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Tree with Deep Roots

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Plot

Deep Rooted Tree is a 2011 South Korean television series starring Jang Hyuk, Shin Se-kyung and Han Suk-kyu. Based on the novel of the same title by Lee Jeong-myeong, it aired on SBS from October 5 to December 22, 2011 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 24 episodes. Taking its name from the poem Yongbieocheonga that says that trees with deep roots do not sway, the series tells the story of a royal guard investigating a case involving the serial murders of Jiphyeonjeon scholars in Gyeongbok Palace while King Sejong comes to create the Korean written language.

Cast

Han Suk-kyu as King Se-jong
Han Suk-kyu

as King Se-jong

Jang Hyuk as Kang Chae-yoon / Ddol-bok
Jang Hyuk

as Kang Chae-yoon / Ddol-bok

Shin Se-kyung as So-yi / Dam
Shin Se-kyung

as So-yi / Dam

Cho Jin-woong as Moo-hyul
Cho Jin-woong

as Moo-hyul

Yoon Je-moon as Jeong Gi-joon
Yoon Je-moon

as Jeong Gi-joon

Baek Yoon-sik as Yi Bang-won
Baek Yoon-sik

as Yi Bang-won

Park Hyeok-kwon as Jung In-ji
Park Hyeok-kwon

as Jung In-ji

Kim Ki-bum as Pak Paengnyeon
Kim Ki-bum

as Pak Paengnyeon

Shin So-yul as Mok-ya
Shin So-yul

as Mok-ya

Choi Il-hwa as Kim Jongseo
Choi Il-hwa

as Kim Jongseo

Network

Status

  • Ended

First Aired Date

  • October 5, 2011

Last Aired Date

  • December 22, 2011

Production Companies

    Type

    • Scripted

    Number of Season

    • 1

    Number of Episodes

    • 24

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    Unfortunately, Jang Hyuk playing the same character he played in The Slave Hunters (2010) and that alone was problematic in that one. Unlike The Slave Hunters (2010), this one had a lot of interesting ideas and plot threads but they never reached their full potentials because it came at the cost of shoving flashy fantasy elements instead of keeping it grounded to reality, a case in point super-sw…

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