About this season
"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.
Episodes (86)
1. Episode 1
Aired 5 January 2008 • 50 min
2. Episode 2
4.0Aired 6 January 2008 • 50 min
3. Episode 3
Aired 12 January 2008 • 50 min
4. Episode 4
Aired 13 January 2008 • 50 min
5. Episode 5
Aired 19 January 2008 • 50 min
6. Episode 6
Aired 20 January 2008 • 50 min
7. Episode 7
Aired 26 January 2008 • 50 min
8. Episode 8
Aired 27 January 2008 • 50 min
9. Episode 9
Aired 2 February 2008 • 50 min
10. Episode 10
Aired 3 February 2008 • 50 min
11. Episode 11
Aired 9 February 2008 • 50 min
12. Episode 12
Aired 10 February 2008 • 50 min
13. Episode 13
Aired 16 February 2008 • 50 min
14. Episode 14
Aired 17 February 2008 • 50 min
15. Episode 15
Aired 23 February 2008 • 50 min
16. Episode 16
Aired 24 February 2008 • 50 min
17. Episode 17
Aired 1 March 2008 • 50 min
18. Episode 18
Aired 2 March 2008 • 50 min
19. Episode 19
Aired 8 March 2008 • 50 min
20. Episode 20
Aired 9 March 2008 • 50 min
21. Episode 21
Aired 15 March 2008 • 50 min
22. Episode 22
Aired 16 March 2008 • 50 min
23. Episode 23
Aired 22 March 2008 • 50 min
24. Episode 24
Aired 23 March 2008 • 50 min
25. Episode 25
Aired 29 March 2008 • 50 min
26. Episode 26
Aired 30 March 2008 • 50 min
27. Episode 27
Aired 5 April 2008 • 50 min
28. Episode 28
Aired 6 April 2008 • 50 min
29. Episode 29
Aired 12 April 2008 • 50 min
30. Episode 30
Aired 13 April 2008 • 50 min
31. Episode 31
Aired 19 April 2008 • 50 min
32. Episode 32
Aired 20 April 2008 • 50 min
33. Episode 33
Aired 26 April 2008 • 50 min
34. Episode 34
Aired 27 April 2008 • 50 min
35. Episode 35
Aired 3 May 2008 • 50 min
36. Episode 36
Aired 4 May 2008 • 50 min
37. Episode 37
Aired 10 May 2008 • 50 min
38. Episode 38
Aired 11 May 2008 • 50 min
39. Episode 39
Aired 17 May 2008 • 50 min
40. Episode 40
Aired 18 May 2008 • 50 min
41. Episode 41
Aired 24 May 2008 • 50 min
42. Episode 42
Aired 25 May 2008 • 50 min
43. Episode 43
Aired 1 June 2008 • 50 min
44. Episode 44
Aired 7 June 2008 • 50 min
45. Episode 45
Aired 8 June 2008 • 50 min
46. Episode 46
Aired 14 June 2008 • 50 min
47. Episode 47
Aired 15 June 2008 • 50 min
48. Episode 48
Aired 21 June 2008 • 50 min
49. Episode 49
Aired 22 June 2008 • 50 min
50. Episode 50
Aired 28 June 2008 • 50 min
51. Episode 51
Aired 29 June 2008 • 50 min
52. Episode 52
Aired 5 July 2008 • 50 min
53. Episode 53
Aired 6 July 2008 • 50 min
54. Episode 54
Aired 12 July 2008 • 50 min
55. Episode 55
Aired 13 July 2008 • 50 min
56. Episode 56
Aired 19 July 2008 • 50 min
57. Episode 57
Aired 20 July 2008 • 50 min
58. Episode 58
Aired 26 July 2008 • 50 min
59. Episode 59
Aired 27 July 2008 • 50 min
60. Episode 60
Aired 2 August 2008 • 50 min
61. Episode 61
Aired 3 August 2008 • 50 min
62. Episode 62
Aired 9 August 2008 • 50 min
63. Episode 63
Aired 24 August 2008 • 50 min
64. Episode 64
Aired 30 August 2008 • 50 min
65. Episode 65
Aired 31 August 2008 • 50 min
66. Episode 66
Aired 6 September 2008 • 50 min
67. Episode 67
Aired 7 September 2008 • 50 min
68. Episode 68
Aired 13 September 2008 • 50 min
69. Episode 69
Aired 14 September 2008 • 50 min
70. Episode 70
Aired 20 September 2008 • 50 min
71. Episode 71
Aired 21 September 2008 • 50 min
72. Episode 72
Aired 27 September 2008 • 50 min
73. Episode 73
Aired 28 September 2008 • 50 min
74. Episode 74
Aired 4 October 2008 • 50 min
75. Episode 75
Aired 5 October 2008 • 50 min
76. Episode 76
Aired 12 October 2008 • 50 min
77. Episode 77
Aired 18 October 2008 • 50 min
78. Episode 78
Aired 19 October 2008 • 50 min
79. Episode 79
Aired 25 October 2008 • 50 min
80. Episode 80
Aired 26 October 2008 • 50 min
81. Episode 81
Aired 1 November 2008 • 50 min
82. Episode 82
Aired 2 November 2008 • 50 min
83. Episode 83
Aired 8 November 2008 • 50 min
84. Episode 84
Aired 9 November 2008 • 50 min
85. Episode 85
Aired 15 November 2008 • 50 min
86. Episode 86
Aired 16 November 2008 • 50 min