''Six Flying Dragons'' () is a South Korean television series starring

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, Yoon Kyun-sang and Chun Ho-jin. It aired on SBS on Mondays and Tuesdays at 22:00 for 50 episodes beginning on October 5, 2015, as part of SBS 25th anniversary special. The drama serves as a loose prequel to ''

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''.

Title

The Korean title of the series is in Old Korean. ''Nareushya'' is a native Korean word, which translates to ''nara oreuda'' (날아 오르다) or "soar up to the sky" in

modern Korean Korean (South Korean: , ''hangugeo''; North Korean: , ''chosŏnmal'') is the native language for about 80 million people, mostly of Korean descent. It is the official and national language of both North Korea and South Korea (geographically Ko ...

. Thus, the literal translation of the title is " six dragons soaring up to the sky" (여섯 마리의 용이 날아오르셔서).

Plot

The story tells about the foundation of the

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 ...

in the Korean Peninsula, and the ambitions, success and conflicts of several real and fictional characters, with a focus on the young Yi Bang-won.

Cast

The Six Dragons

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as Yi Bang-won (later

King Taejong Taejong of Joseon (13 June 1367 – 8 June 1422), personal name Yi Bang-won ( Korean: 이방원; Hanja: 李芳遠), was the third ruler of the Joseon dynasty of Korea and the father of King Sejong the Great. Before ascending to the throne, he ...

) **

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as young Yi Bang-won *

as Sambong

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as Boon-yi **

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as young Boon-yi **

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as old Boon-yi (cameo) *

as Yi Bang-ji, the best swordsman in the

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as young Ddang-sae * Yoon Kyun-sang as Moo-hyul, the best swordsman in Joseon ** Baek Seung-hwan as young Moo-hyul * Chun Ho-jin as Yi Seong-gye (later King Taejo)

Supporting characters

People around Yi Bang-won

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as Min Da-kyung (later

Queen Wongyeong Queen Wongyeong (원경왕후 민씨; 29 July 1365 – 18 August 1420) of the Yeoheung Min clan, was the primary wife of Taejong of Joseon, and the mother of Sejong the Great. She was queen consort of Joseon from 1400, and was honored as Queen J ...

), Yi Bang-won's wife * Nam Da-reum as Yi Do (later

King Sejong the Great Sejong of Joseon (15 May 1397 – 8 April 1450), personal name Yi Do ( Korean: 이도; Hanja: 李祹), widely known as Sejong the Great ( Korean: 세종대왕; Hanja: 世宗大王), was the fourth ruler of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. Initi ...

), Yi Bang-won's third son * Min Sung-wook as Jo Young-kyu, Yi Bang-won's bodyguard * Jo Young-jin as Min Je, Yi Bang-won's father-in-law * Cha Yong-hak as

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* Choi Dae-hoon as Sagok Jo Mal-saeng

People around Jeong Do-jeon

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as Poeun

Jeong Mong-ju Jeong Mong-ju (Korean: 정몽주, Hanja: 鄭夢周, January 13, 1338 – April 26, 1392), also known by his pen name Poeun (Korean: 포은), a historical figure during the transition period of the Korean dynasty moving from Goryeo (918-1392) to ...

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* Lee Jeong-heon as Shim Hyo-saeng * Yang Hyun-min as Yangchon

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* Gil Jung-woo as Jeong Gi-jun – son of Jeong Do-jeon's younger brother, Jeong Do-gwang

People around Boon-yi

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as Gannan/Yeon-hyang, Boon-yi's mother

People around Ddang-sae

* Jeong Yu-mi as Yeon-hee ** Park Si-eun as young Yeon-hee *

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as Gap-boon ** Kwak Ji-hye as young Gap-boon *

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as Jang Sam-bong

People around Moo-hyul

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as Myo-sang, Moo-hyul's grandmother * Lee Jun-hyeok as Hong Dae-hong, Moo-hyul's martial arts teacher

People around Yi Seong-gye

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, Yi Seong-gye's father (cameo) * Kim Hee-jung as Madam Kang (later

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), Yi Seong-gye's second wife * Seo Dong-won as Yi Bang-gwa (later King Jeongjong), Yi Seong-gye's second son *

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as Yi Bang-u (later Grand Prince Jinan), Yi Seong-gye's first son *

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as Yi Bang-gan (later Grand Prince Hoean), Yi Seong-gye's fourth son ** Kim Sang-woo as young Yi Bang-gan * Jung Jae-min as Yi Bang-ui (later Grand Prince Ik-an), Yi Seong-gye's third son * Park Si-jin as Yi Bang-beon (later Grand Prince Muan), Yi Seong-gye's seventh son ** Kim Ye-june as young Yi Bang-beon *

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as Yi Bang-seok (later Crown Prince Uian), Yi Seong-gye's eighth son ** Lee Seung-woo as young Yi Bang-seok *

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as Yi Bang-gan's wife

Joseon court officials

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as Yi Ji-ran, Yi Seong-gye's sworn brother *

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as Hojeong

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* Lee Myeong-haeng as

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Goryeo peoples

* Jeon Guk-hwan as

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* Lee Hyun-bae as

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* Hwang Jae-won as King Chang * Lee Do-yeop as King Gongyang *

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as Yoon Rang/Cheok Sa-gwang *

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as Cheok In-gwang, Cheok Sa-gwang's brother * Yoon Seo-hyun as Woo Hak-joo * Choi Jong-hwan as Jo Min-soo *

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as Jo So-saeng * Choi Jong-won as Yi In-gyeom *

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as Hong In-bang *

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as Hong Ryun * Jung Moon-sung as Han Goo-young * Heo Joon-seok as Dae-geun *

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as Gil Tae-mi/Gil Sun-mi * Park Sung-hoon as Gil Yoo, Gil Tae-mi's son * Kim Jong-soo as

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Others

* Lee Ji-hoon as Heo Kang/Yi Shin-jeok *

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as Heuk-cheop Seon-hwa * Yoon Son-ha as Cho-young *

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as Monk Jukryong * Kim Ha-kyun as Baek Yoon *

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as Ahn-won *

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as Teacher Yooksan *

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1994 births Living people South Korean male television actors South Ko ...

as Sungkyunkwan student *

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as Sungkyunkwan student *

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as Eun-ho, King Gongyang's son

Ratings

In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * * {{Kim Young-hyun Seoul Broadcasting System television dramas 2015 South Korean television series debuts Korean-language television shows South Korean historical television series Television series set in Goryeo Television series set in the Joseon dynasty 2016 South Korean television series endings Martial arts television series Television shows written by Kim Young-hyun Television series set in the 14th century