Empire of Gold explained

Alt Name:Golden Empire
Genre:Period drama
Political drama
Romance
Director:Jo Nam-kook
Starring:Go Soo
Lee Yo-won
Son Hyun-joo
Composer:Park Se-jun
Country:South Korea
Language:Korean
Num Episodes:24
Executive Producer:Lee Hyun-Jik
Producer:Kim Jin-geun
Lee Young-jun
Location:Korea
Runtime:60 minutes on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 (KST)
Company:StudioS (SBS)
Drama House
Channel:SBS TV

Empire of Gold is a 2013 South Korean television series starring Go Soo, Lee Yo-won, and Son Hyun-joo.[1] [2] It aired on SBS from July 1 to September 17, 2013 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 24 episodes.

Plot

The series is a multi-generational saga that covers a twenty-year span from 1990 to 2010, and follows one chaebol family as it arises out of the ruins of the 1990s IMF financial crisis that wreaked havoc on the South Korean economy, becoming one of the top conglomerates in the nation. Three people become locked in a power struggle for control of this chaebol empire.[3]

Cast

Jang Tae-joo comes from nothing, and his ambition is fuelled after witnessing the misfortunes of his poor hardworking father. After their father dies, Tae-joo, along with his mother, raises his little sister Hee-joo on his own, and fights tooth and nail to rise to the top relying on his cunning wits. Smart, passionate, and driven, he endures contempt and humiliation as he works relentlessly towards his dreams of success and wealth. But betrayal and exploitation gradually turn him into a cold-hearted, ruthless mogule. He marries Seo-yoon, although he loves Seol-hee.

The reserved, aloof and second youngest daughter of the chaebol founder and heiress to the business empire, she and Tae-joo get married, although they both don't love each other.

Seo-yoon's cousin and Tae-joo's biggest rival for Sungjin Group's top seat. Choi Min-jae is as ruthless, cunning, and unscrupulous as Tae-joo, lobbying, bribing and arranging backdoor deals with the political elite.

A woman who uses her looks to garner insider information, sets up a real estate consulting firm to sell what she knows. Even though it's a dangerous job, she teams up with Tae-joo to take down the Choi family and their business empire. She falls in love with Tae-joo.

A mob boss who is the antagonist to Jang Tae-joo's start-up business, and becomes a friend of Tae-joo later.

The patriarch and CEO of giant conglomerate Sungjin Group.

Tae-joo's younger sister.

The youngest son of Sungjin Group, whose dream is to become an economist. His family runs the Sungjin Economic Research Institute, where he works.

Tae-joo's mother who took care of her children after her husband died.

Tae-joo's father who died in an antiquated building blast without achieving financial blessing.

Ratings

Episode #Original broadcast dateAverage audience share
TNmS Ratings[7] AGB Nielsen[8]
width=100Nationwidewidth=100Seoul National Capital Areawidth=100Nationwidewidth=100Seoul National Capital Area
11 July 20138.0%9.7%8.5%9.2%
22 July 20138.2%9.7%9.0%9.9%
38 July 20137.5%8.2%9.3%10.0%
49 July 20138.1%9.2%9.2%10.2%
515 July 20138.2%10.3%9.5%11.4%
616 July 20138.7%10.2%9.7%11.5%
722 July 20139.7%11.8%10.1%10.8%
823 July 20139.4%11.5%10.7%11.9%
929 July 20139.5%10.0%10.4%11.4%
1030 July 201310.1%11.2%10.2%12.0%
115 August 201310.3%12.4%9.8%10.9%
126 August 201310.5%13.6%11.0%12.3%
1312 August 20138.8%10.3%10.0%11.9%
1413 August 201310.8%13.6%11.2%13.2%
1519 August 20138.8%11.3%10.7%12.5%
1620 August 201310.3%12.9%11.7%13.8%
1726 August 20138.5%11.0%11.2%12.9%
1827 August 20138.5%11.0%11.4%13.3%
192 September 20137.8%9.8%11.4%13.7%
203 September 20136.8%8.2%10.6%13.1%
219 September 20137.4%7.9%10.8%12.3%
2210 September 20137.4%8.4%11.2%13.0%
2316 September 20137.7%9.6%10.3%12.6%
2417 September 20138.1%9.7%9.7%11.2%
Average 8.7% 10.5% 10.3% 11.9%

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result
2013 Top Excellence Award, Actress
Top Excellence Award, Actor
Acting Award, Actress
Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Drama Special
Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Drama Special
Special Award, Actor in a Drama Special
Special Award, Actress in a Drama Special
Top 10 Stars
2014 Most Popular Actor (TV)

International broadcast

It began airing in Thailand on digital television MONO29 on May 11, 2015.[9]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kang . Jung-yeon . Ko Soo, Lee Yo-won to Struggle for Power and Money in New TV Series . TenAsia . 2013-06-12 . 24 May 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140328132354/http://www.tenasia.com/ko-soo-lee-yo-won-to-struggle-for-power-and-money-in-the-golden-empire/ . 2014-03-28 .
  2. Web site: Lee. Sun-min. Promoting Empire of Gold. https://archive.today/20130629093222/http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=2973665. usurped. 29 June 2013. Korea JoongAng Daily. 2013-06-28. 27 June 2013.
  3. Web site: Jang. Seo-yoon. PREVIEW: SBS Mon/Tue Drama Golden Empire. TenAsia. 2013-07-01. 1 July 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140328133602/http://www.tenasia.com/preview-sbs-montue-drama-golden-empire/. 28 March 2014. dmy-all.
  4. Web site: An. So-hyoun. Go Soo to Star in Drama Empire of Gold. enewsWorld. CJ E&M. 2013-06-12. 23 April 2013. https://archive.today/20130624174707/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/article/34608?enewsLang=EN. 24 June 2013. dead.
  5. Go Soo and Park Geun-hyung reunited with each other after they worked in another SBS TV series Marrying A Millionaire where Park played father of Go Soo's character, Lee Yo-won reunited with Park for the 3rd time in this series after they worked first in another SBS TV series Surgeon Bong Dal-hee and second in KBS series Cruel Love.
  6. Go Soo and Sunwoo Eunsook reunited with each other 1 decade after they worked in another SBS TV series My Fair Lady where Sunwoo portrayed as the mother of Go Soo's character also.
  7. Web site: TNmS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu . TNmS Ratings . 2013-07-01 . Korean . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131128032303/http://www.tnms.tv/rating/default.asp . 2013-11-28 .
  8. Web site: AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu . AGB Nielsen Media Research . 2013-07-01 . Korean . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131226133248/http://www.agbnielsen.co.kr/index.asp?ref=0 . 2013-12-26 .
  9. Web site: Empire of Gold โคตรคนโค่นอิทธิพลเดือด. MONO29. 18 August 2015. Thai. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304071935/http://mono29.mthai.com/program/empire-of-gold-%E0%B9%82%E0%B8%84%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%84%E0%B8%99%E0%B9%82%E0%B8%84%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%98%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%9E%E0%B8%A5%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%94%E0%B8%B7-2. 4 March 2016. dead.