Emperor of the Sea

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Drama: Emperor of the Sea / Sea God
Revised romanization: Haeshin
Hangul: 해신
Director: Il-soo Kang, Kang Byung-Taek
Writer: Jin-ok Jeong, Ju-ha Hwang
Network: KBS
Episodes: 51
Release Date: November 24, 2004 -May 25, 2005
Runtime: Wed. & Thurs. 21:50
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea

Plot

'Emperor of the Sea' is 50-episode drama based on the Choi In-ho's novel of the same title. The drama depicts the life of Jang Bo-go (?~846), who dominated the sea of the East Asia and international trade during the Unified Shilla Dynasty (676~935).

Jang Bo-go also eliminated pirates by installing Cheong-Hae-Jin on Wando, which is a geographically important sea route. Likewise he erected the order of the marine trade in East Asia from Dang(China) and Japan to the North China sea.

Cast



Choi Soo-Jong	Chae Shi-Ra	Song Il-Kook	Soo-Ae
Goong-Bok/	Madam Jami	Yeom-Moon/	Jung-Hwa
Jang Bo-Go		Yeom-Jang



Kim Heung-Soo	Park Young-Gyu	Chae Jung-An	Kim A-Joong
Jung-Nyun	Sul-Pyung	Chae-Ryung	Baek Ha-Jin



Lee Won-Jong	Kim Kap-Soo	Jo Dal-Hwan	Jung Sung-Hwan	Lee Hee-Do
Choi Moo-Chang	Lee Do-Hyung	Son-Jong	Chang-Kyum	Mak-Bong



Kang Sung-Pil	Jeong Hyo-Keun	Park Jung-Hak	Ko Do-Young	Kil Yong-Woo
Jong-Dal	Dae-Chi	Neung-Chang	Da-Bok	Kim Woo-Jing



Seo Do-Young	Choi Sang-Kil	Kim Hyo-Won	Lee Jae-Yong	Kim Hyeong-Beom	Do Ki-Seok
Mi-Jin	Chun-Tae	Yoo Ja-Sung	Jo Sang-Kil	Tae-Bong	Jang Sung-Pil

Additional Cast Members:

Bae Soo-Bin - Kim-Yang
Ko Myeong-Hwan
Shim Eun-Kyung
Yeo Ho-Min
Bae Seul-Ki
Jo Seung-Yeon
Song Seo-Yeon
Baek So-Mi
Baek Sung-Hyun - Jang Bo-Go (young)
Lee Yeon-Hee - Jung-Hwa (young)
Ahn Jae-Hong - Jung-Nyun (young)
Lee Eun-Hye - Da-Bok (young)

Comments

Sallie Mohd Aideed Mar 27 2017 5:53 am Mdm Jami stole my attention from opening.Her acting is super.Even Soo sometimes seem to be over shadow by her.The touture in this drama is really horrible.

Diane Feb 20 2017 11:32 pm I'd really like to know what is wrong with Korean horses. Why do their riders have to yell "Hyah!" at them all the while they are riding to make them go? Do they need more oats or something??

badbeta Feb 02 2017 1:33 pm Very interesting, love the cast.

Puja kumari Jan 29 2017 1:52 pm I m a big fan of this show. Since i dont know Korean i use to read english translation during the show. Specially i love the charecter of lady jami. Her stlye her dialogue every move taken by her... everything is superb. . Wish to see the new episodes.. :)

LPA Sep 09 2016 10:17 am This is such a great intense drama. I am halfway through and every episode is still exciting. My question--who plays the young Yeom Jang (Moon)? I found him very interesting and was disappointed to see his character go away when he became an adult.

SamuraiSx Jan 20 2016 4:16 pm MY ABSOLUTE FEELS ON THIS WONDERFUL DRAMA!!!! such an cast, such an sceneries, such an fights, and such good personalities.. and uhhhhh >_< I jut can'e believe that I got so attached to one long episoded serial but this was absolutely majestic! and music just wretched my heart each time.. for those who like history and like good stories with slow but reasonable going and good actors this is drama must for wathcing :3 I will rewatch this for sure, but not end...~

Tibenkana Hamidu. Oct 25 2015 7:22 am Good drama. I like it and many ugandans do. Good English and message...especially politically and economics. It has taught me lots of management techniques.

N/à Oct 15 2015 12:05 am I am just now starting to watch this show & really feel it is a great one.

When you try to compare Jang bogo & yeom jang, I loved song Ill kook in kingdom of the winds. In emperor of the sea, I like choi soo jong a lot. In comparing the two actors you mentioned even tho he was not the "good guy" you still thought song Ill was better.

As I said, I'm new to these shows, but it's possible that you like song ill better because he is the actor with more experience.

I am definitely going to try to find more shows of his to watch. Really, really wish you hadn't given away who dies at the end!

N/à Oct 14 2015 11:41 pm Thanks for writing the ending when I haven't seen it all yet. You gave away who dies. Duh! How brilliant of you!

nomi May 18 2015 3:01 am My rating for this drama is

Story: 9/10 OST: 10/10 Cast: 10/10 Rewatch value: 10/10

nomi May 18 2015 2:57 am This drama alongwith Dae jang jeum is a must watch.From ep 1 to ep 51 this drama will never stop to amaze you.The writer did a very good job with the story and the script was excellent.The OST was really well synchronized with the intensity of the scenes. Although many people do not agree with the ending but it is what the truth is as historical events do prove that Jang bo go character died in the end.

Many people also criticize on the selection of choi so jong for the jang bo go and many also say that he is too old for lady jang hwa but with all due respect to those i don't agree with them.The selection of the cast IMHO is also superb as jang bo go character was brutalized by pain,loss,atrocities,hard working, injustice and above all poverty. Those all social indiscriminations were well portrayed by the choi so jong face which was very difficult for the yeom jang to counter. His old looks were also the part of pain and patience that he suffered through his hostile journey and this thing really makes you look older before your age.

Nevertheless it is (alongwith Dae jang jeum) a must watch drama for those who are interested in korean history. This drama also contains lessons of life that with strong will, determination, and knowledge nothing is impossible.If you are true to your values then destination isn't far away...

VictoriaHa May 12 2015 12:06 am In this drama, Yeom Jang's acting is very superb, from the way he looks intensingly at you to the way he fights and his undying love for Jung -hwa. He treats her with the greatest care and respect and never let her get harmed. This was one of his greatest roles he ever played. If he wasn't so good, it would never bring the goodness out of Jang's Bogo. Jang Bogo's character was great but Yeom Jang was even greater! There is a fate between the three of them, it's because of each other they stay alive, when one gets killed so does the other, too bad they don't realize this. All three did a great job on their roles which made this a great drama!!

AntiMisa Mar 05 2015 8:57 am Even *if

AntiMisa Mar 05 2015 8:56 am I don't understand people who love Yeom Jang more than Jang Bogo... I always supported JBG because he suffered a lot. And his love towards Jung-hwa was REQUITED. Jung-hwa never ever loved Yeom Jang, so I don't understand people who love YJ and JH together...

In my opinion, Jang Bogo was way hoooootter than Yeom Jang. Even Choi Soo-jong played the role of Yeom Jang, I'd support JANG BOGO. So my fangirling on one actor doesn't make me support HIS ROLE all the way... Glad I am able to seperate an actor and HIS ROLE...

If you disagree with me, you may visit my website, I'm a big fan of Emperor of the Sea. If you're Team Jang Bogo like me, then that's better! :)

Bill Love Feb 08 2015 5:26 pm Loved the series hated Yum-Moon thought Jang Bo-Go made a lot of bad decisions he trusted people too much

Cherry Dec 02 2014 1:07 am Song Il Kook was the best thing of this drama everyone else Sucked LOVE!!!!! Yeom Moon i rooted for him the whole drama bongo Sucked big time

Patty Nov 21 2014 4:16 am i didnt see any chemistry b/w goong-bok and jung hwa.whenever they are together,they are like blocks.but yeom moon and jung hwa are exploding chemistry.they were so compartable except jung hwa is too slow.i dont like it when d female lead is too slow,get me annoyed.other than that,d drama so okay. ps:song II guk is sooooo freakingly handsom.gosh!!!! i couldnt stop fangirling whenever i saw him on screen.he is hand down the most handsome actor the d drama...

Lee Aug 22 2014 8:24 pm jang bogo character also seems incredibly naive and out of touch with the realities of his time. bit of a turnoff..

i think the writer of this drama must also be incredibly naive, as this naivete and out of touch idealism seems to be recurrent throughout the drama.

i just find it unbelievable that these people could be so out of touch with the political realities of their time..

Lee Aug 22 2014 7:25 pm fairly enjoyable drama.

in one scene, jung hwa is trying to advise kim woo jing to "embrace" his political enemies instead of killing/imprisoning them. i thought this made her incredibly naive and foolish. not that long ago, she had been present when an assassination attempt had been made on kim woo jing by one of his enemies.

in that time, where kings could exercise their power without having to answer to a court of law, sometimes, even if you were a fairly benevolent and wise man, the only rationale choice might well have been to assassinate your enemy before they assassinated you.

in that age, if someone tried to kill you and you tried to turn the other cheek, you would most likely end up dead.

it seems highly unlikely that the real jung wha, if she had existed, would not have realized this..

Lee Aug 22 2014 11:31 am basically enoyable. i thought the "true love" between jang bogo and lady jung hwa was a little overblown a bit much. i think jang bogo's feelings toward jung hwa were more on the lines of infatuation rather than genuine love. that he seemed to be stuck on this infatuation with jung hwa, which made me think he was a fairly shallow guy who didn't really understand people too well.

best definition of "mature love" i have ever found is from Erich Fromm, love is "care, respect, responsibility, and knowledge".

the "love" in this series seemed more like an adolescent infatuation than love.

moSsyy May 16 2014 4:24 pm lm wery very very very lover boy love chae reyong

vahid May 15 2014 3:05 pm love you choi-goong-jang

A. Chan Apr 24 2014 10:17 am This is great drama and kept my interest in all 51 episodes. It is inspiring to watch two friends preserver and overcome adversities to become successful people. My favorite and most complex character was Yeom-Moon (great acting by Song Il-Kook). My heart goes out to him for loving Lady Jung-Hwa so deeply even after she rejects him over and over again. My only complaint is why do most historical dramas have such sad endings, so frustrating.

A. Chan Apr 24 2014 10:10 am This is a great drama and kept my interest in all 51 episodes. It is inspiring to watch two friends preserver and triumph over adversity to become successful people. My favorite and the most complex character was Yeom Moon (great acting by Song Il-Kook). My heart goes out to him for loving Lady Jung-Hwa so deeply even after she rejects him over and over again. I would have given up and moved on. My only complaint is why do most historical dramas have such sad endings, so frustrating!

Hanik Mar 06 2014 7:26 am Nice Full of feeling

Recho Nyekmoi Feb 07 2014 3:28 am I love this drama very much to the extent that I do repeat watching it time and again reason being I do pay attention to the language, mode, tone, attitude and the atmosphere of every episode. further its entertaining, in fact I do urge many leaders around the world to watch this movie and try to emulate the character of choi soo - jong, his master plus their few followers. still on that the social, economic and political setting is interesting, till now we do have piracy as a crime under international criminal law and its not easy to bring it an end may the world needs to borrow some ideas from this movie too. to crown it all, all the characters at the cast represents very much who we are today before and today, however the last episode was very sad for that made me to shade tears.

RTHamper Feb 13 2013 5:08 pm Loved the actors and actresses. Loved the music. Hated all the emotional pain. Found some of the military tactics to be less than wonderful (e.g., when bows were and were not used was somewhat arbitrary, instead of dictated by the military situation). Couldn't suspend disbelief when 100,000 troops were represented by a mere hundred or so actual people--I wished the movie producers would have handled this more realistically.

Couldn't understand why any of the characters later in the story would forgive or forget all Jong-dal's past behaviors--it would have been very satisfying to see him executed for his sins.

kendo Feb 01 2013 5:04 pm My heart beats for young jung hwa, she's so pretty, i like her. Nice costume and beautiful settings. It's a good work....

Joy tom Oct 21 2012 2:07 pm This movie broke my heart.still havnt gotten over it yet however,the actors did very well.song il gook even if you are the protagonist or the antagonist in any of your movies you are still my all time best.we love you.

Jeff Jul 25 2012 1:28 pm Wow! Like Jumong, this is also a nice one. I love korean Dramas

paul Feb 06 2012 5:19 pm i like the story its very good but i dont feel the leading actor i dont know maybe bcoz i just finish jumong so my level of expectation is high cuz i just dont feel him he looks like a father to the leading actress and the way he act hes always trying to be cute but he lokks as hell as ugly and hes too old for the girl cant even watch it when they are showing they like each other its like father and daughter makes me puke.should have choosen a better leading actor cuz your supporting actor is too good(im talking about yeom moon)makes the leading actor look like shit but all in all story is great.

Tom F in NJ Oct 20 2011 12:16 am I missed 3 episodes (turned out to be 76 total episodes here) and have 23 on tape to catch up on

I knew this show would be excellent once I saw the lead character (same guy who played Dae JoYoung)

ramadhan Aug 10 2011 3:26 am emperor of the sea is great korean drama,i always enjoy to watch that drama.i wish to meet/talk with actress and actors,they are so talented.so friends can you help me fulfill my dreams.

leonard May 15 2011 9:41 am i like this korean movies since i watched jumong and the alike. These actor make me feel as i was at the place of battle field. I like the words which are used,they are so colorful

Sesli Apr 22 2011 5:45 am You're a very beautiful woman and a talented actress.

safa Dec 14 2008 8:46 am emperor of the sea is the best korean tv series and all thye good acters in thes episode soo ae song il gook oooooooooh the best in thes tv series thanks for thes safa

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