THE LEGEND or 태왕사신기 or Tae Wang Sa Shin Gi



The upcoming drama "The Legend" which is scheduled to air starting June 25th has finally revealed the female actress for the role that will be opposite to Bae Yong Joon's character. The MBC drama "The Legend" will air on Mondays and Tuesdays, and have been scheduled to have 24 episodes. The character opposite to Bae Yong Joon's character of Dam Duk, the 19th king of Goguryeo, is the character Soo Ji Ni, who will be played by the uprising newcomer Lee Ji Ah. She is known to have majored in graphic design and received her degree in the arts, and is also proficient in English. Instead of picking top stars well-liked by the public such as Kim Tae Hee and Ha Ji Won, a newcomer was chosen, which shows the true intentions of director Kim Jong Hak. He wanted someone who could bring life into the character than someone who was just well-known. After many rounds of auditions and selecting Lee Ji Ah, director Kim Jong Hak said, "she has Shim Eun Has beauty and Go Hyun Jung's strength.

# Genre: Period Drama
# Episodes: 24
# Broadcast network: MBC
# Broadcast period: 2007-Jun-25 to 2007-Sep
# Air time: Mondays & Tuesdays 21:55





This drama portrays the life of the 19th king of Goguryeo.



Cast

    * Bae Yong Jun as Dam-deok
    * Jung Jin Young as Hyeonko
    * Choi Min Soo
    * Moon So Ri as Seo Ki Ha
    * Yoon Tae Young as Yeon Ho Gae
    * Lee Da Hee as Gakudan
    * Park Sang Won as Yeon Garyeo

Extended Cast

    * Yoo Seung Ho as young Dam-deok
    * Park Eun Bin as young Ki Ha
    * Oh Seung Yoon as young Hyeonko

    * Producer: Kim Jong Hak
    * Writer: Song Ji Na

haha his armor look too big for him. too pretty boy to be a warrior

Ooh, so it's a drama period, I didn't know that.

Legend / Tae Wang Sa Shin Gi 태왕사신기
Airing date: every Wednesday & Thursday 9:55PM
Number of Episodes: 24
Broadcasting Company: MBC
OFFICIAL SITE: http://www.taesagi.com/
MBC OFFICIAL SITE: http://www.imbc.com/broad/tv/drama/legend/index.html
Soompi Forum: http://www.soompi.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=97747

Storyline: Jumong, the founder of Goguryeo, establish Goguryeo with his Four Gods: Cheong-ryong (Blue Dragon), Baek-ho (White Tiger), Joo-jak (Phoenix), Hyeon-mu (symbolized as a turtle). The Japanese may know them as Seiryuu, Byakko, Suzaku, and Genbu. Jumong marries Soseono, who had a big part in the founding of Goguryeo. They have two sons, Onjo and Biryu. When the son of Jumong's first wife came to Goguryeo in search of his father, and is named Crown Prince, Soseono takes her sons, Onjo and Biryu, South and establishs Baekje. This is how Baekje and Goguryeo were known as "brother countries".

As time passed, the Four Gods secluded themselves from society and watched as Baekje and Goguryeo's relationship worsened (worsened more mainly because Goguryeo's king was killed in a battle between Baekje and Goguryeo).

One day, Ju-ahn, "Hyeon-mu" of the Four Gods, sees two stars sour up into the sky. Since one came from the palace in Baekje, it predicted the birth of "Su", later known as King Ah-shin. The other star came from Goguryeo, prophesizing the birth of Dam-deok, later known as Gwang Gae Toh Dae Wang.

Realizing that his new master has come to the world, Ju-ahn awaits in the vast Manchuria with a young girl, Sujini, to see which of the two will be his master. Sujini was picked up as an orphan by Ju-ahn and considers Ju-ahn as her father.

Therefore, the story is on the Four Gods looking for their master, Gwang Gae Toh Dae Wang, who was an expert in tactics, the woman he loved (Sujini), who was also loved by the coldhearted King Ah-shin.




I know that this drama is the more expensive drama realized from Korea because the use of special effect

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I am trying to watch it, it's very interesting for me....I didnt know more about ancient asian gods, but only about roman and greek ancient gods.....so interesting for me!!!
I would know what do you think about....

This post was last modified: 10-08-2007 11:26 PM by nunzia.

TV station: MBC
Producer: Kim Jong Hak
Writer: Song Ji Na
Music Director: Joe Hisaishi
Computer Graphics : WETA

Film start date: 16th March
No. of Episodes : 24

Broadcasting Date
10 September, Special program consisting of making, interview of actors etc.
11 to 13 September, 1 episode everyday, episodes 1 to 3
19 September, every Wednesday and Thursday 21:55-, 2episodes every week

Who was Dam-deok (Gwang Gae Toh Dae Wang)?: He was the 19th king of Goguryeo (lasted from 37 B.C. to 668 A.D.). During the time of Dam-deok, Goguryeo was the most powerful nation in East Asia (yes, even the Chinese dynasty couldn't defeat Goguryeo). At age 11, he was made the Crown Prince and became King when he was 16. In 396, he attacked Baekje (a nation Southwest of Goguryeo) and took over the northern area above the Han River. He defeated the many invasions made by the Yeon Dynasty (China) after 400 A.D. During his reign, the number of castles he took over numbered in the hundreds and villages numbered in the thousands. However, he died at an untimely age of 39.

Storyline: Jumong, the founder of Goguryeo, establish Goguryeo with his Four Gods: Cheong-ryong (Blue Dragon), Baek-ho (White Tiger), Joo-jak (Phoenix), Hyeon-mu (symbolized as a turtle). The Japanese may know them as Seiryuu, Byakko, Suzaku, and Genbu. Jumong marries Soseono, who had a big part in the founding of Goguryeo. They have two sons, Onjo and Biryu. When the son of Jumong's first wife came to Goguryeo in search of his father, and is named Crown Prince, Soseono takes her sons, Onjo and Biryu, South and establishs Baekje. This is how Baekje and Goguryeo were known as "brother countries".

As time passed, the Four Gods secluded themselves from society and watched as Baekje and Goguryeo's relationship worsened (worsened more mainly because Goguryeo's king was killed in a battle between Baekje and Goguryeo).

One day, Ju-ahn, "Hyeon-mu" of the Four Gods, sees two stars sour up into the sky. Since one came from the palace in Baekje, it predicted the birth of "Su", later known as King Ah-shin. The other star came from Goguryeo, prophesizing the birth of Dam-deok, later known as Gwang Gae Toh Dae Wang.

Realizing that his new master has come to the world, Ju-ahn awaits in the vast Manchuria with a young girl, Sujini, to see which of the two will be his master. Sujini was picked up as an orphan by Ju-ahn and considers Ju-ahn as her father.

Therefore, the story is on the Four Gods looking for their master, Gwang Gae Toh Dae Wang, who was an expert in tactics, the woman he loved (Sujini), who was also loved by the coldhearted King Ah-shin.

credit: Touya (Seifall5)


Cast
Bae Yong Joon as Haemosoo, Joomong, Damdeok (character of Great King Kwang-gae-to)
Moon So Ri as Seo Ki Ha
Yoon Tae Young as Yeon Ho Gae Rival of Damdeok
Lee Da Hee as Gakudan
Lee Ji Ah as Suzini
Park Sang-Won as Yeon Garyeo
Lee Philip as Woonsa
Oh Kwang Rok as Hon-go

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RATINGS:

Date Episode Nationwide Seoul
2007-09-11 1 20.4 (3rd) 21.6 (3rd)
2007-09-12 2 26.9 (1st) 27.7 (1st)
2007-09-13 3 26.9 (1st) 28.3 (1st)
2007-09-19 4 31.7 (1st) 33.3 (1st)
2007-09-20 5 31.5 (1st) 33.1 (1st)
2007-09-26 6 23.4 (2nd) 25.3 (1st)
2007-09-27 7 30.9 (1st) 33.0 (1st)
2007-10-10 8 25.9 (2nd) 26.4 (2nd)

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so sad that its over trying to download the ost

i like this drama

ohmyfreakinggoodness.. Tae Wang Sa Shin Gi rocks man =D

Bae Yong Jun as Dam-deok was wonderful, I just didn't like who he ended up with.