The Legend
korean drama synopsis
Detailed Information
Broadcasting company: MBC
Also known as: Tae Wang Sa Shin Gi/ The Story of the First
King's Four Gods
Official Website : http://www.imbc.com/broad/tv/drama/legend/index.html
Genre :Period Drama
TV Premiere: 2007-Sept-11 to 2007-Dec-05
Production : Producer: Kim Jong Hak, Writer: Song Ji Na, Park Kyung Soo
Director: Yoon Sang Ho
Main Casts :Bae Yong Jun as Damdeok / Hwanwoong, Lee Ji Ah as Sujini / Seoh, Moon So Ri as Seo Ki Ha / Kajin, Oh Kwang Rok as Hyeonko, Choi Min Soo as Daejangro, Yoon Tae Young as Yeon Ho Gae, Park Sang Won as Yeon Garyo .
Running Time per Episode : 60 mins
Total Episodes : 24 Eps
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Brief Synopsis
This drama portrays the life of the 19th king of Goguryeo.
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. 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.
