Min Mee-Geum
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Min Mee-geumis a minor character in Dae Jang Geum
. She is the mentor of Chang-ee
and also second teacher to Seo Jang Geum
and Lee Yeon-saeng
. She first appears as a Na-in but for most of the series is a Sang-Goong(known as Lady Min). When Jang Geum and Lady Han are exiled, Choi Seong-geum
casts Lady Min, Yeon-saeng, and Chang-ee out of the Royal Kitchen. She then becomes Yeon-saeng's lady-in-waiting
when Yeon Saeng becomes a royal concubine. Finally, she returns to the Royal Kitchen as the Highest Lady of the Royal Kitchen after winning a competition. The series ends with her in this position.
Lady Min lives her life so that she can have a quiet and long life. She is very loyal to Lady Jung and Lady Han but is not nearly as confident as any of them. Lady Min is played by Kim So-ih (김소이 (金素怡)).
Dae Jang Geum
Dae Jang Geum is a 2003 epic South Korean television series directed by Lee Byung Hoon and produced by MBC. Starring Lee Young Ae, it tells the tale of an orphaned kitchen cook who went on to become the king's first female physician...
. She is the mentor of Chang-ee
Chang-ee
Chang-ee is a minor character in Dae Jang Geum. She is one of Jang Geum's close friends. Throughout most of the series, Chang-ee was a palace maid. She was the assistant and favorite palace maid of the Court Lady Min Mee-Geum...
and also second teacher to Seo Jang Geum
Seo Jang Geum
For the historical figure that this character is based on, see Jang GeumSeo Jang Geum is the main character of the Korean television series Dae Jang Geum. Based on the historical figure Jang Geum, possibly the first and only female physician of the King in all of Korean history...
and Lee Yeon-saeng
Lee Yeon-saeng
Lee Yeon-saeng is a major character in Dae Jang Geum. She is the best friend of Seo Jang Geum. Since the first day they entered the palace as children, the two have always been there for each other. When Jang Geum is exiled to Jeju, Yeon-saeng weeps so much King Jungjong sees her and she doesn't...
. She first appears as a Na-in but for most of the series is a Sang-Goong(known as Lady Min). When Jang Geum and Lady Han are exiled, Choi Seong-geum
Choi Seong-geum
Choi Seong-geum is a major character in Dae Jang Geum. She is considered the most notorious woman in the series, and is known as Lady Choi throughout much of the series...
casts Lady Min, Yeon-saeng, and Chang-ee out of the Royal Kitchen. She then becomes Yeon-saeng's lady-in-waiting
Lady-in-waiting
A lady-in-waiting is a female personal assistant at a royal court, attending on a queen, a princess, or a high-ranking noblewoman. Historically, in Europe a lady-in-waiting was often a noblewoman from a family highly thought of in good society, but was of lower rank than the woman on whom she...
when Yeon Saeng becomes a royal concubine. Finally, she returns to the Royal Kitchen as the Highest Lady of the Royal Kitchen after winning a competition. The series ends with her in this position.
Lady Min lives her life so that she can have a quiet and long life. She is very loyal to Lady Jung and Lady Han but is not nearly as confident as any of them. Lady Min is played by Kim So-ih (김소이 (金素怡)).