Ballad of Seodong
| Ballad of Seodong | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster for Ballad of Seodong | |
| Genre | Period drama Romance Drama |
| Written by | Kim Young-hyun |
| Directed by | Lee Byung-hoon |
| Starring | Jo Hyun-jae Lee Bo-young Ryu Jin |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 55 |
| Production | |
| Production location | Korea |
| Running time | Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 (KST) |
| Original release | |
| Network | Seoul Broadcasting System |
| Release | September 5, 2005 – March 21, 2006 |
Ballad of Seodong (Korean: 서동요; Hanja: 薯童謠; RR: Seodong-yo) is a South Korean television series starring Jo Hyun-jae, Lee Bo-young and Ryu Jin. It aired on SBS from September 5, 2005 to March 21, 2006 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 55 episodes.[1][2]
The period drama is based on Seodong-yo, said to be one of Korea's oldest folk songs and its first hyangga. According to the Samguk Yusa ("Memorabilia of the Three Kingdoms") from the Silla Kingdom, the song was written by Seodong, a commoner from the Baekje Kingdom. Hearing that Princess Seonhwa, daughter of King Jinpyeong of Silla, was beautiful, he writes a song saying that the princess visits Seodong's room every night, and it quickly spreads throughout the kingdom and beyond, until it reaches the palace in Silla. When her father hears the song, he condemns the innocent princess to exile. Seodong finds Seonhwa, marries her and takes her to Baekje, and they become the royal rulers of the country.[3]
Plot
Seodong is just a commoner, a technician who grew up in Baekje's prestigious science and technology institute Taehaksa, but his life is on the brink of extraordinary change. He meets and falls for Princess Seonhwa of the rival kingdom Silla, and his love for her transcends social position. Seodong also carries a secret that could alter the fate of the Baekje kingdom, but his rival Sataek Giru plots with Buyeo Seon to disrupt his plans.[4]
Cast
- Jo Hyun-jae as Seodong (later King Mu of Baekje)
- Kim Seok as young Seodong
- Lee Bo-young as Princess Seonhwa of Silla
- Choi Sulli as young Princess Seonhwa
- Ryu Jin as Sataek Giru / Kim Do-ham
- Kim Young-ho as Buyeo Seon
- Jung Sun-kyung as Mo-jin
- Jung Wook as King Wideok of Baekje
- Jung Jae-gon as Prince Ah-jwa
- Heo Young-ran as Princess Wooyoung
- Han In-soo as Hae Do-joo
- Lee Byung-sik as Jin-ryeo
- Maeng Sang-hoon as Wang Gu
- Park Tae-ho as King Wideok's brother
- Na Jae-woong as Ahtaek Geolchwi
- Son Joon-hyung as Baek Mu
- Lee Chang-hoon as Mok Ra-soo
- Lee Il-hwa as Yeon Ga-mo
- Im Hyun-sik as Maek Do-soo
- Baek Bong-ki as Beom-ro
- Oh Seung-yeon as Beom-saeng
- Ku Hye-sun as Eun-jin
- Lee Sook as Kook-soo
- Lee Seung-ah as Woo-soo
- Shin Gook as Ko Mo
- Song Young-yong as Ah So-ji
- Kim Yoo-jin as Joo Ri-young
- Byun Il-tae as Koyi Soji
- Choi Dong-joon as King Jinpyeong of Silla
- Kim Hwa-ran as Queen Maya of Silla
- Na Sung-kyoon as Kim Sa-heum
- Lee Kyung-hwa as Princess Cheonmyeong of Silla
- Kim Jin-ho as Wi Song
- Ahn Yeo-jin as Bo-myung
- Noh Yoon as Cho-ki
- Seo Beom-shik as Seo-chung
- Sung Chang-hoon as Koo-san
- Lee Hee-do as Heuk Chi-pyeong
- Ha Sung-chul as soldier
- Kim Se-min as Jang-doo
- Ryu Sung-hoon as warrior
- Lee Hwan as butler
- Bang Kil-seung as Yak-san
- Han Tae-yoon as Buyeo Seon's wife
- Han Bo-bae
- Kim Tae-hyun as Yoo-rim
- Kwon Yong-woon
- Park Kyung-hwan
- Kwon Hyuk
- Joo Min-soo
- Yoo Hyun-ji as young princess
- Seol Ji-yoon as technician So-young
Ratings
In the tables below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
| Episode # | Original broadcast date | Average audience share (TNmS Ratings) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area | ||
| 1 | 5 September 2005 | 16.8% | 18.2% |
| 2 | 6 September 2005 | 17.6% | 19.0% |
| 3 | 12 September 2005 | 18.8% | 21.6% |
| 4 | 13 September 2005 | 17.8% | 20.1% |
| 5 | 20 September 2005 | 17.9% | 19.8% |
| 6 | 26 September 2005 | 18.5% | 19.8% |
| 7 | 27 September 2005 | 19.6% | 21.6% |
| 8 | 3 October 2005 | 18.6% | 19.5% |
| 9 | 4 October 2005 | 17.8% | 18.6% |
| 10 | 10 October 2005 | 19.6% | 21.6% |
| 11 | 11 October 2005 | 20.0% | 21.6% |
| 12 | 17 October 2005 | 16.7% | 17.4% |
| 13 | 18 October 2005 | 17.2% | 18.1% |
| 14 | 24 October 2005 | 16.9% | 18.2% |
| 15 | 25 October 2005 | 16.9% | 17.7% |
| 16 | 31 October 2005 | 15.2% | 16.6% |
| 17 | 1 November 2005 | 16.4% | 17.5% |
| 18 | 7 November 2005 | 16.8% | 17.6% |
| 19 | 8 November 2005 | 13.7% | 12.9% |
| 20 | 15 November 2005 | 16.4% | 17.7% |
| 21 | 21 November 2005 | 15.6% | 17.7% |
| 22 | 22 November 2005 | 14.6% | 15.8% |
| 23 | 28 November 2005 | 16.5% | 17.8% |
| 24 | 29 November 2005 | 16.9% | 17.4% |
| 25 | 5 December 2005 | 17.4% | 19.3% |
| 26 | 6 December 2005 | 17.1% | 18.5% |
| 27 | 12 December 2005 | 16.5% | 17.8% |
| 28 | 13 December 2005 | 16.8% | 17.7% |
| 29 | 19 December 2005 | 17.1% | 18.2% |
| 30 | 20 December 2005 | 18.1% | 19.5% |
| 31 | 26 December 2005 | 18.7% | 19.8% |
| 32 | 27 December 2005 | 19.3% | 20.9% |
| 33 | 2 January 2006 | 20.9% | 22.4% |
| 34 | 3 January 2006 | 23.1% | 24.3% |
| 35 | 9 January 2006 | 21.2% | 22.2% |
| 36 | 10 January 2006 | 23.8% | 25.7% |
| 37 | 16 January 2006 | 23.0% | 24.0% |
| 38 | 17 January 2006 | 22.9% | 23.7% |
| 39 | 23 January 2006 | 21.6% | 22.0% |
| 40 | 24 January 2006 | 24.1% | 24.8% |
| 41 | 31 January 2006 | 23.7% | 24.6% |
| 42 | 6 February 2006 | 22.2% | 23.2% |
| 43 | 7 February 2006 | 22.9% | 24.2% |
| 44 | 13 February 2006 | 21.3% | 22.0% |
| 45 | 14 February 2006 | 25.4% | 26.6% |
| 46 | 20 February 2006 | 23.3% | 24.1% |
| 47 | 21 February 2006 | 23.6% | 24.3% |
| 48 | 27 February 2006 | 22.9% | 23.1% |
| 49 | 28 February 2006 | 25.3% | 26.5% |
| 50 | 6 March 2006 | 25.2% | 25.9% |
| 51 | 7 March 2006 | 26.7% | 27.2% |
| 52 | 13 March 2006 | 23.3% | 24.5% |
| 53 | 14 March 2006 | 23.9% | 25.1% |
| 54 | 20 March 2006 | 24.0% | 25.5% |
| 55 | 21 March 2006 | 25.0% | 26.0% |
| Average | 19.8% | 21.0% | |
References
- ^ "Drama Shows Ancient Technology". The Korea Times via Hancinema. 2 October 2005. Retrieved 2014-05-25.
- ^ Jeong, Hyeon-mok (21 December 2005). "Couch potatoes get up and make own shows". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-05-25.
- ^ "King Mu of Baekje, the Hero of Seodongyo (The Song of Seodong) Spirit". KBS World. 9 May 2013. Retrieved 2014-05-25.
- ^ "Korean TV Dramas: Seodongyo". Korea Tourism Organization. Retrieved 2014-05-25.