Plot
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.
Cast
as Yeom Moon/Yeom Jang
as Lee Do-hyeong
as Seol-pyeong
as Lady Chae-ryeong
as Jang Bogo/Gungbok
as Lady Jung-hwa
as Kim Yang
as Baek Ha-jin
as Moo Jin
as young Gungbok
Creator
Network
Status
Ended
First Aired Date
November 24, 2004
Last Aired Date
May 18, 2005
Production Companies
Kim Jong-hak Production
KBS
Type
Scripted
Number of Season
1
Number of Episodes
51
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Reviews
What's up with the ending of episode 2 and onward? They straight up gave us random spoiler scenes and cuts from different points of future episodes. This was just a cheap tactic trying to hold the viewers hostage early on. Maybe because episode 1 wasn't well perceived? Kicked off to a bad start already. Song Il Gook and Chae Shi Ra were okay. Choi Soo Jong isn't appealing in historical dramas as …