''Taejo Wang Geon'' () is a 2000

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n historical period drama. Directed by Kim Jong-sun and starring

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in the title role of King Taejo. The drama aired from April 1, 2000, to February 24, 2002, in 200 episodes. The scene dealing with the end of Gungye (the 120th episode) gained a lot of popularity, recording the highest viewership rating of 60.4% in the metropolitan area.

Cast

Main

as King Taejo (Wang Geon) **Oh Hyun-chul as young Wang Geon * Kim Yeong-cheol as

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** Maeng Se-chang as young Gung Ye * Kim Hye-ri as Queen Kang Yeon Hwa **Jung Hoo as young Yeon Hwa *

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as Gyeon Hwon

Supporting

*Park Sang-ah as Empress Shin Hye of the Yoo clan, Wang Geon's first wife *

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as Empress Jang Hwa of the Oh clan, Wang Geon's second wife *

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as Empress Shin Myung Sun Sung of the Yoo clan, Wang Geon's third wife *Ahn Jung-hoon as Wang Mu (son of Jang Hwa, future Emperor Hyejong) *

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as Jong Gan *

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as Choi Seung Woo *Kim In-tae as Ahjitae *Jung Jin as Neung Whan *Kim Sung-kyum as

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*Lee Mi-ji as Ajagae's wife *

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, (father of Wang Gun) *Seo Woo-rim as Wang Ryung's wife *Kim Hyung-il as Neung San (later renamed as Shin Sung Kyum) *Kang In-duk as Yoo Geum Pil *Kim Hak-chul as Park Sul Hee *

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as Ae Sul

Extended

*Kim Ha-kyun as Tae Pyeong *

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as Choi Eung *Kim Myung-soo as Wang Gyu *Jung Kook-jin as Wang Shik Ryum *

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as Bok Ji Gyum *Lee Kwang-ki as Shin Gum (Kyun Hwon's son) **Kim Young-chan as young Shin Gum *Park Sang-jo as Eun Boo * Park Ji-young as Choi Ji Mong *

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as Wang Pyung Dal *Tae Min-young as Shin Kang *No Hyun-hee as Queen Jin Sung *Choi Woon Kyo as Geum Dae (Gung Ye's subordinate general) *Song Yong-tae as Hong Yoo (Hong Sul) *Shin Dong-hoon as Bae Hyun Kyung *Kim Ki-bok as Kim Rak *Na Han-il as Byun Sa Bu ('Sa Bu' means 'master') *Park Young-mok as Ma Sa Bu *Jang Soon-gook as Jang Soo Jang ('Soo Jang' means 'captain' or 'leader', 'chief') *Lee Dae-ro as Ambassador Do Sun *Shim Woo-chang as Yeom Sang *Lee Young-ho as Yang Gum **Seo Hoo as young Yang Gum *Jun Hyun as Geum Kang *Kang Jae-il as Chu Heo Jo *Kim Si-won as General Soo Dal *Seo Young-jin as Ambassador Kyung Bo *Lee Il-woong as Oh Da Ryun *Seo Sang-shik as Na Chong Rye *Baek In-chul as Hwan Sun Gil *Choi Joo-bong as Lee Heun Am *Park Chul-ho as Ji Hwon *Suh Yoon-jae as Ok Yi *Im Byung-ki as Shin Deok *

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as Mrs. Park (queen consort of Gyeon-hwon) *Jun Byung-ok as Neung Ae *Lee Jung-woong as Gong Jik *Im Hyuk-joo as Park Young Kyu *Han Jung-gook as Choi Pil *Shin Gook as Young Soon *Choi Byung-hak as Jong Hoon *Ki Jung-soo as Pa Dal *Kim Joo-young as Kim Wi Hong *Lee Byung-wook as Prince Maui *Moon Hoe-won as King Gyeong Ae *Shin Kwi-sik as King Gyeong Sun *Kim Hyo-won as Kim Hyo Jong *Yoo Byung-joon as Kim Yool *Park Tae-min as Won Geuk Yoo *Kim Bong-geun as Park Jil *Min Ji-hwan as Kim Haeng Sun *Kim Sung-ok as Kang Jang Ja ('Jang Ja' literally means 'old man', it can means 'elder') *Park Joo-ah as Mrs. Baek *Ahn Dae-yong as Monk Beom Gyo *Lee Kye-young as Yoon Shin Dal *Kang Man-hee as Jun Yi Gab *Kwon Hyuk-ho as Jun Ui Gab *Kim Ok-man as Geum Shik *Kim Jin-tae as Park Yoo *Park Sang-kyu as Kim Soon Shik *Lee Chi-woo as Yang Gil *Jo Jae-hoon as Im Choon Gil *Oh Sung-yul as Ip Jun *Jo Yong-tae as Jong Hoe *Suh Hyun-suk as Hye Jong *Kang In-ki as Yong Gum *Yun Woon-kyung as royal household nanny *Min Wook as Yoo Geung Dal *Jo In-pyo as Kim Un *

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*Seo Bum-shik *

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*Kim Dong-suk *Park Byung-ho *Kim Won-bae *Kim Tae-hyung

Awards

2000

KBS Drama Awards The KBS Drama Awards () is an awards ceremony presented by the Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) for outstanding achievements in Korean dramas aired on its network. It is held annually on 31 December. The highest honor of the ceremony is the "Gr ...

*Grand Prize (Daesang): Kim Yeong-cheol 2001

*Grand Prize (Daesang):

*Top Excellence Award, Actor:

*Excellence Award, Actor:

*Excellence Award, Actress: Kim Hye-ri *Best Supporting Actor:

*Best New Actor: Lee Kwang-ki *Special Award: ''Taejo Wang Geon'' Martial Arts Team

References

External links

* * {{Paeksang Arts Award Grand Prize Television Korean Broadcasting System television dramas Korean-language television shows 2000 South Korean television series debuts 2002 South Korean television series endings Television series set in Goryeo Television series set in Later Three Kingdoms Television series set in the 10th century Television series set in the 9th century South Korean historical television series 2000s South Korean television series Cultural depictions of Taejo of Goryeo