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Details

  • Title: Ballad of Seo Dong / 서동요
  • Also known as: Seo Dong's Song / Ballad of Suh Dong
  • Genre: Historical, Romance
  • Episodes: 55
  • Network: SBS
  • First episode: September 05, 2005
  • Final episode: March 21, 2006
  • Air time: Monday & Tuesday 21:55

Synopsis

This drama is loosely based on one of Korea’s oldest folk songs. Seo Dong was the illegitimate son of the Paekche emperor and with the help of Princess Sonhwa, the daughter of the emperor of the Silla Kingdom, he went on to become the emperor of Paekche against all odds.

Cast

  • Jo Hyun Jae as Seo Dong (King Mu of Baekje)
               - Kim Suk as Seo Dong (young)
  • Lee Bo Young as Princess Sun Hwa of Shilla
               - Sulli as Princess Sun Hwa (young)
  • Ryu Jin as Sa Taek Gi Ru / Kim Do Ham

Main Role

Supporting Role

  • Kim Young Ho as Buyeo Seon
  • Koo Hye Sun as Eun Jin
  • Han In Soo as Hae Do Joo
  • Baek Bong Ki as Bumro
  • Im Hyun Sik as Bumro's dad
  • Lee Chang Hoon as Mok Ra Soo
  • Jung Sun Kyung as Mo Jin (Eun Jin's mother)
  • Heo Young Ran as Princess Woo Young
  • Maeng Sang Hoon as Wang Goo
  • Lee Hee Do as Heuk Chi Pyeong
  • Choi Dong Joon as Jin Pyeong Wang
  • Lee Seung Ah as Woo Soo
  • Lee Sook as Kook Soo
  • Kim Yoo Jin as Joo Ri Young
  • Lee Il Hwa as Yeon Ka Mo (Seo Dong's mother)
  • Ahn Yeo Jin as Bo Young
  • Noh Yoon as Cho Ki
               - Han Bo Bae as Cho Ki (young)
  • Shin Gook as Go Mo
  • Lee Kyung Hwa as Princess Chun Young
  • Seo Bum Shik as Seo Chung
  • Na Sung Kyoon as Kim Sa Heum
  • Kim Se Min as Jang Doo
  • Sung Chang Hoon as Koo San
  • Jung Jae Gon as King Ajwa
  • Kim Jin Ho
  • Joo Min Soo
  • Kim Sung Hoon
  • Kwon Yong Woon as Doo Il
  • Jin Tae Hyun as Yoo Rim
  • Bang Kil Seung as Yak San
  • Seo Ji Yoon as technician So Young

Production

  • Screenwriter: Kim Young Hyun
  • Director: Lee Byung Hoon
  • Assistant Director: Lee Jung Hyo, Song Ji Won

Special Appearances

  • Joo Da Young as Maek Do Soo's granddaughter (ep 55)
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