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The Great Queen Seondeok

Name: The Great Queen Seondeok
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 2009-05-25
Rating: 7.107

★ 7,1 /10 (42 Votes)

2009 KO 1 Seasons

Overview

A royal prophecy warns that the birth of twins will end the male line of succession. To protect the kingdom, one twin sister is exiled to a distant desert, growing up unaware of her royal heritage. Years later, she returns disguised as a man, joining an elite order of warriors. Alongside loyal allies and an outcast warrior, she fights to reclaim her identity and overthrow a corrupt rival faction threatening the throne.

Stream

First air date

25/05/2009

Votes

Popularity

11.1

Can an exiled princess overcome an evil nemesis to claim her rightful place on the throne?

Genres

Drama History

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Networks

MBC

Original title

선덕여왕

Language

Last air date

2009-12-22

Episodes

Episode runtime

64 min

Website

www.imbc.com

Season 1

62 episodes • 2009

The story of a beautiful queen, who has to give up her love to save the people. A biopic of Queen Seondeok, who was born…

Lee Yo-won

Princess Deokman

Nam Ji-hyun

young Princess Deokman

Kim Nam-gil

Bidam

Go Hyun-jung

Lady Mishil

Uhm Tae-woong

Kim Yushin

Lee Hyun-woo

young Kim Yushin

Park Ye-jin

Princess Cheonmyeong

Shin Sae-kyeong

Young Princess Cheonmyeong

Yoo Seung-ho

Kim Chunchu

Qri

Young Mo

Park Eun-bin

Princess Boryang

Jeon No-min

Seolwon

Kwak Jung-wook

young Bojong

Choi Won-young

General Gyebaek

Kim Jeong-hyeon

Ho-jong

Park Jung-chul

Kim Yong-su

Uhm Hyo-seop

Yum-jong

Noh Young-hak

Seokpum (young)

Park Soo-jin

Maya (young)

Park Jae-jung

Sadaham

Lee Seung-hyo

Kim Alcheon

Seo Beom-sik

general Ga-Baek

Song Ok-suk

Seori

In Gyo-jin

Kim Yong-choon

Kim Dong-hee

Wang-yoon

Ryu Dam

Godo

Jung Ho-bin

Moon-no

Oh Si-eun

Oh Young-soo

Monk

Seo Young-hee

So Hwa

Original Soundtrack

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It would have been such a good show if they packaged it into 30 episodes. They had two subplots about Hwarang side quests that were a total waste of time, they paused the main story for them. While they might have served a small tiny purpose but the drama could've accomplished that without these easily. I read somewhere that the drama was extended from 50 to 62 episodes and I can't help but wonder if there was a direct correlation between extending the drama and introducing the character Kim Chun Chu at episode 36. Because both decisions were worse than one another. What made me more suspiciou…

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