The King Dae Joyoung

The King Dae Joyoung

The King Dae Joyoung

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The King Dae Joyoung

2006- 2007

1 Seasons

134 Episodes

5.7(7 votes)

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Drama

Overview

This 100-episode epic drama vividly depicts the life of King Dae Jo-yeong and other heroes of the Balhae Kingdom, which dates back 1300 years ago.

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KBS

Episodes

No episodes found for this season.

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Choi Soo-jong

Choi Soo-jong

Dae Jo-young

Jung Bo-seok

Jung Bo-seok

Lee Hae-go

Lim Ho

Lim Ho

Yeon Nam-saeng

Lee Duck-hwa

Lee Duck-hwa

Seol In-gwi

Kim Jin-tae

Yeon Gae-so

Park Ye-jin

Park Ye-jin

Cho-rin

Hong Soo-hyun

Hong Soo-hyun

Sook-young

Kim Myung-soo

Kim Myung-soo

Geom Mo-jang

Choi Cheol-ho

Choi Cheol-ho

Geol Sa-bi

Kim Ha-kyoon

Kim Ha-kyoon

Boo Gi-won

Creative team

Created by: Jang Young-cheol
Written by: Jang Young-cheol
Produced by: Lee Sung-Joo

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