King Sejong the Great

King Sejong the Great (2008)


  • Genre: Drama
  • First Air Date: 2008-01-05
  • Last Air Date: 2008-11-16
  • Total Seasons: 1
  • Total Episodes: 86
  • Status: Ended
  • Episode Runtime: 50 min.
  • Production Company: KBS
  • Production Country: South Korea
  • Network: KBS1
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Summary

"The Great King, Sejong" is a full-scale political drama describing how King Sejong and his loyal retainers cooperate and contrive to make his dynasty a better place. While King Sejong was on the throne, the Joseon Dynasty enjoyed increasing prosperity. The drama shows the dramatic processes of how so many new cultural heritages have been devised. At that time, "Hangul", the native phonemic alphabet system for Korean language was first invented and introduced. Before it was made, Chinese characters had been used for a written communication, which makes it extremely difficult for ordinary people to learn and use. "Hangul" is easy to learn for its simple and scientific principles. Other than "Hangul" itself, there had been so many cultural heritages during his regime including a rain gauge, a sundial, an hourglass to name a few. Also, King Sejong’s pragmatic diplomacy is concentrated in the drama. Then, the Joseon Dynasty was facing a powerful Ming dynasty of China, and King Sejong demonstrates the essence of pragmatism with dignity.

  • Keywords: historical figure, historical drama, 15th century, joseon dynasty (1392–1910), king sejong, daeha
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    King Sejong the Great Seasons

    Season 1

    First Air Date: 2008-01-05
    86 Episodes

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    • Kim Sang-kyung

      as King Sejong the Great
    • Kim Yeong-cheol

      as King Taejong
    • Kim Kap-soo

      as Prime Minister Hwang Hui
    • Lee Won-jong

      as Yun Hee
    • Lee Chun-hee

      as Jang Yeong-sil
    • Seo Jun-young

      as Grand Prince Suyang
    • Oh Yeon-seo

      as Eori
    • Lee Hyun-woo

      as Prince Choong-nyeong
    • Nam Ji-hyun

      as young Princess Shim
    • Lee In

      as Prince Yangnyeong (young)
    • Lee Jung-hyun

      as Lee Seon
    • Jung Suk-won

      as
    • Park Sang-min

      as Prince Yang-Nyung
    • Choi Myung-gil

      as Queen Won-gyeong
    • Sun Dong-hyuk

      as Choi Yoon-deok
    • Chang Gi-young

      as
    Directing Kim Won-suk Director
    Writing Kim Tae-hee Writer

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