Season 1
(2017)
Overview
Just when her life seems to be falling apart, a Korean art historian discovers an old text detailing the life of Joseon era's renowned female artist.
Cast
as Seo Ji-Yoon / Shin Saimdang
as Saimdang (young)
as Lee Gyeom
as Lee Gyeom (young)
as Whieumdang Choi
as Whieumdang Choi (young)
as Lee Won-Soo
as Kim Jung-Hee
as Min Chi-Hyung
as Ko Hye-Jung
as Jung Min-Seok
as Director Sun (Present)
as King Joongjong / Min Jung-Hak
as Lee of Yongin
as Kwon
as Hyang-i
Episodes
Episode 1 0.0
January 26, 2017
With a full-time professorship in sight, Seo Ji-yoon, a lecturer in Korean art history, gets swept up in a scandal surr…
Episode 2 0.0
January 26, 2017
Ji-yoon shows what she brought back from Bologna to her friend Hye-jeong, a conservation scientist, who tells her that …
Episode 3 0.0
February 1, 2017
Lee Gyeom visits Saimdang's parents to seek permission for marriage. King Jungjong sets out to see for himself the woma…
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February 2, 2017
Back at the temple, Saimdang witnesses a scene she shouldn't have seen. On the run, she gets hurt, and her belongings l…
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February 8, 2017
After sending back the presents from Gyeom, Saimdang sets out for her new home in Hanyang, but an unpleasant surprise a…
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February 9, 2017
The truth behind Saimdang's words hurts Lord Uiseong. However, inspired by watching Saimdang and her children interact,…
Episode 7 0.0
February 15, 2017
In Hanyang, paths cross for Saimdang, Lord Uiseong, Min Chi-hyeong and Hwieumdang. In the present, Professor Min's unde…
Episode 8 0.0
February 16, 2017
Hwieumdang scolds Hyeon-ryong for being on the school grounds again. Lord Uiseong hears about Hyeon-ryong's situation a…
Episode 9 0.0
February 22, 2017
To support her family, Saimdang decides to make paper, but it's easier said than done. Hwieumdang suggests a mother-son…
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February 23, 2017
Saimdang gets worried when Hyeon-ryong doesn't come home late into the night. Lord Uiseong tries to find out what happe…
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March 1, 2017
Risking retaliation from the vagabonds, Saimdang goes back to her paper workshop. Later, she tells the head of the grou…
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March 2, 2017
Lord Uiseong's Great Aunt warns him not to dig up the past lest he endanger his and Saimdang's lives. Saimdang needs a …
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March 8, 2017
Hwieumdang calls for an emergency meeting that Saimdang must attend. Meanwhile, Lord Uiseong suggests a hunting outing …
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March 9, 2017
The king declares a contest to find the best papermaker in Joseon. Lord Uiseong gets authority to investigate the corru…
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March 15, 2017
Soon after they arrive at the site of Temple Unpyeong, Saimdang and Pal-bong are pursued by Hwieumdang's men.
Episode 16 0.0
March 16, 2017
King Jungjong decides on the proper punishment for Min Chi-hyeong. Meanwhile, the deadline to find the true Goryeo pape…
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March 22, 2017
For King Jungjong, nothing else matters except finding the real Goryeo paper. Saimdang presses on to decipher the poem …
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March 23, 2017
Ji-yoon tries to get Director Sun's help in ensuring the safety of "Mount Kumgang," but Director Sun wants to avoid get…
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March 29, 2017
In the present, Ji-yoon gets an alarming call about her husband. In the past, Lord Uiseong hears of the Yangryu Paper M…
Episode 20 0.0
March 30, 2017
Saimdang is becoming a prominent figure in the city for her wisdom, benevolence and artistic skills, but trouble brews …
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April 5, 2017
The princess is reported missing. King Jungjong is furious that the crown prince is spending time outside the palace wa…
Episode 22 0.0
April 6, 2017
The crown prince commissions Lord Uiseong to paint King Jungjong's portrait. Lord Uiseong wishes to recruit new painter…
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April 12, 2017
The Confucian scholars protest against Saimdang, and the king plots to use this to his advantage. Min Chi-hyeong is hel…
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April 13, 2017
Lord Uiseong is shocked to learn what King Jungjong ordered Min Chi-hyeong to do. Meanwhile, Hwieumdang has a tearful r…
Episode 25 0.0
April 19, 2017
While visiting a museum to collect her thoughts, Ji-yoon discovers a note card with a curious portrait that's left behi…
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April 26, 2017
With the help of Rade, Ji-yoon and her friends are devising a plan to secure "Mount Kumgang" again when a surprise visi…
Episode 27 0.0
April 27, 2017
Despairing Saimdang asks Ji-yoon what happened to Lord Uiseong. Piecing the clues together, Ji-yoon provides Saimdang w…
Episode 28 0.0
May 4, 2017
Director Sun publicly reveals her intentions regarding "Mount Kumgang." Saimdang spends her time with those who matter …