Ju Mong, Prince of Legend 2006
- War & Politics, Drama
- 80 min episodes
- 1 season
- 81 episodes
- Ended
Jumong examines the life of Jumong Taewang, founder of the kingdom of Goguryeo. Few details have been found in the historical record about Jumong, so much of the series is fictionalized.
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Earnest, grave, raw and contemplative.
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- rawmeticulous
- contemplativerelentless
- classical in formformally daring
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- ParkMinon TMDB · Oct 20234/10
If you're looking for a historical drama about the foundation Goguryeo then this drama is NOT it. This drama was mostly about the in palace melodrama and conflict. Furthermore, it's important to know that this drama included a handful of fantasy elements sprinkled around all over it, so don't expect it to be grounded to reality. Han Hye Jin who played the female lead as Soh Seo No was a poor cast choice. Soh Seo No needed a more rigid and stubborn looking actress to better fit the character. A weak incapable king, a greedy prince and an underdog illegitimate prince going aimlessly in circles. Wars, fights and action were surprisingly and disappointingly scarce for a never-ending 81 episodes historical drama about the founders of Goguryeo. Which is why we had little to no planning or strategy for these wars. That one big war at the end against another nation that we waited ages for, was condensed down to just 1 singular episode of utter disappointment. In fact, the entire last episode was extremely rushed and we were given a joke of a wrap up. They had all the time in the world and they couldn't make a decent send off. The last episode was absolutely stripped off genuine emotions. I
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Cast
- Song Il-gookJumong
- Jin Hee-kyungBosh kohin Yeo Mieul
- Song Ji-hyoYe So-ya xonim
- Han Hye-jinSoseono xonim
- Bae Soo-binSayong
- Ahn Yong-junYuri
- Park Tam-heeYang Seo-lan xonim
- Song Ok-sukBi Geum-seon
- Kim Yong-heeSeol-tak
- Oh Yeon-sooYoo-hwa
Crew
- Kim Keun-HongDirector
- Lee Joo-hwanDirector
- Choi Wan-gyuWriter
- Jung Hyung-sooWriter
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Seasons
- Season 181 eps · 2006
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