Joseon Survival Period

Joseon Survival Period (Korean조선생존기; RRJoseon Saengjongi) is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Kang Ji-hwan (replaced by Seo Ji-seok from episode 11 onwards), Kyung Soo-jin, Song Won-seok, Park Se-wan, Lee Jae-yoon, Han Jae-suk and Yoon Ji-min. It aired on TV Chosun from June 8 to August 17, 2019 on Saturdays and Sundays at 22:50 (KST).[1]

Joseon Survival Period
Hangul
조선생존기
Genre
Written byKim Sol-ji
Directed byJang Yong-woo
Starring
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes16
Production
Running time60 minute
Production companies
Original release
NetworkTV Chosun
ReleaseJune 8 (2019-06-08) –
August 17, 2019 (2019-08-17)

Synopsis

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The story of Han Jung-rok, a deliveryman who used to be a famous archer, who travels back in time to the Joseon dynasty.

Cast

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Main

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Supporting

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Production

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The first script reading took place in March 2019.

On July 9, 2019, Kang Ji-hwan was arrested over allegations that he sexually molested and assaulted two of his agency's female employees at his home.[2][3] He officially dropped out of the series on July 11 and was replaced by Seo Ji-seok from episode 11 onwards. The drama was cut off from 20 to 16 episodes.

Original soundtrack

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Joseon Survival Period OST
Soundtrack album by
Various artists
Released2019
GenreSoundtrack
Language
LabelKakao M
Huayi Brothers Korea

Part 1

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Released on June 16, 2019 (2019-06-16)
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Someday"Lee Hyun4:00
2."Someday" (Inst.) 4:00
Total length:8:00

Part 2

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Released on June 23, 2019 (2019-06-23)
No.TitleArtistLength
1."You're My One"Summer3:50
2."You're My One" (Inst.) 3:50
Total length:7:40

Part 3

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Released on June 30, 2019 (2019-06-30)
No.TitleArtistLength
1."I'll Come To You Like the Wind"Yeom Yu-ri3:55
2."I'll Come To You Like the Wind" (Inst.) 3:55
Total length:7:50

Part 4

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Released on July 7, 2019 (2019-07-07)
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Shout Out"2:59
2."Shout Out" (Inst.) 2:59
Total length:5:58

Ratings

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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)[4]
1 June 8, 2019 1.288%
2 June 9, 2019 1.255%
3 June 15, 2019 1.740%
4 June 16, 2019 1.399%
5 June 22, 2019 1.459%
6 June 23, 2019 1.256%
7 June 29, 2019 1.447%
8 June 30, 2019 1.439%
9 July 6, 2019 1.214%
10 July 7, 2019 1.428%
11 July 27, 2019 1.204%
12 July 28, 2019 1.050%
13 August 3, 2019 1.038%
14 August 10, 2019 0.948%
15 August 11, 2019 0.921%
16 August 17, 2019 0.852%
Average 1.244%

Notes

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  1. ^ Kang Ji-hwan was replaced by Seo Ji-seok from episode 11 onwards.

References

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  1. ^ Kim, Jin-seok (March 13, 2019). "[단독]경수진, 강지환과 드라마 '조선생존기' 주인공". Naver (in Korean). Retrieved August 18, 2019.
  2. ^ Kim, Jae-heun (July 10, 2019). "Actor Kang under probe over alleged rape". The Korea Times. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  3. ^ Yonhap (July 10, 2019). "Actor arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting, molesting his agency's employees". The Korea Herald. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  4. ^ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". Nielsen Korea (in Korean).
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