% 13.4% 11.0%
12.7%
19
2015/06/15
10.3%
12.1%
10.7%
12.4%
20
2015/06/16
9.3%
11.1%
11.0%
12.5%
21
2015/06/22
10.1%
11.8%
11.6%
13.3%
22
2015/06/23
9.9%
12.1%
10.7%
12.2%
23
2015/06/29
9.2%
10.8%
10.0%
10.8%
24
2015/06/30
9.7%
12.0%
9.8%
25
2015/07/06
8.0%
9.8%
8.9%
9.8%
26
2015/07/07
8.4%
10.3%
8.8%
27
2015/07/13
8.3%
10.6%
9.1%
10.2%
28
2015/07/14
7.6%
9.2%
9.8%
10.8%
29
2015/07/20
7.8%
9.8%
9.9%
10.9%
30
2015/07/21
9.4%
10.9%
11.4%
12.3%
31
2015/07/27
7.5%
9.2%
10.3%
11.5%
32
2015/07/28
9.2%
10.4%
33
2015/08/03
7.9%
9.3%
9.1%
10.7%
34
2015/08/04
9.2%
9.9%
9.8%
11.0%
35
2015/08/10
8.0%
9.5%
9.0%
10.5%
36
2015/08/11
8.6%
9.6%
10.7%
12.4%
37
2015/08/17
8.1%
9.6%
10.4%
38
2015/08/18
8.8%
10.7%
9.7%
10.6%
39
2015/08/24
7.9%
8.7%
8.8%
10.5%
40
2015/08/25
8.2%
9.0%
9.9%
41
2015/08/31
7.3%
8.5%
9.5%
42
2015/09/01
8.5%
10.1%
8.9%
9.6%
43
2015/09/07
7.3%
7.6%
8.1%
9.3%
44
2015/09/08
7.8%
8.3%
9.1%
45
2015/09/14
7.1%
8.5%
8.1%
8.7%
46
2015/09/15
8.7%
10.3%
10.8%
12.2%
47
2015/09/21
7.4%
7.7%
9.7%
10.9%
48
2015/09/22
8.3%
9.3%
10.5%
12.1%
49
2015/09/28
5.6% 6.1% 5.7% 6.2%
50
2015/09/29
6.2%
7.2%
7.8%
8.8%
Average
8.7% 10.2% 9.9% 11.1%
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