King Sejong the Great(2008)
Overview
"The Great King, Sejong" is a full-scale political drama describing how King Sejong and his loyal retainers cooperate and contrive to make his dynasty a better place. While King Sejong was on the throne, the Joseon Dynasty enjoyed increasing prosperity. The drama shows the dramatic processes of how so many new cultural heritages have been devised. At that time, "Hangul", the native phonemic alphabet system for Korean language was first invented and introduced. Before it was made, Chinese characters had been used for a written communication, which makes it extremely difficult for ordinary people to learn and use. "Hangul" is easy to learn for its simple and scientific principles. Other than "Hangul" itself, there had been so many cultural heritages during his regime including a rain gauge, a sundial, an hourglass to name a few. Also, King Sejong’s pragmatic diplomacy is concentrated in the drama. Then, the Joseon Dynasty was facing a powerful Ming dynasty of China, and King Sejong demonstrates the essence of pragmatism with dignity.
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Season 1
86 episodes • 2008Avg: 4.0Golden Era
Season 1
86 episodes • 2008Avg: 4.0Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
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| 1 | Episode 1 | Jan 5, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | Jan 6, 2008 | 4.0 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | Jan 12, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Episode 4 | Jan 13, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Episode 5 | Jan 19, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Episode 6 | Jan 20, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Episode 7 | Jan 26, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Episode 8 | Jan 27, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Episode 9 | Feb 2, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Episode 10 | Feb 3, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Episode 11 | Feb 9, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Episode 12 | Feb 10, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Episode 13 | Feb 16, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Episode 14 | Feb 17, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Episode 15 | Feb 23, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Episode 16 | Feb 24, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Episode 17 | Mar 1, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Episode 18 | Mar 2, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Episode 19 | Mar 8, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Episode 20 | Mar 9, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Episode 21 | Mar 15, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Episode 22 | Mar 16, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Episode 23 | Mar 22, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Episode 24 | Mar 23, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Episode 25 | Mar 29, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Episode 26 | Mar 30, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Episode 27 | Apr 5, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Episode 28 | Apr 6, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Episode 29 | Apr 12, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Episode 30 | Apr 13, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Episode 31 | Apr 19, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Episode 32 | Apr 20, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Episode 33 | Apr 26, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Episode 34 | Apr 27, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Episode 35 | May 3, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Episode 36 | May 4, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Episode 37 | May 10, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Episode 38 | May 11, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Episode 39 | May 17, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Episode 40 | May 18, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 41 | Episode 41 | May 24, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Episode 42 | May 25, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Episode 43 | Jun 1, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Episode 44 | Jun 7, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 45 | Episode 45 | Jun 8, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 46 | Episode 46 | Jun 14, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 47 | Episode 47 | Jun 15, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 48 | Episode 48 | Jun 21, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 49 | Episode 49 | Jun 22, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 50 | Episode 50 | Jun 28, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 51 | Episode 51 | Jun 29, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 52 | Episode 52 | Jul 5, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 53 | Episode 53 | Jul 6, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 54 | Episode 54 | Jul 12, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 55 | Episode 55 | Jul 13, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 56 | Episode 56 | Jul 19, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 57 | Episode 57 | Jul 20, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 58 | Episode 58 | Jul 26, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 59 | Episode 59 | Jul 27, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 60 | Episode 60 | Aug 2, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 61 | Episode 61 | Aug 3, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 62 | Episode 62 | Aug 9, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 63 | Episode 63 | Aug 24, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 64 | Episode 64 | Aug 30, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 65 | Episode 65 | Aug 31, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 66 | Episode 66 | Sep 6, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 67 | Episode 67 | Sep 7, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 68 | Episode 68 | Sep 13, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 69 | Episode 69 | Sep 14, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 70 | Episode 70 | Sep 20, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 71 | Episode 71 | Sep 21, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 72 | Episode 72 | Sep 27, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 73 | Episode 73 | Sep 28, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 74 | Episode 74 | Oct 4, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 75 | Episode 75 | Oct 5, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 76 | Episode 76 | Oct 12, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 77 | Episode 77 | Oct 18, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 78 | Episode 78 | Oct 19, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 79 | Episode 79 | Oct 25, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 80 | Episode 80 | Oct 26, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 81 | Episode 81 | Nov 1, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 82 | Episode 82 | Nov 2, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 83 | Episode 83 | Nov 8, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 84 | Episode 84 | Nov 9, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 85 | Episode 85 | Nov 15, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 86 | Episode 86 | Nov 16, 2008 | 0.0 |
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