Dream of the Emperor
Promotional poster
Also known as
  • The King's Dream
  • Dream of the King
Written byYoo Dong-yoon
Kim Seon-deok
Directed byShin Chang-seok
Kim Sang-hwi
StarringChoi Soo-jong
Kim Yu-seok
Park Joo-mi
Hong Eun-hee
Lee Young-ah
Jang Dong-jik
Opening theme"The Heart's Road" by Jessica Jung[1][2][3]
Country of originSouth Korea
No. of episodes70 + 5 specials
Production
Executive producerKim Hyung-il
ProducerHan Joon-seo
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running timeSaturdays and Sundays at 21:40 (KST)
Production companyKBS Drama Production Bureau
Original release
NetworkKorean Broadcasting System
ReleaseSeptember 8, 2012 (2012-09-08) 
June 9, 2013 (2013-06-09)
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationDaewang-ui Kkum
McCune–ReischauerTaewang'ŭi Kkum

Dream of the Emperor (Korean: 대왕의 꿈; RR: Daewang-ui Kkum; lit. The Great King's Dream) is a South Korean television series that aired on KBS1 from September 8, 2012 to June 9, 2013 on Saturdays and Sundays at 21:40 for 70 episodes.

Plot

Kim Chun-chu is the grandson of King Jinji, but when his grandfather is overthrown, Chun-chu is denied the chance to become a successor to the throne of Silla. He later meets Kim Yu-shin, and the two men begin a friendship. Chun-chu later becomes King Muyeol, the 29th Silla monarch who leads the unification of three ancient Kingdoms – Goguryeo, Baekje and Silla, while Kim Yu-shin becomes one of the greatest generals in Korean history.[4]

Cast

Main characters

Supporting characters

Kim Chun-chu's family
Kim Yushin's family
  • Choi Il-hwa as Kim Seo-hyeon (Yu-shin's father)
    • Kim Dong-yoon as young Seo-hyeon
  • Kim Ye-ryeong as Lady Man-myeong (Yu-shin's mother)
    • Kim Hyung-mi as young Man-myeong
  • Min Ji-ah as Kim Bo-hui (Yu-shin's sister)
  • Park Jae-woong as Kim Heum-sun (Yu-shin's younger brother)
  • Kim Hyun-sook as Lady Jaemae
  • Kim Dong-yoon as Kim Sam-kwang
  • Baek Seung-woo as Kim Won-sul
  • Lee Seul-bi as Lady Jiso (Yu-shin's third wife and Chun-chu's daughter)
Silla Royal Family
Silla nobles and politicians
  • Im Hyuk as Kim Al-cheon
  • Seo In-seok as Suk Eul-jong
  • Lee Woo-suk as Lord Eul-je
  • Choi Cheol-ho as Bi-dam
  • Park Chil-yong as Kim Hu-jik
  • Yang Jae-sung as Im Jong
  • Lee Il-jae as Ho-rim
  • Bae Do-hwan as Yeom Jang
    • Kim Ki-doo as young Yeom Jang
  • Baek Jae-jin as Man-chun
  • Kang Ji-hoo as Yeom Jong
  • Kim Myung-gook as Geum Kang
  • Lee Won-seok as Sa-jin
Silla's renaissance
  • Kim Hyuk as Geom Goon
  • Choi Wang-soon as Ye Won
  • Lee Myung-ho as Yang Do
  • Jung Wook as Goon Kwan
  • Yoo Min-ho as Chun Kwang
  • Yoon Hong-bin as Kwan Chang
  • Kim Ji-hoon as Ban Gul
  • Lee Won-bal as Kim Pu-mil
  • Choi Kyu-hwan as Kim Jin-ju
  • Jung Dong-kyu as Kim Jin-heum
Other Silla figures
  • Lee Dae-ro as Monk Wongwang
  • Jo Jae-wan as Baek Seok
  • Choi Beom-ho as Chan-deok
  • Lee Chul-min as Chil-suk
  • Yeom Cheol-ho as Seok-pum
  • Kim Hong-pyo as Kim Pum-seok
  • Lee Byung-wook as Geom Il
  • Kim Tae-hyung as Kang-su
  • Kim Hyung-il as Dong Ta-cheon
Gwimundan
  • Jang Dong-jik as Bi-hyeong
  • Kim Kyung-ryong as Nan-seung
  • Lee Jung-yong as Gil-dal
  • Noh Young-jo as young On Goon-hae
  • Lee Se-young as Chun Gwan-nyeo
  • Kim Jin-yi as Si-noh
  • Hong Soo-ah as Yeon-hwa[16]
  • Lee Ah-yi as Cha-bi
  • Jang Joon-nyung as Mo-cheok
  • Maya as Ho-rang
  • Kim Hyun-jung as Myo-rang
Goguryeo
Baekje
Tang Dynasty
  • Yoon Seung-won as Emperor Taizong of Tang
  • Seo Dong-soo as Emperor Gaozong of Tang
  • Jung Heung-chae as So Jeong-bang
  • Bang Hyung-joo as Dong Bo-ryang
  • Sun Dong-hyuk as Yu In-won
  • Kim Young-sun as Yu In-gwe
  • Choi Nak-hee as Son In-sa
  • Oh Sang-hoon as Tang commander
Japan

References

  1. Hong, Grace Danbi (5 September 2012). "SNSD Jessica to Sing OST for The King's Dream". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 29 March 2016. Retrieved 2014-07-26.
  2. Sunwoo, Carla (6 September 2012). "Jessica sings for KBS drama". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-07-26.
  3. Hong, Grace Danbi (25 September 2012). "SNSD Jessica's Heart's Way MV for The King's Dream Released". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 29 March 2016. Retrieved 2014-07-26.
  4. Hea, Jung-min (8 September 2012). "The Cast of The King's Dream Don Their Shiny Traditional Outfits for the Cameras". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 2014-07-26.
  5. "Actor Choi Su-jong suffers light injury in car accident". The Korea Times. 27 September 2012. Retrieved 2014-07-26.
  6. "Injury-Prone Choi Soo-jong Falls off Steed Again". The Chosun Ilbo. 28 December 2012. Retrieved 2014-07-26.
  7. Sunwoo, Carla (26 October 2012). "Choi Soo-jong injured on drama set". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-07-26.
  8. Sunwoo, Carla (28 December 2012). "Choi Soo-jong hurt on KBS set again". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-07-26.
  9. Sunwoo, Carla (25 October 2012). "Park Joo-mi involved in car crash". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-07-26.
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  13. "Hong Eun-hee to Step In as Female Lead of KBS Drama". The Chosun Ilbo. 27 November 2012. Retrieved 2014-07-26.
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