King Sejong the Great
05/01/2008



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"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.
Cast


Kim Sang-kyung
King Sejong the Great


Kim Yeong-cheol
King Taejong


Kim Kap-soo
Prime Minister Hwang Hui


Lee Won-jong
Yun Hee


Lee Chun-hee
Jang Yeong-sil


Seo Jun-young
Grand Prince Suyang


Oh Yeon-seo
Eori


Lee Hyun-woo
Prince Choong-nyeong


Nam Ji-hyun
young Princess Shim


Lee In
Prince Yangnyeong (young)


Lee Jung-hyun
Lee Seon


Jung Suk-won


Park Sang-min
Prince Yang-Nyung


Choi Myung-gil
Queen Won-gyeong


Sun Dong-hyuk
Choi Yoon-deok


Chang Gi-young


Lee Yoon-ji
Queen so Heon
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