# The Eldest
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{{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](/source/Drama_(film_and_television))|[Historical](/source/Sageuk)}}
| creator =
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| writer = Kim Jung-soo
| director = Lee Kwan-hee
| creative_director =
| starring = {{ubl|[Yoon Jung-hee](/source/Yoon_Jung-hee_(actress%2C_born_1980))|[Jae Hee](/source/Jae_Hee)|[Oh Yoon-ah](/source/Oh_Yoon-ah)|[Park Jae-jung](/source/Park_Jae-jung)}}
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| country = South Korea
| language = Korean
| num_episodes = 54
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| runtime = 70 minutes
| company = Lee Kwan-hee Production
| network = [JTBC](/source/JTBC)
| first_aired = {{start date|2013|9|14}}
| last_aired = {{end date|2014|3|16}}
| related =
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'''''The Eldest'''''[{{cite web|title=JTBC worldwide : The Eldest|url=http://www.jtbcworldwide.com/script/detail?pgmMstSeq=184|website=[JTBC](/source/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}}] ({{Korean/auto|hangul=^맏이|rr=yes}}) is a 2013–2014 [South Korean television series](/source/Korean_drama) starring [Yoon Jung-hee](/source/Yoon_Jung-hee_(actress%2C_born_1980)), [Jae Hee](/source/Jae_Hee), [Oh Yoon-ah](/source/Oh_Yoon-ah) and [Park Jae-jung](/source/Park_Jae-jung). It aired on [JTBC](/source/JTBC) from September 14, 2013, to March 16, 2014.[{{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](/source/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}}]
==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](/source/Yoon_Jung-hee_(born_1980))), the eldest sister, who raised her brothers and sisters so they would become successful.[{{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](/source/OhmyStar) |language=ko}}]{{Unreliable source?|reason=See reliable sources list on [WP:KO/RS](/source/WP%3AKO%2FRS)|date=July 2025}}
==Cast==
===Main===
* [Yoon Jung-hee](/source/Yoon_Jung-hee_(actress%2C_born_1980)) as Kim Young-sun
** [Yoo Hae-jung](/source/Yoo_Hae-jung) as young Young-sun
* [Jae Hee](/source/Jae_Hee) as Park Soon-taek
** [Chae Sang-woo](/source/Chae_Sang-woo) as young Soon-taek
* [Oh Yoon-ah](/source/Oh_Yoon-ah) as Lee Ji-sook
** [Roh Jeong-eui](/source/Roh_Jeong-eui) as young Ji-sook
* [Park Jae-jung](/source/Park_Jae-jung) as Lee In-ho
** [Oh Jae-moo](/source/Oh_Jae-moo) as young In-ho
===Supporting===
====Young-sun's entourage====
* [Jo Yi-jin](/source/Jo_Yi-jin) as Kim Young-ran[{{cite web|url=https://www.hancinema.net/jo-yi-jin-cast-for-jtbc-drama-the-firstborn-58957.html|date=August 6, 2013|work=[HanCinema](/source/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}}]
* [Kang Eui-sik](/source/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](/source/Yoon_Yoo-sun) as ??
* Lee Dal-hyung as Park Jae-oh
* [Hwang Bo-ra](/source/Hwang_Bo-ra) as Park Soon-geum
====Ji-sook's entourage====
* [Chang Mi-hee](/source/Chang_Mi-hee) as Yoon Yi-sil
* [Jin Hee-kyung](/source/Jin_Hee-kyung) as Kim Eun-soon
* [Lee Jong-won](/source/Lee_Jong-won) as Gong Chang-rae[{{cite web|url=https://www.hancinema.net/lee-jong-won-joins-jtbc-with-jang-mi-hee-59751.html|date=August 26, 2013|work=[HanCinema](/source/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}}]
* [Kim Byung-se](/source/Kim_Byung-se) as Lee Sang-nam
* Cho Sung-yoon as Kim Jong-bok
** [Lee Hyung-suk](/source/Lee_Hyung-suk) as young Jong-bok
====Others====
* [Ra Mi-ran](/source/Ra_Mi-ran) as Na Mi-soon
* Kim Jin-soo as Son Jae-shik
* [Kim Soo-mi](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Song_Ji-ho) as Beom-seok
===Special appearances===
* Goo Bon-im as Mrs. Fang
* [Im Hyun-sik](/source/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
(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](/source/Korean_Broadcasting_System), [SBS](/source/Seoul_Broadcasting_System), [MBC](/source/Munhwa_Broadcasting_Corporation) and [EBS](/source/Educational_Broadcasting_System)).''}}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* {{Official website|https://tv.jtbc.co.kr/firstborn}} {{in lang|ko}}
* {{Hancinema drama|The_Firstborn}}
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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
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