Season 1 • Episode 81
LatestJumong examines the life of Jumong Taewang, founder of the kingdom of Goguryeo. Few details have been found in the historical record about Jumong, so much of the series is fictionalized.
Production
Massive scale battles that aged surprisingly well for 2006.
Acting
Song Il-gook carries 81 episodes of brooding charisma.
Writing
Historical gaps filled with gloriously unhinged melodrama.
Song Il-gook
Jumong
Jin Hee-kyung
Bosh kohin Yeo Mieul
Song Ji-hyo
Ye So-ya xonim
Han Hye-jin
Soseono xonim
Bae Soo-bin
Sayong
Ahn Yong-jun
Yuri
Park Tam-hee
Yang Seo-lan xonim
Song Ok-suk
Bi Geum-seon
Kim Yong-hee
Seol-tak
Oh Yeon-soo
Yoo-hwa
Kim Won-Suk
Song Ju [King Geum Wa's bodyguard]
Huh Joon-ho
Hae Mo Su [General]
Oh Ji-young
Court Lady
Kyeon Mi-ri
Queen Won Hu
Yoon Seo-hyun
Han Dang [Do Chi's subordinate]
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Song Il-gook became so synonymous with Jumong that he was later appointed honorary ambassador for Goguryeo historical sites.
This series sparked a 'Sageuk Boom' in the mid-2000s, making ancient Korean history suddenly date-night conversation material across Asia.
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