The Legend
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Details
- Title: 태왕사신기 (太王四神記) / Tae Wang Sa Shin Gi
- 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
- See inserts: The Legend OST
Synopsis
This drama portrays the life of the 19th king of Goguryeo. Hwanwoong was sent from the heavens to make the world a better place. He fell in love with Seoh and gave her the joojak necklace. But Kajin was jealous because Seoh had given birth to Hwanwoong's son. She took the baby and threw him off a cliff. Seoh thought that her son had died and she became overcome with grief. She turned into the black joojak and destroyed the world. Hwanwoong was the only one who could stop her. Afterwards, Hwanwoong went back to the Heavens and said that 2000 years later the true Joo Shin king will come to Earth and with the help of the four gods he will rebuilt Joo Shin.
Cast
- Bae Yong Jun as Damdeok / Hwanwoong
- Lee Ji Ah as Sujini / Saeoh
- Moon So Ri as Seo Ki Ha / Kajin
- Oh Kwang Rok as Hyeonko
- Choi Min Soo as Daejangro
- Yoon Tae Young as Yeon Ho Gae
- Park Sang Won as Yeon Garyo
Extended Cast
- Lee Philip as Cheoro
- Park Seong Min as Saryang
- Park Sang Myun as Jumuchi
- Shin Eun Jung as Dalbi
- Kim Mi Kyung as Bason
- Jang Hang Sun as Heuk Gae (Julno chief)
- Kim Hyuk as Heuk Gae's son
- Kim Suk as Heuk Gae's younger son
- Lee Da Hee as Gakudan
- Yoo Seung Ho as young Damdeok
- Park Eun Bin as young Ki Ha
- Oh Seung Yoon as young Hyeonko
- Shim Eun Kyung as young Suzini
- Kim Ho Young as young Ho Gae
- Lee Hyun Woo as young Cheoro
Episode Ratings
| Date | Episode | Nationwide | Seoul |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
| Average | 29.4% | 30.7% | |
Source: TNS Media Korea
Production Credits
- Producer: Kim Jong Hak
- Writer: Song Ji Na, Park Kyung Soo
- Director: Yoon Sang Ho
Trivia
- Ha Ji Won, Kim Ha Neul and Kim Tae Hee were among the selection for the role of Sujini but the role eventually went to newcomer Lee Ji Ah.
- The production cost was estimated to be around 45 billion won.
- On September 10th, a special on this drama will air. Then the first three episodes will air consecutively on the 11th, 12th, and 13th. This drama will air at it's regular scheduled time the following week every Wednesday and Thursday at 9:55 Korean time.
- 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.
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