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Directed by Kim Seong-geun (김성근), Kim Won-seok (김원석)
Screenplay by Yoon Seon-joo (윤선주)
KBS | Airing dates : 2008/01/05~2008/11/16100 episodes
Alternative title : "Daewang Sejong"
Synopsis
“Sejong the Great “is a full scale politic drama describing how King Sejong and his loyal retainers cooperate and contrive to make his dynasty a better place. While King Sejong was in throne, the Chosun Dynasty enjoyed the most fortunate and happy age ever.
The drama shows the d... More
KOFIC's Korean Academy of Film (KAFA) held its first NZ/Korean co production workshop. The event held amongst the towering skyscrapers of the Digital Media City in Sangam Dong hosted two renowned NZ international producers – Bridget Bourke and Robin Scholes. Both producers have unique experience not just with international/NZ productions but in particular with Korean productions. Bridget Bourke has production managed on a host of NZ productions with international involvement including Peter Jackson's, Robert Zemeckis produced The Frighteners (1996) and the Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001 – 2003). She also is one of a few foreign production staff who have worked in the TV industry in Korea, in her case for 18 months. The Great King Sejong, a KBS historical drama about the much loved King used Bourke's skills to set up systems and implement CG technology during production. Robin Scholes on the other hand has been involved in a Korean/NZ co production and also created NZ's first...| More | |||||||||||
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 The May 24 episode of "The Iron Empress" featured Prince Gaeryeong, Wang Song, and Yoo Seon, his future wife, as adults.Wang Song pleaded with Queen Munhwa (Moon Jeong-hee) to save his mother, Hwang Bo-su (Chae Si-ra), whose attempt to carry out a coup failed. The queen told him to give up his right to succeed to the throne in return. Wang said to King Seongjong, "I did not fulfill my responsibility as a son, so please deprive me of the right to the throne and forgive my mother". Hearing this, Hwang Bo-su told him, "Please take good care of yourself. Do not lose courage and confidence". Ousted and reduced to an ordinary man, Wang was confined in a small palace. Gangjo (Choi Jae-seong), who took part in the failed plot, was also deprived of his rights and ordered to assist him. Kim Chi-yang (Kim Seok-hoon) was sent into exile to a remote island and Hwang Bo-su to another country. Hwang, on her way to exile, met Yoo Seon and asked her to find Wang and take care of him. ...| More | |||||||||||
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The heroines of Korean history, who had been tipped to draw huge TV soap audiences this year, are struggling with present-day realities.
SBS drama "Princess Ja Myung Go" only draws about 10 percent ratings and KBS' "The Iron Empress" some 15 percent. One reason may be that they failed to win the hearts of middle-aged men, the bedrock of audiences for historical drama. TNS Media Korea said "The Iron Empress" rated 12.5 percent among men and 11.4 percent among women in their 40s, and "Princess Ja Myung Go" 4 and 6.5 percent. Traditionally, men dominate audiences for historical epics about male figures. "Dae Jo Yeong" rated 19.3 percent among men in their 40s and 15.5 percent among percent women, and "The Great King Sejong" drew 14.5 and 11.3 percent. But while the two disappointing dramas may be alienating core audiences by showing women in traditional men's roles on the battlefield, quality could be another problem. "Ladies of the Palace" depicted women caught up in the politic...| More | |||||||||||
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People are beginning to pay more attention to the Goryeo Dynasty with the rising popularity of film "A Frozen Flower" and TV drama "The Iron Empress", both based on noted figures from the Goryeo period. The popularity of these two works has sparked interest in Goryeo, a relatively overlooked era in TV and movies.
Released on December 30, "A Frozen Flower", starring sizzling hot Jo In-seong and Joo Jin-mo, drew one million moviegoers in just four days. As of Sunday, nearly 1.6 million people have seen the movie. This figure far exceeds other top-grossing films – the 2003 film "Friend" took six days to top the 1-million mark and last year's most noted movie "The Chaser" eight days. "The Iron Empress" aired its first episode last Saturday and posted a 20% rating, which was much higher than the rating on the last episode of its predecessor "The Great King Sejong". The new drama is about a granddaughter of Wang Geon, the founder of Goryeo, who fought off Qidan invasions and political ...| More | |||||||||||
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The historical drama before this one, "The Great King Sejong" had viewer rate below 10% as it began, so the startin viewer rate for this new drama is a great success! There were fighint scenes with wild animals as well as warring scenes which brought a lot of entertainment for the first episode....| More | |||||||||||
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