Red Sleeve
2021–2022
· TV Show
· 70 min episodes
· 1 season
A
MEANRANK
83/100
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Based on a novel of the same name, it tells the record of a royal court romance between the King of Joseon who places his duty to his country first above love, and a court lady who wants to protect the life she has chosen.
Details
- Directors
- Jung Ji-in, Song Yeon-hwa
- Created by
- Jung Hae-ri
- Writer
- Jung Hae-ri
- Studio
- npio Entertainment, WEMAD
- Released
- 12 November 2021
- Country
- South Korea
- Language
- Korean
- Episode length
- 70 min
- Rated
- TV-14
- Episodes
- 17 across 1 season
- Awards
- 22 wins, 13 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (22) →
Awards & nominations
See all 35 →22 wins from 35 nominations across 12 ceremonies
| APAN Star Awards 2022 | Best Director | Jung Ji-in and Song Yeon-hwa | Winner |
| APAN Star Awards 2022 | Drama of the Year | The Red Sleeve | Winner |
| APAN Star Awards 2022 | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Lee Jun-ho | Winner |
| APAN Star Awards 2022 | Best Writer | Jung Hae-ri | Nominee |
| APAN Star Awards 2022 | Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Lee Se-young | Nominee |
| Asia Artist Awards 2022 | Grand Prize (Daesang) – Actor of the Year | Lee Jun-ho | Winner |
| Baeksang Arts Awards 2022 | Best Actor | Lee Jun-ho | Winner |
| Baeksang Arts Awards 2022 | Best Actress | Lee Se-young | Nominee |
Awards from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.
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MBC Drama Awards
12 nominations, 8 won
| Best Couple | Lee Jun-ho and Lee Se-young | Winner |
| Best New Actor | Kang Hoon | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Jang Hye-jin | Winner |
| Best Writer Award | Jung Hae-ri | Winner |
| Drama of the Year | The Red Sleeve | Winner |
| Lifetime Achievement Award | Lee Deok-hwa | Winner |
| Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Lee Jun-ho | Winner |
| Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Lee Se-young | Winner |
| Best New Actress | Ha Yul-ri | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Oh Dae-hwan | Nominee |
| Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Kang Hoon | Nominee |
| Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Park Ji-young | Nominee |
APAN Star Awards
5 nominations, 3 won
| Best Director | Jung Ji-in and Song Yeon-hwa | Winner |
| Drama of the Year | The Red Sleeve | Winner |
| Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Lee Jun-ho | Winner |
| Best Writer | Jung Hae-ri | Nominee |
| Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Lee Se-young | Nominee |
Bechdel Day
2 nominations, 2 won
| Bechdel's Choice 5 | The Red Sleeve | Winner |
| Best Director | Jung Ji-in | Winner |
Korea PD Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor | Lee Jun-ho | Winner |
| Best TV Drama | The Red Sleeve | Winner |
Baeksang Arts Awards
7 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor | Lee Jun-ho | Winner |
| Best Actress | Lee Se-young | Nominee |
| Best Director | Jung Ji-in | Nominee |
| Best Drama | The Red Sleeve | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Lee Deok-hwa | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Jang Hye-jin | Nominee |
| Technical Award | Kim Hwa-young (Cinematography) | Nominee |
Asia Artist Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Grand Prize (Daesang) – Actor of the Year | Lee Jun-ho | Winner |
Korea Broadcasting Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best TV Drama | The Red Sleeve | Winner |
Korea Communications Commission Broadcasting Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Grand Prize | The Red Sleeve | Winner |
Korea Communications Standards Commission
1 nomination, 1 won
| Terrestrial TV Division – Good Program of the Month (January) | The Red Sleeve | Winner |
Popular Culture and Art Production Staff Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Awards | Kim Eun-young | Winner |
Seoul International Drama Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Korean Drama | The Red Sleeve | Winner |
Korea Drama Awards
1 nomination
| Top Excellence Award, Actor | Lee Jun-ho | Nominee |