''Yeon Gaesomun'' (; ) is a 2006

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n historical television series, starring Lee Tae-gon in title role. It also featured Hwang In-young, Lee Jung-gil and Son Tae-young. Directed by Lee Jong Han, the series follows the life of

Yeon Gaesomun Yeon GaesomunSome Chinese and Korean sources stated that his surname was Yeongae () and personal name was Somun (), but the majority of sources suggest a one-syllable surname and a three-syllable personal name. (; 594–666) was a powerful mili ...

, a powerful military dictator in the waning days of the

Goguryeo Goguryeo (37 BC – 668 AD) (; ; Old Korean: Guryeo) also later known as Goryeo (; ; Middle Korean: 고ᇢ롕〮, ''kwòwlyéy''), was a Korean kingdom which was located on the northern and central parts of the Korea, Korean Peninsula an ...

kingdom. It premiered on June 1, 2006, on SBS and broadcast for 100-episodes on Saturday and Sunday at 20:45 ( KST) till June 17, 2007. The budget of the series was 40 billion

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Synopsis

Yeon Gaesomun was a general and powerful military dictator. In the chaotic period of 642, he killed the king of

, Yeongnyu and installed Yeongnyu's nephew Bojang as his stooge on the throne. His efforts in calming down Yeon's two sons were not that successful. Then he started repressing Buddhism, the official religion of Goguryeo in favour of Taoism.

Cast

* Yoo Dong-geun as

** Lee Tae-gon as young Yeon Gaesomun ** Eun Won-jae as child Yeon Gaesomun *Na Han-il as Ohn Sa Moon * Hwang In-young as Yeon So Jung *

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* Lee Jung-gil as Eul Ji Mun Duk *Won Goo-yun as Joui Seonin * Son Tae-young as Hong Bol Hwa * Park Si-yeon as Cheon Gwan Nyeo *Yoon Seung-won as Kim Yoo Shin ** Lee Jong-soo as young Kim Yoo Shin ** Lee David as child Kim Yoo Shin * Seo In-seok as

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**Lee Joo-hyeon as young Lee Shimin (later

) * Ahn Jae-mo as Yeon Nam Saeng *Lee So-won as Hong Mae *Lee Hyo-jung as Young Yang Je (King) *Lee Jae-eun as Soo Yang Je's mistress * Park In-hwan as Yeon Gaesomun's father *

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as Young Ryu Tae (later Yeongnyu of Goguryeo) *Choi Kyu-hwan as Saeng Hae *Yoo Tae-woong as Seol In Gwi *Jung Wook as

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*Park Chul-ho * Baek Seung-hyeon as King

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* Choi Jae-sung as Lee Mil *Choi Jung-woo as Li Jiancheng *Shin Dong-hun as Yang Manchun *Maeng Ho-rim as Wee Jing *Park Young-ji as Bang Hyun Ryung *Park Yoon-bae as Bae Goo *Kim Ki-bok as Kim Heum Soon (Yoo Shin's younger brother) (older adult) **Lee Kyun as Kim Heum Soon (young adult) *Lee Kyung-hwa as Queen Sobi (Soo Yang Je's wife) *Yoon Chul Hyung as Woomun Hwa Geub *Seo Kap-sook as Princess Mi Shil *Jung Ui-kap as Sul Tal *Jung Heung-chae as Gyebaek *Moon Hoe-won as King

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*Jo Sang-goo as Jook Ri *Lee Chang as General Jo Sam Hyang * Lee Se-eun as Go So Yeon *Ban Min-jung as So Sook Bi *Jun Hyun-ah as Empress Wang *Jang Eun-bi as

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*Im Byung-ki as Lee Sa Ma *Kim Hong-pyo as

Yeon Namgeon Yeon Namgeon (淵男建, 연남건) (635 ~ ?연개소문의 맏아들인 연남생이 634년에 탄생했고 막내아들인 연남산이 639년 출생했으므로 적어도 1년 이상 차이가 난다.) was the second son of the Goguryeo mili ...

*Hong Soon-chang as Shim Sook Ahn *Sun Dong-hyuk as Bang Hyo Tae *Im Chae-hong as Lee Wongil * Hwang Geum-hee as Ui Ji-nyeo *Yang Hyun-min *Lee Jin-ah *Lee Il-woong *Kim Myung-jin *Song Seung-yong *Maeng Bong-hak *Kim Jung-hak *Lee Seung-ki *Kim Seung-gi *Seo Ho-chul *Kim Jong-kook *Baek In-chul

Cameo

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as Host

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References

Seoul Broadcasting System television dramas 2006 South Korean television series debuts 2007 South Korean television series endings 2000s South Korean television series Korean-language television shows Television series set in the Sui dynasty Television series set in the Tang dynasty Television series by DSP Media Television series set in Silla Television series set in Goguryeo South Korean historical television series Television shows set in Pyongyang {{SouthKorea-tv-stub