Taejo Wang Geon (TV series)
Appearance
Taejo Wang Geon | |
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Hangul | 태조 왕건 |
Hanja | 太祖 王建 |
Literal meaning | Great Progenitor Wang Gun |
Revised Romanization | Taejo Wanggeon |
Genre | Historical drama |
Written by | Lee Hwan-kyung |
Directed by | Kim Jong-sun |
Starring | |
Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language | Korean |
No. of episodes | 200 |
Production | |
Producer | KBS Production |
Running time | 50 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | KBS1 |
Release | April 1, 2000 March 24, 2002 | –
Taejo Wang Geon (Korean: 태조 왕건) is a 2000 Korean historical period drama. Directed by Kim Jong-sun and starring Choi Soo-jong in the title role of King Taejo.[1][2] The drama aired from April 1, 2000, to February 24, 2002, in 200 episodes. The scene dealing with the end of Gungye (the 120th episode) gained a lot of popularity, recording the highest viewership rating of 60.4% in the metropolitan area.[3]
Cast
[edit]Main
[edit]- Choi Soo-jong[4] as King Taejo (Wang Geon)
- Oh Hyun-chul as young Wang Geon
- Kim Yeong-cheol as Gung Ye
- Maeng Se-chang as young Gung Ye
- Kim Hye-ri[5] as Queen Kang Yeon Hwa
- Jung Hoo as young Yeon Hwa
- Seo In-seok as Gyeon Hwon
Supporting
[edit]- Park Sang-ah as Empress Shin Hye of the Yoo clan, Wang Geon's first wife
- Yum Jung-ah as Empress Jang Hwa of the Oh clan, Wang Geon's second wife
- Jeon Mi-seon as Empress Shin Myung Sun Sung of the Yoo clan, Wang Geon's third wife
- Ahn Jung-hoon as Wang Mu (son of Jang Hwa, future Emperor Hyejong)
- Kim Kap-soo as Jong Gan
- Jeon Moo-song as Choi Seung Woo
- Kim In-tae as Ahjitae
- Jung Jin as Neung Whan
- Kim Sung-kyum as Ajagae
- Lee Mi-ji as Ajagae's wife
- Shin Goo as Wang Ryung, (father of Wang Gun)
- Seo Woo-rim as Wang Ryung's wife
- Kim Hyung-il as Neung San (later renamed as Shin Sung Kyum)
- Kang In-duk as Yoo Geum Pil
- Kim Hak-chul as Park Sul Hee
- Lee Kye-in as Ae Sul
Extended
[edit]- Kim Ha-kyun as Tae Pyeong
- Jung Tae-woo as Choi Eung
- Kim Myung-soo as Wang Gyu
- Jung Kook-jin as Wang Shik Ryum
- Kil Yong-woo as Bok Ji Gyum
- Lee Kwang-ki as Shin Gum (Kyun Hwon's son)
- Kim Young-chan as young Shin Gum
- Park Sang-jo as Eun Boo
- Park Ji-young as Choi Ji Mong
- Jang Hang-sun as Wang Pyung Dal
- Tae Min-young as Shin Kang
- No Hyun-hee as Queen Jin Sung
- Choi Woon Kyo as Geum Dae (Gung Ye's subordinate general)
- Song Yong-tae as Hong Yoo (Hong Sul)
- Shin Dong-hoon as Bae Hyun Kyung
- Kim Ki-bok as Kim Rak
- Na Han-il as Byun Sa Bu ('Sa Bu' means 'master')
- Park Young-mok as Ma Sa Bu
- Jang Soon-gook as Jang Soo Jang ('Soo Jang' means 'captain' or 'leader', 'chief')
- Lee Dae-ro as Ambassador Do Sun
- Shim Woo-chang as Yeom Sang
- Lee Young-ho as Yang Gum
- Seo Hoo as young Yang Gum
- Jun Hyun as Geum Kang
- Kang Jae-il as Chu Heo Jo
- Kim Si-won as General Soo Dal
- Seo Young-jin as Ambassador Kyung Bo
- Lee Il-woong as Oh Da Ryun
- Seo Sang-shik as Na Chong Rye
- Baek In-chul as Hwan Sun Gil
- Choi Joo-bong as Lee Heun Am
- Park Chul-ho as Ji Hwon
- Suh Yoon-jae as Ok Yi
- Im Byung-ki as Shin Deok
- Geum Bo-ra as Mrs. Park (queen consort of Gyeon-hwon)
- Jun Byung-ok as Neung Ae
- Lee Jung-woong as Gong Jik
- Im Hyuk-joo as Park Young Kyu
- Han Jung-gook as Choi Pil
- Shin Gook as Young Soon
- Choi Byung-hak as Jong Hoon
- Ki Jung-soo as Pa Dal
- Kim Joo-young as Kim Wi Hong
- Lee Byung-wook as Prince Maui
- Moon Hoe-won as King Gyeong Ae
- Shin Kwi-sik as King Gyeong Sun
- Kim Hyo-won as Kim Hyo Jong
- Yoo Byung-joon as Kim Yool
- Park Tae-min as Won Geuk Yoo
- Kim Bong-geun as Park Jil
- Min Ji-hwan as Kim Haeng Sun
- Kim Sung-ok as Kang Jang Ja ('Jang Ja' literally means 'old man', it can means 'elder')
- Park Joo-ah as Mrs. Baek
- Ahn Dae-yong as Monk Beom Gyo
- Lee Kye-young as Yoon Shin Dal
- Kang Man-hee as Jun Yi Gab
- Kwon Hyuk-ho as Jun Ui Gab
- Kim Ok-man as Geum Shik
- Kim Jin-tae as Park Yoo
- Park Sang-kyu as Kim Soon Shik
- Lee Chi-woo as Yang Gil
- Jo Jae-hoon as Im Choon Gil
- Oh Sung-yul as Ip Jun
- Jo Yong-tae as Jong Hoe
- Suh Hyun-suk as Hye Jong
- Kang In-ki as Yong Gum
- Yun Woon-kyung as royal household nanny
- Min Wook as Yoo Geung Dal
- Jo In-pyo as Kim Un
- Jang Seo-hee
- Seo Bum-shik
- Jang Jung-hee
- Kim Dong-suk
- Park Byung-ho
- Kim Won-bae
- Kim Tae-hyung
Awards
[edit]2000 KBS Drama Awards
- Grand Prize (Daesang): Kim Yeong-cheol
2001 KBS Drama Awards
- Grand Prize (Daesang): Choi Soo-jong
- Top Excellence Award, Actor: Seo In-seok
- Excellence Award, Actor: Kim Kap-soo
- Excellence Award, Actress: Kim Hye-ri
- Best Supporting Actor: Jung Tae-woo
- Best New Actor: Lee Kwang-ki
- Special Award: Taejo Wang Geon Martial Arts Team
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "최수종씨, KBS 밀레니엄 사극 '왕건'역 선정". The Chosun Ilbo. Archived from the original on November 9, 2020. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
- ^ "'암흑시대' 고려사 복원 활발". n.news.naver.com. Archived from the original on November 17, 2020. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
- ^ "태조 왕건". KBS. Archived from the original on September 8, 2012. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
- ^ "[KBS] '왕건'역에 최수종… "차별성 높이 샀다"". The Chosun Ilbo. Archived from the original on November 16, 2020. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
- ^ "[방송.연예] '태조 왕건' 강비역에 김혜리 선정". Busan Ilbo. Archived from the original on March 5, 2023. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
External links
[edit]Categories:
- Grand Prize Paeksang Arts Award (television) winners
- Korean Broadcasting System television dramas
- Korean-language television shows
- 2000 South Korean television series debuts
- 2002 South Korean television series endings
- Television series set in Goryeo
- Television series set in Later Three Kingdoms
- Television series set in the 10th century
- Television series set in the 9th century
- South Korean historical television series