King Sejong the Great backdrop
King Sejong the Great poster
Trailer
King Sejong the Great
4.8
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50m
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2008
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Ended
Overview
"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 poster
Kim Sang-kyung
King Sejong the Great
Kim Yeong-cheol poster
Kim Yeong-cheol
King Taejong
Kim Kap-soo poster
Kim Kap-soo
Prime Minister Hwang Hui
Lee Won-jong poster
Lee Won-jong
Yun Hee
Lee Chun-hee poster
Lee Chun-hee
Jang Yeong-sil
Seo Jun-yeong poster
Seo Jun-yeong
Grand Prince Suyang
Oh Yeon-seo poster
Oh Yeon-seo
Eori
Lee Hyun-woo poster
Lee Hyun-woo
Prince Choong-nyeong
Nam Ji-hyun poster
Nam Ji-hyun
young Princess Shim
Lee In poster
Lee In
Prince Yangnyeong (young)
Lee Jung-hyun poster
Lee Jung-hyun
Lee Seon
Jung Suk-won poster
Jung Suk-won
Park Sang-min poster
Park Sang-min
Prince Yang-Nyung
Choi Myung-gil poster
Choi Myung-gil
Queen Won-gyeong
Sun Dong-hyuk poster
Sun Dong-hyuk
Choi Yoon-deok
Chang Gi-young poster
Chang Gi-young

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