The Legend
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- Title: 태왕사신기 (Tae Wang Sa Shin Gi) / 太王四神記 (Taioshijinki)
- English title: The Legend
- Also known as: The Story of the First King's Four Gods
- Genre: Period Drama
- Episodes: 24
- Broadcast network: MBC
- Broadcast period: 2007-Sep-11 to 2007-Dec-05
- Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 21:55
- Ending theme song: Love Song for a Thousand Years by TVXQ (Japanese release only)
- Original soundtracks: The Legend OST
Synopsis
In prehistoric era the god Hwan-woong had to seal the powers of the 'Four Gods' in certain artifacts and left them in the care of certain people, telling them that they will wake when the king of Jyushin is born. Many centuries later, Damdeok, the reincarnation of Hwan-woong, was born. Along with him, the artifacts of the four guardians of the king appeared.
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Cast
- Bae Yong Jun as Damdeok / Hwanwoong
- Yoo Seung Ho as young Damdeok
- Lee Ji Ah as Sujini / Saeoh
- Shim Eun Kyung as young Sujini
- Moon So Ri as Seo Ki Ha / Kajin
- Park Eun Bin as teen Ki Ha
- Kim Eun Suh as 5 year old Ki Ha
- Oh Kwang Rok as Hyeonko (Sujini's master)
- Oh Seung Yoon as young Hyeonko
- Choi Min Soo as Daejangro (Hwacheon leader)
- Yoon Tae Young as Yeon Ho Gae
- Kim Ho Young as young Ho Gae
- Park Sang Won as Yeon Garyo (Ho Gae's father, Goguryeo's Prime Minister)
- Park Sung Woong as Jumuchi
- Lee Philip as Cheoro
- Lee Hyun Woo as young Cheoro
- Park Jung Hak as General Go Woo Cheung
- Jang Hang Sun as Heuk Gae (Julno chief)
Extended Cast
- Kim Hyuk as Dalgu (Heuk Gae's son)
- Kim Suk as Dalgu's friend
- Park Sung Min as Saryang (Ki Ha's guardian)
- Shin Eun Jung as Dalbi (Ho Gae's servant)
- Kim Mi Kyung as Bason (blacksmith)
- Min Ji Oh as Soidooroo
- Baek Jae Jin as Bool Deul
- Hong Kyung Yun (홍경연) as Dae Shin Kwan
- Jung Yoon Suk as Ahjik (Kiha and Damdeok's son)
- Lee Da Hee as Gakudan (Royal guardian)
- Song Kwi Hyun as Jo Joo Do
- Woo Hyun as wheat seller (Hyeonko's friend)
- Kim Sun Kyung as Ho Gae's mother
- Dok Go Young Jae as King Yang (Damdeok's father)
- Lee Ah Yi
- Jo Seung Yun
- Kim Dong Hyuk
- Jun Jin Gi
- Choi Ryung
- Jo Kyung Hoon
- Goo Jung Rim
Episode Ratings
| Date | Episode | Nationwide | Seoul |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-09-10 | 1st Special | 14.1 (6th) | 14.5 (6th) |
| 2007-09-11 | 1 | 20.4 (3rd) | 21.6 (3rd) |
| 2007-09-12 | 2 | 26.9 (1st) | 27.7 (1st) |
| 2007-09-13 | 3 | 26.9 (1st) | 28.3 (1st) |
| 2007-09-19 | 4 | 31.7 (1st) | 33.3 (1st) |
| 2007-09-20 | 5 | 31.5 (1st) | 33.1 (1st) |
| 2007-09-26 | 6 | 23.4 (2nd) | 25.3 (1st) |
| 2007-09-27 | 7 | 30.9 (1st) | 33.0 (1st) |
| 2007-10-10 | 8 | 25.9 (2nd) | 26.4 (2nd) |
| 2007-10-11 | 9 | 28.2 (2nd) | 29.3 (1st) |
| 2007-10-17 | 10 | 27.5 (2nd) | 28.6 (1st) |
| 2007-10-18 | 11 | 28.3 (2nd) | 29.7 (1st) |
| 2007-10-24 | 12 | 29.6 (2nd) | 30.2 (1st) |
| 2007-10-25 | 13 | 29.1 (2nd) | 30.4 (1st) |
| 2007-10-31 | 14 | 27.9 (2nd) | 29.0 (1st) |
| 2007-11-01 | 15 | 31.9 (1st) | 33.2 (1st) |
| 2007-11-07 | 16 | 30.0 (2nd) | 31.0 (1st) |
| 2007-11-08 | 17 | 30.4 (2nd) | 31.9 (1st) |
| 2007-11-14 | 18 | 30.4 (2nd) | 31.5 (1st) |
| 2007-11-15 | 19 | 31.6 (2nd) | 32.8 (1st) |
| 2007-11-21 | 20 | 30.4 (2nd) | 32.1 (1st) |
| 2007-11-22 | 21 | 32.3 (2nd) | 33.4 (1st) |
| 2007-11-28 | 22 | 31.6 (2nd) | 32.9 (1st) |
| 2007-11-29 | 23 | 33.0 (2nd) | 34.6 (1st) |
| 2007-12-05 | 24 | 35.7 (1st) | 37.0 (1st) |
| 2007-12-06 | 2nd Special | 16.9 (2nd) | 16.0 (2nd) |
| Average | 29.4% | 30.7% | |
Source: TNS Media Korea
Production Credits
- Chief Producer: Jo Joong Hyun
- Director: Kim Jong Hak, Yoon Sang Ho
- Assistant Director: Shin Yong Hwi
- Screenwriter: Song Ji Na, Park Kyung Soo
Trivia
- The production cost was estimated to be around 45 billion won.
- The filming of this drama started in March of 2006. The filming ended on December 3rd, 2007. This drama production lasted 1 year and 9 months.
- Bae Yong Jun was received 250 million won (approximately $234,000) per episode thus making it the highest pay for an South Korean actor / actress.
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