''Jumong'' (; lit. "The Book of the Three Hans: The Chapter of Jumong") is a
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 ...
n
historical series that aired on
MBC from 2006 to 2007 as the network's 45th anniversary special. Originally scheduled for 60 episodes, MBC extended it to 81 because of its popularity.
The series examines the life of
Jumong
Chumo (Hangul: 추모, Hanja: 鄒牟), posthumously Chumo the Holy (Hangul: 추모성왕, Hanja: 鄒牟聖王), was the founding monarch of the kingdom of Goguryeo, and was worshipped as a god-king by the people of Goguryeo and Goryeo. ''Chumo ...
, founder of the kingdom of
Goguryeo
Goguryeo (37 BC–668 AD) ( ) also called Goryeo (), was a Korean kingdom located in the northern and central parts of the Korean Peninsula and the southern and central parts of Northeast China. At its peak of power, Goguryeo controlled most ...
. The fantastic elements surrounding the original Jumong legend (such as those concerning his birth) have been replaced with events more grounded in reality. ''Jumong'' is considered part of the
Korean Wave (''Hallyu''), with viewer ratings in
Iran
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exceeding 80 percent.
Plot
![Jumong site 3](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/49/Jumong_site_3.jpg)
Following the
conquest
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Military history provides many examples of conquest: the Roman conquest of Britain, the Mauryan conquest of Afghanistan and of vast areas of the Indian subcontinent, t ...
of
Gojoseon
Gojoseon () also called Joseon (), was the first kingdom on the Korean Peninsula. According to Korean mythology, the kingdom was established by the legendary founder named Dangun. Gojoseon possessed the most advanced culture in the Korean Pen ...
by
Han China
The Han dynasty (, ; ) was an imperial dynasty of China (202 BC – 9 AD, 25–220 AD), established by Liu Bang (Emperor Gao) and ruled by the House of Liu. The dynasty was preceded by the short-lived Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) and a war ...
in 108 BCE, the surviving tribes and city-states of
Manchuria
Manchuria is an exonym (derived from the endo demonym " Manchu") for a historical and geographic region in Northeast Asia encompassing the entirety of present-day Northeast China (Inner Manchuria) and parts of the Russian Far East (Outer Manc ...
and the northern
Korean Peninsula
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are harshly subjugated as tributaries to the Han, who are portrayed as ruling with an iron fist from the
Four Commanderies. Haemosu, the leader of the local resistance in the form of the Damul Army, covertly teams up with Prince
Geumwa
Hae Geumwa () was the second ruler (48–7 BCE) of Dongbuyeo (East Buyeo), an ancient kingdom of Korea. His story is recorded in ''Samguk Sagi'', ''Samguk Yusa'' and ''Book of King Dongmyeong''.
Birth and background
Geumwa (金蛙 or 金蝸) wa ...
of
Buyeo
Buyeo or Puyŏ ( Korean: 부여; Korean pronunciation: u.jʌ or 扶餘 ''Fúyú''), also rendered as Fuyu, was an ancient kingdom that was centered in northern Manchuria in modern-day northeast China. It is sometimes considered a Korea ...
to defend and rescue Gojoseon refugees throughout the land. After being injured in a battle, Haemosu is rescued by
Lady Yuhwa
Habaengnyeo () or Habaengnyeorang () was the daughter of Habaek (), and the mother of Chumo the Holy of Goguryeo, the founder of the kingdom of Goguryeo. She was also given the name Yuhwa () in ''Samguk Sagi'' and ''Samguk Yusa''.
Mythological ...
of the
Habaek Habaek () is the Goguryeo god of the Amnok River or, according to an alternative interpretation, the sun god Haebak (). According to legend, his daughter Yuhwa married Haemosu and gave birth to Jumong, the founder of Goguryeo.
Mythological overvi ...
tribe (to whom Geumwa has taken a fancy), and they fall in love. Haemosu is subsequently ambushed and captured by Han forces (and after falling off a cliff is presumed dead by the outside world), and Lady Yuhwa is forced to seek shelter in Buyeo, where she becomes Geumwa's concubine and gives birth to a son,
Jumong
Chumo (Hangul: 추모, Hanja: 鄒牟), posthumously Chumo the Holy (Hangul: 추모성왕, Hanja: 鄒牟聖王), was the founding monarch of the kingdom of Goguryeo, and was worshipped as a god-king by the people of Goguryeo and Goryeo. ''Chumo ...
. They maintain that Geumwa is Jumong's father, when in fact Haemosu is his father.
Twenty years later, the young Jumong is a weak and cowardly prince overshadowed and scorned by his elder "half-brothers"
Daeso
Hae Daeso (; 60 BCE – 22 AD, r. 7 BCE – 22 AD) was the third and last ruler of the ancient Korean kingdom Dongbuyeo.
Early life
Daeso was the first son of King Geumwa, and the grandson of Dongbuyeo's founder and first ruler, Hae Buru. As t ...
and Youngpo, who are vying for inheritance of the Buyeo throne from their father (the now-King Geumwa). Because they believe Jumong is Geumwa's son, they assume that he has a justifiable claim to the throne, and their mother's hatred of Lady Yuhwa reinforces a feud between the half-brothers who aren't really brothers at all. This culminates in an assassination attempt by his brothers, setting in motion a sequence of events that leads to Jumong leaving the palace and, by a twist of fate, encounters his father, the now-elderly and blind Haemosu. Jumong becomes skilled in combat under Haemosu's covert tutelage, but is unaware of their father-son relationship. At the same time, Jumong forms a close relationship with Lady
Soseono
Soseono (66/7 – 6 BCE) or Yeon Soseono () was the second wife of King Dongmyeong and a key figure in the establishment of both Goguryeo and Baekje. She was the mother of Biryu and Onjo, whom they were her sons from her first marriage with Wut ...
of the
Gyeru
Gyeru (계루, 桂婁) was an ancient Korean city-state that formed within the former realm of Gojoseon. Ruled by the Gyeru clan (), it later became a member of the confederation of Jolbon together with Sono, Jeolno, Sun-no, and Gwan-no, and was g ...
trading clan of
Jolbon
Holbon () was the first capital of Goguryeo, which arose in the north of the Korean Peninsula. Holbon is thought to have been in modern Wunü Mountain, Liaoning.
In 37 BC, Jumong had fled from Dongbuyeo to avoid death at the hands of Dongbuyeo' ...
. Following Haemosu's assassination by Daeso and Youngpo, Jumong learns the truth and vows to avenge his father and drive out the Han. He returns to Geumwa and leads the Buyeo army in a campaign against the
Lintun and
Zhenfan Commanderies, but is reported missing in action and presumed dead following an injury in battle. Subsequently, Daeso seizes power in Buyeo by colluding with
Xuantu Commandery
Xuantu Commandery (; ko, 현도군) was a commandery of the Chinese Han dynasty. It was one of Four Commanderies of Han, established in 107 BCE in the northern Korean Peninsula and part of the Liaodong Peninsula, after the Han dynasty conquered ...
and forces Soseono to be his wife. In desperation, Soseono weds her trading partner
Wootae (not knowing Jumong is still alive). Jumong, however, is rescued by the Hanbaek tribe and nursed back to health by
Lady Yesoya, whom he weds. They return to Buyeo and Jumong feigns servitude to Daeso, thereby earning his trust. With Daeso's guard down, Jumong and his men manage to intercept and lead a large group of Gojoseon refugees into the wilds of Mount Bongye, where they establish a fortress and re-form the Damul Army, against Daeso's wishes, who holds Lady Yuhwa and a pregnant Yesoya hostage in the palace. After a solar eclipse, Geumwa regains the power with the help of the Prime Minister. He tries to convince Jumong to come back to palace and disband the Damul Army as part of the conditions given by the Prime minister in exchange for his reinstatement. Jumong refuses the offer and the Prime Minister tries to eliminate him and his men.
Over the next three years, the Damul Army grows and begins uniting various local tribes, to the discomfort of Buyeo and Han. Following Wootae's death in battle, Jumong and Soseono form an alliance and unite the five clans of Jolbon and the Damul Army into a single powerful entity, which succeeds in conquering the Xuantu Commandery and establishing the
Kingdom of Goguryeo. When Yesoya and
Yuri Yuri may refer to:
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are reported missing from Buyeo (and presumed dead), a grieving Jumong weds Soseono and they become King and Queen of the new nation.
After ruling Goguryeo for fifteen years, Jumong succeeds in reuniting with Yesoya and Yuri (who had been living in exile after escaping from the palace). Following Geumwa's assassination by Han mercenaries, the newly-crowned King Daeso forms an alliance with Jumong, and the combined armies of Goguryeo and Buyeo succeed in conquering
Liaodong Commandery
Liaodong Commandery ( zh, 遼東郡) was a commandery in imperial China that existed from the Warring States period to the Northern dynasties. It was located in modern Liaoning, to the east of the Liao River.
The commandery was created by the st ...
with utter annihilation of the Han army in Manchuria. With Jumong's lifelong mission finally complete and in order to prevent internal strife due to Yuri's return, Soseono departs from Goguryeo and heads south with the pro-Jolbon faction and her teenage sons
Biryu
Biryu (?-?) was the second son of Jumong and So Seo-no, and older brother of Onjo, the traditionally recognized founder of Baekje (18 BCE–660 CE), which was one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. In an alternate legend, Biryu himsel ...
and
Onjo
Onjo (?–28, r. 18 BC – AD 28) was the founding monarch of Baekje (백제, 百濟), one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. According to the ''Samguk Sagi'' (삼국사기, 三國史記), he founded the royal family of Baekje.
Background
There ...
, who subsequently becomes the founder of the
Kingdom of Baekje on the Korean Peninsula. Buyeo eventually collapses following the battlefield death of Daeso at the hands of Jumong's grandson
Muhyul. Jumong continues battling against Han China to consolidate his realm, and dies at the age of 40 after passing the crown of Goguryeo to Yuri.
Cast
*
Song Il-kook as
Jumong
Chumo (Hangul: 추모, Hanja: 鄒牟), posthumously Chumo the Holy (Hangul: 추모성왕, Hanja: 鄒牟聖王), was the founding monarch of the kingdom of Goguryeo, and was worshipped as a god-king by the people of Goguryeo and Goryeo. ''Chumo ...
*
Han Hye-jin as
Soseono
Soseono (66/7 – 6 BCE) or Yeon Soseono () was the second wife of King Dongmyeong and a key figure in the establishment of both Goguryeo and Baekje. She was the mother of Biryu and Onjo, whom they were her sons from her first marriage with Wut ...
*
Kim Seung-soo
Kim Seung-Soo (born July 25, 1971) is a South Korean actor.
Filmography
Television series
* '' Hur Jun'' (1999)
* ''Bad Boys'' (2000)
* ''Rookie'' (2000)
* ''Cool'' (2001)
* '' Mina'' (2001)
* ''Fox and Cotton Candy'' (2001)
* ''Remember' ...
as
Prince Daeso
*
Jun Kwang-ryul
Jun Kwang-ryul () is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in the television series '' Hur Jun'', ''Jumong'' and '' King of Baking, Kim Takgu''.
Filmography
Television series
*''Jinxed at First'' (2022)
*'' Kingmaker: The Chan ...
as
King Geumwa
*
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 ...
as
Lady Yuhwa
Habaengnyeo () or Habaengnyeorang () was the daughter of Habaek (), and the mother of Chumo the Holy of Goguryeo, the founder of the kingdom of Goguryeo. She was also given the name Yuhwa () in ''Samguk Sagi'' and ''Samguk Yusa''.
Mythological ...
*
Kyeon Mi-ri
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Career
Kyeon Mi-ri graduated from Seoul Traditional Arts H ...
as Queen Wonhu
*
Song Ji-hyo
Cheon Soo-yeon (born Cheon Seong-im on 15 August 1981), professionally known by her stage name Song Ji-hyo, is a South Korean actress and model. Song is one of the regular cast members of the South Korean variety show '' Running Man'' since 201 ...
as
Ye So-ya
*Park Tam-hee as Yang Seo-ran
*
Ahn Yong-joon
Ahn Yong-joon (born November 22, 1987) is a South Korean actor.
Filmography Television series
* ''Under the Queen's Umbrella'' (2022); Cameo (episode 12)
* '' Secret House'' (2022)
* ''Tunnel'' (2017)
* ''Make Your Wish'' (MBC, 2014)
* '' Two ...
as
Yuri Yuri may refer to:
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*Yuri (Slavic name), the Slavic masculine form of the given name George, including a list of people with the given name Yuri, Yury, etc.
*Yuri (Japanese name), also Yūri, feminine Jap ...
**
Jung Yoon-seok
Jung Yoon-seok (born April 30, 2003) is a South Korean actor. He won Best Young Actor award in 2009 SBS Drama Awards for his role in '' Temptation of Wife''.
Early life and education
Born to Korean-Chinese parents, Jung began his acting c ...
as young Yuri
*
Kim Byung-ki
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Filmography
Television series
Film
Awards and nominations
References
External links
*
*
1948 births
Living people
South Korean male television actors
...
as Yeon Ta-bal
*
Jin Hee-kyung
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as High Priestess Yeo Mi-eul
*
Lee Jae-yong as Prime Minister Bu Deuk-bul
*
Huh Joon-ho
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His father was Heo Jang-kang, a well-known Korean actor. Huh bega ...
as
Hae Mosu
Hae Mo-su () was the founder of Bukbuyeo, Buyeo. According to the ''Samguk Sagi'', Hae Mo-su was the father of Goguryeo's founder, King Dongmyeong of Goguryeo, Jumong (). According to the ''Samguk Yusa'', Hae Mo-su was the son of heaven, riding i ...
*
Won Ki-joon
Won Ki-joon (born February 12, 1974) is a South Korean actor. He starred in television dramas such as '' Jumong'' (2006), ''Gourmet
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as Prince Youngpo
*
Bae Soo-bin
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as Sa-yong
*
Kang Eun-tak
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as Chan-soo
*Im So-yeong as Bu-young
*Yoon Dong-hwan as Yang-jung
*Oh Uk-chul as Lord Hwang
*Yeo Ho-min as
Oh-i
*Ahn Jeong-hoon as Ma-ri
*Im Dae-ho as Hyeop-bo
*
Lee Kye-in
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Chumo (Hangul: 추모, Hanja: ...
as Mo Pal-mo
*Seo Beom-sik as Moo-gol
*Kim Min-chan as Mook-geo
*Cha Kwang-soo as Jae-sa
*Park Kyung-hwan as Bu Beon-no
*Park Nam-hyeon as Na-ru
*Jeong Ho-bin as
Wutae
, is a figure in the founding legends of the kingdom of Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. He was an illegitimate son or grandchild of the King of Dongbuyeo, Hae Buru (解夫婁).
Background
Wutae married So Seo-no, the daughter of the ...
*Lee Jae-suk as Biryu
*
Kim Seok
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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
Onjo
Onjo (?–28, r. 18 BC – AD 28) was the founding monarch of Baekje (백제, 百濟), one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. According to the ''Samguk Sagi'' (삼국사기, 三國史記), he founded the royal family of Baekje.
Background
There ...
*Lee Won-jae as Do-chi
*Kwon Yong-woon as Moo-song
*Oh Ji-young as Jong-go
*Jo Myung-jin as Mu-duk
*Lee Seung-ah as Chun-rang
*Han Hee-jin as In-rang
*Kim Nan-hee as Ji-rang
*Min Ji-young as courtesan
*Kim Ho-young as Ma-ga
*Kim Won-suk as Song-joo
*Son Ho-kyoon as Heuk-chi
*No Hee-ji as So-ryeong
*Jeong Han-heon as Kye-pil
*Jang Hyo-jin as Baek Sun-in
*Hwang Bum-sik as Jin-yong
*Park Jong-kwan as Song-yang
*Bae Do-hwan as Tae Ma-jin
*Baek Na-young as Yeon Chae-ryeong
*Kim Jin-ho as Yang-tak
*Ha Yong-jin as Dong-sun
*Yoon Seo-hyun as Han-dang
*Lee Hwan as Sang-chun
*Han Kyung-sun as court lady
*Yoo Hee-jung as court lady
*Song Gui-hun as Bul-gae
*Kwon Eun-ha as Mauryeong
*Kang Moon-hee as Hyun-moo
*Dan So-young as Yoo-sung
*Jeon Ha-eun as Byeo Ri-ha
*Lee Sung as Hae Byeol-chan
*Hong Soon-chang as Jin Joong-moon
*Lee Chang-hwan as head of a tribe
*
Park Geun-hyung
Park Geun-hyung (born June 7, 1940) is a South Korean actor. His career in film, television and theater has spanned over five decades.
Filmography
Film
*''7 People in the Cellar'' (1969)
*''Lovers of Seoul'' (1973)
*''Spies in the National A ...
as
King Hae Buru
*Shin Joon-young as Bae-mang
*Han In-su as head of a tribe
*Kim Yong-hee as Sul-tak
*Oh Seung-yun as Chun-doong
*Son Sun-geun as Man-ho
*Lee Won-yong as fortune-teller
*Moon Hee-won as former Governor-general
*Yun Yong-hyeon as
Boo Wiyeom
*Jang Hee-woong as Ha Hoo-chun
*Samuel Kang as warrior
Production
![Jumong site 1](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2b/Jumong_site_1.jpg)
''Jumong'' was filmed on location at
Yongin Daejanggeum Park
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Background
Built in 2005, the site comprises a total area o ...
in
Cheoin District,
Yongin
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,
Gyeonggi Province
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, where other period dramas (such as ''
Dong Yi'', ''
Moon Embracing the Sun
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'' and ''
Queen Seondeok
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'') were also filmed.
Ratings
''Jumong'' received the highest viewership ratings of all the Korean dramas that aired in 2006.
Awards and nominations
International broadcast
Broadcast rights for ''Jumong'' were sold to
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),
Fiji
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(
Fiji One),
Iraqi Kurdistan
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,
Afghanistan
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,
Uzbekistan
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,
Cambodia
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(
Cambodian Television Network),
United States
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(
AZN Television
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),
Myanmar
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(
Myawaddy TV
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History
Myawaddy TV was launched on the 27 March 1995, in com ...
&
MRTV-4), and
Sri Lanka
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(
Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation).
According to
Reuters
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The agency was estab ...
the most popular episodes of ''Jumong'' attracted over 90% of Iranian audience (compared to 40% in South Korea), propelling its lead actor
Song Il-gook
Song Il-kook (; born 1 October 1971) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his role in the 2006 hit drama series ''Jumong'' as the titular character.
Early life and education
Song is the grandson of politician Kim Du-han, great grandso ...
to
superstar
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status in Iran.
Hong Kong broadcast controversy
Asia Television
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bought the Hong Kong broadcast rights; however, controversy surrounding its translation escalated debate about ATV's editorial independence in news and drama. The controversy primarily surrounded the cutting of certain segments,
the alternative translation of place names and the alternative of a character's occupation. The changing of the word "nation" (in reference to
Goguryeo
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) to "tribe" and the translation of the Han Dynasty as the "heavenly dynasty" has generated controversy about the station's editorial independence. This is related to controversies involving the governments of China and South Korea over the version of history of Goguryeo.
References
External links
''Jumong'' official MBC websiteat MBC Global Media
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2007 South Korean television series endings
Korean-language television shows
Television series set in Goguryeo
South Korean historical television series
South Korean action television series
Television series by Chorokbaem Media
Television shows written by Choi Wan-kyu
Censorship in Hong Kong
Television controversies in China