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| Hangul | 금수저 |
| Hanja | 金수箸 |
| Revised Romanization | Geumsujeo |
| Genre | Coming-of-age Mystery Fantasy |
| Created by | Studio N |
| Based on | The Golden Spoon by HD3 |
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| Directed by | Song Hyun-wook[2] |
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| Music by | Tae-jeon |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
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| Network | MBC TV |
| Release | September 23 (2022-09-23) – November 12, 2022 (2022-11-12) |
The Golden Spoon (Korean: 금수저; RR: Geumsujeo) is a South Korean television series directed by Song Hyun-wook, and starring Yook Sung-jae, Lee Jong-won, Jung Chae-yeon, and Yeonwoo. Based on Naver hit webtoon of the same name by HD3 which was published in 2016, the series depicts a life adventure of a youth who became an acquired gold spoon.[4] It premiered on MBC TV on September 23, 2022, and aired every Friday and Saturday at 21:50 (KST).[5] It is also available for streaming on Disney+ in selected regions.[6]
Lee Seung-cheon (Yook Sung-jae), a child born in a poor family, who changes fate with a friend who was born in a wealthy family through a golden spoon and becomes an acquired gold spoon.[7]
The main cast was confirmed on February 17, 2022.[26]
On August 11, 2022, photos from the official script reading were published.[19]
On September 12, 2022, it was confirmed by the agency that actress Jung Chae-yeon was diagnosed with a broken collarbone and was showing signs of trauma, and received emergency treatment while filming the drama.[27]
She didn't attend the press conference for the drama on September 23 due to rehabilitation,[28] and returned to filming on October 15, 2022.[29]
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| Season | Episode number | Average | ||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |||
| 1 | 958 | 1324 | 970 | 854 | 1068 | 892 | 1041 | 768 | 1329 | 1006 | 1276 | 778 | 1001 | 882 | 861 | 1090 | 1006 | |
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | |||
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| 1 | September 23, 2022 | 5.4% (11th) | 5.1% (10th) | 5.0% (13th) | |
| 2 | September 24, 2022 | 7.4% (4th) | 6.9% (3rd) | 5.9% (7th) | |
| 3 | September 30, 2022 | 5.5% (10th) | 5.4% (10th) | N/A | |
| 4 | October 1, 2022 | 5.1% (8th) | 4.5% (9th) | 4.6% (13th) | |
| 5 | October 7, 2022 | 5.9% (10th) | 6.0% (8th) | 4.7% (16th) | |
| 6 | October 8, 2022 | 5.3% (7th) | 5.3% (6th) | 4.8% (12th) | |
| 7 | October 14, 2022 | 6.1% (10th) | 6.0% (10th) | 6.1% (11th) | |
| 8 | October 15, 2022 | 4.6% (14th) | 4.1% (17th) | 4.2% (19th) | |
| 9 | October 21, 2022 | 7.8% (5th) | 7.4% (4th) | 5.9% (11th) | |
| 10 | October 22, 2022 | 5.6% (6th) | 5.3% (8th) | 4.6% (17th) | |
| 11 | October 28, 2022 | 7.8% (5th) | 7.6% (3rd) | 6.0% (11th) | |
| 12 | October 29, 2022 | 4.7% (11th) | 4.7% (12th) | 3.6% (20th) | |
| 13 | November 4, 2022[A] | 5.5% (8th) | 5.4% (8th) | 4.6% (13th) | |
| 14 | November 5, 2022 | 5.1% (8th) | 4.9% (6th) | 3.9% (16th) | |
| 15 | November 11, 2022 | 5.2% (11th) | 5.2% (9th) | N/A | |
| 16 | November 12, 2022 | 6.0% (5th) | 6.0% (4th) | 5.4% (11th) | |
| Average | 5.8% | 5.6% | —[B] | ||
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| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee(s) / Work | Result |
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| MBC Drama Awards | 2022 | Drama of the Year | The Golden Spoon | Nominated |
| Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Yook Sung-jae | Won | ||
| Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Jung Chae-yeon | Nominated | ||
| Best Character Award | Choi Won-young | Won | ||
| Best Couple Award | Yook Sung-jae and Jung Chae-yeon | Nominated | ||
| Best Supporting Actor | Choi Dae-chul | Nominated | ||
| Best Supporting Actress | Han Chae-ah | Nominated | ||
| Son Yeo-eun | Nominated | |||
| Best New Actor | Lee Jong-won | Won | ||
| Best New Actress | Yeonwoo | Won |
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