太王四神記 Tae Wang Sa Shin Gi

Have you watch this 24-episodes korean drama? There's a lot of debates on this drama - some said it started well but closing is not perfect! Some said Moon So-Ri is not suitable for this role. Some said Bae Yong-Joon and Lee Ji-Ah does not match as a couple! Some said there is confusion of the role of "phoenix" in the past and present (2 generations shown)? Why Sujini has an evil symbol on her forehead when her power of fire does not seem to be as strong as Seo Kiha? Why Sujini borned in the same family, younger sister of Seo Kiha when she and Seo Kiha was enermy in the past? Well, drama is just a drama! Let's enjoy the journey of watching it....

CAST

Bae Yong Jun* as Damdeok / Hwanwoong

Lee Ji Ah** as Sujini / Saeoh

Moon So Ri as Seo Ki Ha / Kajin
Oh Kwang Rok as Hyeonko
Choi Min Soo as Daejangro
Yoon Tae Young as Yeon Ho Gae
Park Sang Won as Yeon Garyo
Park Sang Woong as Jumuchi

Philip Lee as Cheoro

Key :-

* - Bae Yong Jun won the 2007 Best Couple Award (with Lee Ji Ah in 'The Legend') and 2007 Daesang Award for 'The Legend'.

** - Lee Ji Ah won the 2007 Best New Actress Award (The Legend), 2007 Best Couple Award (with Bae Yong Jun in 'The Legend') and 2007 Popularity Award (The Legend).

SYNOPSIS

This drama portrays the life of the 19th king of Goguryeo. Jumong (if you have watched this drama), the founder of Goguryeo, establish Goguryeo with his Four Gods: Cheong-ryong (Blue Dragon), Baek-ho (White Tiger), Joo-jak (Phoenix), Hyeon-mu (symbolized as a turtle). The Japanese may know them as Seiryuu, Byakko, Suzaku, and Genbu. Jumong marries Soseono, who had a big part in the founding of Goguryeo. They have two sons, Onjo and Biryu. When the son of Jumong’s first wife came to Goguryeo in search of his father, and is named Crown Prince, Soseono takes her sons, Onjo and Biryu, South and establishs Baekje. This is how Baekje and Goguryeo were known as “brother countries”.

As time passed, the Four Gods secluded themselves from society and watched as Baekje and Goguryeo’s relationship worsened (worsened more mainly because Goguryeo’s king was killed in a battle between Baekje and Goguryeo). One day, Ju-ahn, “Hyeon-mu” of the Four Gods, sees two stars sour up into the sky. Since one came from the palace in Baekje, it predicted the birth of “Su”, later known as King Ah-shin. The other star came from Goguryeo, prophesizing the birth of Dam-deok, later known as Gwang Gae Toh Dae Wang. Realizing that his new master has come to the world, Ju-ahn awaits in the vast Manchuria (or China) with a young girl, Sujini, to see which of the two will be his master. Sujini (acted by Lee Ji-Ah) was picked up as an orphan by Ju-ahn and considers Ju-ahn as her father. Therefore, the story is on the Four Gods looking for their master, Gwang Gae Toh Dae Wang, who was an expert in tactics, the woman he loved (Sujini), who was also loved by the coldhearted King Ah-shin. Who was Dam-deok (Gwang Gae Toh Dae Wang)? Answer: He was the 19th king of Goguryeo (lasted from 37 B.C. to 668 A.D.) - acted by Bae Yong-Joon.

During the time of Dam-deok, Goguryeo was the most powerful nation in East Asia (yes, even the Chinese dynasty couldn’t defeat Goguryeo). At age 11, he was made the Crown Prince and became King when he was 16. In 396, he attacked Baekje (a nation Southwest of Goguryeo) and took over the northern area above the Han River. He defeated the many invasions made by the Yeon Dynasty (China) after 400 A.D. During his reign, the number of castles he took over numbered in the hundreds and villages numbered in the thousands. However, he died at an untimely age of 39.


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