| Emperor of the Sea Haesin |
| KBS Wed/Thurs drama (2004) - 51 episodes For KBS homepages for this drama, go to: www.kbs.co.kr/drama/jangbogo/index.html/ (in Korean). Aired on KBS2 in Korea: November 24, 2004 to May 25, 2005 Wednesday & Thursday nights at 9:50 (replaced Second Proposal). Aired with English subtitles on KBFD-TV in Hawaii: March 4, 2005 - August 26, 2005 Friday & Saturday nights at 7:50; replayed the next day at noon (replaced Second Proposal). Cast: Jang Bogo, aka Goong-bok (Korean gladiator): --as a teen: Bae Sung Hyun (Stairway to Heaven/Damo) --as an adult: Choi Soo Jung (On the Prairie) Madam Jami: Chae Si Ra (Conditions of Love) Yeom Moon: --as a teen: Hong Hyun Ki --as an adult: Song Il Kook (Conditions of Love/Bodyguard) Jung-hwa: --as a teen: Lee Yeon Hee (My Precious Child) --as an adult: Soo Ae (Lover Letter) Jung Yon (Goong-bok's buddy): --as a teen: Ahn Jae Hong --as an adult: Kim Heung Soo (More Beautiful Than a Flower) Choi Moo-chang (blacksmith slave): Lee Won Jong (Bodyguard) Sul Pyong (merchant): Park Young Gyu (Damo/Paper Crane) Yi Do-hyung (merchant): Kim Gap Soo (Age of Warriors) Jo Jang-gil (wine merchant): Lee Jae Yong (Jumong/ 5th Republic) Lady Chae-ryung (Sul Pyong's daughter): Chae Jung Ahn (On the Prairie) Yi Soon-jong (Goong-bok & Yon's childhood friend): --as a teen: Huh In Bum --as an adult: Jo Dal Hwan Chang-kyum (Jung-hwa's brother): Jung Sung Hwan (Romance) Yi Mak-bong: (Soon-jong's dad): Lee Hee Do (Glass Slippers) Joong-dal (Goong-bok's enemy): Kang Sung Pil Jang Dae-chi (one of Master Yi's chiefs): Jung Ho Geun (Damo/Trio) Neung-chang (Madam Jami's right hand man): Park Jung Hak __ Tae-bong (Madam Jami's security officer with curled bangs): Kim Hyung Bum (Romance in Paris/Hearts in Bali) Da-bok: --as a teen: Lee Eun Hye --as an adult: Go Do Young Jang Bogo's dad: Park In Hwan (Tell Me You Love Me) __ Ha-jin (Lady Chae-ryung's security escort): Kim Ah Jung __ (Master Sul's chief): Kim Hyo Won Jang Sung-pil (security officer bribed by Madam Jami's group): Do Ki Suk __ Pan-sool (one of Master Yi's men): Go Myung Hwan (Romance) Kim Woo-jing (former regent): Kil Yong Woo (Golden Era/Cool) Han Man-joong (Chinese merchant): __ __ Moo-jin (Jung-hwa's bodyguard): Suh Do Young Kim Yang: Bae Soo Bin (Jumong) For more info on the cast (in Korean), go to: www.kbs.co.kr/drama/jangbogo/synop/cast/ cast.html. For the storyline and cast info from the KBS Global Marketing website (in English), go to: contents.kbs.co.kr/program/program_dview.php ?contentsUid=49&category=0&isBroadcast=Y. The final scene of this drama is described in a 5/20/05 KBS Global article at: english.kbs. co.kr/entertainment/news/1352192_11858.html. |
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| Shopping: For info from YesAsia about the OST for this drama, click here or on the OST photo above. Orders submitted to YesAsia using these specially coded links will benefit the KoreanWiz website at no additional cost to you. Learn Korean*: Haesin (hae-sin) = Sea God/Sea Spirit/Sea Divinity * Many thanks to fellow addict Tepyoung for the info. Variations of drama name: Emperor of the Sea (title used by KBFD-TV) God of the Sea Staff: Screenwriter: Jung Jin Ok (Sangdo)/Hwang Joo Ha (Dae Jang-geum) Producer: Kang Il Soo (Wang Guhn)/Kang Byung Taek For KBS Videos on Demand (VODs) in Korean, go to: www.kbs.co.kr/drama/jangbogo/view/vod/vod.html/. For KBS photos from this drama, go to: www.kbs.co.kr/drama/jangbogo/plus/photo/photo.html. For KBS wallpaper from this drama, go to: www.kbs.co.kr/drama/jangbogo/plus/paper/paper.html. Return to Lisitng of Korean TV Dramas |
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| Madam Jami and Jang Bogo |
| Soo Ae won a 2004 Best Actress Award on the Internet for her performance in this drama. Read more about it in a 1/28/05 KBS Global article at: english.kbs.co.kr/ entertainment/news/1341783_11858.html. For a website about Korean swords, go to: www.swordsofkorea.com. |
| Factoid: This drama was very popular when aired in Korea. Read about this drama in a 12/24/04 KBS Global Marketing article at: english.kbs.co.kr/entertain ment/news/1338394_11858.html, a 1/13/05 KBS Global article at: english.kbs.co.kr/entertainment/news/ 1340548_11858.html, a 1/26/05 KBS Global article at: english.kbs.co.kr/entertainment/news/ 1341611_11858.html, and a 4/13/05 KOCCA article. Read about Kim Ah Jung's debut in this drama in a 3/15/05 KBS Global article by clicking here. Read about Lee Yeon Hee's great start in 2005 in a 2/2/05 KBS Global article by clicking here. Read about the success of this martial arts drama in a 5/26/05 Dong-A Ilbo article by clicking here (warning: article contains the ending of the drama). |
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| Original Sound Track (OST) for this drama |