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2003–2004 South Korean television series

This article is about the South Korean 2000s TV show. For the historical personage known as Dae Jang Geum, see Jang Geum.

Jewel in the Palace (Korean: 대장금; RR: Dae Jang-geum) is a 2003 South Korean historical drama television series directed by Lee Byung-hoon.

It first aired on MBC from September 15, 2003, to March 23, 2004, where it was the top program with an average viewership rating of 45.8% and a peak of 57.1%^[1] (making it the 10th highest rated Korean drama of all time).

Produced for US$15 million, it was later exported to 91 countries and has earned US$103.4 million worldwide, being known as one of the primary proponents of the Korean Wave by heightening the spread of Korean culture abroad.^[2][3][4]

Starring Lee Young-ae in the title role, it tells the tale of an orphaned kitchen cook who went on to become the King's first female physicia