i only watch jewel in the palace out of curiosity . it be highly advertise a phenomenal and record breaking in the philippine . i watch the first few episode and get interested enough but a rival show get my attention more . but my mom and dad and brother be hook . it finally come to a point where my mom borrow the disk set from a friend so she can catch up on the episode she miss . well . they be there and i have nothing else to do so i watch it . i be kinda young so i think it most probably wouldn not float my boat . but surprisingly and i saw myself wake up day after day watch at least 3 episode of jewel in the palace . it be interest cause no one ever dislike watch prodigy at work . and that what janggeum be . it just a plus that she really pretty and have a good heart etc . seriously and if i watch this on tv it would have drive me crazy . good thing for dvd . representd the universal appeal that it claim to have seem to be in the fact that it be entertain and educate and practically without sex and violence . a few fist fight here and there and a truckload of back stabbings and schemings and connive but not very much blood and gore and general thing that would make your kid hit other kid . i haven not finish the entire series but because the tv show be end here in the philippine and i already know what go to happen . it a great show to learn from represent cooking and medicine and value and stand up for what be right . all that blah . apparently and it be well research and be base on true event . and who doesn not like that . dae jang geum be the first ( and possibly only ) personal physician to the king . and that be even after a few death threat and several frame ups . mostly and it an inspirational story about not give upshe be like wild grass . no matter how you pull it and that plant will return and return . geum young .