The Legend

The Legend

Disc(s): 6DVD

Genre : Period Drama
Main Casts : Bae Yong Jun as Damdeok / Hwanwoong, Lee Ji Ah as Sujini / Seoh, 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 .
Total Episodes : 24 eps

Synopsis

This drama portrays the life of the 19th king of Goguryeo. Jumong, the founder of Goguryeo, establish Goguryeo with his Four Gods: Cheong-ryong (Blue Dragon), Baek-ho (White Tiger), Joo-jak (Phoenix), Hyeon-mu (symbolized as a turtle).

The Japanese may know them as Seiryuu, Byakko, Suzaku, and Genbu. Jumong marries Soseono, who had a big part in the founding of Goguryeo. They have two sons, Onjo and Biryu. When the son of Jumong’s first wife came to Goguryeo in search of his father, and is named Crown Prince, Soseono takes her sons, Onjo and Biryu, South and establishs Baekje. This is how Baekje and Goguryeo were known as ‘brother countries’.

As time passed, the Four Gods secluded themselves from society and watched as Baekje and Goguryeo’s relationship worsened (worsened more mainly because Goguryeo’s king was killed in a battle between Baekje and Goguryeo). One day, Ju-ahn, ‘Hyeon-mu’ of the Four Gods, sees two stars sour up into the sky. Since one came from the palace in Baekje, it predicted the birth of ‘Su’, later known as King Ah-shin. The other star came from Goguryeo, prophesizing the birth of Dam-deok, later known as Gwang Gae Toh Dae Wang. Realizing that his new master has come to the world, Ju-ahn awaits in the vast Manchuria with a young girl, Sujini, to see which of the two will be his master.

Sujini was picked up as an orphan by Ju-ahn and considers Ju-ahn as her father. Therefore, the story is on the Four Gods looking for their master, Gwang Gae Toh Dae Wang, who was an expert in tactics, the woman he loved (Sujini), who was also loved by the coldhearted King Ah-shin. Who was Dam-deok (Gwang Gae Toh Dae Wang)?: He was the 19th king of Goguryeo (lasted from 37 B.C. to 668 A.D.).

During the time of Dam-deok, Goguryeo was the most powerful nation in East Asia (yes, even the Chinese dynasty couldn’t defeat Goguryeo). At age 11, he was made the Crown Prince and became King when he was 16. In 396, he attacked Baekje (a nation Southwest of Goguryeo) and took over the northern area above the Han River. He defeated the many invasions made by the Yeon Dynasty (China) after 400 A.D. During his reign, the number of castles he took over numbered in the hundreds and villages numbered in the thousands. However, he died at an untimely age of 39.

The Kingdom of The Winds

The Kingdom of The Winds

Disc(s): 7DVD

Also known as: Country of Wind / The Land of the Wind
Genre : Period Drama, Fantasy
Main Casts : Song Il Gook as Prince Moo Hyul / Daemusin , Choi Jung Won as Princess Yeon , Park Gun Hyung as Prince Do Jin , Jung Jin Young as King Yuri, Kim Hye Ri as Lady Mi Yoo (Yeo Jin’s mother) , Lee Jong Won as Prince Hae Myeong (Moo Hyul’s brother) , Kim Hye Sung as Prince Yeo Jin , Oh Yoon Ah as Hye Ap , Kim Jae Wook as Chu Bal So , Jang Tae Sung as Ma Ro (Moo Hyul’s friend) , Kim Sang Ho as Ma Hwang , Park Sang Wook as Gwi Yoo , Han Jin Hee as King Daeso , Park Jung Hak as Sa Goo , Im Jung Eun as Princess Se Ryu .
Total Episodes : 36 eps

Synopsis

The drama about the life of Jumong’s grandson, Moo Hyul, who later became Daemusin.
KBS will premiere Sept. 10 the historical drama “The Land of the Wind,” featuring Song Il-kook’s return to TV as King Daemushin of the Goguryeo Kingdom (37 B.C.-A.D. 668). The cast and production team recently returned from China after spending more than 40 days filming battle scenes.

The drama is also based on the popular historical cartoon by Kim Jin. “Land of the Wind” will also be Song’s third historical drama, following “Jumong — Prince of Legend (2006)” and “Haeshin — Emperor of the Sea”(2004).