Seong Chun-hyang
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77% Critic Match

Seong Chun-hyang

7.7 / 10 1961 2h 24mNR Korean
DramaRomance

Storyline

Chun-hyang, the only daughter of an old gisaeng named Wolmae, falls in love with Lee Mong-nyong and promises to marry him. But Lee leaves for Seoul with his father who's an aristocrat, and the new governor, Byeon Hakdo, covets Chun-hyang because she is the most beautiful girl in town. When Chun-hyang rejects his order to serve him at night, Governor Byeon sends her to jail. In the mean time, Lee passes the state exam and becomes a special undercover agent of the king. He comes back to where Chun-hyang lives to save her and punishes Governor Byeon.

Cast & Crew

Choi Eun-hee

Choi Eun-hee

Seong Chun-hyang

Lead
Kim Jin-kyu

Kim Jin-kyu

Lee Mong-nyong

Do Kum-bong

Do Kum-bong

Hyeong-dan

Heo Chang-kang

Heo Chang-kang

Bang-ja

Lee Yea-chun

Lee Yea-chun

Byun Hakdo

Han Eun-jin

Han Eun-jin

Weolmae - Chun-hyang's mother

Seo Wol-yeong

Seo Wol-yeong

Isato

Lim Yae-sim

Lim Yae-sim

Ma'am

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Shin Sang-ok's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Seong Chun-hyang is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker