8 years has passed and the story now takes place in March, 1504. Seo, working as a smith, and Park, as a homemaker, have settled down in a rural village where butchers, one of the bottom classes of the time, live together As Park’s best friend and colleague NaIn Han has advised, they are hiding themselves from certain incidents they got involved in by disguising themselves as low-class people. Soon, Seo and Park have a daughter named JangGeum. King YeonSanGun has been tyrannizing the country for a decade and GapJaSaHwa, a political massacre, takes place. One day, Seo takes JangGeum to the market and Seo gets arrested for his involvement in killing deposed Queen Yoon. Park and JangGeum head to HanYang, the capital city at the time, hoping to meet Seo. Court lady Choi witnesses Park and JangGeum at a market place in HanYang while shopping for groceries and feels threatened by Park’s presence. Court lady Choi and her brother, Choi, PanSool, plot to kill Park. JangGeum witnesses her mother’s death and despite her grief continues to go on, spurned by a strong will to accomplish NaIn Park’s dying wish.
Lee Young-ae
Seo Jang-geum
Ji Jin-hee
Min Jeong-ho
Im Ho
King Jungjong
Lee Se-eun
Park Yeol-yi
Geum Bo-ra
Na Joo-daek
Jo Jung-eun
Young Jang-geum
Jo Kyeong-hwan
Oh Gyeom-ho
Park Chan-hwan
Seo Cheon-soo
Uhm Yoo-shin
Ja Sun Dowager Queen
Kim So-yi
Min Gwi-yeol
Park Eun-hye
Lee Yeon-saeng
Yang Mi-kyung
Han Baek-young
Han Ji-min
Shin-bi
Hong Ri-na
Choi Geum-young
Kim Hye-sun
Park Myung-yi
Kyeon Mi-ri
Choi Seong-geum
Im Hyun-sik
Kang Duk-gu
Choi Ja-hye
Chang-yi
Yeo Un-gye
Jung Mal-geum
Lee Do-hee
Choi Pan-sul
Maeng Sang-hun
Dr. Woon-baek
Park Jung-soo
Queen Munjeong
Lee Ip-sae
Yoon Young-roh
Kim Yeo-jin
Dr. Jang-deok
Joo Ah-reum
Young Chang-yi
Lee Se-young
Young Geum-yeong
Kim Min-hee
Bi-sun