When the drama aired in China, Japan, Turkey, and even Iran, viewers didn’t understand Korean. They didn’t need to. Music is a universal language, and the proved this better than any drama before it.

The (Original Television Soundtrack) is widely considered one of the most influential musical scores in the history of the Korean Wave ( Hallyu ) . Accompanying the 2003 landmark historical drama Jewel in the Palace , the soundtrack seamlessly blends traditional Korean folk elements with modern orchestral and pop-era arrangements to tell the story of Seo Jang Geum’s rise from a kitchen apprentice to the King’s first female physician. The Iconic Main Theme: "Onara"