Yoon Shi Yoon plays the legitimate half-brother of Jo Jung Seok’s character. Their father is a notorious and wealthy government official, though his station isn’t too high on the yangban totem pole. His character is described as everything opposite to Jo Jung Seok’s. Like his half-brother, Yoon Shi Yoon’s character will undergo a dramatic transformation thanks to the peasant rebellion he gets swept up in, which sounds a little sad, given that he starts out as a young and intelligent man who hopes to reform Joseon from within the system.
Han Ye Ri's character is described as a “woman of steel,” which sounds about right for a woman who aspires to become the foremost guild master of all of Joseon. Born as the only daughter to the head of a regional merchant guild. She might want to employ Choi Moo Sung to quell any rabble-rousers, which I’m sure he could do quite quickly with that impressive glare of his. Choi Moo Sung is the only one of the main cast who is playing an actual historical figure, Jeon Bong Joon
Mung Bean Flower is slated to air on SBS’s Friday-Saturday slot, premiering on April 26.