The perfect ending written by Lim Ji-yeon and Chu Young-woo has been completed.

In the final episode of JTBC‘s Saturday-Sunday drama ‘Madame Ok’s Story’ (written by Park Ji-sook, directed by Jin Hyeok and Choi Bo-yoon) that aired on the 26th, Ok Tae-young (played by Lim Ji-yeon) threw away her status and stood up on her own two feet to start a new life with Cheon Seung-hwi (played by Chu Young-woo). The viewership ratings broke their own record by recording 14.0% in the metropolitan area and 13.6% nationwide. The highest viewership rating per minute was 15.1% in the metropolitan area, and the target 2049 viewership rating was 5.5% in the metropolitan area. (Nielsen Korea paid household standard)

On this day, Ok Tae-young pretended to have the disease in order to uncover the conspiracy behind the disease outbreak and entered the quarantine ward on her own initiative to find out the conspiracy of Park Joon-gi (played by Choi Jung-woo), the Minister of Taxation. As it turned out, the disease was caused by a painkiller that Park Joon-gi mixed with poisonous herbs, and he had been pretending it was an infectious disease to set up the quarantine ward and intercepting the supplies that were brought in there.


When this fact was revealed to the world, Park Joon-gi was abandoned by his trusted confidant, Jwasang, and executed, and his concubine Kim So-hye (played by Ha Yul-ri) also became a government slave and lived in the lowest status. However, even after the truth was revealed, Ok Tae-young volunteered to serve in the isolation village and saved them so that they could all live their own lives.

In addition, Ok Tae-young was also exempted from punishment thanks to the efforts of the many people he had helped. In the flower path created by the people of Cheongsu-hyeon Yuhyangso and the wives of the mothers‘ association, as well as the people and their families, Ok Tae-young finally met his father. In addition, Cheon Seung-hwi, who was saved by Sung Yoon-gyeom’s (played by Chu Young-woo) voluntary sacrifice, returned to Ok Tae-young‘s embrace, and the two of them smiled happily as they spent their days together with Ok Tae-young’s father and son Man-seok in the seaside house they had dreamed of.

‘Lady Ok‘s Story’ is a story about a strong woman who was born a slave but helped those in need despite any adversity. It is evaluated that Ok Tae-young was well-made with a solid composition and captivating directing. Here, the acting of the actors, including Lim Ji-yeon, who deeply portrayed Ok Tae-young’s independent life and showed off her best performance, and Chu Young-woo, who showed off his versatile charm by going back and forth between various characters, also added to the perfection of the work. Thanks to this, ‘Lady Ok‘s Story’ also performed well at the box office and ended on a high note.

Hong Se-young, Donga.com reporter, projecthong@donga.com

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