''Ballad of Seodong'' () is a South Korean television series starring Jo Hyun-jae,

Lee Bo-young Lee Bo-young (; born January 12, 1979) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for starring in the television dramas '' My Daughter Seo-young'' (2012), ''I Can Hear Your Voice'' (2013), '' Whisper'' (2017), ''Mother'' (2018), '' When My Lo ...

, and

Ryu Jin Ryu Jin (born Im Yoo-jin on November 16, 1972) is a South Korean actor. Filmography Television drama *'' Be My Dream Family'' (KBS, 2021) *''Homemade Love Story'' as Son Jeong-hoo (KBS, 2020–21) *''Run, Jang-mi'' (SBS, 2014-2015) *'' Into ...

. It aired on SBS from September 5, 2005 to March 21, 2006 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 55 episodes. The

period drama A historical drama (also period drama, costume drama, and period piece) is a work set in a past time period, usually used in the context of film and television. Historical drama includes historical fiction and romance film, romances, adventure f ...

is based on '' Seodong-yo'', said to be one of Korea's oldest folk songs and its first

hyangga ''Hyangga'' () were poems written using Chinese characters in a system known as ''hyangchal'' during the Unified Silla and early Goryeo periods of Korean history. Only a few have survived: 14 in the ''Samguk yusa'' and 11 by the monk Kyunyeo. ...

. According to the ''

Samguk Yusa ''Samguk yusa'' () or ''Memorabilia of the Three Kingdoms'' is a collection of legends, folktales and historical accounts relating to the Three Kingdoms of Korea (Goguryeo, Baekje, and Silla), as well as to other periods and states before, duri ...

'' ("Memorabilia of the Three Kingdoms") from the

Silla Silla or Shilla (57 BCE – 935 CE) ( , Old Korean: Syera, Old Japanese: Siraki2) was a Korean kingdom located on the southern and central parts of the Korean Peninsula. Silla, along with Baekje and Goguryeo, formed the Three Kingdoms of K ...

Kingdom, the song was written by Seodong, a commoner from the

Baekje Baekje or Paekche (, ) was a Korean kingdom located in southwestern Korea from 18 BC to 660 AD. It was one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, together with Goguryeo and Silla. Baekje was founded by Onjo, the third son of Goguryeo's founder Jum ...

Kingdom. Hearing that

Princess Seonhwa Princess Seonhwa, which according to the '' Samguk Yusa'', was a Silla Royal Princess as the third daughter of King Jinpyeong and Lady Maya, younger sister to Princess Deokman and Princess Cheonmyeong. She was also the queen consort of Baekje ...

, daughter of King

Jinpyeong of Silla Jinpyeong of Silla (567? – 632, reign 579 – 632) was the 26th king of the Silla Dynasty, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. King Jinpyeong followed in the footsteps of his predecessor, King Jinji, by reorganizing the central ruling system ...

, was beautiful, he writes a song saying that the princess visits Seodong's room every night, and it quickly spreads throughout the kingdom and beyond, until it reaches the palace in Silla. When her father hears the song, he condemns the innocent princess to exile. Seodong finds Seonhwa, marries her and takes her to Baekje, and they become the royal rulers of the country.

Plot

Seodong is just a commoner, a technician who grew up in

's prestigious science and technology institute Taehaksa, but his life is on the brink of extraordinary change. He meets and falls for

of the rival kingdom

, and his love for her transcends social position. Seodong also carries a secret that could alter the fate of the Baekje kingdom, but his rival Sataek Giru plots with Buyeo Seon to disrupt his plans.

Cast

Main: * Jo Hyun-jae as Seodong (Wideok's youngest son, later King Mu of Baekje) **

Kim Seok Kim Seok (born 9 September 1991) is a South Korean football player who plays as a forward. Career He dropped out of school and moved to France in 2001. He joined the FC Metz's youth academy at the age of ten and played until 2005 summer. Fro ...

as young Seodong *

as Princess Seonhwa of Silla (Jinpyeong's daughter) **

Sulli Choi Jin-ri (March 29, 1994 – October 13 or 14, 2019), better known by her stage name Sulli (), was a South Korean actress and singer. She first made her debut as a child actress, appearing as a supporting cast member on the SBS historical d ...

as young Princess Seonhwa *

as Sataek Giru / Kim Do-ham *

Kim Young-ho Kim Young-ho (born April 9, 1971 in Nonsan, Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea) is a South Korean foil fencer. At the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, he won the gold medal in individual foil, defeating Ralf Bissdorf of Germany Germany,, ...

as Buyeo Seon (Buyeo Gye's son, later King Beop of Baekje) * Lee Chang-hoon as Mok Ra-soo *Jung Sun-kyung as Mo-jin Supporting: *

Lee Il-hwa Lee Il-hwa (born February 24, 1971) is a South Korean actress. She made her acting debut in 1991, and has since appeared in numerous television drama In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fict ...

as Yeon Ga-mo (Seodong's mother) *Jung Wook as King Wideok of Baekje *Jung Jae-gon as Prince Ah-jwa of Baekje (Wideok's oldest son) *Park Tae-ho as Buyeo Gye (Wideok's younger brother, later King Hye of Baekje) *Heo Young-ran as Princess Wooyoung of Baekje (Buyeo Gye's daughter, Buyeo Seon's younger half-sister) *Han In-soo as Hae Do-joo *Lee Byung-sik as Jin-ryeo *

Maeng Sang-hoon Maeng Sang-hoon (born October 29, 1960) is a South Korean actor from the Sinchang Maeng clan Sinchang Maeng clan () is one of the Korean clans. Their Bon-gwan was in Asan, South Chungcheong Province. According to the research held in 2000, th ...

as Wang Gu *Na Jae-woong as Ahtaek Geolchwi *Son Joon-hyung as Baek Mu *

Im Hyun-sik Im Hyun-sik (born December 31, 1945) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his leading role in the family drama ''Three Families Under One Roof'' (1986-1993), and supporting roles in the period epics '' Hur Jun'' (1999) and ''Dae Jang G ...

as Maek Do-soo *

Baek Bong-ki Baek Bong-ki (born December 16, 1980) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in the noir film ''Once Upon a Time in High School'' (2004) and the military sitcom A sitcom, a portmanteau of situation comedy, or situational com ...

as Beom-ro (Maek Do-soo's youngest son) *

Oh Seung-yoon Oh Seung-yoon (; born March 27, 1991) is a South Korean actor. He began his career as a child actor. Filmography Television series Web series Film Voice acting Film (Korean dubbing Dubbing (re-recording and mixing) is a post-p ...

as Beom-saeng (Maek Do-soo's oldest son) *

Koo Hye-sun Koo Hye-sun (; born November 9, 1984) is a South Korean actress, singer-songwriter, director and artist. She gained widespread recognition in the television dramas ''Pure in Heart'' (2006), ''The King and I (TV series), The King And I'' (2007), ...

as Eun-jin (Mo-jin's daughter) *Lee Sook as Kook-soo *Lee Seung-ah as Woo-soo *Shin Gook as Ko Mo *Song Young-yong as Ah So-ji *Kim Yoo-jin as Joo Ri-young *Byun Il-tae as Koyi Soji *Choi Dong-joon as King Jinpyeong of Silla (Seonhwa's father) *Kim Hwa-ran as

Queen Maya of Silla Queen Maya (Hangul: 마야 부인, Hanja: 摩耶夫人) was a member of the Silla royal house and the wife and queen consort to King Jinpyeong of Silla, 26th King of Silla. She was of the royal Kim clan. She was the mother of Queen Seondeok of ...

(Seonhwa's mother) *Lee Kyung-hwa as

Princess Cheonmyeong of Silla Princess Cheonmyeong () was a princess of Silla, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. She is known as Queen Seondeok's sister and King Taejong Muyeol's mother. Princess Cheonmyeong was married to Kim Yongsu (son of King Jinji), with whom she ha ...

(Seonhwa's older sister, Jinpyeong's daughter) *Na Sung-kyoon as Kim Sa-heum (Kim Do-ham's father) *Kim Jin-ho as Wi Song *Ahn Yeo-jin as Bo-myung *Noh Yoon as Cho-ki *Seo Beom-shik as Seo-chung *Sung Chang-hoon as Koo-san *Lee Hee-do as Heuk Chi-pyeong *Ha Sung-chul as soldier *Kim Se-min as Jang-doo *Ryu Sung-hoon as warrior *Lee Hwan as butler *Bang Kil-seung as Yak-san * Yuny Han as Buyeo Seon's wife *

Han Bo-bae Han Bo-bae (; born March 4, 1994) is a South Korean actress. Han began her career as a child actress, and has starred in films and television series such as ''The World of Silence'' (2006), ''A Company Man ''A Company Man'' () is a 2012 Sout ...

Jin Tae-hyun Jin Tae-hyun (born Kim Tae-hyun on February 15, 1981) is a South Korean actor. Personal life In December 2014, Jin announced his engagement to his ''Pure Pumpkin Flower ''Pure Pumpkin Flower'' () is South Korean television series starring Le ...

as Yoo-rim *Kwon Yong-woon *Park Kyung-hwan *Kwon Hyuk *Joo Min-soo *Yoo Hyun-ji as young princess *Seol Ji-yoon as technician So-young

Ratings

In the tables below, the represent the lowest ratings and the represent the highest ratings.

References

External links

''Ballad of Seo Dong'' official website
* * {{Works by Kim Jong-hak Production 2005 South Korean television series debuts 2006 South Korean television series endings Seoul Broadcasting System television dramas Television series set in Baekje Television series set in Silla South Korean historical television series Television shows written by Kim Young-hyun Television series by Kim Jong-hak Production