Jang Geum

Name

First name Jang Geum

Last name Seo

Hangul 서장금 (Seo Jang Geum)

Title Nain

Profile

Gender Female

Age 13 (season 1)

Birth date 19 february 1994 (lunar calendar)

Hair color Brown

Eye color Brown

Status

Status Alive

Rank Orchid Gakshis

Relationship

Relatives Mother (passed away), Father (unknown), Kang Dong Ih (raised brother), Kang Deok Gu (raised father), unnamed raised mother

Friends Yeon Saeng, Chang Ih, Su Ro, Dong Ih, Jeong Ho, Geum Yeong, Yeong Ro, Hwan

Rival Geum Yeong

Pet Mongmong (Dog)

Love interest Jeong Ho

Mentor Han Sang Gung

Location

"Hometown" Village of Chilbo

Current location Hanyang

First appearance Season 1 Episode 1

=Appearance=

Jang Geum has dark brown hairs and eyes. She wears braids.

=Personality=

Jang Geum is a very sweet, optimistic and caring person. She likes to help people and likes to make them happy, especially with her food. But she is also brave, because she never gives up and she would never let people in need down. She is brave enough to express her feelings and isn´t afraid to speak against injustice. Jang Geum is also a clumsy girl, who is always late and she often get´s in trouble.

=Ability=

Jang Geum´s (cooking) ability is that she always sees hope, no matter how impossible it seems. During the court lady Test she was late and the only ingredient, which was left was rice. But she didn´t lose her hope, she figured a way out to cook the rice time-effectively.

= Rank history =

- Ume Blossom Gakshis (Season 1 Episode 3)

- (promoted to) Chrysanthemum Gakshis (Season 1 Episode 15)

- (thrown out of the palace) no rank (Season 1 Episode 19)

- (downgraded to) Ume Blossom Gakshis (Season 1 Episode 26)

- (promoted to) Orchid Gakshis (Season 2 Episode 1)

- (promoted to) Chrysanthemum Gakshis (Season 2 Episode 4)

- (downgraded to) Orchid Gakshis (Season 2 Episode 12)

Quotes
- "All the people in the world being happy with the food I make.. That's my dream. I'll make it come true." (Season 1 Episode 1)

- "When you care, even a bowl of water becomes a dish. People can feel the chef's heart when eating a delicious meal. So, he probably knows." to lee yeon saeng (Season 2 Episode 9)

=Trivia=

- Deok Gu (Dong Ih´s father) brought her when she was four years old (mentioned in Season 2 Episode 23)

- She shares a room with Yeon Saeng and Chang Ih

- Her pet dog is named Mongmong