Taejo Wang Geon (TV series)

*Taejo Wang Geon*
Taejo Wang Geon
	Japanese release promotional image
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	Choi Soo-jong; Kim Yeong-cheol; Kim Hye-ri; Seo In-seok;
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

Main

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

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

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

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

References

^ "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

[1] "최수종씨, KBS 밀레니엄 사극 '왕건'역 선정". The Chosun Ilbo. Archived from the original on November 9, 2020. Retrieved November 9, 2020.

[2] "'암흑시대' 고려사 복원 활발". n.news.naver.com. Archived from the original on November 17, 2020. Retrieved November 9, 2020.

[3] "태조 왕건". KBS. Archived from the original on September 8, 2012. Retrieved December 17, 2013.

[4] "[KBS] '왕건'역에 최수종… "차별성 높이 샀다"". The Chosun Ilbo. Archived from the original on November 16, 2020. Retrieved November 9, 2020.

[5] "[방송.연예] '태조 왕건' 강비역에 김혜리 선정". Busan Ilbo. Archived from the original on March 5, 2023. Retrieved November 9, 2020.

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Baeksang Arts Award Grand Prize – Television
1970s	- (1974)^* - (1975)^* - (1976)^* - (1977)^* - (1978)^* Kim Hye-ja, Jung Hye-sun and Kim Young-ok (I Sell Happiness) (1979)
1980s	Kim Min-ja (A Lonely Affair) (1980) Ulhwa (1981) A Life-sized Buddha (1982) Winds of Change (1983) The Five Indian Kingdoms (1984) Korea's Butterflies (1985) Shin Bong-seung (500 Years of Joseon Dynasty) (1986) The Boil (1987) Love and Ambition (1988) Kim Hye-ja (Winter Mist and Sand Castle) (1989)
1990s	Peace, the Arduous Way to Go and Tree Blooming with Love (1990) The Second Republic (1991) Eyes of Dawn (1992) Go Doo-shim (My Husband's Woman) and Kim Hee-ae (Sons and Daughters) (1993) Park Chul (My Mother's Sea) (1994) Sandglass (1995) Korea's Reptiles (1996) The Most Beautiful Goodbye (1997) Lee Jang-soo (Offspring) (1998) Jang Soo-bong (When Time Flows) (1999)
2000s	Kuk-hee (2000) Kim Soo-hyun (The Aspen Tree) (2001) Taejo Wang Geon (2002) All In (2003) Kim Hee-ae (Perfect Love) (2004) Lovers in Paris (2005) My Lovely Sam Soon (2006) Jumong (2007) Kang Ho-dong (2 Days & 1 Night) (2008) Kim Hye-ja (Mom's Dead Upset) (2009)
2010s	Go Hyun-jung (Queen Seondeok) (2010) Hyun Bin (Secret Garden) (2011) Deep Rooted Tree (2012) Yoo Jae-suk (Infinite Challenge, Running Man and Happy Together) (2013) Jun Ji-hyun (My Love from the Star) (2014) Na Yeong-seok (Grandpas Over Flowers and Three Meals a Day) (2015) Descendants of the Sun (2016) Kim Eun-sook (Guardian: The Lonely and Great God) (2017) Stranger (2018) Kim Hye-ja (The Light in Your Eyes) (2019)
2020s	When the Camellia Blooms (2020) Yoo Jae-suk (Hangout with Yoo, Sixth Sense) (2021) Squid Game (2022) Park Eun-bin (Extraordinary Attorney Woo) (2023)
^* awarded to theatrical play or film