| The Golden Garden | |
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Promotional poster
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| Hangul | 황금정원 |
| Hanja | 黃金庭院 |
| Revised Romanization | Hwanggeumjeongwon |
| Genre | Melodrama Mystery Thriller Romance |
| Developed by | Kim Seung-mo |
| Written by | Park Hyeon-joo |
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| Starring |
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| Music by | Lee Pil-ho |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 60[a] |
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| Running time | 35 minutes[a] |
| Production company | Kim Jong-hak Production |
| Original release | |
| Network | MBC TV |
| Release | July 20 (2019-07-20) – October 26, 2019 (2019-10-26) |
The Golden Garden (Korean: 황금정원; Hanja: 黃金庭院) is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Han Ji-hye, Lee Sang-woo, Oh Ji-eun and Lee Tae-sung. It aired four episodes every Saturday on MBC TV from 20:45 to 23:10 (KST), from July 20 to October 26, 2019.[2]
Eun Dong Joo attempts to get back her stolen life. When she was 6 years-old, she was abandoned at an orphanage. She did not remember anything except her name. Despite her difficult environment, she has grown into a woman with a positive and bright personality. Cha Pil Seung is a detective, who is good at his job. His parents died when he was young and he was then raised by his wealthy grandmother. Even though he is popular with women, he doesn't fall in love with anyone due to trauma from his parents' deaths.
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share (AGB Nielsen)[6] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide | Seoul | ||
| 1 | July 20, 2019 | 4.5% (NR) | — |
| 2 | 7.2% (14th) | 6.9% (14th) | |
| 3 | 6.4% (19th) | 6.5% (19th) | |
| 4 | 7.3% (13th) | 7.4% (11th) | |
| 5 | July 27, 2019 | 4.9% (NR) | — |
| 6 | 6.9% (14th) | 6.6% (11th) | |
| 7 | 6.6% (17th) | — | |
| 8 | 7.4% (10th) | 6.9% (13th) | |
| 9 | August 3, 2019 | 5.2% (19th) | 4.9% (19th) |
| 10 | 7.5% (8th) | 7.5% (8th) | |
| 11 | 7.3% (9th) | 6.8% (9th) | |
| 12 | 7.9% (5th) | 7.7% (6th) | |
| 13 | August 10, 2019 | 5.6% (NR) | — |
| 14 | 7.6% (8th) | 7.5% (8th) | |
| 15 | 7.0% (14th) | 7.2% (9th) | |
| 16 | 8.2% (5th) | 8.1% (7th) | |
| 17 | August 17, 2019 | 4.3% (NR) | — |
| 18 | 7.2% (11th) | 7.2% (9th) | |
| 19 | 6.8% (14th) | 6.7% (16th) | |
| 20 | 8.0% (6th) | 8.1% (6th) | |
| 21 | August 24, 2019 | 5.4% (20th) | 5.3% (18th) |
| 22 | 7.5% (8th) | 7.6% (5th) | |
| 23 | 7.3% (10th) | 7.2% (8th) | |
| 24 | 7.7% (7th) | 7.7% (4th) | |
| 25 | August 31, 2019 | 4.2% (NR) | — |
| 26 | 7.0% (7th) | 6.5% (8th) | |
| 27 | 6.7% (11th) | 6.2% (10th) | |
| 28 | 7.3% (6th) | 6.7% (7th) | |
| 29 | September 7, 2019 | 5.0% (NR) | — |
| 30 | 8.5% (9th) | 8.0% (14th) | |
| 31 | 8.3% (10th) | 7.9% (15th) | |
| 32 | 9.5% (8th) | 9.0% (7th) | |
| 33 | September 14, 2019 | 3.6% (NR) | — |
| 34 | 7.6% (7th) | 6.8% (8th) | |
| 35 | 7.5% (9th) | 6.8% (8th) | |
| 36 | 8.3% (4th) | 7.5% (6th) | |
| 37 | September 21, 2019 | 6.0% (NR) | — |
| 38 | 8.8% (7th) | 7.7% (9th) | |
| 39 | 8.3% (8th) | 7.0% (13th) | |
| 40 | 9.1% (6th) | 7.8% (8th) | |
| 41 | September 28, 2019 | 5.7% (18th) | 5.5% (18th) |
| 42 | 9.2% (5th) | 8.6% (7th) | |
| 43 | 8.8% (7th) | 8.2% (9th) | |
| 44 | 9.3% (4th) | 8.8% (5th) | |
| 45 | October 5, 2019 | 6.6% (15th) | 6.2% (16th) |
| 46 | 9.6% (6th) | 9.1% (7th) | |
| 47 | 9.3% (7th) | 8.4% (10th) | |
| 48 | 9.9% (5th) | 9.6% (5th) | |
| 49 | October 12, 2019 | 6.3% (16th) | 5.9% (16th) |
| 50 | 9.9% (5th) | 9.3% (6th) | |
| 51 | 9.7% (6th) | 8.9% (8th) | |
| 52 | 10.4% (3rd) | 9.9% (4th) | |
| 53 | October 19, 2019 | 6.6% (14th) | 5.9% (16th) |
| 54 | 9.0% (5th) | 8.2% (5th) | |
| 55 | 9.0% (5th) | 8.2% (5th) | |
| 56 | 9.8% (4th) | 8.8% (4th) | |
| 57 | October 26, 2019 | 4.6% (NR) | — |
| 58 | 7.8% (8th) | 7.4% (7th) | |
| 59 | 6.0% (15th) | 5.7% (17th) | |
| 60 | 9.8% (5th) | 9.3% (6th) | |
| Average | 7.4% | —[b] | |
