''Daemyeong'' () is a 1981

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...

television series A television show – or simply TV show – is any content produced for viewing on a television set which can be broadcast via over-the-air, satellite television, satellite, or cable television, cable, excluding breaking news, television adverti ...

starring Kim Dong-hoon, Kim Heung-ki, Seo Young-jin,

Won Mi-kyung Won Mi-kyung (born April 24, 1960) is a South Korean actress. Won was born in Chuncheon, Gangwon, South Korea. She graduated from Seoul Girls' High School. Won is referred to as one of "The Troika of the 1980s" along with Lee Mi-sook, and Lee Bo ...

, Kim Sung-won and Baek Il-sub. It aired on

KBS1 The Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) () is the national broadcaster of South Korea. Founded in February 1927, it is one of the leading South Korean television and radio broadcasters. KBS operates seven radio networks, ten television channels, a ...

from January 5, 1981 until December 28, 1981 every Mondays for 52 episodes.

Cast

Main

*Kim Dong-hoon as

King Injo Injo of Joseon (7 December 1595 – 17 June 1649), born Yi Jong, was the sixteenth ruler of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea. He was the grandson of King Seonjo and son of Prince Jeongwon. He was the king during the Later Jin invasion of Joseon, ...

*Kim Heung-ki as King Hyojong *Seo Young-jin as King Hyeonjong *

Queen Inseon Queen Inseon (Hangul: 인선왕후 장씨, Hanja: 仁宣王后張氏; 9 February 1619 – 19 March 1674), of the Deoksu Jang clan, was a posthumous name bestowed to the wife and queen consort of Yi Ho, King Hyojong. She was queen consort of Jose ...

, King Hyojong's wife and King Hyeonjong's mother. *Kim Sung-won as Chief State Councilor Choi Myung-kil * Baek Il-sub as General Im Kyung-up

Supporting

Peoples in
Joseon dynasty Joseon (; ; Middle Korean: 됴ᇢ〯션〮 Dyǒw syéon or 됴ᇢ〯션〯 Dyǒw syěon), officially the Great Joseon (; ), was the last dynastic kingdom of Korea, lasting just over 500 years. It was founded by Yi Seong-gye in July 1392 and re ...

''Royal Household'' *Seo Woo-rim as Queen Inyul, King Injo's first wife and King Hyojong's mother. *

Kang Soo-yeon Kang Soo-yeon (; August 18, 1966 – May 7, 2022) was a South Korean actress. An internationally acclaimed star from the mid-1980s to the end of the 1990s, she is often honorifically nicknamed as Korea's "first world star". Kang began her ac ...

as Queen Jangnyul, King Injo's second wife. **Jo Eun-duk as young Queen Jangnyul *

Baek Yoon-sik Baek Yoon-sik (born 16 March 1947) is a South Korean actor. He is known for his characteristic near-expressionless facial acting. Career Baek Yoon-sik made his debut in 1970 on KBS TV. In the coming years he would appear in four films, taking ...

as Crown Prince Sohyun, King Hyojong's big brother. He is King Injo and Queen Inyul's oldest son. *Lee Min-hee as Crown Princess Consort Kang, Crown Prince Sohyun's wife. *Choi Woo-sung as Grand Prince Inpyung, Crown Prince Sohyeon and King Hyojong's little brother. He is King Injo and Queen Inyul's third son. *

Yoon Yoo-sun Yoon Yoo-sun (born January 17, 1969) is a famous South Korean actress. She began her career as a child actress in 1975, and continues to be active in film and television, notably in ''The Story of Two Women'' (1994), ''Even If the Wind Blows'' ( ...

as Grand Princess Consort Bookchun, Grand Prince Inpyung's wife. ''Ministers, nobles and maids'' *Lee Chi-woo as Kim-Ryoo *Im Dong-jin as Left State Councillor Kim Sang-hun *Nam Sung-woo as Jung Choong-shin *Jeon-Woon as Hong Ik-han *Moon Oh-jang as Lee-Wan *Nam Il-woo as Oh Dal-je *Jang-Yong as Yoon-Jip *Joo-Hyun as General Won Doo-pyo *Kim Soon-chul as Kim Ja-jum *Kim Sung-kyum as Lee Shi-baek *Kim Jin-hae as Jang-Yoo *Hwang Bum-shik as Kim Kyung-jing *Ahn Hyung-shik as Song Shi-yul *Kim Shi-won as a Military officer in Pyongyang Fortress *Lee Soon-jae as Left State Councillor Nam Yi-woong *Yoon Duk-yong as Park-Ro *Yang Young-joon as Hong Su-bong *Moon Chang-kil as Jung Noe-kyung *Park Moon-sup as Park Bae-won *Park Yong-shik as Jo-Yang *Song Hee-nam as Shin Jin-ik *Jang Soon-kook as Jang Sa-min *Kang Min-ho as Kang Koon-kwan *Choi Jung-hoon as Kong Ma-kak *Sa Mi-ja as Ha Joong-wol *Lee Kyung-jin as Ok-Hwa *Seonu Eun-sook as Keum-Nyeo *Seo Seung-hee as Mae-Hwan **Ha Mi-hye as young Mae-Hwan *Kim Mi-young as Song-Hwa *Kwon Ki-sun as Yang Hwa-dang *Lee Dae-ro as Lee Kyung-suk *Song Chang-shin as Kim-Yook *Lee Jong-man as Eunuch Kim *Park Hyun-jung as Court Lady Park *Lee Sung-woong as a

Buddhist Buddhism ( , ), also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya (), is an Indian religion or philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha. It originated in northern India as a -movement in the 5th century BCE, and ...

in Dokbo *Go Kwang-woo as a

Military officer An officer is a person who holds a position of authority as a member of an armed force or uniformed service. Broadly speaking, "officer" means a commissioned officer, a non-commissioned officer, or a warrant officer. However, absent context ...

*Nam Yoon-jung as an Officer (참판)

Peoples in
Qing dynasty The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing,, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last orthodox dynasty in Chinese history. It emerged from the Later Jin dynasty founded by the Jianzhou Jurchens, a Tungusic-speak ...

*Kim Yoon-hyung as Emperor Soongduk (숭덕제; ''Sungdeokje'') *Im Byung-ki as Imperial Prince Junghun (정헌친왕; ''Jeongheonchinwang''), Emperor Soongduk's half nephew. *Yoo Jong-keun as Imperial Prince Yechoong (예충친왕; ''Yechungchinwang''), Emperor Soongduk's half little brother. *Lee-Young as Tatara Inggūldai (용골대; ''Yonggoldae'') *Lee Shin-jae as an officer (예부상서; Yebusangseo) *Maeng Ho-rim *Lee Han-soo *Ha Dae-kyung as a horseman *Kim Yoo-haeng as Wang Jang-soo *Joo Sun-tae as Wang-Choong *Heo Wook-sook as Lady Jin *Seonu Yong-nyu as Lady Yoo

Peoples in
Ming dynasty The Ming dynasty (), officially the Great Ming, was an Dynasties in Chinese history, imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1368 to 1644 following the collapse of the Mongol Empire, Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming dynasty was the last ort ...

*Seo Young-jin as Emperor Soongjung *Lee Keun-hee as Great King Joo Yoo-soong *Lee Yil-woong as Jung Myung-soo

Other

*Park Kyoo-shik *Jung Rae-hyup *Kim Hae-kwon *Lee Seung-ho *Yoo Soon-chul *Kwak Kyung-hwan *Jung Hae-chang *Park Jung-woong *Choi Myung-soo *Min Ji-hwan *Park Byung-ho *Min-Wook *Kim In-tae *Kim Jong-kyul *Hong Young-ja *Ahn Hae-sook *Kim Bong-keun *Jang Hak-soo *Seo Sang-ik *Kim Nan-young *Park Young-mok *Nam Sung-shik *Jung Woon-yong *Park Hae-sang *Jo Jae-hoon *Song Jong-won *Ki Jung-soo *Kang Tae-ki *Kim Byung-ki *Ahn Byung-kyung *Yoo Dong-keun *Ji Mi-ok *Lee Duk-hee *Jung Jong-joon *Chou Seung-chul *Song Bo-young *Song Dong-sup *Song Suk-ho *Choi Sang-il *Oh Joong-hoon

Episodes

References

{{reflist Korean Broadcasting System television dramas South Korean historical television series Television series set in the Joseon dynasty 1981 South Korean television series debuts 1981 South Korean television series endings