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Emperor of the Sea

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Emperor of the Sea

Drama, Action & Adventure, War & Politics,

Directed By

Choi In-ho

Rating

7.0

Duration

Publish in

0000-00-00

Country

South Korea

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Emperor of the Sea is a South Korean television drama series directed by Kang Il-soo and Kang Byung-taek and starring Choi Soo-jong, Chae Shi-ra, Song Il-gook and Soo Ae. It aired on KBS2 from November 24, 2004 to May 25, 2005 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:50 for 51 episodes. The historical drama is based on Choi In-ho's novel of the same title, which depicts the life of Jang Bogo, who rises from a lowly slave to a powerful maritime figure who dominated the East Asia seas and international trade during the Unified Silla Dynasty. The drama was received extremely well, holding the number one spot in the ratings for majority of the weeks it aired. It was also exported to eight countries earning approximately US$1.8 million in profits. The filming set in Wando County, South Jeolla Province also became a tourist attraction.
 

ABOUT THE SERIES "Emperor of the Sea"

Jang Bogo (Choi Soo-jong) rose from a lowly slave to the military commander of the seas during the United Silla Dynasty. Along the way, he fights pirates, and participates in a stiff competition with Madam Jami (Chae Shi-ra), a Silla aristocrat, who opposes Jang Bogo for commercial rights in the Sea. Male. Yeom Jang (Song Il-gook), Jang Bogo's charismatic teammate, assisted Jang to become the "Emperor of the Sea". But Yeom Jang competes with Jang Bogo to win the love of Lady Jung-hwa (Soo Ae).

MAIN ACTOR

  • Choi Soo-jong as Jang Bogo/Gungbok

  • Baek Sung-hyun as young Gungbok Jang Bogo is a historical figure who dominated the seas in East Asia (hence the name "God of the Sea" or "Emperor of the Sea") and national trade. from the Tang Dynasty and Japan to the North China Sea during the period of the Unified Silla Dynasty. . Gungbok started from the lowest social class as a slave on the Cheonghae pier. Gungbok lost his mother to a pirate when he was a child. His father was a slave carpenter at the Cheonghae Police Office. Industrious work on the bumpy seafront Gungbok soon owned the sea and had a knack for shipbuilding. Facing challenges he becomes calmer and more daring. Both Gungbok and his partner Nyeon have learned martial arts from Choi Moo-chang for sure. These abilities helped him advance from a gladiator into a guard to the head of the army of Muryongun and later to the ambassador of Cheonghae. As part of this he eliminated the pirates by installing Cheonghaejin on Wando a geographically important sea route. With his clever combat strategy he is able to defeat the army led by Madam Jami and become the true ruler of Korea. However, even when asked by the king many times he still refused to high positions. After the king was assassinated by cunning Kim Yang he prepared the army to lead a final assault and eliminate the corrupt ministers appointed by Kim Yang. In the end, Consul Jang Bogo was stabbed to death in his office with a hidden knife by Yeom Jang. Jang Bogo accepted his death without any protest and his body was found in the middle of the night by Nyeon Choi Moo-chang and Jung-hwa. Even after he died his army still fought to the last man as a sign of respect.

  • Chae Shi-ra as Madam Jami A Silla-era noble and businesswoman. For the first time she played a role in Lady Jung-hwa's fate. But as the story progresses her hatred of Jang Bogo leads to her demise and her life ends in tragedy.

  • Song Il-gook as Yeom Jang Yeom Moon

  • Hong Hyun-ki as Young Yeom Moon Raised by young Yeom Moon pirates swinging short knives with respectable skill and precision. Later in the story he is captured by Jang Bogo and received the harshest punishment of becoming a pirate and his forehead has burns. Eventually he was released from prison by Kim Yang. For this reason he trained the martial arts of Kim Yang's men and led the attack against Madam Jami's men as they temporarily reconciled with Jang Bogo. He was later appointed head of the king's bodyguards. With war raging against Jang Bogo he visited Cheonghae to ease the situation. He promises Kim Yang that if necessary he will assassinate him as long as Kim forgives Jang Bogo's wife (the daughter of Jang Bogo's commercial boss) and their newborn child Jung-hwa and the people. by Silla. During their meeting he tries his best to stop Jang's attack but Jang is determined to put an end to the ineffective and corrupt ministers in the King's council. In the end he betrayed Jang Bogo and killed him. He gets a shock after the assassination when Kim Yang launches an attack on Silla. Being held captive by Kim Yang he escapes from custody and helps Jung-hwa escape the massacre with Jang Bogo's child. He was killed by a rain of arrows fired by Kim Yang's army. During their meeting he tries his best to stop Jang's attack but Jang is determined to put an end to the ineffective and corrupt ministers in the King's council. In the end he betrayed Jang Bogo and killed him. He gets a shock after the assassination when Kim Yang launches an attack on Silla. Being held captive by Kim Yang he escapes from custody and helps Jung-hwa escape the massacre with Jang Bogo's child. He was killed by a rain of arrows fired by Kim Yang's army. During their meeting he tries his best to stop Jang's attack but Jang is determined to put an end to the ineffective and corrupt ministers in the King's council. In the end he betrayed Jang Bogo and killed him. He gets a shock after the assassination when Kim Yang launches an attack on Silla. Being held captive by Kim Yang he escapes from custody and helps Jung-hwa escape the massacre with Jang Bogo's child. He was killed by a rain of arrows fired by Kim Yang's army. Being held captive by Kim Yang he escapes from custody and helps Jung-hwa escape the massacre with Jang Bogo's child. He was killed by a rain of arrows fired by Kim Yang's army. Being held captive by Kim Yang he escapes from custody and helps Jung-hwa escape the massacre with Jang Bogo's child. He was killed by a rain of arrows fired by Kim Yang's army.

  • Soo Ae as Jung-hwa Lee Yeon-hee as a young Jung-hwa Jang Bogo and Yeom Jang's love in most films. Just mentioning her name is enough for Jang Bogo to give up on scrutiny (that's how he works) and act frantically without regard to the consequences.

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