The Eldest
Appearance
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Hangul | 맏이 |
Genre | |
Written by | Kim Jung-soo |
Directed by | Lee Kwan-hee |
Starring | |
Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language | Korean |
No. of episodes | 54 |
Production | |
Running time | 70 minutes |
Production company | Lee Kwan-hee Production |
Original release | |
Network | JTBC |
Release | September 14, 2013 March 16, 2014 | –
The Eldest[1] (Korean: 맏이; RR: Madi) is a 2013–2014 South Korean television series starring Yoon Jung-hee, Jae Hee, Oh Yoon-ah and Park Jae-jung. It aired on JTBC from September 14, 2013, to March 16, 2014.[2]
Synopsis
[edit]Set between the 1960s and the 1990s, The Eldest tells the story of five siblings after they lost their parents in an accident. It focuses on Young-sun (Yoon Jung-hee), the eldest sister, who raised her brothers and sisters so they would become successful.[3]
Cast
[edit]Main
[edit]- Yoon Jung-hee as Kim Young-sun
- Yoo Hae-jung as young Young-sun
- Jae Hee as Park Soon-taek
- Chae Sang-woo as young Soon-taek
- Oh Yoon-ah as Lee Ji-sook
- Roh Jeong-eui as young Ji-sook
- Park Jae-jung as Lee In-ho
- Oh Jae-moo as young In-ho
Supporting
[edit]Young-sun's entourage
[edit]- Jo Yi-jin as Kim Young-ran[4]
- Kang Eui-sik as Kim Young-doo
- Kim Gyu-sun as Lee Jae-im
- Jung Yoon-hye as Kim Young-sook
- Kim Tae-jin as Kim Young-jae
- Jang Seo-hee as Nan-i
Soon-taek's entourage
[edit]- Yoon Yoo-sun as ??
- Lee Dal-hyung as Park Jae-oh
- Hwang Bo-ra as Park Soon-geum
Ji-sook's entourage
[edit]- Chang Mi-hee as Yoon Yi-sil
- Jin Hee-kyung as Kim Eun-soon
- Lee Jong-won as Gong Chang-rae[5]
- Kim Byung-se as Lee Sang-nam
- Cho Sung-yoon as Kim Jong-bok
- Lee Hyung-suk as young Jong-bok
Others
[edit]- Ra Mi-ran as Na Mi-soon
- Kim Jin-soo as Son Jae-shik
- Kim Soo-mi as Si-deok's mother
- Jun Won-joo as Choi Sa-yeop
- Cha Kwang-soo as Baek-ho
- Jo Yang-ja as Seo Eun-ja
- Kim Jung-kook as Si-deok
- Cha Min-ji as Eun-joo
- Kim Sol as Kim Mal-soon
- Ahn Jae-min as Lee Joon-soo
- Ahn Ji-hye as Na Tan-sil
- Song Ji-ho as Beom-seok
Special appearances
[edit]- Goo Bon-im as Mrs. Fang
- Im Hyun-sik as Village mayor
- Lee Yong-yi as Village mayor's wife
Ratings
[edit]In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share (AGB Nielsen) |
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Nationwide | ||
1 | September 14, 2013 | 1.254% |
2 | September 15, 2013 | 1.227% |
3 | September 21, 2013 | 1.250% |
4 | September 22, 2013 | 1.174% |
5 | September 28, 2013 | 1.625% |
6 | September 29, 2013 | 2.091% |
7 | October 5, 2013 | 2.120% |
8 | October 6, 2013 | 2.631% |
9 | October 12, 2013 | 2.030% |
10 | October 13, 2013 | 2.572% |
11 | October 19, 2013 | 2.486% |
12 | October 20, 2013 | 3.349% |
13 | October 26, 2013 | 2.406% |
14 | October 27, 2013 | 3.395% |
15 | November 2, 2013 | 2.553% |
16 | November 3, 2013 | 3.505% |
17 | November 9, 2013 | 2.583% |
18 | November 10, 2013 | 2.681% |
19 | November 16, 2013 | 2.232% |
20 | November 17, 2013 | 2.557% |
21 | November 23, 2013 | 2.467% |
22 | November 24, 2013 | 2.967% |
23 | November 30, 2013 | 2.172% |
24 | December 1, 2013 | 3.161% |
25 | December 7, 2013 | 2.671% |
26 | December 8, 2013 | 2.999% |
27 | December 14, 2013 | 2.350% |
28 | December 15, 2013 | 3.072% |
28 | December 21, 2013 | 2.372% |
30 | December 22, 2013 | 3.254% |
31 | December 28, 2013 | 2.498% |
32 | December 29, 2013 | 3.583% |
33 | January 4, 2014 | 3.151% |
34 | January 5, 2014 | 3.079% |
35 | January 11, 2014 | 3.195% |
36 | January 12, 2014 | 3.509% |
37 | January 18, 2014 | 3.251% |
38 | January 19, 2014 | 3.292% |
39 | January 25, 2014 | 3.343% |
40 | January 26, 2014 | 3.537% |
41 | February 1, 2014 | 3.243% |
42 | February 2, 2014 | 3.747% |
43 | February 8, 2014 | 4.150% |
44 | February 9, 2014 | 3.945% |
45 | February 15, 2014 | 3.401% |
46 | February 16, 2014 | 4.277% |
47 | February 22, 2014 | 3.499% |
48 | February 23, 2014 | 4.059% |
49 | March 1, 2014 | 4.057% |
50 | March 2, 2014 | 4.260% |
51 | March 8, 2014 | 3.735% |
52 | March 9, 2014 | 4.641% |
53 | March 15, 2014 | 3.462% |
54 | March 16, 2014 | 4.592% |
Average | 2.976% |
- This drama airs on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC and EBS).
References
[edit]- ^ "JTBC worldwide : The Eldest". JTBC. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ "'굿닥터' 늑대소녀 유해정, JTBC '맏이' 주인공 아역 낙점". Edaily (in Korean). August 21, 2013.
- ^ "'굿닥터' 늑대소녀? '맏이' 유해정! "힘든 역, 오히려 좋아"". 오마이스타 (in Korean). 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
- ^ "Jo Yi-jin cast for JTBC drama "The Firstborn"". HanCinema. August 6, 2013.
- ^ "Lee Jong-won joins JTBC with Jang Mi-hee". HanCinema. August 26, 2013.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Korean)
- The Eldest at HanCinema
Categories:
- JTBC television dramas
- Korean-language television shows
- 2013 South Korean television series debuts
- 2014 South Korean television series endings
- South Korean historical television series
- Television series set in the 1960s
- Television series set in the 1970s
- Television series set in the 1980s
- Television series set in the 1990s
- Television series about orphans