Queen Seondeok (TV series)
| Queen Seondeok | |
|---|---|
| Starring | Lee Yo Won Ko Hyeon-jeong Park Ye-Jin Uhm Tae Woong |
| Country of origin |  South Korea |
| No. of episodes | 62 |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | Monday & Tuesday 9:55 P.M. (In Korean time) |
| Original release | |
| Network | MBC |
| Release | May 25 – December 22, 2009 |
| Queen Seondeok | |
| Hangul | 선덕여왕 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Seondeok Yeowang |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sŏndŏk Yŏwang |
The Great Queen Seon Deok is a South Korean historical drama aired on MBC. It chronicles the life of Queen Seondeok of Silla.
Official MBC synopsis
Deokman (Queen Seondeok’s childhood name) was born a twin but a prophecy led to her abandonment as a baby. She was later brought back to the Silla palace, where she joined forces with her twin sister Princess Chonmyong to oppose Mi-shil a royal concubine, who wanted to seize power. Mi-shil devised sinister plans to have the two Silla princesses exiled from the kingdom, and in a secretive battle, Princess Chonmyong was assassinated by Mi-shil. However Princess Deokman shrewdly enlisted the help of General Kim Yusin and eliminated her archenemy Mi-shil. She became the first female ruler of the Silla kingdom.
Cast
Main cast
- Lee Yo-won as Queen Seondeok of Silla
- Nam Ji Hyeon as young Deokman
- Ko Hyeon-jeong as Mishil
- UEE as young Mishil
- Uhm Tae Woong as Kim Yushin
- Lee Hyun Woo as young Kim Yushin
- Park Ye-Jin as Princess Cheonmyeong
- Shin Se-kyeong as young Princess Cheonmyeong
Extended Cast
- Kim Nam-gil as Bidam
- Park Ji Bin as young Bidam
- Yu Seung-ho as Kim Chunchu
- Jeon No Min as Seolwon
- Lee Seung-hyo as Kim Alcheon
- Jo Min Ki as King Jinpyeong
- Baek Jong Min as young King Jinpyeong / Son of the Crown Prince Baekjeong
- Yoon Yoo Sun as Queen Maya
- Park Soo Jin as young Queen Maya
- Seo Young Hee as Sohwa
- An Gil Gang as Chilsuk
- Hong Gyeong In as Seokpum
- Do Yi Seong as Kim Yong-chun
- Jeong ho Bin as Munno
- Joo Sang Wook as Wolya
- Lee Soon-jae as King Jinheung
- Im Ho as King Jinji
International broadcast and its parody
- In the United States the drama aired on MBC America during the summer of 2009 through February 2010.
- As of May 2010, The Great Queen Seondeok along with other Korean dramas such as IRIS (TV Series), My Name Is Kim Sam Soon and Pasta (TV Series) were added to Hulu
- In the Philippines, GMA Network acquired the rights to broadcast it outside Korea. It currently airs at GMA Network where it gained high ratings and popularity. The theme song that was used was a cover of Angels Brought Me Here sung by the singing-trio La Diva. It airs at the said station Monday to Thursday at 10:20 in the evening after Diva and before Saksi.
- Bubble Gang, a Philippine Comedy Show, also aired by GMA Network made a parody of this drama entitled Queen Sang Joke. The main character is Jokeman, a princess that always says funny jokes. They call her "Prinsesa Jokeman".
Recognitions
- 2010 46th Baeksang Art Awards: Daesang Grand Prize TV Section (Ko Hyun Jung)
- 2010 46th Baeksang Art Awards: New Actor TV Section (Kim Nam Gil)
- 2010 46th Baeksang Art Awards: Best Drama nomination (Queen Seon Deok)
- 2010 46th Baeksang Art Awards: Popularity Award Female TV Section nomination (Lee Yo Won)
- 2010 46th Baeksang Art Awards: Popularity Award Female TV Section nomination (Ko Hyun Jung)
- 2010 46th Baeksang Art Awards: Popularity Award Male TV Section nomination (Kim Nam Gil)
- 2009 MBC Drama Awards: Daesang-Grand Prize (Ko Hyun Jung)
- 2009 MBC Drama Awards: Female Top Excellence Award (Lee Yo Won)
- 2009 MBC Drama Awards: Male Top Excellence Award (Uhm Tae Woong)
- 2009 MBC Drama Awards: Male Excellence Award (Kim Nam Gil)
- 2009 MBC Drama Awards: Male Newcomer Award (Yoo Seung Ho, Lee Seung Hyo)
- 2009 MBC Drama Awards: Drama of the Year Award
- 2009 MBC Drama Awards: Best Couple Award (Kim Nam Gil & Lee Yo Won)
- 2009 MBC Drama Awards: PD Award (Shin Goo)
- 2009 MBC Drama Awards: Special Child Actor Award (Nam Ji Hyun)
- 2009 MBC Drama Awards: Golden Acting Award (Ahn Kil Kang, Seo Young Hee)
- 2009 MBC Drama Awards: Writer of the Year Award (Kim Young Hyun & Park Sang Yun)