Queen Seon Deok

 

Details

• Title: 선덕여왕 (善德女王) / Seondeok Yeo Wang
• Also known as: Queen Seon Duk
• Tagline: The one who secures the people will acquire the world and rule the ages
• Genre: Historical, period
• Episodes: 62
• Broadcast network: MBC
• Broadcast period: 2009-May-25 to 2009-Dec-22
• Air time: Monday & Tuesdays 21:55

Synopsis

Deokman was born a twin but was abandoned as a baby and sent to a place far away by her father, King Jinpyeong in order to protect her from being killed by an influenced royal court lady, Mishil who tries to snatch away the throne from the royal successor. Deokman was later brought back to the Silla palace, where she joined forces with her twin sister Princess Cheonmyong to oppose Mishil. However, Mishil devised sinister plans to have the two Silla princesses exiled from the kingdom, and in a secretive battle, Princess Cheonmyong was accidentally killed. But Princess Deokman shrewdly enlisted the help of General Kim Yusin and eliminated her archenemy Mishil. She then became Queen Seon Deok, the first female ruler of the Silla kingdom. This drama is about a story of a beautiful queen, who has to give up her love to save the people and thus, leaving behind many brilliant achievements.

Cast

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• Lee Yo Won as Princess Duk Man, later Queen Seon Duk
  • Nam Ji Hyun as 15 year old Princess Duk Man
• Ko Hyun Jung as Lady Mi Shil
  • Uee as 18 year old Mi Shil
• Uhm Tae Woong as Kim Yoo Shin
  • Lee Hyun Woo as young Kim Yoo Shin
• Park Ye Jin as Princess Chun Myung
  • Shin Se Kyung as 15 year old Princess Chun Myung
    • Kim Yoo Jung as young Princess Chun Myung
• Yoo Seung Ho as Kim Chun Chu (Chun Myung and Kim Yong Soo's son, ep34~)
• Kim Nam Gil as Bi Dam (King Jinji and Mi Shil's son, ep21~)
  • Park Ji Bin as young Bi Dam
• Lee Seung Hyo as Alcheon
  • Ho Hyo Hoon (호효훈) as young Alcheon
• Jung Ho Bin as Moon No (the 8th leader of Hwarang Warriors)
• Jo Min Ki as King Jinpyeong (Duk Man and Chun Myung's father)
  • Baek Jong Min as young Jinpyeong
    • Kang San as child Jinpyeong
• Yoon Yoo Sun as lady Ma Ya (King Jinyeong's wife)
  • Park Soo Jin as young Ma Ya
• Seo Young Hee as So Hwa
• Im Ye Jin as Lady Man Myeong (Jipyeong's sister; Kim Yoo Shin's mother)
• Jung Sung Mo as Kim Seo Hyun (Man Myeong's husband; Kim Yoo Shin's father)
• Park Jung Chul as Kim Yong Soo (King Jinji's eldest son; Princess Chun Myung's husband)
• Do Yi Sung as Kim Yong Choon (King Jinji's 2nd son)
• Shin Goo as Eul Je
• Lee Soon Jae as King Jin Heung (ep1)
• Im Ho as King Jinji (ep1)
• Jung Woong In as Mi Saeng (Mi Shil's younger brother; the 10th leader of Hwarang Warriors)
• Dok Go Young Jae as Se Jong (Mi Shil's husband; the 6th leader of Hwarang Warriors)
• Jun Noh Min as Seol Won (Mi Shil's lover; the 7th leader of Hwarang Warriors)
• Kim Jung Hyun as Ha Jong (Mi Shil and Se Jong's son; the 11th leader of Hwarang Warriors)
• Baek Do Bin as Bo Jong (Mi Shil and Seol Won's son)
  • Kwak Jung Wook as young Bo Jong
• Song Ok Sook as Seo Ri
• Ahn Kil Kang as Chil Sook
• Lee Moon Shik as Jook Bang
• Ryu Dam as Go Do
• Kang Sung Pil as San Tak
• Joo Sang Wook as Wol Ya
• Jung Ho Geun as Seol Ji
• Jun Young Bin as Gok Sa Heun
  • Jung Hyung Min as young Gok Sa Heun
• Park Young Seo as Dae Pung
  • Lee Suk Min (이석민) as young Dae Pung
• Go Yoon Hoo as Ho Jae (the 14th leader of Hwarang Warriors)
• Hong Kyung In as Seok Pum
  • No Young Hak as young Seok Pum
• Kang Ji Hoo as Im Jong
  • Kim Suk as young Im Jong
• Suh Dong Won as Deok Chung
  • Lee Do Hyun as young Deok Chung
• Jang Hee Woong as Bakui
  • Seo Sang Won as young Bakui
• Lee Sang Hyun as Pil Tan
  • Kim Tae Jin (김태진) as young Pil Tan
• Kim Dong Hee as Wang Yoon
  • • Choi Woo Sung (최우성) as young Wang Yoon
• Ryu Sang Wook as Dae Nam Bo
  • Kim Sang Bin (김상빈) as young Dae Nam Bo
• Kim Dong Soo as Hyeop Seong
• Moon Ji Yoon as Si Yeol
  • Shin Tae Hoon as young Si Yeol
• Choi Sung Jo as Seon Yeol
  • Oh Eun Suk (오은석) as Young Seon Yeol
• Jung Hye Sun as Lady Man Ho (Jinpyeong and Man Myeong's mother)
• Park Eun Bin as Bo Rang (Bo Jong's daughter; Kim Chun Chu's wife)
• Qri as Young Mo (Ha Jong's daughter; Kim Yoo Shin's wife)
• Seo Bum Shik as General Ga Baek
• Park Jae Jung as Sa Da Ham (Mi Shil's first love; cameo, ep13)
• Mametkulovs Mansur as Mr. Cartan

Production Credits

• Director: Park Hong Kyun & Kim Geun Hong (김근홍)
• Screenwriter: Kim Young Hyun & Park Sang Yun (박상연)

Recognitions

• 2010 46th Baeksang Arts Awards: Daesang (Grand Prize) (Ko Hyun Jung)
• 2010 46th Baeksang Arts Awards: Best New Actor Award (Kim Nam Gil)
• 2009 MBC Drama Awards: Daesang (Grand Prize) (Ko Hyun Jung)
• 2009 MBC Drama Awards: Top Excellence Award - Actress (Lee Yo Won)
• 2009 MBC Drama Awards: Top Excellence Award - Actor (Uhm Tae Woong)
• 2009 MBC Drama Awards: Excellence Award - Actor (Kim Nam Gil)
• 2009 MBC Drama Awards: Best New Actor Award (Yoo Seung Ho and Lee Seung Hyo)
• 2009 MBC Drama Awards: Drama of the Year Award
• 2009 MBC Drama Awards: Best Couple Award (Kim Nam Gil and Lee Yo Won)
• 2009 MBC Drama Awards: PD Award (Shin Goo)
• 2009 MBC Drama Awards: Special Child Actor Award (Nam Ji Hyun)
• 2009 MBC Drama Awards: Golden Acting Award (Ahn Kil Kang)
• 2009 MBC Drama Awards: Golden Acting Award (Seo Young Hee)
• 2009 MBC Drama Awards: Writer of the Year Award (Kim Young Hyun and Park Sang Yun)