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Emperor Wang Gun

Emperor Wang Gun

20003.21 Season200 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Taejo Wang Geon was a 200-episode Korean drama starring Choi Soo Jong in the title role. It became very successful, reaching very high ratings, around 60%.

Created by Lee Hwan Kyung
Written by Lee Hwan Kyung
Produced by Jung Young Chul
NetworksKBS1

Top Cast

Choi Soo-jong

Choi Soo-jong

Emperor Wang Gun

Seo In-seok

Seo In-seok

Kyun Hwon

Kim Yeong-cheol

Kim Yeong-cheol

Gung Ye

Hye-ri Kim

Hye-ri Kim

Yeon Hwa / Kang Bi

Chang Gi-young

Chang Gi-young

Themes & Keywords

historical figureperiod dramahistoricalgoryeo dynasty9th centurydaeha

About Emperor Wang Gun

Emperor Wang Gun is a war & politics, drama series that first aired in 2000 exploring themes of historical figure, period drama, historical, goryeo dynasty, 9th century, daeha. Created by Lee Hwan Kyung, it stars Choi Soo-jong, Seo In-seok, Kim Yeong-cheol. Taejo Wang Geon was a 200-episode Korean drama starring Choi Soo Jong in the title role. It became very successful, reaching very high ratings, around 60%.

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