The King Dae Joyoung

Overview:

This 100-episode epic drama vividly depicts the life of King Dae Jo-yeong and other heroes of the Balhae Kingdom, which dates back 1300 years ago.

Created by:

Jang Young-cheol

Status:

Ended

Language:

Korean

First air date:

9/16/2006

Last air date:

12/23/2007

Key words:

historical
ancient kingdom
ancient korea
kingdom of goguryeo, korea
8th century
balhae
daeha

Seasons

Season 1

134 Episodes

Cast

Choi Soo-jong

~ as ~

Dae Jo-young

Jung Bo-seog

~ as ~

Lee Hae-go

Im Ho

~ as ~

Yeon Nam-saeng

Lee Duck-hwa

~ as ~

Seol In-gwi

Kim Jin-tae

~ as ~

Yeon Gae-so

Park Ye-jin

~ as ~

Cho-rin

Hong Soo-hyun

~ as ~

Sook-young

Kim Myung-soo

~ as ~

Geom Mo-jang

Choi Cheol-ho

~ as ~

Geol Sa-bi

Kim Ha-kyoon

~ as ~

Boo Gi-won

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Reviews (1)

ParkMin
Written 2 year(s) ago
2
The drama was infested with cheap drama/melodrama tactics to keep it alive for too goddamn very long 134 episodes because otherwise it can't reach that milestone. Which turned it into a mind melting irritating watch. These details were highly unlikely to be historically accurate. Looking back at it I don't recall a lot of big events/moments happened during these 134 episodes, it feels empty for what it tried to achieve. The bothersome experience doesn't stop here but extends to its production also as if that wasn't enough. About +80% of the entire filmed footage were extreme face close ups. You're most certainly guaranteed to feel nauseous being subject to that for too long. My guess is that it was done purposefully to hide the background and cut on the budget. Cheaper to film and easier/faster to edit. The more I watch Choi Soo Jong the more I realize he isn't suitable for historical dramas.