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The Blade and Petal( 2013)

TV-MAAction & AdventureDrama
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Overview

A drama set in the Goguryo period. It is about how Moo Young, the daughter of King Young Ryu, falls in love with Yeon Choong, the son of Yeon Gaesomun had with a concubine. But Moo Young debates whether she should have her revenge, as Yeon Gaesomun is the man who killed her father. Meanwhile, Yeon Choong as the son of a noble blood father and a servant mother, despite his talent, he finds he cannot rise higher in rank due to the fact that he is a concubine′s son. He is later ordered by his father to kill the person he loves, and comes into inner conflict.

  1. Lee Jeong-beom

    Creator

Series Cast

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    Kim Ok-vin

    Princess So-hee/Moo-young

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    Uhm Tae-woong

    Yeon Choong

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    Choi Min-soo

    Yeon Gaesomun

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    Kim Yeong-cheol

    King Yeongnyu

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    On Ju-wan

    Bojang of Goguryeo

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    No Min-woo

    Yeon Namsaeng

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    Park Soo-jin

    Mo-seol

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    Yoon So-hee

    Nang-ga

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    Lee Won-jong

    Jang-po

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    Lee Tae-ri

    Crown Prince Hwangwon

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    Lee Yi-kyung

    Tae-pyung

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    Kim Sang-ho

    So Sa-beon

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    Kwak Jung-wook

    Chi-woon

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    Yoo Jae-myung

    Kil-Boo

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    Jo Jae-yun

    Boo-chi

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    Chae Sang-woo

    Yeon Choong (young)

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    Lee Jung-shin

    Si Woo

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    Jung Ji-so

    Cho-hee

Current Season

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Season 1

2013 | 20 Episodes

Season 1 of The Blade and Petal premiered on Jul 03 2013

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A review by ParkMin

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Written by ParkMin on Sat Dec 09 2023
The late-2000s/early-2010s extreme edgy vibes were too damn strong with this one, from the awful OST and soundfx to the comical acrobatics and the pretentious attitude. Moreover, an obvious poor job from the directing department worth a slap on the wrist for their empty shots, lousy compositions, hasty transitions and un-cinematic pretentious edits with no purpose trying to mimic cinema as if they were following a template. This is not how you create a slow-burn. The leads story, their entangled relationship and their journey to fall in love all were the furthest thing from being natural and sm...

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Facts

Status

Ended

Status

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Type

Scripted

Original Language

English

Keywords

  • period drama
  • ancient korea
  • kingdom of goguryeo, korea