HOME  >  PORTFOLIO  >  DRAMA       2004   2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1995 1991   2004 Emperor of the Sea 2004 Oh Pil Seung, Bong Soon Young 2004 When a man is in Love 2004 Full House 2004 The Sunshine it Pours         2004. 11   KBS Special Project   Kang Byungtae Jung Jinok   Choi Soojong, Soo Ae Song Ilguk, Kim Heungsoo, Park Younggyu, Chae Jungahn “The one who conquers the sea will become the ruler of an empire” Jang Bogo, the emperor of the sea trader who dreamt of building a great marine empire a millennium ago. He was a man of the world and the future who became the only figure freely sailing the borderless ocean in our nation’s history, exploring the sea route to Dang Dynasty, Japan and further to the Arabian Sea, and transforming the Cheoghaejin into the hub of the trade in the Northeastern Region. But Kim, Boo-sik, the writer of “the Chronicles of the Three States”, described him as betrayer who had plotted rebellion. In “the Heritage of the Three States”, Jang Bogo was quoted as a lowly seaman who rebelled against the king, but was eventually killed by Yeomjang in obedience to a royal command. Though the history generally tends to be written just in favor of the winners, it can only be said that it is too partial and unfair to depict Jang Bogo as a mere mean betrayer and a loser in the history. The drama is intended to cope with such a distorted historical standpoint, and to portray Jang Bogo’s diehard character and his life full of ups and downs, thereby inspiring a challenging spirit and hope toward the future for the coming generation, who will be playing a leading role in building a hub nation in the Northeast Region in the 21st century.