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Early in his reign, [[King Sejong]] accidently causes the death of his in-laws and their slaves in an attempt to save them from his brutal father, [[King Taejong]]. Two young slaves, Ddol Bok and his friend Dam, survive but neither knows the other has. Ddol Bok blames the king and vows to kill him to avenge the deaths of everyone he loved. He spends several years becoming a great warrior. Dam, who has a photographic memory, becomes a court lady called So Yi ([[Shin Se-kyung]]), but she feels so guilty about her role in the other slaves’ deaths that she is mute. |
Early in his reign, [[King Sejong]] accidently causes the death of his in-laws and their slaves in an attempt to save them from his brutal father, [[King Taejong]]. Two young slaves, Ddol Bok and his friend Dam, survive but neither knows the other has. Ddol Bok blames the king and vows to kill him to avenge the deaths of everyone he loved. He spends several years becoming a great warrior. Dam, who has a photographic memory, becomes a court lady called So Yi ([[Shin Se-kyung]]), but she feels so guilty about her role in the other slaves’ deaths that she is mute. |
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Ddol Bok returns to the palace under the name of Kang Chae |
Ddol Bok returns to the palace under the name of Kang Chae-yoon ([[Jang Hyuk]]) in order to kill the King. However, he becomes embroiled in the mystery surrounding the deaths of several [[Hall of Worthies]] scholars. The deaths were caused by a secret society called “Hidden Root”, which was created long ago by followers of [[Jeong Do-jeon]], with the goal of giving more power to ministers and less to the king. It is now being led by Jeong’s nephew, Jeong Gi-joon, who lives in disguise not far from the king. |
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It soon becomes known that the king, with the help of So Yi and the Hall of Worthies scholars, has been working for years on a secret project, which turns out to be the creation of the [[Korean alphabet]]. While tracking Hidden Root, Kang Chae |
It soon becomes known that the king, with the help of So Yi and the Hall of Worthies scholars, has been working for years on a secret project, which turns out to be the creation of the [[Korean alphabet]]. While tracking Hidden Root, Kang Chae-yoon and So Yi each realize who the other is. So Yi begins to speak, and when she shows Kang the simple alphabet and describes how it will give more power to commoners, he is convinced to work with the king instead of killing him. |
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However, Jeong Gi |
However, Jeong Gi-joon believes that the new alphabet is a threat to [[Confucian]] order, and decides to stop it at all costs. He murders the king’s son, but this only makes Sejong more determined. Jeong is able to stop the king’s dissemination efforts, and on the day the alphabet is to be publicly announced, both So Yi and Kang are fatally wounded by Hidden Root members. However, through their sacrifices, the event is successful, and commoners begin to use Hangul. |
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==Cast== |
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Revision as of 02:28, 14 March 2012
| Deep Rooted Tree | |
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| Genre | Crime History |
| Written by | Kim Young-hyun Park Sang-yun Lee Jeong-myeong (original novel) |
| Directed by | Jang Tae-yoo |
| Starring | Jang Hyuk Han Suk-kyu Shin Se-kyung |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 24 |
| Production | |
| Production location | Korea |
| Running time | Wednesday & Thursday 21:55 (KST) |
| Original release | |
| Network | SBS |
| Release | 5 October – 22 December 2011 |
Deep Rooted Tree, also known as Tree With Deep Roots (뿌리깊은 나무) is a 24-episode television series that aired on SBS in 2011. It is based on the novel by Lee Jeong-myeong (another Lee novel Painter of the Wind was also adapted by SBS in 2008). The drama stars Jang Hyuk, Shin Se-kyung and Han Suk-kyu. This is Han's TV comeback after 16 years of solely film work; he plays King Sejong the Great, whose younger version is played by Song Joong-Ki.
It tells the story of Kang investigating a case involving the serial murders of Jiphyeonjeon scholars in Gyeongbok Palace while the king (played by Han Suk-kyu) comes to create the Korean written language.[1]
Synopsis
The drama takes its name from a poem (Yongbieocheonga) that says that trees with deep roots do not sway. Early in his reign, King Sejong accidently causes the death of his in-laws and their slaves in an attempt to save them from his brutal father, King Taejong. Two young slaves, Ddol Bok and his friend Dam, survive but neither knows the other has. Ddol Bok blames the king and vows to kill him to avenge the deaths of everyone he loved. He spends several years becoming a great warrior. Dam, who has a photographic memory, becomes a court lady called So Yi (Shin Se-kyung), but she feels so guilty about her role in the other slaves’ deaths that she is mute.
Ddol Bok returns to the palace under the name of Kang Chae-yoon (Jang Hyuk) in order to kill the King. However, he becomes embroiled in the mystery surrounding the deaths of several Hall of Worthies scholars. The deaths were caused by a secret society called “Hidden Root”, which was created long ago by followers of Jeong Do-jeon, with the goal of giving more power to ministers and less to the king. It is now being led by Jeong’s nephew, Jeong Gi-joon, who lives in disguise not far from the king.
It soon becomes known that the king, with the help of So Yi and the Hall of Worthies scholars, has been working for years on a secret project, which turns out to be the creation of the Korean alphabet. While tracking Hidden Root, Kang Chae-yoon and So Yi each realize who the other is. So Yi begins to speak, and when she shows Kang the simple alphabet and describes how it will give more power to commoners, he is convinced to work with the king instead of killing him.
However, Jeong Gi-joon believes that the new alphabet is a threat to Confucian order, and decides to stop it at all costs. He murders the king’s son, but this only makes Sejong more determined. Jeong is able to stop the king’s dissemination efforts, and on the day the alphabet is to be publicly announced, both So Yi and Kang are fatally wounded by Hidden Root members. However, through their sacrifices, the event is successful, and commoners begin to use Hangul.
Cast
Jang Hyuk as Kang Chae-yoon/Ddol-Bok
- Chae Sang-woo as young Ddol-Bok
- A former slave who has become royal guard and detective of King Sejong. As a child, Ddol-Bok protected his mentally retarded father from the teasing of other servants of the Queen's family. Later, Ddol-Bok 's father was arrested and beaten, finally dying in front of him and his childhood friend So-yi. Though he was actually saved by King Sejong, he doesn't know it, and because he blames Sejong for his father's death, has sworn to avenge him by killing the king. He becomes a soldier under a changed name, and also trains under a martial arts master. Chae-yoon later becomes a low-level guard along with his friends. He doesn't know that So-yi is Dam, believing that she is dead.
- Song Joong-Ki as teen Yi Do
- Kang San as child Yi Do
- The creator of Hangul. During his early years as king , Lee Do had a strained relationship with his father and harbored guilt for seeing people's suffering and death (including his wife's family) under his father's tyrannic rule. After the death of his father and his wife Seoeun, Lee Do (Sejong) employs Kang Chae-yoon as an investigator (unaware he is the same boy whom he spared years before) and is helped by So-yi in the creation of Hangul. He later finds out that Chae-yoon is the same boy who tried to kill him.
Shin Se-kyung as So-yi/Dam-yi
- Kim Hyun-soo as young Dam-yi
- Chae-yoon's friend who was saved as a child by Sejong's wife and became a court lady. During her early years as court lady, Lee Do apologized to her for his role in her family's death. She feels so guilty about her role in her fellow slaves' deaths that she cannot speak, but she is useful in the creation of Hangul because of her photographic memory.
- Jeon No-min as Jung Do-Kwang, Sambong Jung Do-jun's brother
- Yoon Je-moon as Jung Gi-joon/Ga Ri-on
- Ahn Suk-hwan as Lee Shin-juk
- Lee Jae-yong as Jo Mal-saeng
- Kwon Taewon as Choe Manri
- Jeon Seonghwan as Hwang Hui
- Jo Jin-woong as Moo-hyool
- Park Hyuk-kwon as Jeong In-ji
- Jang Ji-Eun as Queen Sohun
- Kim Ki-bang as Cho Tak
- Shin Seung-hwan as Park Po
- Song Ok-sook as Do Dam Daek
- Suh Joon-young as Prince Gwangpyeong
- Lee Soo-hyuk as Yoon Pyeong - a member of assissan group who was smitten by So-yi while he put her hostage and feelings for her however he see her with Chae-yoon
- Kim Ki Bum as Pak Paengnyeon
- Hyun Woo as Seong Sam-mun
- Jo Hee-bong as Han Myung-hoi/Han Ga-nom
- Jun Young-bin as Mak-soo
- Yoo Hyun-soo as Lee Soon-ji
- Shin So-yool as Mok-yi
- Shim So-hun as Duk-geum
- Baek Yoon-sik as King Taejong/Lee Bangwon (cameo)
- Han insoo as Sim On (cameo)
Awards
- SBS Drama Awards
- Grand Prize (Han Suk-Kyu)
- Best Drama
- Producer's Choice Award (Song Joong-Ki)
- Excellent Actress (drama special) (Shin Se-Kyung)
- Ten Star Award (Han Suk-Kyu & Jang Hyuk)
- Special Actress (drama special) (Song Ok-Suk)
Production
- Jang was initially reluctant to sign on to the drama, because he found the role of low-level royal guard Kang Chae-yoon uninteresting in the original novel. However he changed his mind upon reading that the character had been dramatized and made richer in the TV script.[2]
- Real-life father and son Baek Yun-shik and Baek Seo-bin started the drama
References
- ^ Jang Hyuk said did not want to take role in "Tree" at first 10Asia. September 29, 2011.
- ^ "Actor Jang Hyuk's Soundtrack Picks" 10Asia. December 2, 2011.