''The Great Seer'' (, also known as ''The Great Geomancer'') is a 2012

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n historical television series, starring

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and

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. Set during the turbulent decline of

Goryeo Goryeo (; ) was a Korean kingdom founded in 918, during a time of national division called the Later Three Kingdoms period, that unified and ruled the Korean Peninsula until 1392. Goryeo achieved what has been called a "true national unificati ...

, it is about practicers of divination and the power that they hold over the fate of the country. It aired on SBS from October 10, 2012 to February 7, 2013 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 35 episodes.

Plot

''The Great Seer'' begins during the reign of

King Gongmin Gongmin of Goryeo (23 May 1330 – 27 October 1374), also known by his Mongolian name, Bayan Temür., was 31st ruler of Goryeo from 1351 to 1374. He was the second son of King Chungsuk. Biography Early life Goryeo had been a semi-autonomou ...

(

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). But despite being about seers, geomancers, divinators and the like, this drama is less about the fantasy and more about the political movers and shakers — people who had the power to advise, and therefore control, kings.

Yi Seong-gye Taejo of Joseon (4 November 1335 – 27 June 1408), born Yi Seong-gye (), was the founder and first ruler of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. After ascending to the throne, he changed his name to Yi Dan (), and reigned from 1392 to 1398. He was ...

(

) is the general who led the overthrow of

and established 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 r ...

, becoming its first king. Mok Ji-sang (

) is a gifted seer/geomancer, born with the ability to see into people's pasts and futures. There are those who believe falsely that he has dark supernatural powers, thinking him possessed by ghosts. When he comes of age in the late Goryeo era, he becomes a scholar of divination, and a reader of geography,

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, and the like to tell fortunes — an area with much influence at the time. He eventually becomes a "king-maker," who holds the key to a major political shift in the overthrow of Goryeo and the rise of Joseon when he backs General Yi and effectively shapes the future of Korea as we know it. Lee Jung-geun (

) is General Yi's other advisor and Ji-sang's rival. Hae-in (

) is a healer whose destiny is tied to General Yi, but she falls in love with the seer. Ban-ya (

) is a woman who was sold off as a gisaeng at a young age, but becomes a

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to King Gongmin's advisor, and bears a son. King Gongmin takes in that son as his, and the boy becomes Woo of Goryeo (

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) — the king that General Yi dethrones in a

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Cast

as Mok Ji-sang **

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as young Ji-sang **

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as child Ji-sang *

as Hae-in **

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as young Hae-in *

as Lee Jung-geun **

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as young Jung-geun *

as Ban-ya **

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as young Ban-ya *

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as Lee In-im *

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as Soo Ryun-gae *

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as Young-ji **

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as young Young-ji *Lee Young-beom as Hyo-myung *Choi Jae-woong as Dong-ryoon *

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as Monk

Muhak Muhak (무학, 1327–1405) was a Korean Buddhist monk that lived during the transition between the Goryeo and the Joseon kingdoms. Life Muhak was a Buddhist monk and an advisor to Yi Seong-gye who became King Taejo, the founder of the Joseon Dyn ...

*Kim Gu-taek as Lee Ji-ran *Do Ki-seok as Woo Ya-sook * Baek Seung-hyeon as

Jeong Do-jeon Jeong Dojeon ( Korean: 정도전, Hanja: 鄭道傳, 1342 – October 6, 1398), also known by his pen name Sambong ( Korean: 삼봉), was a prominent Korean scholar-official during the late Goryeo to the early Joseon periods. He served as the firs ...

*Kang Kyung-heon as Bong-choon *

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as Lady Kang, Seong-gye's wife *Oh Hee-joon as Yi Bang-gwa * Choi Tae-joon as

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*Kim Tae-hee as Dan-wi *Jung Dong-kyu as Han Choong *Seol Yoo-jin as Han Choong's servant *

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as In-yeong, owner of gisaeng house *

*Bae Min-hee as

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*Kim Chung as Queen Dowager Myeongdeok *

as King Woo ** Jung Joon-won as young Woo *Kim Byung-choon as King Gongyang *

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as Hong Jong-dae *Jo Han-chul as Moo-young *Lee Won-jae as Noh Young-soo *Cha Hyun-woo as Won-hae *

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*Yoo Ha-joon as

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*Lee Yoo-sung as Hong Ryun *Park Joon-hyuk as

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 ...

* Lee Do-yeop as Yi Kang-dal *Kim Min-hyuk as Won-gae *

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as Sung-bok **Joo Min-soo as young Sung-bok *

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as Daemuryeo *Jung Soo-in as gisaeng *Hong Yi-joo as Wol-hyang *Lee Yong-jin as Yi Ga-noh *Jo Hwa-young as Yoo Sun * Chun Bo-geun as patron saint *Kim Ik-tae as viceroy for the

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*Kim Beom-seok as royal escort warrior *Lee Seok-joon as Jo Min-soo *Ban Min-jung as Lady Park *Kim Sung-hoon as executioner *

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as Lee Han-baek *Jeon Jin-seo

Original soundtrack

# "Breaking Fate" -

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# "Flower" (kids version) - Shin Ye-rim # "Flower" (adult version) - Yo Ar # "Tears Flow" - Min Kyu # "Just Once" - Kyuhyun of Super Junior # "The Path to the Sky" - Chi Yeol # "With You Being the Only Reason" -

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Promotions

To promote the series cast members

and

guest starred on the SBS

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and

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Ratings

International broadcast

It aired in Thailand on 3SD from June 13 to August 30, 2015, with reruns on Channel 3 beginning January 21, 2016.

Notes

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Great Seer, The 2012 South Korean television series debuts 2013 South Korean television series endings Seoul Broadcasting System television dramas Korean-language television shows Television series set in the Joseon dynasty Television series set in Goryeo South Korean historical television series Television series set in the 14th century