It is finally happening.
2003 K-drama series Jewel in the Palace, which caused scores of Singaporean women jetting to South Korea to wear hanboks for pictures at Gyeongbokgung Palace, is getting a sequel.
According to a Korean media report on Tuesday (Jan 30), South Korean actress Lee Young Ae, 52, will reprise her role as royal chef-turned-physician Seo Jang Guem.
The drama made Young Ae, then 32, one of Korea’s most famous actresses.
The working title for the sequel is Medic Dae Jang Geum and is set to pick up from where the original series left off.
Viewers last saw Seo Jang Guem happily married to royal military guard, Min Jeong Ho, who is played by Korean actor Ji Jin Hee.