Ballad of Seodong

Ballad of Seodong (Korean: 서동요; Hanja: 薯童謠; RR: Seodong-yo) is a South Korean television series starring Jo Hyun-jae, Lee Bo-young, and Ryu Jin. It aired on SBS from September 5, 2005 to March 21, 2006 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 55 episodes.[1][2]

Ballad of Seodong
Promotional poster
Also known as
  • Ballad of Suhdong
  • Seodong's Song
  • Song of the Prince
Genre
Written byKim Young-hyun
Directed byLee Byung-hoon MBC
Starring
Country of originSouth Korea
Original language(s)Korean
No. of episodes55
Production
Producer(s)Kim Kyung-min
Production company(s)Kim Jong-hak Production
DistributorSBS
Release
Original networkSeoul Broadcasting System
Original release5 September 2005 (2005-09-05) –
21 March 2006 (2006-03-21)
External links
Website

The period drama is based on Seodong-yo, said to be one of Korea's oldest folk songs and its first hyangga. According to the Samguk Yusa ("Memorabilia of the Three Kingdoms") from the Silla Kingdom, the song was written by Seodong, a commoner from the Baekje Kingdom. Hearing that Princess Seonhwa, daughter of King Jinpyeong of Silla, was beautiful, he writes a song saying that the princess visits Seodong's room every night, and it quickly spreads throughout the kingdom and beyond, until it reaches the palace in Silla. When her father hears the song, he condemns the innocent princess to exile. Seodong finds Seonhwa, marries her and takes her to Baekje, and they become the royal rulers of the country.[3]

Plot

Seodong is just a commoner, a technician who grew up in Baekje's prestigious science and technology institute Taehaksa, but his life is on the brink of extraordinary change. He meets and falls for Princess Seonhwa of the rival kingdom Silla, and his love for her transcends social position. Seodong also carries a secret that could alter the fate of the Baekje kingdom, but his rival Sataek Giru plots with Buyeo Seon to disrupt his plans.[4]

Cast

Main:

Supporting:

  • Lee Il-hwa as Yeon Ga-mo (Seodong's mother)
  • Jung Wook as King Wideok of Baekje
  • Jung Jae-gon as Prince Ah-jwa of Baekje (Wideok's oldest son)
  • Park Tae-ho as Buyeo Gye (Wideok's younger brother, later King Hye of Baekje)
  • Heo Young-ran as Princess Wooyoung of Baekje (Buyeo Gye's daughter, Buyeo Seon's younger half-sister)
  • Han In-soo as Hae Do-joo
  • Lee Byung-sik as Jin-ryeo
  • Maeng Sang-hoon as Wang Gu
  • Na Jae-woong as Ahtaek Geolchwi
  • Son Joon-hyung as Baek Mu
  • Im Hyun-sik as Maek Do-soo
  • Baek Bong-ki as Beom-ro (Maek Do-soo's youngest son)
  • Oh Seung-yeon as Beom-saeng (Maek Do-soo's oldest son)
  • Ku Hye-sun as Eun-jin (Mo-jin's daughter)
  • Lee Sook as Kook-soo
  • Lee Seung-ah as Woo-soo
  • Shin Gook as Ko Mo
  • Song Young-yong as Ah So-ji
  • Kim Yoo-jin as Joo Ri-young
  • Byun Il-tae as Koyi Soji
  • Choi Dong-joon as King Jinpyeong of Silla (Seonhwa's father)
  • Kim Hwa-ran as Queen Maya of Silla (Seonhwa's mother)
  • Lee Kyung-hwa as Princess Cheonmyeong of Silla (Seonhwa's older sister, Jinpyeong's daughter)
  • Na Sung-kyoon as Kim Sa-heum (Kim Do-ham's father)
  • Kim Jin-ho as Wi Song
  • Ahn Yeo-jin as Bo-myung
  • Noh Yoon as Cho-ki
  • Seo Beom-shik as Seo-chung
  • Sung Chang-hoon as Koo-san
  • Lee Hee-do as Heuk Chi-pyeong
  • Ha Sung-chul as soldier
  • Kim Se-min as Jang-doo
  • Ryu Sung-hoon as warrior
  • Lee Hwan as butler
  • Bang Kil-seung as Yak-san
  • Han Tae-yoon as Buyeo Seon's wife
  • Han Bo-bae
  • Kim Tae-hyun as Yoo-rim
  • Kwon Yong-woon
  • Park Kyung-hwan
  • Kwon Hyuk
  • Joo Min-soo
  • Yoo Hyun-ji as young princess
  • Seol Ji-yoon as technician So-young

Ratings

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

Episode # Original broadcast date Average audience share (TNmS Ratings)
Nationwide Seoul National Capital Area
1 5 September 200516.8%18.2%
2 6 September 200517.6%19.0%
3 12 September 200518.8%21.6%
4 13 September 200517.8%20.1%
5 20 September 200517.9%19.8%
6 26 September 200518.5%19.8%
7 27 September 200519.6%21.6%
8 3 October 200518.6%19.5%
9 4 October 200517.8%18.6%
10 10 October 200519.6%21.6%
11 11 October 200520.0%21.6%
12 17 October 200516.7%17.4%
13 18 October 200517.2%18.1%
14 24 October 200516.9%18.2%
15 25 October 200516.9%17.7%
16 31 October 200515.2%16.6%
17 1 November 200516.4%17.5%
18 7 November 200516.8%17.6%
19 8 November 200513.7%12.9%
20 15 November 200516.4%17.7%
21 21 November 200515.6%17.7%
22 22 November 200514.6%15.8%
23 28 November 200516.5%17.8%
24 29 November 200516.9%17.4%
25 5 December 200517.4%19.3%
26 6 December 200517.1%18.5%
27 12 December 200516.5%17.8%
28 13 December 200516.8%17.7%
29 19 December 200517.1%18.2%
30 20 December 200518.1%19.5%
31 26 December 200518.7%19.8%
32 27 December 200519.3%20.9%
33 2 January 200620.9%22.4%
34 3 January 200623.1%24.3%
35 9 January 200621.2%22.2%
36 10 January 200623.8%25.7%
37 16 January 200623.0%24.0%
38 17 January 200622.9%23.7%
39 23 January 200621.6%22.0%
40 24 January 200624.1%24.8%
41 31 January 200623.7%24.6%
42 6 February 200622.2%23.2%
43 7 February 200622.9%24.2%
44 13 February 200621.3%22.0%
45 14 February 200625.4%26.6%
46 20 February 200623.3%24.1%
47 21 February 200623.6%24.3%
48 27 February 200622.9%23.1%
49 28 February 200625.3%26.5%
50 6 March 200625.2%25.9%
51 7 March 200626.7%27.2%
52 13 March 200623.3%24.5%
53 14 March 200623.9%25.1%
54 20 March 200624.0%25.5%
55 21 March 200625.0%26.0%
Average19.8%21.0%

References
  1. "Drama Shows Ancient Technology". The Korea Times via Hancinema. 2 October 2005. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  2. Jeong, Hyeon-mok (21 December 2005). "Couch potatoes get up and make own shows". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  3. "King Mu of Baekje, the Hero of Seodongyo (The Song of Seodong) Spirit". KBS World. 9 May 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  4. "Korean TV Dramas: Seodongyo". Korea Tourism Organization. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
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