The Legend

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[[File:Kingsfourgods.jpg|thumb|240px|The Story of the First King's Four Gods]]
==Details==
*'''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:''' [[MBC Wednesday & Thursday Night 21:55|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.

==User/Viewer Ratings==
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==Cast==
[[File:LegendChart.jpg|thumb|280px|The Legend 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 (1983)|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 (1993)|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 (1982)|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 (1975)|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 (1982)|Kim Dong Hyuk]]
*[[Jun Jin Gi]]
*[[Choi Ryung]]
*[[Jo Kyung Hoon]]
*[[Goo Jung Rim]]

==Episode Ratings==
{|class="ratingtable collapsible collapsed"
! width=100 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" | Date
! width=100 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" | Episode
! width=100 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" | Nationwide
! width=100 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" | Seoul
|- align=center
| 2007-09-10 || 1st Special || 14.1 (6th) || 14.5 (6th)
|- align=center
| 2007-09-11 || 1 || 20.4 (3rd) || 21.6 (3rd)
|- align=center
| 2007-09-12 || 2 || 26.9 (1st) || 27.7 (1st)
|- align=center
| 2007-09-13 || 3 || 26.9 (1st) || 28.3 (1st)
|- align=center
| 2007-09-19 || 4 || 31.7 (1st) || 33.3 (1st)
|- align=center
| 2007-09-20 || 5 || 31.5 (1st) || 33.1 (1st)
|- align=center
| 2007-09-26 || 6 || 23.4 (2nd) || 25.3 (1st)
|- align=center
| 2007-09-27 || 7 || 30.9 (1st) || 33.0 (1st)
|- align=center
| 2007-10-10 || 8 || 25.9 (2nd) || 26.4 (2nd)
|- align=center
| 2007-10-11 || 9 || 28.2 (2nd) || 29.3 (1st)
|- align=center
| 2007-10-17 || 10 || 27.5 (2nd) || 28.6 (1st)
|- align=center
| 2007-10-18 || 11 || 28.3 (2nd) || 29.7 (1st)
|- align=center
| 2007-10-24 || 12 || 29.6 (2nd) || 30.2 (1st)
|- align=center
| 2007-10-25 || 13 || 29.1 (2nd) || 30.4 (1st)
|- align=center
| 2007-10-31 || 14 || 27.9 (2nd) || 29.0 (1st)
|- align=center
| 2007-11-01 || 15 || 31.9 (1st) || 33.2 (1st)
|- align=center
| 2007-11-07 || 16 || 30.0 (2nd) || 31.0 (1st)
|- align=center
| 2007-11-08 || 17 || 30.4 (2nd) || 31.9 (1st)
|- align=center
| 2007-11-14 || 18 || 30.4 (2nd) || 31.5 (1st)
|- align=center
| 2007-11-15 || 19 || 31.6 (2nd) || 32.8 (1st)
|- align=center
| 2007-11-21 || 20 || 30.4 (2nd) || 32.1 (1st)
|- align=center
| 2007-11-22 || 21 || 32.3 (2nd) || 33.4 (1st)
|- align=center
| 2007-11-28 || 22 || 31.6 (2nd) || 32.9 (1st)
|- align=center
| 2007-11-29 || 23 || 33.0 (2nd) || 34.6 (1st)
|- align=center
| 2007-12-05 || 24 || 35.7 (1st) || 37.0 (1st)
|- align=center
| 2007-12-06 || 2nd Special || 16.9 (2nd) || 16.0 (2nd)
|- align="center" style="background:#ffdead;"
! colspan=2 | Average || 29.4% || 30.7%
|}
Source: [http://www.tnsmk.co.kr/ 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.

==External Links==
*[http://www.taesagi.com/ Official Korean Website]
*[http://www.nifty.com/taiousijinki/index2.html Official Japanese Website]
*[http://www.imbc.com/broad/tv/drama/legend/index.html MBC Official Site]
*[http://www3.nhk.or.jp/kaigai/taioshijinki/ NHK Official Site]

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