God of the Sea

 

Title: 해신 / Hae Shin
Also known as: Emperor of the Sea / God of the Sea / Jang Bogo
Episodes: 51
Broadcast network: KBS
Broadcast period: 2004-11-24 to 2005-05-25
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 9:50 PM

Cast

Choi Soo Jong as Jang Bo-go
Chae Shi Ra as Lady Ja Mi
Song Il Gook as Yeom Jang
Soo Ae as Jung Hwa
Kim Heung Soo as Jung Nyeon
Lee Yeon Hee as Child Jung Hwa
Kim Ah Joong as Ha Jin
Suh Do Young as Moo Jin (Jung-Hwa’s Bodyguard)

Synopsis
Jang Bo-go (Choi Soo Jong) was a peasant from Shilla (a Korean dynasty that lasted from 57 B.C. until 935 A.D.) He goes to Tang (a Chinese dynasty) to train his martial arts skills. There, he sees his people being kidnapped and killed by Tang pirates. He comes back to Shilla and asks the king permission to clean out the Tang pirates. Jang Bo-go seizes control of the seas and returns peace to his people again. Pirates fled at the name of Jang Bo-go, giving him the name ‘Hae Shin’, meaning ‘Sea God’. During this time, Shilla’s royal house was in tumult because kings were being kicked out after only a few years of ruling. One royal family member comes to Jang Bo-go for aid to kick out the current king. He takes the offer and kicks out the king and enthrones the royal family member. In return, he was promised that his daughter would be married to the new king’s son. However, the king dies after several months and the prince tries to keep his promise to Jang Bo-go. But, due to opposition by the royal officials that the daughter of a peasant cannot be queen, the promise was broken. Furious, Jang Bo-go starts a rebellion, but is killed by an assassin sent out by the king. He and his family name were condemned forever.

Source: Touya

Production Credits

Producer: Kang Il Soo, Kang Byung Taek
Script writer: Jung Jin Ok, Hwang Joo Ha