• Title: 태왕사신기 (Tae Wang Sa Shin Gi) / 太王四神記 (Taioshijinki)
• English title: The Legend
• Also known as: The Story of the First King's Four Gods
• Genre: Period Drama
• Episodes: 24
• Broadcast network: MBC
• Broadcast period: 2007-Sep-11 to 2007-Dec-05
• Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 21:55
• Ending theme song: Love Song for a Thousand Years by TVXQ
• See inserts: The Legend OST

Synopsis

This drama portrays the life of the 19th king of Goguryeo, Hwanwoong, who was sent from the heavens to make the world a better place. He falls in love with Saeoh and gives her the joojak necklace; however, Kajin becomes jealous since Saeoh has given birth to Hwanwoong's son. She takes the baby and throws him off a cliff. Saeoh, thinking that her son had died, is overcome with grief and turns into the black joojak to destroy the world. Hwanwoong is the only one who could stop her. Afterwards, Hwanwoong returns to the Heavens and prophecizes that 2000 years later, the true Joo Shin king will come to Earth. With the help of the four gods, he will rebuild Joo Shin.

Cast

• Bae Yong Jun as Damdeok / Hwanwoong
  • Yoo Seung Ho as young Damdeok
• Lee Ji Ah as Sujini / Saeoh
  • Shim Eun Kyung as young Suzini
• Moon So Ri as Seo Ki Ha / Kajin
  • Park Eun Bin as teen Ki Ha
  • Kim Eun Suh as 5 year old Ki Ha
• Oh Kwang Rok as Hyeonko
  • Oh Seung Yoon as young Hyeonko
• Choi Min Soo as Daejangro
• Yoon Tae Young as Yeon Ho Gae
  • Kim Ho Young as young Ho Gae
• Park Sang Won as Yeon Garyo
• Park Sung Woong as Jumuchi
• Lee Philip as Cheoro
  • Lee Hyun Woo as young Cheoro
• Park Jung Hak as General Go Woo Cheung
• Jang Hang Sun as Heuk Gae (Julno chief)

Extended Cast

• Kim Hyuk as Dalgu (Heuk Gae's son)
• Kim Suk as Dalgu's friend
• Park Sung Min as Saryang
• Shin Eun Jung as Dalbi
• Kim Mi Kyung as Bason
• Min Ji Oh as Soidooroo
• Baek Jae Jin as Bool Deul
• Hong Kyung Yun as Dae Shin Kwan
• Jung Yoon Suk as Ahjik (Kiha and Damdeok's son)
• Lee Da Hee as Gakudan
• Song Kwi Hyun as Jo Joo Do
• Woo Hyun as wheat seller
• Kim Sun Kyung as Ho Gae's mother
• Dok Go Young Jae as King Yang (Damdeok's father)

Episode Ratings

Source: TNS Media Korea

Production Credits

• Producer: Kim Jong Hak
• Writer: Song Ji Na, Park Kyung Soo
• Director: Yoon Sang Ho

Trivia

• The production cost was estimated to be around 45 billion won.
• The filming of this drama started in March of 2006. The filming ended on December 3rd, 2007. This drama production lasted 1 year and 9 months.

External Links

• Official Korean Website
• Official Japanese Website
• MBC Official Site
• NHK Official Site
• HanCinema

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