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Dream of the Emperor( 2012)

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Overview

Kim Chunchu is the grandson of King Jinji, but when his grandfather is overthrown, Chunchu is denied the chance to become a successor to the throne of Silla. He later meets Kim Yushin, and the two men begin a friendship. Chunchu later becomes King Muyeol, the 29th Korean monarch who leads the unification of three ancient kingdoms - Goguryeo, Baekje and Silla, while Kim Yushin becomes one of the greatest generals in Korean history.

    Series Cast

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      Choi Soo-jong

      Kim Chunchu

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      Chae Sang-woo

      Chunchu (young)

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      Kim Yu-seok

      Kim Yushin

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      Noh Young-hak

      Yushin (young)

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      Lee Young-ah

      Queen Jindeok

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      Park Joo-mi

      Princess Deokman (episodes 1-18)

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      Hong Eun-hee

      Princess Deokman (episodes 19-70)

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      Jeong Dong-hwan

      Kim Yongchun

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      Jung Da-bin

      Gotaso (young)

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      Lee Jong-soo

      Kim Beopmin

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      Park Gri-na

      Gotaso

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      Choi Il-hwa

      Kim Seohyeon

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      Kim Ye-ryeong

      Madam Manmyeong

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      Choi Cheol-ho

      Bidam

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      Lee Se-young

      Chun Gwan-nyeo

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      Lee Dae-ro

      Monk Wongwang

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      Hong Soo-ah

      Yeonhwa

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      Heo Jung-min

      Buyeo Tae

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      Kim Min-ki

      Buyeo Hyo

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      Kim Hyeon-soo

      Queen Seungman (Young)

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      Park Joo-mi

      Queen Sundeok

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      Kang Yeseo

      Yeon Hwa [Young]

    Current Season

    Season 1

    2012 | 70 Episodes

    Season 1 of Dream of the Emperor premiered on Sep 08 2012

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    Review 1Discussion

    A review by ParkMin

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    Written by ParkMin on Sat Dec 09 2023
    Casually confirming for nth time how unappealing Choi Soo Jong is in historical dramas as always since the start of his career. Just from reading the synopsis you may expect a big historical drama with big sets, big battles and big production, but this drama was embarrassingly scuffed with minimal efforts after the initial batch of episodes. As always with these type of shows, they blow their budget early on on flashy scenes then left wondering how to produce the rest. You may expect inconsistencies along the way, like having two or more camera angles of the same scene with different color grad...

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    Facts

    Status

    Ended

    Status

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    Type

    Scripted

    Original Language

    English

    Keywords

    • politics
    • historical
    • ancient korea
    • kingdom of goguryeo, korea
    • 7th century
    • silla
    • baekje
    • korea
    • daeha