King Sejong the Great

Overview

"The Great King, Sejong" is a full-scale political drama describing how King Sejong and his loyal retainers cooperate and contrive to make his dynasty a better place. While King Sejong was on the throne, the Joseon Dynasty enjoyed increasing prosperity. The drama shows the dramatic processes of how so many new cultural heritages have been devised. At that time, "Hangul", the native phonemic alphabet system for Korean language was first invented and introduced. Before it was made, Chinese characters had been used for a written communication, which makes it extremely difficult for ordinary people to learn and use. "Hangul" is easy to learn for its simple and scientific principles. Other than "Hangul" itself, there had been so many cultural heritages during his regime including a rain gauge, a sundial, an hourglass to name a few. Also, King Sejong’s pragmatic diplomacy is concentrated in the drama. Then, the Joseon Dynasty was facing a powerful Ming dynasty of China, and King Sejong demonstrates the essence of pragmatism with dignity.

Cast

Kim Sang-kyung

King Sejong the Great

Kim Yeong-cheol

King Taejong

Kim Kap-soo

Prime Minister Hwang Hui

Lee Won-jong

Yun Hee

Lee Chun-hee

Jang Yeong-sil

Seo Jun-young

Grand Prince Suyang

Oh Yeon-seo

Eori

Lee Hyun-woo

Prince Choong-nyeong

Nam Ji-hyun

young Princess Shim

Lee In

Prince Yangnyeong (young)

Lee Jung-hyun

Lee Seon

Jung Suk-won