The Red Sleeve

The Red Sleeve
Soundtrack album by Various
Released	2021–2022
Recorded	2021
Genre	Soundtrack
Language	Korean; English;
Label	Kakao; Toon Studio;

The Red Sleeve
	File:The Red Sleeve Cuff.jpg Promotional poster
Hangul	옷소매 붉은 끝동
Literal meaning	The Red Sleeve Cuff
Revised Romanization	Otsomae Bulg-eun Kkeutdong
Genre	Romance; Historical drama;
Created by	Kim Ho-young (MBC Drama)
Based on	The Red Sleeve Cuff; by Kang Mi-kang
Written by	Jung Hae-ri
Directed by	Jung Ji-in; Song Yeon-hwa;
Creative director(s)	Moon Ju-hee; Oh Tteu-rak;
Starring	Lee Jun-ho; Lee Se-young; Kang Hoon;
Composer(s)	Noh Hyung-woo
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language(s)	Korean
No. of episodes	17 (as of January 1, 2022)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Kim Yeon-seong; Kim Do-kyun; Han Jae-hun; Lee Hyun-wook; Pyo Jong-rok;
Producer(s)	Lee Wol-yeon
Running time	70 minutes
Production company(s)	WeMad; Npio Entertainment;
Budget	₩16 billion
Release
Original network	MBC TV
Original release	November 12, 2021 –; January 1, 2022
External links
	[{{#property:P856}} Website]

The Red Sleeve (Hangul: 옷소매 붉은 끝동) is a South Korean television series starring Lee Jun-ho, Lee Se-young, and Kang Hoon.^[1]^[4] It is a fictionalised account of the lives of King Jeongjo and his royal consort Ui-bin Seong. It aired from November 12, 2021, to January 1, 2022, on MBC's newly established Fridays and Saturdays at 22:00 (KST) time slot.^[6]

Synopsis

Based on a novel of the same name, The Red Sleeve tells the record of a royal court romance between the King of Joseon who places his duty to his country above love, and a court lady who wants to protect the life she has chosen.^[1] The story is told from the viewpoint of the court lady.

Cast

Main

Lee Jun-ho as Yi San, later King Jeongjo: the arrogant and perfectionist grandson of King Yeongjo. He constantly strives to become a benevolent King, but his father's death has left an emotional trauma in his heart.^[4]
- Lee Joo-won as young Yi San^[7]
Lee Se-young as Seong Deok-im, later Royal Noble Consort Ui-bin Seong: a court lady who wants to live the life of her choice, rather than just be one of the numerous court ladies called "the King's women".^[8]
- Lee Seol-ah as young Seong Deok-im^[7]
Kang Hoon as Hong Deok-ro: the Crown Prince's teacher who hides a cold personality beneath his warm-hearted appearance.^[3]^[9]
- Choi Jeong-hoo as young Hong Deok-ro^[7]

Supporting

Royal family

Lee Deok-hwa as King Yeongjo^[10]
Jang Hee-jin as Queen Jeongsun^[11]
Kang Mal-geum as Hong Hye-bin, later Lady Hyegyeong^[12]
Kim I-on as Princess Cheongyeon^[13]
Jo Seung-hee as Princess Cheongseon^[14]
Go Ha as Royal Consort Suk-ui Moon^[15]
Park Seo-kyung as Hong Dan, later Royal Noble Consort Won-bin Hong^[16]^[17]

Court ladies

Park Ji-young as Head Court Lady Jo^[18]
Ji Eun as Kang Wol-hye^[19]
Cha Mi-kyung as Court Lady Park^[20]

People around Yi San

Oh Dae-hwan as Kang Tae-ho^[21]
Moon Jeong-dae as Seo Gye-jung
Bae Je-ki (ko) as Jung Jae-hwa^[22]
Kim Kang-min as Kim Du-seong^[23]
Yoon Hyo-sik as Yi San's head eunuch

People around Seong Deok-im

Jang Hye-jin as Court Lady Seo^[24]
Lee Min-ji as Kim Bok-yeon^[25]
- Yoon Hae-bin as young Kim Bok-yeon
Ha Yul-ri (ko) as Bae Kyung-hee^[26]
- Lee Seo-hyun as young Bae Kyung-hee
Lee Eun-saem as Son Young-hee^[27]
- Jo Si-yeon as young Son Young-hee
Yang Byung-yeol as Seong Sik^[28]

Yi San's political opponents

Extended

Jo Chan-hyung (ko) as Yi San's guard warrior^[32]
Kim Ja-young as Court Lady Kwon^[33]
Kim Byung-chun as Shim Hwi-won^[34]
Yi Seo as Royal Noble Consort Hwa-bin Yun^[35]

Special appearances

Ha Seok-jin as a magistrate^[36]
Do Sang-woo as Crown Prince Sado^[37]
Nam Gi-ae as Royal Noble Consort Yeong-bin Yi^[38]
Lee Soon-jae as an elderly citizen^[39]^[40]

Production and release

The lead roles were initially offered to Kim Kyung-nam and Park Hye-su.^[41]^[42] The first script reading of the cast was held in May 2021.^[43]

The series was originally scheduled to premiere on November 5, 2021, but it was delayed by a week due to program adjustment for the broadcast of a professional baseball game.^[44]

On December 9, 2021, it was announced that the series would be extended by one episode due to its popularity and would end with 17 episodes.^[45] Due to the extension, episode 13 aired on December 24, while episodes 14 and 15 aired on December 25.^[46]

It was reported that filming started in May 2021 and continued filming for about seven months until December 21.^[47] It was mainly conducted at Mungyeong Saejae Open Set,^[48] Jeonju Hanok Village,^[49] Gwanghallu Garden in Namwon,^[50] Naganeupseong Folk Village,^[51] Yeokrin Set in Damyang County,^[51] and Yeolhwajeong Pavilion—located in Ganggol Village, Deungnyang-myeon, Boseong County.^[52]^[53]

Original soundtrack

Part 1

Released on November 19, 2021^[54]^[55]
No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"I Wish" (바라고 바라)	Wheein	4:01
2.	"I Wish" (바라고 바라; Inst.)		4:01
Total length:			8:02

Part 2

Released on November 28, 2021^[56]^[57]
No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Starlight Heart" (잠들지 않는 별)	Ben	4:02
2.	"Starlight Heart" (잠들지 않는 별; Inst.)		4:02
Total length:			8:04

Part 3

Released on November 30, 2021^[58]^[59]
No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"My Wonderous Miracle" (네가 나의 기적인 것처럼)	Jeong Se-woon	3:15
2.	"My Wonderous Miracle" (네가 나의 기적인 것처럼; Inst.)		3:15
Total length:			6:30

Part 4

Released on December 5, 2021^[60]^[61]
No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"I'll Be with You Every Day" (모든 날을 너와 함께 할게)	Minhyun (NU'EST)	3:51
2.	"I'll Be with You Every Day" (모든 날을 너와 함께 할게; Inst.)		3:51
Total length:			7:42

Part 5

Released on December 12, 2021^[62]^[63]
No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Beautiful" (비로소 아름다워)	Shim Kyu-sun (Lucia)	4:40
2.	"Beautiful" (비로소 아름다워; Inst.)		4:40
Total length:			9:20

Part 6

Released on December 18, 2021^[64]^[65]
No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Every Step You Take" (내가 한 걸음 뒤로 갈게)	Jeon Sang-geun	4:04
2.	"Every Step You Take" (내가 한 걸음 뒤로 갈게; Inst.)		4:04
Total length:			8:08

Part 7

Released on December 20, 2021^[66]^[67]
No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"I'm Still" (네가 불어오는 이곳에서 난 여전히)	Xia	3:42
2.	"I'm Still" (네가 불어오는 이곳에서 난 여전히; Inst.)		3:42
Total length:			7:24

Part 8

Released on January 1, 2022^[68]^[69]
No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"I'll Leave You" (그대 손 놓아요)	Lee Sun-hee	3:54
2.	"I'll Leave You" (그대 손 놓아요; Inst.)		3:54
Total length:			7:48

Part 9

Released on January 3, 2022^[70]^[71]
No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Always Be Your Star" (밝혀줄게 별처럼)	Lia (Itzy)	3:46
2.	"Always Be Your Star" (밝혀줄게 별처럼; Inst.)		3:46
Total length:			7:32

Viewership

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Average TV viewership ratings
Ep.	Original broadcast date	Average audience share
		Nielsen Korea^[72]		TNmS^[73]
		Nationwide	Seoul	Nationwide
1	November 12, 2021	5.7% (12th)	5.7% (10th)	N/A
2	November 13, 2021	5.6% (11th)	5.2% (8th)	4.8% (15th)
3	November 19, 2021	7.0% (9th)	6.3% (10th)	6.6% (9th)
4	November 20, 2021	7.5% (4th)	7.6% (3rd)	6.3% (9th)
5	November 26, 2021	8.8% (4th)	8.1% (4th)	6.7% (11th)
6	November 27, 2021	9.4% (2nd)	8.5% (2nd)	N/A
7	December 3, 2021	10.7% (2nd)	10.5% (2nd)	N/A
8	December 4, 2021	10.5% (2nd)	10.3% (2nd)	7.8% (2nd)
9	December 10, 2021	10.9% (3rd)	10.9% (3rd)	8.9% (7th)
10	December 11, 2021	10.2% (2nd)	10.2% (2nd)	9.1% (2nd)
11	December 17, 2021	12.8% (2nd)	12.7% (2nd)	10.8% (3rd)
12	December 18, 2021	13.3% (2nd)	13.6% (2nd)	10.2% (2nd)
13	December 24, 2021	12.8% (2nd)	12.8% (2nd)	10.8% (4th)
14	December 25, 2021^[46]	13.0% (3rd)	12.7% (3rd)	N/A
15	December 25, 2021^[46]	14.3% (2nd)	13.8% (2nd)	N/A
16	January 1, 2022^[74]	17.0% (3rd)	16.4% (3rd)	12.3% (2nd)
17	January 1, 2022^[74]	17.4% (2nd)	16.8% (2nd)	11.8% (3rd)
Average		11%	10.7%	8.8%^{[upper-alpha 1]}
In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings. N/A denotes ratings that were not released.

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony	Year	Category	Nominee(s) / Work	Result	Ref.
APAN Star Awards	2022	Best Director	Jung Ji-in and Song Yeon-hwa	Won	^[75]
		Drama of the Year	The Red Sleeve	Won	^[75]
		Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries	Lee Jun-ho	Won	^[76]
		Best Writer	Jung Hae-ri	Nominated	^[77]
		Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries	Lee Se-young	Nominated	^[77]
Asia Artist Awards	2022	Grand Prize (Daesang) – Actor of the Year	Lee Jun-ho	Won	^[78]
Baeksang Arts Awards	2022	Best Actor	Lee Jun-ho	Won	^[79]
		Best Actress	Lee Se-young	Nominated	^[80]^[81]
		Best Director	Jung Ji-in	Nominated
		Best Drama	The Red Sleeve	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actor	Lee Deok-hwa	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actress	Jang Hye-jin	Nominated
		Technical Award	Kim Hwa-young (Cinematography)	Nominated
Bechdel Day	2022	Bechdel's Choice 5	The Red Sleeve	Won	^[82]
Bechdel Day		Best Director	Jung Ji-in	Won	^[82]
Korea Broadcasting Awards		Best TV Drama	The Red Sleeve	Won	^[83]
Korea Communications Commission Broadcasting Awards		Grand Prize		Won	^[84]
Korea Communications Standards Commission		Terrestrial TV Division – Good Program of the Month (January)		Won	^[85]
Korea Drama Awards		Top Excellence Award, Actor	Lee Jun-ho	Nominated	^[86]
Korea PD Awards		Best Actor	Lee Jun-ho	Won	^[87]
Korea PD Awards		Best TV Drama	The Red Sleeve	Won	^[88]
MBC Drama Awards	2021	Best Couple	Lee Jun-ho and Lee Se-young	Won	^[89]
		Best New Actor	Kang Hoon	Won	^[90]
		Best Supporting Actress	Jang Hye-jin	Won	^[91]
		Best Writer Award	Jung Hae-ri	Won	^[92]
		Drama of the Year	The Red Sleeve	Won	^[90]
		Lifetime Achievement Award	Lee Deok-hwa	Won	^[93]
		Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries	Lee Jun-ho	Won	^[94]
		Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries	Lee Se-young	Won	^[94]
		Best New Actress	Ha Yul-ri	Nominated	^[95]
		Best Supporting Actor	Oh Dae-hwan	Nominated	^[91]
		Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries	Kang Hoon	Nominated	^[96]
		Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries	Park Ji-young	Nominated	^[96]
Popular Culture and Art Production Staff Award	2022	Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Awards	Kim Eun-young	Won	^[97]
Seoul International Drama Awards	2022	Best Picture	The Red Sleeve	Won	^[98]

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