About this season
KBS' 2nd Daeha Drama, portraying the life of Heungseon Daewongun amid Joseon's last days
Episodes (52)
1. Prince Heungseon, Lee Ha Eung/Has the Dawn Arrived, or Does Night Prevail?
Aired 10 January 1982
Prince Heungseon wanders through the streets as a disgraced Royal, trying to find a future for his son. He meets Chuseon and strikes up an affair.
2. Around Dawn/Courtesan Chuseon
Aired 17 January 1982
3. Prince Heungseon's Motives/Lee Ha Jeon's Last
Aired 24 January 1982
4. After Cheoljong Died
Aired 31 January 1982
5. Gojong's Ascension
Aired 7 February 1982
6. Oh, Blowing Breeze
Aired 14 February 1982
7. The Secular World Follows Power
Aired 21 February 1982
8. Whirlwind at Gyeongbok Palace
Aired 28 February 1982
9. Spring in the Palace
Aired 7 March 1982
10. Burning the Sherman
Aired 14 March 1982
11. Cutting the Long Bamboo
Aired 21 March 1982
12. Kanghwa, Isle of Resentment
Aired 28 March 1982
13. Skies of Geunjeong Hall
Aired 4 April 1982
14. Shoals of the Hermit Kingdom
Aired 11 April 1982
15. Meandering Waves
Aired 18 April 1982
16. Seeds Sprout from the Old Tree
Aired 25 April 1982
17. Western Expedition of 1871
Aired 2 May 1982
18. Anti-Foreign Crisis
Aired 9 May 1982
19. The Seeds Are Still Young/Reactionarism or Enlightenment
Aired 16 May 1982
20. Wind Or Clouds
Aired 23 May 1982
21. Ten Years
Aired 30 May 1982
22. Gojong Rules on His Own
Aired 6 June 1982
23. A Warm Air Hangs over Changdeok Palace...
Aired 13 June 1982
24. Dark Clouds at the Japanese Legation
Aired 20 June 1982
25. The Unyo Incident
Aired 27 June 1982
26. The Kanghwa Treaty
Aired 4 July 1982
27. Dark Clouds at Genkai Sea
Aired 11 July 1982
28. The Emissary Returns
Aired 18 July 1982
29. Whirlpool to Open the Ports
Aired 25 July 1982
30. Lee Dong In's Visit
Aired 1 August 1982
31. The Pain of Peeling One's Skin
Aired 8 August 1982
32. Conspiracy Against Joseon
Aired 15 August 1982
33. Where the Wind Blows
Aired 22 August 1982
34. Secret Emissary's Last
Aired 29 August 1982
35. Korea-US Relations
Aired 5 September 1982
36. A Long and Heavy Summer
Aired 12 September 1982
37. The Prince Regent Comes From on High
Aired 19 September 1982
38. Faraway Changdeok Palace
Aired 26 September 1982
39. My Homeland, Ever More Distant
Aired 3 October 1982
40. The Anti-Foreign Stele Collapses
Aired 10 October 1982
41. Wind From Qing
Aired 17 October 1982
42. Journey to the West
Aired 24 October 1982
43. Treaty of Friendly Relations
Aired 31 October 1982
44. After the 1884 Coup
Aired 7 November 1982
45. Conspiracy of the Tianjin Treaty
Aired 14 November 1982
46. The Prince Regent Returns
Aired 21 November 1982
47. The Sino-Japanese War
Aired 28 November 1982
48. Gales of Reform
Aired 5 December 1982
49. Those Who Come and Those Who Go
Aired 12 December 1982
50. Running And Shaking
Aired 19 December 1982
51. Ah! The Korean Empire - Part 1
Aired 26 December 1982
52. Ah! The Korean Empire - Part 2
Aired 26 December 1982