''Ballad of Seodong'' () is a South Korean television series starring Jo Hyun-jae,

Lee Bo-young Lee Bo-young (; born January 12, 1979) is a South Korean actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder. She is best known for starring in the Korean drama, television dramas ''Seoyoung, My Daughter'' (2012–2013), ''I Can Hear Your Voice'' (2 ...

, and Ryu Jin. It aired on SBS from September 5, 2005 to March 21, 2006 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 55 episodes. The

period drama A historical drama (also period drama, period piece or just period) is a dramatic work set in the past, usually used in the context of film and television, which presents history, historical events and characters with varying degrees of fiction s ...

is based on '' Seodong-yo'', said to be one of Korea's oldest folk songs and its first

hyangga ''Hyangga'' () were poems written using Chinese characters in a system known as ''hyangchal'' during the Unified Silla and early Goryeo periods of Korean history. Only a few have survived: 14 in the ''Samguk yusa'' (late 6th to 9th centuries) and ...

. According to the ''

Samguk Yusa ''Samguk yusa'' (; ) or ''Memorabilia of the Three Kingdoms'' is a collection of legends, folktales, and historical accounts relating to the Three Kingdoms of Korea (Goguryeo, Baekje, and Silla), as well as to other periods and states before, d ...

'' ("Memorabilia of the Three Kingdoms") from the

Silla Silla (; Old Korean: wikt:徐羅伐#Old Korean, 徐羅伐, Yale romanization of Korean, Yale: Syerapel, Revised Romanization of Korean, RR: ''Seorabeol''; International Phonetic Alphabet, IPA: ) was a Korean kingdom that existed between ...

Kingdom, the song was written by Seodong, a commoner from the

Baekje Baekje or Paekche (; ) was a Korean kingdom located in southwestern Korea from 18 BCE to 660 CE. It was one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, together with Goguryeo and Silla. While the three kingdoms were in separate existence, Baekje had the h ...

Kingdom. Hearing that Princess Seonhwa, daughter of King

Jinpyeong of Silla Jinpyeong (; 567? – 632, reign 579 – 632) was the 26th king of Silla, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. King Jinpyeong followed in the footsteps of his predecessor, King Jinji, by reorganizing the central ruling system of Silla. Upon th ...

, was beautiful, he writes a song saying that the princess visits Seodong's room every night, and it quickly spreads throughout the kingdom and beyond, until it reaches the palace in Silla. When her father hears the song, he condemns the innocent princess to exile. Seodong finds Seonhwa, marries her and takes her to Baekje, and they become the royal rulers of the country.

Plot

Seodong is just a commoner, a technician who grew up in

's prestigious science and technology institute Taehaksa, but his life is on the brink of extraordinary change. He meets and falls for Princess Seonhwa of the rival kingdom

, and his love for her transcends social position. Seodong also carries a secret that could alter the fate of the Baekje kingdom, but his rival Sataek Giru plots with Buyeo Seon to disrupt his plans.

Cast

Main: * Jo Hyun-jae as Seodong (Wideok's youngest son, later King Mu of Baekje) ** Kim Seok as young Seodong *

as Princess Seonhwa of Silla (Jinpyeong's daughter) ** Choi Jin-ri as young Princess Seonhwa * Ryu Jin as Sataek Giru / Kim Do-ham * Kim Young-ho as Buyeo Seon (Buyeo Gye's son, later King Beop of Baekje) * Lee Chang-hoon as Mok Ra-soo *Jung Sun-kyung as Mo-jin Supporting: *

Lee Il-hwa Lee Il-hwa (; born January 29, 1972) is a South Korean actress. She made her acting debut in 1991, and has since appeared in numerous television drama In film and television show, television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fict ...

as Yeon Ga-mo (Seodong's mother) *Jung Wook as King Wideok of Baekje *Jung Jae-gon as Prince Ah-jwa of Baekje (Wideok's oldest son) *Park Tae-ho as Buyeo Gye (Wideok's younger brother, later King Hye of Baekje) *Heo Young-ran as Princess Wooyoung of Baekje (Buyeo Gye's daughter, Buyeo Seon's younger half-sister) *Han In-soo as Hae Do-joo *Lee Byung-sik as Jin-ryeo *

Maeng Sang-hoon Maeng Sang-hoon (born October 29, 1960) is a South Korean actor from the Sinchang Maeng clan. Filmography Television series Film References External links * * * 1960 births Living people South Korean male television ...

as Wang Gu *Na Jae-woong as Ahtaek Geolchwi *Son Joon-hyung as Baek Mu *

Im Hyun-sik Im Hyun-sik (born December 31, 1945) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his leading role in the family drama ''Three Families Under One Roof'' (1986-1993), and supporting roles in the period epics '' Hur Jun'' (1999) and '' Jewel in ...

as Maek Do-soo * Baek Bong-ki as Beom-ro (Maek Do-soo's youngest son) *

Oh Seung-yoon Oh Seung-yoon (; born March 27, 1991) is a South Korean actor. He began his career as a child actor. Filmography Television series Web series Film Voice acting Film (Korean dubbing Dubbing (also known as re-recording and mixing) is ...

as Beom-saeng (Maek Do-soo's oldest son) * Koo Hye-sun as Eun-jin (Mo-jin's daughter) *Lee Sook as Kook-soo *Lee Seung-ah as Woo-soo *Shin Gook as Ko Mo *Song Young-yong as Ah So-ji *Kim Yoo-jin as Joo Ri-young *Byun Il-tae as Koyi Soji *Choi Dong-joon as King Jinpyeong of Silla (Seonhwa's father) *Kim Hwa-ran as

Queen Maya of Silla Queen most commonly refers to: * Queen regnant, a female monarch of a kingdom * Queen consort, the wife of a reigning king * Queen (band), a British rock band Queen or QUEEN may also refer to: Monarchy * Queen dowager, the widow of a king * Q ...

(Seonhwa's mother) *Lee Kyung-hwa as

Princess Cheonmyeong of Silla Princess Cheonmyeong (; ) was a princess of Silla, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. She is known as Queen Seondeok's sister and King Taejong Muyeol's mother. Princess Cheonmyeong was married to Kim Yongsu (son of King Jinji), with whom she ...

(Seonhwa's older sister, Jinpyeong's daughter) *Na Sung-kyoon as Kim Sa-heum (Kim Do-ham's father) *Kim Jin-ho as Wi Song *Ahn Yeo-jin as Bo-myung *Noh Yoon as Cho-ki *Seo Beom-shik as Seo-chung *Sung Chang-hoon as Koo-san *Lee Hee-do as Heuk Chi-pyeong *Ha Sung-chul as soldier *Kim Se-min as Jang-doo *Ryu Sung-hoon as warrior *Lee Hwan as butler *Bang Kil-seung as Yak-san * Yuny Han as Buyeo Seon's wife * Han Bo-bae *

Jin Tae-hyun Kim Tae-hyun (, born February 15, 1981), known professionally as Jin Tae-hyun (), is a South Korean actor. Personal life In December 2014, Jin announced his engagement to his '' Pure Pumpkin Flower'' co-star Park Si-eun. The couple got marrie ...

as Yoo-rim *Kwon Yong-woon *Park Kyung-hwan *Kwon Hyuk *Joo Min-soo *Yoo Hyun-ji as young princess *Seol Ji-yoon as technician So-young

Ratings

In the tables below, the represent the lowest ratings and the represent the highest ratings.

References

External links

''Ballad of Seo Dong'' official website
* * {{Works by Kim Jong-hak Production 2005 South Korean television series debuts 2006 South Korean television series endings Seoul Broadcasting System television dramas Television series set in Baekje Television series set in Silla South Korean historical television series Television shows written by Kim Young-hyun Television series by Kim Jong-hak Production