Yeon Gaesomun () is a 2006 South Korean historical television series, starring Lee Tae-gon in title role. It also featured Hwang In-young, Lee Jung-gil and Son Tae-young. Directed by Lee Jong Han, the series follows the life of Yeon Gaesomun, a powerful military dictator in the waning days of the Goguryeo kingdom. It premiered on June 1, 2006, on SBS and broadcast for 100-episodes on Saturday and Sunday at 20:45 (KST) till June 17, 2007. The budget of the series was 40 billion South Korean won.
Synopsis Yeon Gaesomun was a general and powerful military dictator. In the chaotic period of 642, he killed the king of Goguryeo, Yeongnyu and installed Yeongnyu's nephew Bojang as his stooge on the throne. His efforts in calming down Yeon's two sons were not that successful. Then he started repressing Buddhism, the official religion of Goguryeo in favour of Taoism.
Cast Yoo Dong-geun as Yeon Gaesomun Lee Tae-gon as young Yeon Gaesomun Eun Won-jae as child Yeon Gaesomun Na Han-il as On Sa-mun Hwang In-young as Yeon So-jeong Kim Kap-soo as Emperor Yang of Sui Lee Jung-gil as Eulji Mun-deok Won Goo-yun as Joui Seonin Son Tae-young as Hong Bol-hwa Park Si-yeon as Cheon Gwan-nyeo Yoon Seung-won as Kim Yu-sin Lee Jong-soo as young Kim Yu-sin Lee David as child Kim Yu-sin Seo In-seok as Emperor Taizong of Tang Lee Joo-hyeon as young Lee Si-min (later Emperor Taizong of Tang) Ahn Jae-mo as Yeon Nam Saeng Lee So-won as Hong Mae Lee Hyo-jung as Young Yang-je (King) Lee Jae-eun as Su Yang-je's mistress Park In-hwan as Yeon Gaesomun's father Choi Jong-hwan as Young Ryu-tae (later Yeongnyu of Goguryeo) Choi Kyu-hwan as Saeng Hae Yoo Tae-woong as Seol In-gwi Jung Wook as Yang Liang Park Chul-ho Baek Seung-hyeon as King Munmu of Silla Choi Jae-sung as Lee Mil Choi Jung-woo as Li Jiancheng Shin Dong-hun as Yang Manchun Maeng Ho-rim as Wee Jing Park Young-ji as Bang Hyun Ryung Park Yoon-bae as Bae Gu Kim Ki-bok as Kim Heum-sun (Yoo Shin's younger brother) (older adult) Lee Kyun as Kim Heum-sun (young adult) Lee Kyung-hwa as Queen Sobi (Soo Yang Je's wife) Yoon Chul Hyung as Woomun Hwa Geub Seo Kap-sook as Princess Mi Shil Jung Ui-kap as Sul Tal Jung Heung-chae as Gyebaek Moon Hoe-won as King Uija of Baekje Jo Sang-goo as Juk Ri Lee Chang as General Jo Sam-hyang Lee Se-eun as Go So-yeon Ban Min-jung as So Suk-bi Jun Hyun-ah as Empress Wang Jang Eun-bi as Wu Zetian Im Byung-ki as Lee Sa-ma Kim Hong-pyo as Yeon Namgeon Hong Soon-chang as Sim Suk-an Sun Dong-hyuk as Bang Hyo-tae Im Chae-hong as Lee Wongil Hwang Geum-hee as Ui Ji-nyeo Yang Hyun-min Lee Jin-ah Lee Il-woong Kim Myung-jin Song Seung-yong Maeng Bong-hak Kim Jung-hak Lee Seung-ki Kim Seung-gi Seo Ho-chul Kim Jong-kook Baek In-chul
Cameo Hong Jin-young as Host
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