The Dawn of the Empire

Korean name
Hangul	제국의 아침
Hanja	帝國의 아침
Revised Romanization	Jegug-ui achim
McCune–Reischauer	Chegugŭi ach'im

*The Dawn of the Empire*
The Dawn of the Empire
	Promotional poster
Genre	Historical
Written by	Lee Hwan-kyung
Directed by	Jun Sung-hong; Kim Hyung-il; Lee Won-ik;
Starring	Kim Sang-joong; Jun Hye-jin; Choi Jae-sung; Hong Ri-na; Kim Min-woo;
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	94
Original release
Network	KBS1
Release	2 March 2002 –; 26 January 2003

The Dawn of the Empire (Korean: 제국의 아침; Hanja: 帝國의 아침; RR: Jegug-ui achim) is a South Korean historical television series. It aired on KBS1 from March 2, 2002 to January 26, 2003 for 94 episodes. It revolves around the reigns of the second, third and fourth king of Goryeo, particularly on the latter, Gwangjong's.

Cast

Main characters

Kim Sang-joong as King Gwangjong, fourth king of Goryeo
Jun Hye-jin as Queen Daemok, Gwangjong's wife
Choi Jae-sung as King Jeongjong, third king of Goryeo
Hong Ri-na as Queen Mungong, Jeongjong's wife
Kim Min-woo as King Gyeongjong, fifth king of Goryeo and Gwangjong's son

Recurring

Lee Hyo-jung as Shuang Ji
Jung Seung-ho as Kyunyeo
Ban Hyo-jung as Queen Janghwa, king Hyejong's mother
Jung Young-sook as Queen Sinmyeongsunseong, king Jeongjong's mother
Ahn Hae-sook as Queen Sinjeong, Taejo's wife
No Young-kook as King Hyejong, second king of Goryeo
Kim Hyun-joo as Queen Uihwa, Hyejong's wife
Oh Ji-young as Lady Cheongju, Hyejong's consort
Kim Min-kyung as Princess Gyeonghwa, Hyejong's daughter and Gwangjong's second wife
Seo Hyun-suk as Prince Heunghwa, Taejo's ninth son
Kim Heung-ki as Wang Sik-ryeom, Taejo's cousin and Jeongjong's supporter
Jo Kyung-hwan as Park Sul-hee, Hyejong's supporter
Kim Mu-saeng as Wang Gyu
Baek In-chul as Yeom Sang
Kim Sang-soon as Park Young-gyu
Jung Dong-hwan as Choi Ji-mong
Jung Wook as Tan Moon
Lee Dae-ro as Seo Pil
Im Chae-won as Choseon
Kim Ki-bok as Hwangbo Sung
Byun Hee-bong as Kim Geung-ryul

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
2002	KBS Drama Awards	Top Excellence in Acting Awards, Best Actor	Kim Sang-joong	Won

External links

Official website (in Korean)