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Drama and movie list of period drama genre

Legend
  • Title: Legend
  • Also Known As: 태왕사신기 (Tae Wang Sa Shin Gi) / 太王四神記 (Taioshijinki)
  • Genre: Period Drama
  • Broadcast Date: November, 2008
  • English Subs:  Yes
  • Total Episodes: 24
  • Casts: Bae Yong Jun, Choi Min Soo , Moon So Ri
  • Status: Complete
  • Summary/Synopsis: 

    This drama portrays the life of the 19th king of Goguryeo, Hwanwoong, who was sent from the heavens to make the world a better place. He falls in love with Saeoh and gives her the joojak necklace; however, Kajin becomes jealous since Saeoh has given birth to Hwanwoong's son. She takes the baby and throws him off a cliff. Saeoh, thinking that her son had died, is overcome with grief and turns into the black joojak to destroy the world. Hwanwoong is the only one who could stop her. Afterwards, Hwanwoong returns to the Heavens and prophecizes that 2000 years later, the true Joo Shin king will come to Earth. With the help of the four gods, he will rebuild Joo Shin.

Kingdom of the Winds
  • Title: Kingdom of the Winds
  • Also Known As: 바람의 나라 /Country of Wind / The Land of Wind
  • Genre: Fantasy, Period Drama
  • Broadcast Date: September, 2008
  • English Subs:  Yes
  • Total Episodes: 36
  • Casts: Choi Jung Won, Jung Jin Young, Park Gun Hyung, Song Il Gook
  • Status: Complete
  • Summary/Synopsis: 

    The drama about the life of Jumong's grandson, Moo Hyul, who later became Daemusin.

The Painter of the Wind
  • Title: The Painter of the Wind
  • Also Known As: 바람의 화원/Wind's Flower Garden / Garden of the Wind
  • Genre: Period Drama
  • Broadcast Date: September, 2008
  • English Subs:  Yes
  • Total Episodes: 20
  • Casts: Moon Geun Young, Park Jin-Woo, Park Shin Yang
  • Status: Complete
  • Summary/Synopsis: 

    Shin Yoon Bok is a talented painter who disguises herself as a boy to search for her father’s murderer and meets a master painter who guided her into being a great painter. Kim Hong Do is the man who teaches Yoon Bok how to paint and they develop a strong friendship of mentor and disciple.

Strongest Chil Woo
  • Title: Strongest Chil Woo
  • Also Known As: 최강칠우 / Choi Kang Chil Woo / Strongest Chil Woo, The Mighty Chilwu
  • Genre: Period Drama
  • Broadcast Date: June, 2008
  • English Subs:  Yes
  • Total Episodes: 20
  • Casts: Eric, Goo Hye Sun, Jun No Min, Yoo Ah In
  • Status: Complete
  • Summary/Synopsis: 

    Kang Chil Woo is a lowly officer during the Joseon era. Chil Woo is not a very smart and one of his life long goals is to become a midlevel officer. However when night falls, he is no longer that low level officer but instead a top assassin in an assassination organization. He gives out punishment to criminals and gives justice where needed. So Yoon and Chil Woo have a tragic love story. Yeon Doo is the daughter of a fallen yangban who owns a textile shop. She falls in love with Chil Woo after he rescues her from thugs who were harassing her.

Iljimae
  • Title: Iljimae
  • Also Known As: 일지매 (一枝梅) / Iljimae
  • Genre: Period Drama
  • Broadcast Date: May, 2008
  • English Subs:  Yes
  • Total Episodes: 20
  • Casts: Han Hyo Joo, Lee Joon Ki, Lee Young Ah, Park Shi Hoo
  • Status: Complete
  • Summary/Synopsis: 

    Set during the Joseon Dynasty, Ryung acts as a useless gangster in the marketplace by day but at night he is a chivalrous robber who robs corrupt government officials to give to the poor. After each robbery he leaves behind a wooden branch from a plum tree at the site of the robbery to take responsibility for the robbery. The poor citizens only know him as Iljimae. Bong Soon is a hilarious girl with good martial art skills and lives as a swindler. She only loves Ryung and sacrifices her whole life for him. Eun Chan is a doctor's daughter and is good in nature and usually helps miserable people. She meets Iljimae once by chance, and their sweet love story begins. However, her love puts Iljimae in a dangerous situation because an Imperial Guard also loves her.

Yi San
  • Title: Yi San
  • Also Known As: 이산 / 이산-정조대왕 (李祘-正祖大王) / Yi San - King Jeong Jo
  • Genre: Period Drama
  • Broadcast Date: September, 2007
  • English Subs:  Yes
  • Total Episodes: 77
  • Casts: Han Ji Min, Lee Jong Soo, Lee Seo Jin, Park Eun Hye
  • Status: Complete
  • Summary/Synopsis: 

    This drama is about the life of King Jeong-Jo, Joseon’s 22nd Monarch, who is remembered in Korean history as one of Korea’s greatest Kings who loved the people and reigned for the commoner.

Hwang Jin Yi
  • Title: Hwang Jin Yi
  • Also Known As: 황진이 (黃眞伊) / Hwang Jini / Hwang Jin Yi / Dust Storm
  • Genre: Drama, Period Drama
  • Broadcast Date: October, 2006
  • English Subs:  Yes
  • Total Episodes: 24
  • Casts: Ha Ji Won, Kim Bo Yun, Kim Jae Won, Kim Young Ae , Wang Bit Na, Yoo Tae Joon
  • Status: Complete
  • Summary/Synopsis: 

    The story of Hwang Jin Yi, the famous 16th century Gisaeng.

    This story is about the life of Joseon-era dancer, musician and poet, Hwang Jin Yi, who seeks perfection in her art relentlessly and the hardship facing women due to their lowly social status.

    Hwang Jin Yi (Ha Ji Won) is the illegitimate child of a noble and Heon Keum (Jun Mi Sun), a noted musician gisaneg. The story centers on the four men in her life and her pursue in the art of dancing. Her first love with a nobleman's son Kim Eun Ho (Jang Geun Suk)ends in tragedy. Her love affair with Kim Jung Han (Kim Jae Won) does not have a happy ending either. Byuk Kye Soo (Yoo tae Joon) is the Emporer's relative who are obsessed with her and tried every trick but still could not have her. Finally there is her devoted bodyguard Yi Saeng ( Lee Shi Hwan)who never deserted her in times of need. Meanwhile, there is Bu Yong ( Wong Bit Na) who not only is Hwang Ji Yi's rival in dancing but also in love.