Queen Seon Duk

Subject: Queen Seon Duk Wed Apr 14, 2010 11:53 pm

Queen Seon Duk / Seon Deok YeoWang / 선덕여왕

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is a South Korean historical drama aired on MBC. It chronicles the life
of Queen
Seon Deok of Silla.

Deokman (Queen Seon Deok’s childhood name) was born a twin but was
secretly exiled as a baby by the incumbent King to save dethroning Queen
Maya and protect the throne. She came back to Silla to search answers
about her identity and was later summoned to join the army as she was
mistaken to be a man. Princess Cheonmeong found out about Deokman's
identity as her twin sister and tried to protect her from the claws of
Lady Mishil who has been obsessing to become Queen of Silla. Mishil
devised sinister plans to reveal the existence of twin birth to dethrone
the King and in hunt for Deokman, Princess Chonmyeong was killed. But
Princess Deokman established her rights as a Princess of Silla and
fought battle of wits with Lady Mishil, and also fall in love with Kim
Yusin, but due to the fate of destiny they not succesfully show there
love for each other. Later on becoming the first female ruler of the
Silla Kingdom,Bidam became like her mother, he was the 2nd Lady Mishil
in Seondeok's reign.

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Cast

Lee Yo Won as Deokman/ Queen Seon Deok Queen Seon Duk 24932_389431005459_388122880459_5605416_169981_n

"The queen is my destiny"
After surviving many crises in her life, she finally became the ruler of Silla. Her loyal followers included General Kim Yusin and Kim Chunchu. She became the first female ruler in Korea's history and laid the foundation for the unification of the three kingdoms under Silla. She was born as the twin sister of Princess Chonmyong and had a close brush with death as a baby due to the attempted assassination by Mi-shil, who had ambitions for the throne. A loyal servant named So-hwa rescued her by fleeing the kingdom with her. She was raised outside of the kingdom and when she turned 15, she learned that she was a Silla princess. So she returned to Silla to meet her parents.

Ko Hyun Jung as Lady Mishil
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Archenemy of Queen Seondeok. As a beautiful seductress, she held sway over kings and the elite Hwarang corps. Her duty was to promote the children of the noble class to high positions, but instead she used her beauty to seduce King Jinheung and King Jinpyeong to wield enormous power. But Princess Chonmyong and Princess Deokman opposed her and stopped her from becoming the ruler.

Park Ye Jin as Princess Chunmyeong

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She was born as Princess Deokman's twin sister but only she was chosen to live in the palace as a princess. She grew up with everything she could desire. Due to Mi-shil's influence, she lived quietly in the palace, but she possessed charisma and intelligence. After learning that she had a twin sister, she and Princess Deokman were reunited. While trying to reinstate her sister as a princess, she was assassinated by Mi-shil.

Uhm Tae Wong as Kim Yushin

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A great Silla general. With a handsome face and outstanding battle skills, he became the leader of the elite Hwarang corps. With a grand vision of unifying the three kingdoms under Silla's rule, he aligns himself with Princess Deokman who puts her complete trust in him. Princess Deokman later fell in love with Kim Yusin but they were unable to be together due to a twist of fate.
*Hwarang: Hwarang were elite Silla warriors who also received training in the arts and music.

Kim Nam Gil as Bidam

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Although he was the son of Mi-shil, he helped Princess Deokman become the ruler. When he saw that Princess Deokman trusted Kim Yusin more than him, he became jealous and led a revolt against Kim Yusin.

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Queen Seon Deok is currently airing in the Philippines
Monday to Friday at GMA telebabad before Diva..
=)

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Well I must say... this is a historical drama that will make you want to know the korea's history Queen Seon Duk Icon_cheers