''Gyebaek'' () is a 2011

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, starring

Lee Seo-jin Lee Seo-jin (born January 30, 1971) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for the reality shows ''Three Meals a Day'' and '' Grandpa Over Flowers''. As an actor, he came to prominence with his leading roles in television series '' Damo'' (2 ...

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and

Oh Yeon-soo Oh Yeon-soo (born October 27, 1971) is a South Korean actress. Career Oh Yeon-soo made her debut in 1989 among a batch of actors who passed an open audition by broadcaster MBC, and she soon became popular for her innocent image. But since her m ...

. It aired on MBC from July 23 to November 22, 2011 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 32 episodes. The series was filmed at

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Plot

Set in 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 in the mid-7th century, the drama chronicles the life and times of the storied warrior great General

Gyebaek Gyebaek, or Kyebaek (died 20 August 660In Lunar calendar, he died on 9 July 660.), was a general in the ancient Korean kingdom of Baekje during the early to mid-7th century. Little else is known of his personal life—including the year and loca ...

who is remembered in history for leading Baekje's last stand against 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 ...

in the

Battle of Hwangsanbeol The Battle of Hwangsanbeol (Hangul: 황산벌 전투, Hanja: 黃山伐戰鬪) took place between the forces of Silla and Baekje in Hwangsanbeol (currently Nonsan) in 660.Il-yeon: ''Samguk Yusa: Legends and History of the Three Kingdoms of Ancien ...

. Gyebaek dies at the final battle with Silla kingdom.

Cast

– The last general of the Bakjae, who was a great tactician of war that he ones defeated Silla army with thousands of soldiers with mere 20 soldiers and as well a honest man. His first love is Eun ko, who later becomes the queen of king Ui-Ja, who is the last ruler of the Bakjae which disappoints Gyebaek to death. He later marries Cho Young and has 2 children with her. In his blink of death the only thing comes to his mind is his wife and two children. ** Lee Hyun-woo as teen Gyebaek *

as King Uija the last ruler of Bakjae – The son of King Mu and Queen Seonhwa who was once a princess of Silla. He is the last ruler of Bakjae who consider Gyabaek as his own younger brother. Gyabaeks father was a general when Ui-ja's father was the king that king Mu (ui-jas father) same like Ui-Ja considers Gyebaeks father Mu-Jin as his younger brother and also Ui-Ja considers him as the most precious person in the world for him. He is a wise character who pretends to be mad when he was a prince to be safe from his step mother Sa taek bi the second queen of king Mu and the lover of Mu jin who is Gyebaeks father when they were young, but Mu jin discarded her after a displacement of a cruel act which she does because of her love for Mu jin. Ui Ja also loves Eun ko that he makes her his concubine when he is the crown prince which also diminished Ui ja and Gyebaeks relationship. **

Choi Won-hong Choi Won-hong (born December 14, 2000) is a South Korean actor. After discharged from the military in 2022, he signed a contract with Jung Man-sik Jung Man-sik (; born December 11, 1974) is a South Korean actor. His name is also romanized as ...

as child Uija **

Noh Young-hak Noh Young-Hak (born April 1, 1993) is a South Korean actor. Filmography Television series Films Awards and nominations References External links * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Noh, Young-hak 1993 births Living people Male actors f ...

as teen Uija *

as Queen Eun'go (The last queen of Bakjae) – Gyabaeks first love. A wise and rightful women (not very friendly with people) who later becomes an evil and the one who is responsible for downfall of great Bakjae kingdom (she deals with silla for her greedy ambitions). Her father was executed by Sa Taek Bi for writing a petition against framing Gyebaeks father General Mu-Jin and Ui-Jas mother Queen seonhwa whom were framed as Silla spies. Later she and her mother, who were sold as slaves, were bought by a lady and Eun ko was later made the head of merchant guild. **

Jeon Min-seo Jeon Min-seo (born 20 May 2003) is a South Korean actress. She began her career as a child actress The term child actor or child actress is generally applied to a child acting on stage or in movies or television. An adult who began their ac ...

as child Eun-ko **

Park Eun-bin Park Eun-bin (, born September 4, 1992) is a South Korean actress. A former child actress, she is known for her lead roles in the television series ''Hello, My Twenties!'' (2016–2017), ''Hot Stove League'' (2019–2020), ''Do You Like Brahms? ...

as teen Eun-ko *

as Sa Taek-bi-second wife of King Mu who later becomes 2nd Queen of Bakjae. Her family controls Bakjae that king has turned into a puppet with no power despite his brain and skills. She never underestimates king that she knows what he is capable of. She had deep feelings for Mu jin who is the father of Gyebaek, but ultimately becomes King Mu's 2nd wife concubine Sa and also the master of Wi-je group a group which says that exists for the betterment of Bakjae but only do evil deeds. She was discarded by Mu jin despite her pure love for Mu-Jin since her evilness. She is a wise character that cannot be deceived easily. *

Hyomin Park Sun-young (born May 30, 1989), known professionally as Hyomin, is a South Korean singer, songwriter and actress. She is a member of South Korean girl group T-ara, which went on to become one of the best-selling girl groups of all time and ...

as Cho-young (Gyebaek's Wife) love and wife of Gyebaek. She has a special ability in martial arts. She was the servant of Eun ko whom Gyebaek loved first. She secretly loved Gyebaek back when Eun ko and Gyebaek was in love. Later she leaves Eun ko and becomes a military officer of Gyebaeks army. Later on she comes into bad terms with Eun ko. Cho Young pleads Eun-ko on the day of her bestowment as queen to help Gyabeak when he was being discharged of all military responsibilities because of king Ui-Ja becomes envious of the respect and honour towards Gyebaek from the Bakjae subjects. But she refuses and after several incidents while king was going to kill Gyebaek Cho Young tries to stop him and the king after being furious strike Cho Young with a sword then tell all of them to go far away and not to appear before him (but later on king Ui-Ja summons Gyabeak again). After regaining consciousness Cho Young confesses her love to Gyebaek and after that they marry and have two children. **

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 ...

as teen Cho-young *

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 Gyo-ki-Ui-Jas half brother, the son of King Mu and Sa taek bi. A character who is a pure evil who considers his half brother Ui-Ja as his opponent to the crown. **

Nam Da-reum Nam Da-reum (born June 13, 2002) is a South Korean actor. He began his career as a child actor, having played young versions of the leading characters in several popular Korean dramas, and best known for his lead role in '' Beautiful World'' (2 ...

as child Gyo-ki **

Seo Young-joo Seo Young-joo (born February 16, 1998) is a South Korean actor. He won Best Actor at the Tokyo International Film Festival The is a film festival established in 1985. The event was held biennially from 1985 to 1991 and annually thereafter. Alo ...

as teen Gyo-ki * Choi Jong-hwan as King Mu – A wise king who is the 20th ruler of Bakjae and father of King Ui-Ja *

Cha In-pyo Cha In-pyo (; born October 14, 1967) is a South Korean actor and director. Early life Cha graduated from Rutgers University in the U.S. with a degree in economics. His father ran a shipping company and had intended for Cha to take over the f ...

as Mu-jin-Loyal subject of Bakjae and Gyebaeks father. *

Shin Eun-jung Shin Eun-jung (born January 3, 1974) is a South Korean actress. She has played supporting roles in television dramas such as '' The Legend'' (2007), '' East of Eden'' (2008) and ''Faith Faith, derived from Latin ''fides'' and Old French ''fe ...

as Queen Seonhwa – The 1st queen of King Mu and mother of King Ui-Ja *

Jeon No-min Jun No-min (born Jun Jae Yong on August 28, 1966) is a South Korean actor. Among his recent roles were the villainous Hwarang warrior Seolwon in ''Queen Seondeok'', and the fictional independence fighter Damsari in '' Bridal Mask''. Filmograp ...

as Sung-choong *

Yoon Da-hoon Yoon Da-hoon (born Nam Kwang-woo on February 1, 1965) is a South Korean actor. He gained popularity with the sitcom ''Three Friends'' in 2000. Yoon has since starred in television dramas such as ''Guardian Angel'' (2001), ''Let's Get Married'' ( ...

as Dok-kye *

Kim Yu-seok Kim Yu-seok (born 22 September 1966) is a South Korean actor. He starred in the films ''The Power of Kangwon Province'' (1998), ''The Isle'' (2000), ''Possible Changes'' (2005), ''Long and Winding Road'' (2006), and ''Family Matters'' (2006), a ...

as Heung-soo *Go Yoon-hoo as Dae-soo **Lee Poong-woon as teen Dae-soo *Jang Hee-woong as Yong-soo **Lee Chan-ho as teen Yong-soo *Jo Kyung-hoon as Baek-pa *Yoon Won-seok as Po-deuk *

Park Sung-woong Park Sung-woong (born January 9, 1973) is a South Korean actor. Following his acting debut in '' No. 3'' in 1997, Park has starred in several movies and television series, notably as a gangster in ''New World'' (2013) and a serial killer in '' T ...

Kim Yushin Gim Yu-sin (sometimes romanized Kim Yu-shin, Gim Yu-sin, or Gim Yu-shin) (595 – 18 August 673) was a Korean military general and politician in 7th-century Silla. He led the unification of the Korean Peninsula by Silla under the reign of King ...

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as Kwi-woon *Jung Sung-mo as Yoon-choong *

Kim Byung-ki Kim Byung-ki (born November 2, 1948) is a South Korean actor. Filmography Television series Film Awards and nominations References External links * * 1948 births Living people South Korean male television actors ...

as Sa Taek Jeok Deok *Kwon Yong-woon as Chun-dol *Jo Sang-ki as Nam-jo *Kim Joong-ki as Ki-mi *Seo Beom-sik as Sa-gul *Choi Jae-ho as Ui-jik *Kim Dong-hee as Eun-sang *

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 Yeon Moon-jin *Soon Dong-woon as Jin-kook *Lee Byung-sik as Hyub-jong *Jung Han-heon as Baek-eun *Jung Ki-sung as Yeon Choong-min *Chae Hee-jae as Cho Raeng-yi *Lee Tae-kyung as vestal *

Lee Han-wi Lee Han-wi (born June 17, 1961) is a South Korean actor. Since his acting debut in 1983, Lee has become a prolific supporting actor on Korean film and television. He is particularly known for his mastery of ad-libbing In music and other pe ...

as Im-ja *Oh Ji-young as Jung-hwa *

Choi Ran Choi Ran (born November 30, 1960) is a South Korean actress. She made her acting debut in 1979 and became best known as a supporting actress in television dramas, notably those written by the Hong sisters Hong Jung-eun (born 1974) and Hong ...

as Young-myo *Ryu Je-hee as Hyo-so * Park Yu-hwan as Buk-jo *

Kim Hyeseon Kim Hyeseon (born September 28, 1969) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her leading role in the television drama ''First Wives' Club'' (2007–2008). Career Kim Hyeseon began modeling when she was in middle school. While att ...

as Eul-nyeo *Kim Hyun-sung as Moon-geun **

Lee Tae-ri Lee Tae-ri () (born Lee Min-ho; June 28, 1993) is a South Korean actor. He is well-known for his role as young Yang Myung in ''Moon Embracing the Sun'' (2012), Song Man-bo in ''Rooftop Prince'' (2012), Jung Joo-hwan in '' The Beauty Inside'' (20 ...

as teen Moon-geun *Kim Yoo-jin as Yeol-bae *Lee Dong-kyu as

Kim Chunchu King Taejong Muyeol (604–661), born Gim Chunchu, was the 29th ruler of Silla, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. He is credited for leading the unification of Korea's Three Kingdoms. Background King Taejong Muyeol was born with the "sacred ...

-Next in line for the crown of Silla after Queen Seondeok *Han Ji-woo as Yeon Tae-yeon *Jung So-young as Myung-joo *Kwak Min-seok as Mok Han-deok *Kang Chul-sung as Yushin's senior

Notes

Awards and nominations

International broadcast

* Vietnam: VTC9 - Let's Viet - aired from January 23, 2015. * Iran: IRIB Namayesh TV - aired from June 6, 2015 to July 15, 2015 * Thailand: 3 Family (in a network of Channel 3) - starting August 25, 2016

References

External links

* * * {{IMDb title, 3375908, Gyebaek 2011 South Korean television series debuts 2011 South Korean television series endings MBC TV television dramas South Korean historical television series South Korean action television series Television series set in Baekje Television shows set in South Chungcheong Province