Title: 태왕사신기 / Tae Wang Sa Shin Gi
Also known as: The Legend / The Story of the First King’s Four Gods
Chinese title : 太王四神記
Genre: Period Drama
Episodes: 24
Broadcast network: MBC
Broadcast period: 2007-Sept-11
Air time: Wednesdays & Thursdays 21:55 (9:55 Korean time)
Theme song: ‘A thousand years love song’ by DBSK (Dong Bang Shin Gi)
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.
Cast
Bae Yong Jun as Damdeok
Oh Kwang Rok as Hyeonko
Choi Min Soo
Lee Ji Ah as Suzini
Moon So Ri as Seo Ki Ha
Yoon Tae Young as Yeon Ho Gae
Lee Da Hee as Gakudan
Park Sang Won as Yeon Garyeo
Extended Cast
Lee Philip as Woonsa
Yoo Seung Ho as young Dam-deok
Park Eun Bin as young Ki Ha
Oh Seung Yoon as young Hyeonko
Shim Eun Kyung as young Suzini
Production Credits
Producer: Kim Jong Hak
Writer: Song Ji Na, Park Kyung Soo
Director: Yoon Sang Ho
i'm really watching the legend right now....
i like yoon tae young....
he's so handsome...
i wish ki ha and ho gae were the real partners in the story...
they're more better than with damdeok....
hoooo....
more power to yoon tae young and moon so ri....
good luck in all of your careers.....
i think that moon so ri is also a great actress and she's very pretty...
actually i like her so much....
i wish that she could appear in many more tv series because i like the way she acts and that makes her very great....
awooooshhhh!!!!!!
well....for those who finished watchng this drama & willing to,
im still not satisfied in that story,because im still wondering who is the kings woman? especially the leading lady of that story..because in the story..the woman that he loved (huanwoo-bae) is saeoh(lee ji ah)..but in the present days kiha(moon so ri) is the love of damdeok(bae)..cause in d frst to middle episodes the prtnrs are damdeok & kiha…but up to last episode sujini is now the woman of the king..so it means that the true lady of the king is SuJiNi??
of coures sujini in the past is seoh,and kiha n d past is kajin,ryt??
so huanwoo choose seoh 2 be his woman,ryt?
so all it means that DAMDEOK and SUJINI are the partners in the story…
and sujini is the black pheonix,ryt??
so kiha is only the keeper…so it means that the leading lady of the story is SuJiNi..?? if she is…im happy, because i mostly like SuJiNi (lee ji ah) to be d lady of damdeok (byj) than kiha (moon so ri) because moon is look older than bae even in true she’s younger…
but 4 meh i like SUJINI...to be the leading lady..because she is like the right hand of the king & a lady who alwyz beside with d king…even she khows that…..
but im still has a question,cause seoh and huanwoo had a child,but in the prsnt kiha and damdeok had a child unless to sujini..cause sujini is seoh so she is the one who must bear the child of the king…and seoh flamed in d past,but kiha flamed in prsnt…ryt??
but for meh from frst to last episode the leading lady of the story is SUJINI (lee ji ah)….am i ryt?? ofcoures im ryt…cause i wathched that completely so i khow the whole story with no cuts…
ok…now i khow now…who is the one..
ok im satisfied now…
~~see yah~~guyz..!!!
and for all the cast especially to bae & lee…u did a great job…i hope that u two hav a great life…and 4 bae get well in ur injury…we are here 4 u…gud day..!!!!
"u may reply,to my comment if u hav thoughts...
or anybody can answer my question: who is the lead lady of the story?
im waitng 4 ur reply.."
hi ladygirl we have the same question,i also dont know if who's the real leading lady of damdeok...and the real keeper,owner of phoenix.i also hope its suzini coz i like her than ki ha.....i dont know the whle story. i hope u can send me the last episode.....thanks
gosh....bae young joon is so hot in the draMA DAT HE'S IN....