About
"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
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
Lee Yoon-ji
as Queen so Heon
Lee Dal-hyung
as Shin Jang
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