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Jewel in the Palace

2003–2004MBCDrama

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A kitchen servant who rises to be the king's physician, and the drama that carried Korean television across Asia.

Jewel in the Palace opens with a main title sequence of 60 seconds.

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The opening titles

Season 1

60s

The original Korean opening rather than one of the dubbed foreign broadcasts.

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