"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.
Title | Air Date | Duration | ||
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Season 1 | Episode 1 | Episode 1 | 2008-01-05 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 2 | Episode 2 | 2008-01-06 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 3 | Episode 3 | 2008-01-12 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 4 | Episode 4 | 2008-01-13 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 5 | Episode 5 | 2008-01-19 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 6 | Episode 6 | 2008-01-20 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 7 | Episode 7 | 2008-01-26 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 8 | Episode 8 | 2008-01-27 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 9 | Episode 9 | 2008-02-02 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 10 | Episode 10 | 2008-02-03 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 11 | Episode 11 | 2008-02-09 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 12 | Episode 12 | 2008-02-10 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 13 | Episode 13 | 2008-02-16 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 14 | Episode 14 | 2008-02-17 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 15 | Episode 15 | 2008-02-23 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 16 | Episode 16 | 2008-02-24 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 17 | Episode 17 | 2008-03-01 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 18 | Episode 18 | 2008-03-02 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 19 | Episode 19 | 2008-03-08 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 20 | Episode 20 | 2008-03-09 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 21 | Episode 21 | 2008-03-15 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 22 | Episode 22 | 2008-03-16 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 23 | Episode 23 | 2008-03-22 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 24 | Episode 24 | 2008-03-23 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 25 | Episode 25 | 2008-03-29 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 26 | Episode 26 | 2008-03-30 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 27 | Episode 27 | 2008-04-05 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 28 | Episode 28 | 2008-04-06 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 29 | Episode 29 | 2008-04-12 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 30 | Episode 30 | 2008-04-13 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 31 | Episode 31 | 2008-04-19 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 32 | Episode 32 | 2008-04-20 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 33 | Episode 33 | 2008-04-26 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 34 | Episode 34 | 2008-04-27 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 35 | Episode 35 | 2008-05-03 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 36 | Episode 36 | 2008-05-04 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 37 | Episode 37 | 2008-05-10 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 38 | Episode 38 | 2008-05-11 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 39 | Episode 39 | 2008-05-17 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 40 | Episode 40 | 2008-05-18 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 41 | Episode 41 | 2008-05-24 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 42 | Episode 42 | 2008-05-25 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 43 | Episode 43 | 2008-05-31 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 44 | Episode 44 | 2008-06-01 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 45 | Episode 45 | 2008-06-07 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 46 | Episode 46 | 2008-06-08 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 47 | Episode 47 | 2008-06-14 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 48 | Episode 48 | 2008-06-15 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 49 | Episode 49 | 2008-06-21 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 50 | Episode 50 | 2008-06-22 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 51 | Episode 51 | 2008-06-28 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 52 | Episode 52 | 2008-06-29 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 53 | Episode 53 | 2008-07-05 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 54 | Episode 54 | 2008-07-06 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 55 | Episode 55 | 2008-07-12 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 56 | Episode 56 | 2008-07-13 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 57 | Episode 57 | 2008-07-19 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 58 | Episode 58 | 2008-07-20 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 59 | Episode 59 | 2008-07-26 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 60 | Episode 60 | 2008-07-27 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 61 | Episode 61 | 2008-08-02 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 62 | Episode 62 | 2008-08-03 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 63 | Episode 63 | 2008-08-09 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 64 | Episode 64 | 2008-08-10 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 65 | Episode 65 | 2008-08-16 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 66 | Episode 66 | 2008-08-17 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 67 | Episode 67 | 2008-08-23 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 68 | Episode 68 | 2008-08-24 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 69 | Episode 69 | 2008-08-30 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 70 | Episode 70 | 2008-08-31 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 71 | Episode 71 | 2008-09-06 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 72 | Episode 72 | 2008-09-07 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 73 | Episode 73 | 2008-09-13 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 74 | Episode 74 | 2008-09-14 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 75 | Episode 75 | 2008-09-20 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 76 | Episode 76 | 2008-09-21 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 77 | Episode 77 | 2008-09-27 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 78 | Episode 78 | 2008-09-28 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 79 | Episode 79 | 2008-10-04 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 80 | Episode 80 | 2008-10-05 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 81 | Episode 81 | 2008-10-11 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 82 | Episode 82 | 2008-10-12 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 83 | Episode 83 | 2008-11-08 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 84 | Episode 84 | 2008-11-09 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 85 | Episode 85 | 2008-11-15 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 86 | Episode 86 | 2008-11-16 | 60 min |
Directing | Kim Won-suk | Director |
Writing | Kim Tae-hee | Writer |