Series synopsis
The Red Sleeve, also known as 옷소매 붉은 끝동 is a South Korean drama television series that premiered on MBC on November 12, 2021. It ended on January 1, 2022. It was created by Jung Hae-ri. It stars Lee Jun-ho, Lee Se-young, Kang Hoon and Lee Duck-hwa.
Based on a novel of the same name, it tells the record of a royal court romance between the King of Joseon who believes his duty is to his country first above love, and a court lady who wants to protect the life she has chosen.
Premise
Based on a novel of the same name, it tells the record of a royal court romance between the King of Joseon who believes his duty is to his country first above love, and a court lady who wants to protect the life she has chosen.
Premise: Were you swayed by me or was I swayed by you?
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Lee Jun-ho as Yi San / King Jeongjo
- Lee Se-young as Sung Deok-im
- Kang Hoon as Hong Deok-ro
- Lee Duck-hwa as King Youngjo
- Park Ji-young as Head Court Lady Jo
- Jang Hee-jin as Queen Jeong-sun
- Ahn Se-min as Seong Guk-min
- Jang Hye-jin as Court Lady Seo
Supporting cast
- Jo Hee-bong as Hong Jung-yeo
- Seo Hyo-rim as Hwawan Ong-ju
- Kang Mal-geum as Hyebin Hong
- Oh Dae-hwan as Kang Tae-ho
- Lee Min-ji as Kim Bok-yeon
- Ha Yul-Ri as Bae Gyeong-hee
- Lee Eun-saem as Shon Young-hee
- Bae Je-gi as Jeong Jae-hwa
- Kim Kang-min as Kim Du-seong
- Kwon Hyun-bin as Jeong Baek-ik
- Kim Beong-choun as Sim Hui-won
- Lee Joo-won as Young Yi-san
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 17 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 17 | November 12, 2021 | January 1, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Crown Prince Is My Master A young maid Duk Im is ordered to visit the late Royal Noble Consort Yeong’s funeral. There she meets the Crown Prince who also secretly came to say goodbye to his grandmother. Duk Im learns about the forbidden book which King Yeongjo despises because of a certain phrase, and is warned that she’ll be losing her head if she is to read it. One day, she hears that the book is kept in the Crown Prince’s library, which makes her worried. |
November 12, 2021 |
| 2 |
Lee San’s Scheme The tiger is on a killing spree within the palace. Unlike any other animal, it is smart. It knows exactly when to run, stop, and hunt. Although Lee San struggles with hunting this tiger, he unintentionally gets help from Duk Im as he was fooling around with her by pretending not to be the Crown Prince. To stop further casualties, this horrid tiger must be stopped. |
November 13, 2021 |
| 3 |
The Tiger And The Dragon All the young maids start to panic when they see the tiger. Duk Im comes up with a way to help the maids escape safely. San saves Duk Im, who’s in danger, but for mobilizing the military in the palace without the King’s permission, San almost receives punishment. And those who want to dethrone the Crown Prince are about to use this incident to their advantage. |
November 19, 2021 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | MBC |
|---|---|
| First aired | November 12, 2021 |
| Last aired | January 1, 2022 |
| Runtime | 74 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Friday, Saturday at 22:00:00 |