Despite her poor condition as a low class girl in the male dominated society, Jang-Geum overcame a series of social discrimination and landed herself as a royal cook, later becoming the royal physician, then ultimately the physician in charge of the king.

• “长今”是在朝鲜历史上唯一一位通过自己不懈的努力成为朝鲜第一厨师,并通过自己的努力学习成为朝鲜第一御医,最后被朝鲜仲宗命名为《大长今》的女性。