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Plot

5th Republic is a controversial political drama about the Fifth Republic of South Korea, one of the most turbulent times in modern Korean history. The 41-episode television series covered the key aspects of the period from President Park Chung-hee's assassination to general Chun Doo-hwan's military coup and his bloody rise to power, as well as the ensuing conflicts between the pro-democratic movement and Chun's military regime and the behind-the-scenes power struggles that ultimately led to Roh Tae-woo's presidential succession in 1987. Given the sensitive nature of the subject matter, 5th Republic tread a fine line between fact and fiction, and faced many challenges even before the start of the production - one of which was pressures from actual political figures who threatened to sue the network for defamation if the script was not modified. Moreover, there was concern over the possible glorification of the drama's lead character Chun Doo-hwan played by Lee Deok-hwa whose strong charisma helped draw in big audience during the drama's initial broadcast on MBC in 2005.

Cast

Lee Duck-hwa as Chun Doo-hwan
Lee Duck-hwa

as Chun Doo-hwan

Seo In-seok as Roh Tae-woo
Seo In-seok

as Roh Tae-woo

Lee Jae-yong as Lee Hak-bong
Lee Jae-yong

as Lee Hak-bong

Lee Jeong-kil as Kim Jong-pil
Lee Jeong-kil

as Kim Jong-pil

Kim Yong-geon as Kim Young-sam
Kim Yong-geon

as Kim Young-sam

Song Ok-suk as Kim Ok-sook
Song Ok-suk

as Kim Ok-sook

Kim Yeong-ran as Rhee Soon-ja
Kim Yeong-ran

as Rhee Soon-ja

Kim Byeong-gi as No Shin-young
Kim Byeong-gi

as No Shin-young

Park Young-ji as Yoo Hak-sung
Park Young-ji

as Yoo Hak-sung

Kim Ki-hyeon as Jang Tae-wan
Kim Ki-hyeon

as Jang Tae-wan

Creator

Network

Status

  • Ended

First Aired Date

  • April 23, 2005

Last Aired Date

  • September 11, 2005

Production Companies

  • MBC

Type

  • Scripted

Number of Season

  • 1

Number of Episodes

  • 41

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