{{short description|2013 South Korean television series}} {{Infobox television | image = The_Eldest.jpg | caption = Promotional poster | native_name = {{Infobox Korean television name/auto|hangul=^맏이}} | genre = {{ubl|Drama|Historical}} | creator = | based_on = | developer = | writer = Kim Jung-soo | director = Lee Kwan-hee | creative_director = | starring = {{ubl|Yoon Jung-hee|Jae Hee|Oh Yoon-ah|Park Jae-jung}} | theme_music_composer = | open_theme = | end_theme = | composer = | country = South Korea | language = Korean | num_episodes = 54 | executive_producer = | producer = | location = <!-- Should be left blank if same as country of origin above.--> | cinematography = | editor = | camera = | runtime = 70 minutes | company = Lee Kwan-hee Production | network = JTBC | first_aired = {{start date|2013|9|14}} | last_aired = {{end date|2014|3|16}} | related = <!-- To be used only for remakes, spin-offs, and adaptations --> }}
'''''The Eldest'''''<ref>{{cite web|title=JTBC worldwide : The Eldest|url=http://www.jtbcworldwide.com/script/detail?pgmMstSeq=184|website=JTBC|access-date=June 10, 2020|archive-date=June 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200611030325/http://www.jtbcworldwide.com/script/detail?pgmMstSeq=184|url-status=dead}}</ref> ({{Korean/auto|hangul=^맏이|rr=yes}}) is a 2013–2014 South Korean television series starring Yoon Jung-hee, Jae Hee, Oh Yoon-ah and Park Jae-jung. It aired on JTBC from September 14, 2013, to March 16, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ko:'굿닥터' 늑대소녀 유해정, JTBC '맏이' 주인공 아역 낙점|url=https://www.edaily.co.kr/news/read?newsId=01554726602909616&mediaCodeNo=258|website=Edaily|date=August 21, 2013|language=ko|access-date=June 10, 2020|archive-date=May 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210504171512/https://www.edaily.co.kr/news/read?newsId=01554726602909616&mediaCodeNo=258|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Synopsis== Set between the 1960s and the 1990s, ''The Eldest'' tells the story of five siblings after they lost their parents in an accident. It focuses on Young-sun (Yoon Jung-hee), the eldest sister, who raised her brothers and sisters so they would become successful.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-09-11 |script-title=ko:'굿닥터' 늑대소녀? '맏이' 유해정! "힘든 역, 오히려 좋아" |url=https://star.ohmynews.com/NWS_Web/OhmyStar/at_pg.aspx?CNTN_CD=A0001905655 |access-date=2023-11-17 |website=OhmyStar |language=ko}}</ref>{{Unreliable source?|reason=See reliable sources list on WP:KO/RS|date=July 2025}}
==Cast== ===Main=== * Yoon Jung-hee as Kim Young-sun ** Yoo Hae-jung as young Young-sun * Jae Hee as Park Soon-taek ** Chae Sang-woo as young Soon-taek * Oh Yoon-ah as Lee Ji-sook ** Roh Jeong-eui as young Ji-sook * Park Jae-jung as Lee In-ho ** Oh Jae-moo as young In-ho
===Supporting=== ====Young-sun's entourage==== * Jo Yi-jin as Kim Young-ran<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hancinema.net/jo-yi-jin-cast-for-jtbc-drama-the-firstborn-58957.html|date=August 6, 2013|work=HanCinema|title=Jo Yi-jin cast for JTBC drama "The Firstborn"|access-date=June 10, 2020|archive-date=June 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200611030410/https://www.hancinema.net/jo-yi-jin-cast-for-jtbc-drama-the-firstborn-58957.html|url-status=live}}</ref> * Kang Eui-sik as Kim Young-doo * Kim Gyu-sun as Lee Jae-im * Jung Yoon-hye as Kim Young-sook * Kim Tae-jin as Kim Young-jae * Jang Seo-hee as Nan-i
====Soon-taek's entourage==== * Yoon Yoo-sun as ?? * Lee Dal-hyung as Park Jae-oh * Hwang Bo-ra as Park Soon-geum
====Ji-sook's entourage==== * Chang Mi-hee as Yoon Yi-sil * Jin Hee-kyung as Kim Eun-soon * Lee Jong-won as Gong Chang-rae<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hancinema.net/lee-jong-won-joins-jtbc-with-jang-mi-hee-59751.html|date=August 26, 2013|work=HanCinema|title=Lee Jong-won joins JTBC with Jang Mi-hee|access-date=June 10, 2020|archive-date=June 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200611030436/https://www.hancinema.net/lee-jong-won-joins-jtbc-with-jang-mi-hee-59751.html|url-status=live}}</ref> * Kim Byung-se as Lee Sang-nam * Cho Sung-yoon as Kim Jong-bok ** Lee Hyung-suk as young Jong-bok
====Others==== * Ra Mi-ran as Na Mi-soon * Kim Jin-soo as Son Jae-shik * Kim Soo-mi as Si-deok's mother * Jun Won-joo as Choi Sa-yeop * Cha Kwang-soo as Baek-ho * Jo Yang-ja as Seo Eun-ja * Kim Jung-kook as Si-deok * Cha Min-ji as Eun-joo * Kim Sol as Kim Mal-soon * Ahn Jae-min as Lee Joon-soo * Ahn Ji-hye as Na Tan-sil * Song Ji-ho as Beom-seok
===Special appearances=== * Goo Bon-im as Mrs. Fang * Im Hyun-sik as Village mayor * Lee Yong-yi as Village mayor's wife
==Ratings== In this table, {{color|blue|'''the blue numbers'''}} represent the lowest ratings and {{color|red|'''the red numbers'''}} represent the highest ratings.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! rowspan="2" | {{abbr|Ep.|Episode}} ! rowspan="2" | Original broadcast date ! colspan="1" | Average audience share<br>(AGB Nielsen) |- ! width="110" | Nationwide |- ! 1 | September 14, 2013 | 1.254% |- ! 2 | September 15, 2013 | 1.227% |- ! 3 | September 21, 2013 | 1.250% |- ! 4 | September 22, 2013 | {{color|blue|'''1.174%'''}} |- ! 5 | September 28, 2013 | 1.625% |- ! 6 | September 29, 2013 | 2.091% |- ! 7 | October 5, 2013 | 2.120% |- ! 8 | October 6, 2013 | 2.631% |- ! 9 | October 12, 2013 | 2.030% |- ! 10 | October 13, 2013 | 2.572% |- ! 11 | October 19, 2013 | 2.486% |- ! 12 | October 20, 2013 | 3.349% |- ! 13 | October 26, 2013 | 2.406% |- ! 14 | October 27, 2013 | 3.395% |- ! 15 | November 2, 2013 | 2.553% |- ! 16 | November 3, 2013 | 3.505% |- ! 17 | November 9, 2013 | 2.583% |- ! 18 | November 10, 2013 | 2.681% |- ! 19 | November 16, 2013 | 2.232% |- ! 20 | November 17, 2013 | 2.557% |- ! 21 | November 23, 2013 | 2.467% |- ! 22 | November 24, 2013 | 2.967% |- ! 23 | November 30, 2013 | 2.172% |- ! 24 | December 1, 2013 | 3.161% |- ! 25 | December 7, 2013 | 2.671% |- ! 26 | December 8, 2013 | 2.999% |- ! 27 | December 14, 2013 | 2.350% |- ! 28 | December 15, 2013 | 3.072% |- ! 28 | December 21, 2013 | 2.372% |- ! 30 | December 22, 2013 | 3.254% |- ! 31 | December 28, 2013 | 2.498% |- ! 32 | December 29, 2013 | 3.583% |- ! 33 | January 4, 2014 | 3.151% |- ! 34 | January 5, 2014 | 3.079% |- ! 35 | January 11, 2014 | 3.195% |- ! 36 | January 12, 2014 | 3.509% |- ! 37 | January 18, 2014 | 3.251% |- ! 38 | January 19, 2014 | 3.292% |- ! 39 | January 25, 2014 | 3.343% |- ! 40 | January 26, 2014 | 3.537% |- ! 41 | February 1, 2014 | 3.243% |- ! 42 | February 2, 2014 | 3.747% |- ! 43 | February 8, 2014 | 4.150% |- ! 44 | February 9, 2014 | 3.945% |- ! 45 | February 15, 2014 | 3.401% |- ! 46 | February 16, 2014 | 4.277% |- ! 47 | February 22, 2014 | 3.499% |- ! 48 | February 23, 2014 | 4.059% |- ! 49 | March 1, 2014 | 4.057% |- ! 50 | March 2, 2014 | 4.260% |- ! 51 | March 8, 2014 | 3.735% |- ! 52 | March 9, 2014 | {{color|red|'''4.641%'''}} |- ! 53 | March 15, 2014 | 3.462% |- ! 54 | March 16, 2014 | 4.592% |- ! colspan="2" | Average ! {{color|green|'''2.976%'''}} |}
* {{small|''This drama airs on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC and EBS).''}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{Official website|https://tv.jtbc.co.kr/firstborn}} {{in lang|ko}} * {{Hancinema drama|The_Firstborn}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Eldest, The}} Category:JTBC television dramas Category:Korean-language television shows Category:2013 South Korean television series debuts Category:2014 South Korean television series endings Category:South Korean historical television series Category:Television series set in the 1960s Category:Television series set in the 1970s Category:Television series set in the 1980s Category:Television series set in the 1990s Category:Television series about orphans