Episode 1
Episode 1
1h 1m
With a full-time professorship in sight, Seo Ji-yoon, a lecturer in Korean art history, gets swept up in a scandal surrounding a monumental painting.
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Saimdang, Memoir of Colors
20171 season5.5 / 10
An art history lecturer, unfairly disgraced for refusing to certify a suspicious painting, endeavors to set the record straight by exploring the mystery of a 16th-century artist using a diary that may lead her to the genuine painting.
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Synopsis
An art history lecturer, unfairly disgraced for refusing to certify a suspicious painting, endeavors to set the record straight by exploring the mystery of a 16th-century artist using a diary that may lead her to the genuine painting.
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Episode 2
Episode 2
1h 1m
Ji-yoon shows what she brought back from Bologna to her friend Hye-jeong, a conservation scientist, who tells her that restoration will take a while.
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Episode 3
Episode 3
1h 3m
Lee Gyeom visits Saimdang's parents to seek permission for marriage. King Jungjong sets out to see for himself the woman who won Gyeom's heart.
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Episode 4
Episode 4
1h 3m
Back at the temple, Saimdang witnesses a scene she shouldn't have seen. On the run, she gets hurt, and her belongings land in the hands of another.
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Episode 5
Episode 5
1h 1m
After sending back the presents from Gyeom, Saimdang sets out for her new home in Hanyang, but an unpleasant surprise awaits her.
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Episode 6
Episode 6
59m
The truth behind Saimdang's words hurts Lord Uiseong. However, inspired by watching Saimdang and her children interact, he picks up his brush again.
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Episode 7
Episode 7
1h
In Hanyang, paths cross for Saimdang, Lord Uiseong, Min Chi-hyeong and Hwieumdang. In the present, Professor Min's underlings are on Ji-yoon's tail.
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Episode 8
Episode 8
59m
Hwieumdang scolds Hyeon-ryong for being on the school grounds again. Lord Uiseong hears about Hyeon-ryong's situation and the Mothers Association.
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Episode 9
Episode 9
1h 1m
To support her family, Saimdang decides to make paper, but it's easier said than done. Hwieumdang suggests a mother-son illustrated poetry contest.
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Episode 10
Episode 10
59m
Saimdang gets worried when Hyeon-ryong doesn't come home late into the night. Lord Uiseong tries to find out what happened at Temple Unpyeong.
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Episode 11
Episode 11
1h
Risking retaliation from the vagabonds, Saimdang goes back to her paper workshop. Later, she tells the head of the group why she decided to come back.
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Episode 12
Episode 12
1h 2m
Lord Uiseong's Great Aunt warns him not to dig up the past lest he endanger his and Saimdang's lives. Saimdang needs a sample of true Goryeo paper.
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Episode 13
Episode 13
1h 2m
Hwieumdang calls for an emergency meeting that Saimdang must attend. Meanwhile, Lord Uiseong suggests a hunting outing for the king and the council.
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Episode 14
Episode 14
1h 2m
The king declares a contest to find the best papermaker in Joseon. Lord Uiseong gets authority to investigate the corruption behind the Goryeo paper.
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Episode 15
Episode 15
1h 2m
Soon after they arrive at the site of Temple Unpyeong, Saimdang and Pal-bong are pursued by Hwieumdang's men.
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Episode 16
Episode 16
1h 2m
King Jungjong decides on the proper punishment for Min Chi-hyeong. Meanwhile, the deadline to find the true Goryeo paper is fast approaching.
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Episode 17
Episode 17
1h 3m
For King Jungjong, nothing else matters except finding the real Goryeo paper. Saimdang presses on to decipher the poem from the painting.
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Episode 18
Episode 18
1h 2m
Ji-yoon tries to get Director Sun's help in ensuring the safety of "Mount Kumgang," but Director Sun wants to avoid getting more bad publicity.
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Episode 19
Episode 19
1h 2m
In the present, Ji-yoon gets an alarming call about her husband. In the past, Lord Uiseong hears of the Yangryu Paper Mill from the villagers he helps.
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Episode 20
Episode 20
1h
Saimdang is becoming a prominent figure in the city for her wisdom, benevolence and artistic skills, but trouble brews at home.
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Episode 21
Episode 21
1h 1m
The princess is reported missing. King Jungjong is furious that the crown prince is spending time outside the palace walls with Lord Uiseong.
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Episode 22
Episode 22
1h 1m
The crown prince commissions Lord Uiseong to paint King Jungjong's portrait. Lord Uiseong wishes to recruit new painters for the important project.
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Episode 23
Episode 23
1h
The Confucian scholars protest against Saimdang, and the king plots to use this to his advantage. Min Chi-hyeong is hell-bent on reclaiming his power.
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Episode 24
Episode 24
1h 1m
Lord Uiseong is shocked to learn what King Jungjong ordered Min Chi-hyeong to do. Meanwhile, Hwieumdang has a tearful request for Saimdang.
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Episode 25
Episode 25
1h
While visiting a museum to collect her thoughts, Ji-yoon discovers a note card with a curious portrait that's left behind by a mysterious man.
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Episode 26
Episode 26
59m
With the help of Rade, Ji-yoon and her friends are devising a plan to secure "Mount Kumgang" again when a surprise visitor drops by their hideout.
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Episode 27
Episode 27
1h
Despairing Saimdang asks Ji-yoon what happened to Lord Uiseong. Piecing the clues together, Ji-yoon provides Saimdang with a way to save Lord Uiseong.
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Episode 28
Episode 28
59mfinale
Director Sun publicly reveals her intentions regarding "Mount Kumgang." Saimdang spends her time with those who matter to her the most.
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More about Saimdang, Memoir of Colors
Cast
Lee Young-aeSeo Ji-yoon / Shin Saimdang
Park Hye-suSaimdang (young)
Song Seung-heonLee Gyeom
Yang Se-jongLee Gyeom (young)
Oh Yoon-ahWhieumdang Choi
Yoon Ye-jooWhieumdang Choi (young)
Yoon Da-hoonLee Won-soo
Kim Hae-sookKim Jung-heeCredits
- Written by
- Park Eun Ryeong
Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Scripted
- Episodes
- 28
- Original language
- Korean
- Original title
- 사임당, 빛의 일기
Networks & production
SBSSouth Korea
Group EightSouth Korea
Themes
art historyfantasyforbidden lovehistoricaljoseon dynasty (1392–1910)parallel timelinesreincarnationrestoration mystery
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