The King's Dream

Details[]

Title: 대왕의 꿈 / Daewangui Kkum
Also known as: The Great King's Dream / Dream of the Emperor / Dream of the King
Previously known as: 태종무열왕 / Taejong Muyeol Wang / King Taejong Mooyeol
Genre: Historical, political, action
Episodes: 70 + 5 specials
Broadcast network: KBS1
Broadcast period: 2012-Sep-02 (special), 2012-Sep-08 to 2013-Jun-09
Air time: Saturday & Sunday 21:40
Original Soundtrack: The King's Dream OST

Synopsis[]

Story about Kim Choon Choo, who led the unification of three ancient kingdoms - Goguryeo, Baekjae and Shilla - and achieved the restoration of Shilla Kingdom. This drama has interpreted the historical records of United Shilla founders, King Taejong Mooyeol and King Moon Moo, with dramatic imaginations. It, also, highlights the leadership of Kim Choon Choo who achieved the most glorious cultural heyday in nation’s history. It is the drama that will give you the lessons about the great cause, vision, loyalty, success and failure by looking into the lives of the politicians and the heroes of that era. It will present the virtues needed in this age of limitless competition. --KBS World

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Cast[]

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Shilla Kingdom - Correlation Chart

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Unification of Three Ancient Kingdom - Correlation Chart

Main Cast[]

Choi Soo Jong as Kim Choon Choo, later King Taejong Mooyeol
- Chae Sang Woo as young Choon Choo
Kim Yoo Suk as Kim Yoo Shin
- No Young Hak as young Yoo Shin
Park Joo Mi as Princess Duk Man, later Queen Seon Duk (ep 1-18)
Hong Eun Hee as Queen Seon Duk / Princess Duk Man (ep 19-end)
- Sun Joo Ah (선주아) as young Duk Man
Lee Young Ah as Queen Seung Man (King Jin Pyung's second queen)
- Kim Hyun Soo as young Seung Man

Kim Choon Cho's family[]

Jung Dong Hwan as Kim Yong Choon
Jo Kyung Sook (조경숙) as Princess Chun Myung
Choo So Young as Princess Bo Ra
Lina as Kim Moon Hee, later Queen Moon Myung
Min Ji Ah as Bo Hee
Park Gri Na as Go Ta So
- Jung Da Bin as young Go Ta So
Lee Jong Soo as Kim Beop Min, later King Moon Moo
- Kim Jin Seong as young Beop Min
Jun Kwang Jin as Kim In Moon
Choi Kyu Hyun (최규현) as Queen Ja Eui
Jo Yong Jin (조용진) as young Kim Jung Myung

Kim Yoo Shin's family[]

Choi Il Hwa as Kim Seo Hyun
- Kim Dong Yoon as young Seo Hyun
Kim Ye Ryung as Lady Man Myung (Yoo Shin's mother)
- Kim Hyung Mi (김형미) as young Man Myung
Kim Hyun Sook (김현숙) as Lady Jae Mae
Kim Dong Yoon as Kim Sam Kwang
Baek Seung Woo as Kim Won Sool
Ga Won as Princess Ji So

Shilla Bureau Royal House[]

Kim Ha Kyoon as King Jin Pyung
Jung Jae Soon as Queen Dowager Sa Do
Hong Il Kwon as Galmoonwang Gook Ban (King Jin Pyung's brother)
Jo Yang Ja as Queen Dowager Man Ho
Im Nan Hyung (임난형) as Queen Ma Ya
Lee Shi Won as Princess Bo Ryang
Jang Min Kyo (장민교) as Prince Bo Ro
Chun Bo Geun as Man Hwa
Son Yeo Eun as Princess Seung Man, later Queen Jin Duk

Shilla Key Figures[]

Shilla Noble Politicians

Im Hyuk as Al Chun
Suh In Suk as Sook Heul Jong
Lee Woo Suk as Eul Je
Choi Chul Ho as Bi Dam
Park Chil Yong as Kim Hoo Jik
Yang Jae Sung as Im Jong
Lee Il Jae as Ho Rim
Bae Do Hwan as Yum Jang
- Kim Ki Doo as young Yum Jang
Baek Jae Jin as Man Choon
Kang Ji Hoo as Yum Jong
Kim Myung Gook as Geum Kang
Lee Won Suk (이원석) as Sa Jin

Shilla's renaissance Protagonist

Park Jae Woong (박재웅) as Kim Heum Soon
Kim Hyuk as Geom Goon
Choi Wang Soon (최왕순) as Ye Won
Lee Myung Ho (이명호) as Yang Do
Jung Wook as Goon Kwan
Yoo Min Ho as Chun Kwang
Yoon Hong Bin as Kwan Chang
Kim Ji Hoon (김지훈) as Ban Gool
Lee Won Bal (이원발) as Kim Poom Il
Choi Kyu Hwan as Kim Jin Joo
Jung Dong Kyu as Kim Jin Heum

Other Shilla people

Lee Dae Ro as Buddhist monk Won Kwang
Jo Jae Wan as Baek Suk
Choi Bum Ho as Chan Duk
Lee Chul Min as Chil Sook
Yum Chul Ho (염철호) as Suk Poom
Kim Hong Pyo as Kim Poom Suk
Lee Byung Wook as Gum Il
Kim Tae Hyung as Kang Soo
Kim Hyung Il as Dong Ta Chun

Others[]

Gwi Moon Dan[]

Jang Dong Jik as Bi Hyung
Kim Kyung Ryong as Nan Seung
Lee Jung Yong as Gil Dal
Noh Young Joo (노영주) as young Ohn Goon Hae
Lee Se Young as Chun Gwan Nyeo
Kim Jin Yi as Si Noh
Hong Soo Ah as Yun Hwa
- Kang Ye Seo as child Yun Hwa
Lee Ah Yi as Cha Bi
- Lee Hye In as young Cha Bi
Jang Joon Nyung (장준녕) as Mo Chuk
Maya as Ho Rang
Kim Hyun Jung as Myo Rang

Goguryeo

Choi Dong Joon as Yun Gae Somoon
Ahn Shin Woo as King Bo Jang
Kim Sun Dong (김선동) as Noi Eum Shin

Baekje

Park Chul Ho as King Moo
Lee Jin Woo as King Ui Ja
Cha Gi Hwan (차기환) as Gye Roo
Gong Jung Hwan as Boo Yeo Yoong
Huh Jung Min as Boo Yeo Tae
Kim Min Ki as Boo Yeo Hyo
Jang Tae Sung as Boo Yeo Poong
Choi Jae Sung as Gye Baek
Jo Eun Sook as Gye Baek's wife
Kim Chul Ki as Do Choong
Kim Young Ki as Bok Shin
Choi Woo Joon (최우준) as Yoon Choong
Kim Won Bae as Sung Choong
Im Byung Ki as Hong Soo
Won Suk Yun (원석연) as Sang Young
Choi Dong Yub (최동엽) as Ui Jik
Hong In Young as Hwa Si
Jung Seung Woo (정승우) as Do Jim
Jo Tae Bong (조태봉) as Choong Seung

Bordering Countries of Shilla[]

Tang Dinasty

Yoon Seung Won as Tang Tae Jong
Seo Dong Soo as Tang Go Jong
Jung Heung Chae as So Jung Bang
Bang Hyung Joo (방형주) as Dong Bo Ryang
Sun Dong Hyuk as Yoo In Won
Kim Young Sun as Yoo In Gwe
Choi Nak Hee (최낙희) as Son In Sa
Oh Sang Hoon (오상훈) as Yoo In Won's subordinate / Tang Commander

Japan

Kim Min Kyung as Empress Saimei
Ahn Hong Jin as Emperor Tenji
Noh Seung Jin (노승진) as Fujiwara Kamatari
Jung Jin Gak as Soga no Iruka

Production Credits[]

Chief Producer: Kim Hyung Il
Producer: Han Joon Seo
Director: Shin Chang Suk, Kim Sang Hwi
Assistant Director: Kim Dong Hwi, Kang Min Kyung (강민경), Choi Yoon Suk, Lee Jung Mi
Screenwriter: Yoo Dong Yoon, Kim Sun Duk (김선덕)

Recognitions[]

2012 KBS Drama Awards: Youth Actor Award (No Young Hak)

Notes[]

The lead actress Park Joo Mi who played as Queen Seon Duk involved in a car accident on October 23rd and has been instructed to rest for 4-5 weeks by her doctor. Therefore, the drama production decided to take two weeks off the air from November 11th-18th while waiting Park Joo Mi recovery from her injuries and return to the set at the end of November.^[1]^[2]
Actress Park Joo Mi has decided to depart from the drama and withdraw from the role as Queen Seon Duk because of injury on her eshopagus after the car accident has been affecting her vocal cords made it difficult for her to speak lead to this inevitable decision. Therefore, the drama production decided to take another two weeks off the air and four special episodes will take place on November 24th-25th and December 1st-2nd while looking for her replacement.^[3]^[4]
On November 26th, Actress Hong Eun Hee has been confirmed to play the role vacated by Park Joo Mi and the drama will resume airing on December 8th. ^[5]
Scheduled to air for 80 episodes, due to 5 weeks (equivalent with 10 episodes) off the air, the drama production also decided to end this drama 10 episodes early at episode 70.^[6]

Episode Ratings[]

See The King's Dream/Episode Ratings

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