King Sejong the Great
King Sejong the Great

Series·2008·1 Season

King Sejong the Great

Directed By

Kim Won-suk

Country

KR

Language

Korean

Episodes

86

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The Story

Original title: 대왕 세종

"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.

Written By

Kim Tae-hee

Themes

historical figurehistorical drama15th centuryjoseon dynasty (1392–1910)king sejongdaeha

Production House

KBS

Audience Score

48%

4 votes

Skip19%
Timepass43%
Go for it29%
Perfection9%

Where to watch

Region: JP

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Cast

Kim Sang-kyung

Kim Sang-kyung

King Sejong the Great

Kim Yeong-cheol

Kim Yeong-cheol

King Taejong

Kim Kap-soo

Kim Kap-soo

Prime Minister Hwang Hui

Lee Won-jong

Lee Won-jong

Yun Hee

Lee Chun-hee

Lee Chun-hee

Jang Yeong-sil

Seo Jun-young

Seo Jun-young

Grand Prince Suyang

Oh Yeon-seo

Oh Yeon-seo

Eori

Lee Hyun-woo

Lee Hyun-woo

Prince Choong-nyeong

Nam Ji-hyun

Nam Ji-hyun

young Princess Shim

Lee In

Lee In

Prince Yangnyeong (young)

Lee Jung-hyun

Lee Jung-hyun

Lee Seon

Jung Suk-won

Jung Suk-won

Park Sang-min

Park Sang-min

Prince Yang-Nyung

Choi Myung-gil

Choi Myung-gil

Queen Won-gyeong

Sun Dong-hyuk

Sun Dong-hyuk

Choi Yoon-deok

Chang Gi-young

Chang Gi-young

Lee Yoon-ji

Lee Yoon-ji

Queen so Heon

Lee Dal-hyung

Lee Dal-hyung

Shin Jang

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Crew

Kim Won-suk

Kim Won-suk

Director

Kim Tae-hee

Writer

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