''God of War'' (; lit. "Soldier"), also known by the alternative title, ''Warrior K'', is a 2012 South Korean

television series A television show, TV program (), or simply a TV show, is the general reference to any content produced for viewing on a television set that is broadcast via over-the-air, satellite, and cable, or distributed digitally on streaming plat ...

starring Kim Joo-hyuk as the real-life historical figure Kim Jun who was written about in the

Goryeosa ''Goryeosa'' (), or ''History of Goryeo'', is an extensive historical record of the Goryeo dynasty, compiled by the officials of Goryeo's successor state, Joseon. Its compilation started during the reign of Taejo of Joseon, Taejo (the founding ...

. It aired on MBC from February 11 to September 15, 2012, on Saturdays and Sundays at 20:40 for 56 episodes.

Plot

Kim Jun is the son of an escaped palace slave, who gets raised by monks. Years later, after being torn from his home during wartime, Kim Jun must renounce his

pacifist Pacifism is the opposition to war or violence. The word ''pacifism'' was coined by the French peace campaigner Émile Arnaud and adopted by other peace activists at the tenth Universal Peace Congress in Glasgow in 1901. A related term is ''a ...

ways to partake in a deadly game that could be his ticket to freedom from his masters, Choe Chung-heon's clan. During the

Mongol invasions of Korea A series of campaigns were conducted between 1231 and 1270 by the Mongol Empire against the Korean kingdom of Goryeo. The last campaign concluded with a peace treaty with Goryeo becoming Korea under Yuan rule, a vassal state of the Yuan dynast ...

, Kim Jun rises in the ranks to become the top military official, and eventually rules the

Goryeo Goryeo (; ) was a Korean state founded in 918, during a time of national division called the Later Three Kingdoms period, that unified and ruled the Korea, Korean Peninsula until the establishment of Joseon in 1392. Goryeo achieved what has b ...

empire for 60 years in place of its

king King is a royal title given to a male monarch. A king is an Absolute monarchy, absolute monarch if he holds unrestricted Government, governmental power or exercises full sovereignty over a nation. Conversely, he is a Constitutional monarchy, ...

Cast

* Kim Joo-hyuk as Kim Jun * Kim Gyu-ri as Choe Song-yi * Jeong Bo-seok as

Choe Woo Ch'oe U (; 1166 – 10 December 1249), also known as Ch'oe I (), was a military ruler and official during the later Goryeo period, serving in various positions such as Assistant Executive in Political Affairs, the minister of personnel and war, ...

* Park Sang-min as Choe Yang-baek * Joo Hyun as Choe Chung-heon *Lee Joo-hyun as Kim Yak-sun * Hong Ah-reum as Wol-ah/An-shim * Kang Shin-il as Monk Soo-beop * Park Sang-wook as Lee Gong-ju *Jung Sung-mo as Choe Hyang *Baek Do-bin as Choe Hang * Sora Jung as Choe Woo's first wife *Jung Ho-bin as General Song Gil-yoo *Kim Young-pil as General Park Song-bi *Noh Young-guk as General Daejib Sung *

Chun Ho-jin Chun Ho-jin (; born September 9, 1960) is a South Korean actor. Early life Chun studied chemistry at Inha University but dropped out to pursue acting. His father was among the first generation of professional wrestlers in the country. Career ...

as Lee Gyu-bo *Ahn Byung-kyung as Kim Deok-myung *Kim Cheol-ki as General Kim Kyung-son * Park Hae-soo as Kim Yun-hu * O Yeong-su as Monk Soogi *Park Dong-bin as Hong-ji * Ahn Jae-mo as Im Yeon * Jin Seon-kyu as Gab-yi *Kim Hyuk as Man-jong * Kim Yoo-mi as Choe Woo's second wife *Lee Seok-joon as Lee Jang-yong *

Lee Seung-hyo Lee Seung Hyo (; born 5 May 1980), is a South Korea , South Korean actor. He debuted as an actor in 2006. He rose to fame as Kim Alcheon in ''Queen Seon Deok''. Biography He had military service as a sniper in Joint Security Area (JSA) from D ...

as King Gojong *Im Jong-yoon as General Choe Choon-myung *Kim Jung-hak as Monk Jin-pyo * Kim Ha-eun as Choon-shim *Choi Jae-ho as General Ryu Song-jeol *Yun Cheol-Hyeong as General Choe Jun-mun * Jo Eun-sook as Gan-nan of

Tobang Dobang (), also written as Tobang, was a Goryeo Dynasty private military unit that originated as the personal body guard for Kyong Tae-sung. After the military revolt of the generals in 1170 during the reign of King Uijong of Goryeo, a series o ...

kitchen * Go Soo-hee as Nan-jang of Tobang kitchen *Yoo Na-young as Yeon-shim *Yoon Dong-hwan as General Tanku of the

Mongol Empire The Mongol Empire was the List of largest empires, largest contiguous empire in human history, history. Originating in present-day Mongolia in East Asia, the Mongol Empire at its height stretched from the Sea of Japan to parts of Eastern Euro ...

*Kim Joo-young as General Lee Won-jeong of Cheolju fortress *Lee Dong-shin as Commander-in-chief Sartai of the Mongol Empire's troops (1st and 2nd invasion) *Kim Myeong-Kuk as

Kublai Khan Kublai Khan (23 September 1215 – 18 February 1294), also known by his temple name as the Emperor Shizu of Yuan and his regnal name Setsen Khan, was the founder and first emperor of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty of China. He proclaimed the ...

* Choi Deok-moon as General Lee Hee-juk of Cheolju fortress *Choi Soo-rin as Lee Hee-juk's wife *Kwon Tae-won as General Park Seo of Kwiju fortress *Kim Yong-woon as Gu-pil *Jo Sang-gu as General Putau of the Mongol Empire *Baek Won-kil as Kyun-ga *Seo Kwang as Woo-ga *

Choi Min Choi Sang (; born Choi Min-Sung on January 1, 1987) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in ''My Bittersweet Life'', ''My Dear Cat'', and ''Cinderella with Four Knights''. Previously known by the screen name Choi Min, he ch ...

as Kang Woo-moon *Jung Sun-il as General Joo-sook *Choi Kyu-hwan as Yoo-jung *Ha Soo-ho as Hwangbo Joon-chang *

Jang Tae-sung Jang Tae-sung (born September 27, 1980) is a South Korean actor. He has mostly played supporting roles. Filmography Film Television series References External links

* * * 1980 births Living people 21st-century South ...

as Won-bal *Kim Yun-tae as Amoogan *Seung-kyu as Kim Hong-chee *Bae Jin-sub as General Oh Seung-jeok * Lee Seung-hyung as Ryu Neung * Jeon No-min as General Moon Dae ( cameo) * Lee Hee-jin as Nan-yi (cameo)

Awards and nominations

International broadcast

It aired in Thailand on Channel 5 from April 21 to December 30, 2015.

References

External links

''God of War'' official MBC website

at MBC Global Media * * {{Kim Jin-min 2012 South Korean television series debuts 2012 South Korean television series endings MBC TV television dramas South Korean historical television series South Korean action television series Television series set in Goryeo Television series set in the 13th century