Age of Heroes
Yeongwoong Sidae
MBC Mon/Tues epic drama (2004)- 70  episodes
For MBC homepage for this drama , go to: 
www.mbcpro.co.kr/CC/synopsis/public_html/english/
pg/detail.asp?idx=72
(in English) and www.imbc.com/
broad/tv/drama/hero/index.html.
(in Korean).
Aired on MBC in Korea:  July 5, 2004 - March 1, 2005 on Monday & Tuesday nights at 9:55.
Aired on KBFD-TV in Hawaii without English subtitles:  August 23, 2004 to June _, 2005 Monday & Tuesday nights at 9:25; replayed next afternoon at 1:00 (replaced Dae Jang-geum).  KBFD usually does not subtitle the drama in the 9:25 timeslot on Monday and Tuesday nights.

Cast:
Chun Tae-san:
--
as a teenager:  Baek Sung Hyun (Stairway to Heaven/Damo/Sweet Bear)
--as an adult, 20-40: 
Cha In Pyo (Her House/Golden Era)
--as an older adult, 50:  Choi Bul Am (Glass Slipper/Fox & Cotton Candy) 
Kuk Dae-hoJun Kwang Ryul (Trap of Youth)
Hyun Young-soon (Tae-san's wife, 20-40): Kim Ji Yoo 
Yoo Sang-hee (Dae-ho's wife): Jun Soo Yeon
Park So-sun (Tae-san's first love)
--as a child:  Yoon Young Ah
--as an adult: 
Kim Ji Soo (Days in the Sun/Bad Boys)
Kang Hye-youngIm Ji Eun (My Hidden Love)
Chun Tae-il (Tae-san's younger brother):  Kang Min Kyu
Chun Tae-sook (Tae-san's younger sister):  Jung In Sun
Chun Tae-chang (Tae-san's younger brother):  
-- as a child:  Lee Suk Min
-- as an adult:  Na Han Il
Chun Tae-hee (Tae-san's younger sister): 
--as a child: Ha Seung Ni (Trap of Youth/Glass Slipper)
--as an adult:  Lee Hye Sook (One Million Roses)

Chun Tae-sool

-- as a child:  Ha Dong Ho
-- as an adult:  Lee Kye In
Tae-san's dad (50):  Im Hyun Sik (All In)
Tae-san's mom (50):  Sun Woo Eun Sook (Autumn Story)
Chun Il-kuk (Tae-san's first son):  __
Chun Yi-kuk (Tae-san's second son): __
Chun Sam-kuk (Tae-san's third son): __
Chun Sa-kuk (Tae-san's fourth son):  Kim Kap Su (Age of Warriors/Orient Theatre)
Yoon So-young (Sa-kuk's wife):  Jo Hyun Sook
Chun Oh-kuk (Tae-san's fifth son):  Lee Young Bum (Snowflakes/More Than Love)
Park Dae-chul:  Yoo Dong Geun (Wife/Destiny)
Kang In-kyu
--as young man:  Kim Joon Hong
--as older adult:  Kim Dong Soo
Park Choon-sam:
--as young man:  Kwak Jung Ok
--as older adult:  Yoon Yong Hyun
Park Il:
--as young man:  Ahn Jung Hoon
--as older adult:  Shin Dong Hoon
Jo Hyun-tae:  __
Yoon Soo-ho:  __
Kuk Chul-min: __
Kuk Chul-seung:  __
Kuk Chul-kyu (as adult):  Im Chae Moo (Who's My Love/Orient Theatre)
Learn Korean:
yeongwoong (yeong-woong) = hero
sidae (si-dae) = age/period
il = 1
yi = 2
sam = 3
sa = 4
oh = 5
You can tell the order of Tae-san's 5 sons by their given names.  The first syllable of their given name is a number followed by "kuk".  For example, the oldest son is Il-kuk and the fifth son is Oh-kuk.

Other variations of drama name:

Staff:
Screenwriter:   Lee Hwan Kyung
Producer:  So Won Young/Park Hong Kyun (Argon)

For MBC Videos on Demand (VODs) in Korean for this drama, go to:
www.imbc.com/broad/tv/drama
/hero/vod/index.html
.  You must register with MBC and pay a fee to watch MBC VODs.

For MBC  photos from this drama, go to:
www.imbc.com/broad/tv/drama/hero/
news/photo/index.html.


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Continuation of Cast:
Song Dae-chi: __
Min Sung -il:  __
Kim Sang-moo:  __
Shin Dong-soo:  __
Im Dong-ho:  __
Kang Yoon-geun (60):  Lee Young Hoo
Kwon Young-kam (50):  Lee Dae Ro
Kwon Tae-ki (30):  Goo Bo Suk
Kwon Young-hee (20):  Jun Ik Ryung
Park Bo-sal (40):  Kim Yoon Kyung (Love & Success)
For more information from MBC about the cast, go to: 
www.mbcpro.co.kr/CC/synopsis/public_html/english
/pg/detail.asp?idx-72
(in English) and www.imbc.
com/broad/tv/drama/hero/info/people/index.html
.  

For a summary of this drama in English by MBC Production, go to:  www.mbcpro.co.kr/CC/synopsis
/public_html/english/pg/detail.asp?idx=72
.

This drama was originally planned to be 100 episodes long.  However, due to low ratings and other reasons, it was cut short to 70 episodes.  Read about it in a 2/23/05 JoongAng Daily article at: 
joongangdaily.joins.com/200502/22/200502
222119497879900091009101.html
.
Tae-san (left) and Dae-ho