King Sejong the Great

The genre of King Sejong the Great is Drama.

"The Great King, Sejong" is a full-scale political drama describing how King Sejong and his loyal retainers cooperate and contrive to make his dynasty a better place. While King Sejong was on the throne, the Joseon Dynasty enjoyed increasing prosperity. The drama shows the dramatic processes of how so many new cultural heritages have been devised. At that time, "Hangul", the native phonemic alphabet system for Korean language was first invented and introduced. Before it was made, Chinese characters had been used for a written communication, which makes it extremely difficult for ordinary people to learn and use. "Hangul" is easy to learn for its simple and scientific principles. Other than "Hangul" itself, there had been so many cultural heritages during his regime including a rain gauge, a sundial, an hourglass to name a few. Also, King Sejong’s pragmatic diplomacy is concentrated in the drama. Then, the Joseon Dynasty was facing a powerful Ming dynasty of China, and King Sejong demonstrates the essence of pragmatism with dignity.

On October 04, 2024, IMDB rating to King Sejong the Great is 8.0.

The first air date of King Sejong the Great is January 05, 2008.

The cast of King Sejong the Great are Kim Sang-kyung starring as King Sejong the Great, Kim Yeong-cheol starring as King Taejong, Kim Kap-soo starring as Prime Minister Hwang Hui, Lee Won-jong starring as Yun Hee, Lee Chun-hee starring as Jang Yeong-sil, Seo Jun-yeong starring as Grand Prince Suyang.

There are King Sejong the Great seasons of the 1.