Gyebaek (TV series)

Gyebaek
Promotional poster for Gyebaek
Genre	Historical Action
Written by	Kim Geun-hong
Directed by	Jung Hyung-soo
Starring	Lee Seo-jin Cho Jae-hyun Oh Yeon-soo Song Ji-hyo
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language(s)	Korean
No. of episodes	36
Production
Running time	70 minutes
Production company(s)	Gyebaek SPC Curtain Call
Release
Original network	Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation
Original release	July 23 – November 22, 2011
Chronology
Preceded by	Miss Ripley
Followed by	Lights and Shadows
External links
Website

Gyebaek (Hangul: 계백; Hanja: 階伯) is a 2011 South Korean period ("costume") drama series, starring Lee Seo-jin, Cho Jae-hyun, Oh Yeon-soo, and Song Ji-hyo. It aired on MBC from July 23 to November 22, 2011 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 32 episodes.

The series was filmed at MBC Dramia in Gyeonggi Province.^[1]

Plot

Set in the Baekje kingdom in the mid-7th century, the drama chronicles the life and times of the storied warrior General Gyebaek who is remembered in history for leading Baekje's last stand against the Silla in the Battle of Hwangsanbeol.

Cast

• Lee Seo-jin as Gyebaek
  • Lee Hyun-woo as teen Gyebaek
• Cho Jae-hyun as King Uija^[2]
  • Choi Won-hong as child Uija
  • Noh Young-hak as teen Uija
• Oh Yeon-soo as Sa Taek-bi
• Song Ji-hyo as Eun-ko^[3][4]
  • Jeon Min-seo as child Eun-ko
  • Park Eun-bin as teen Eun-ko
• Jin Tae-hyun as Gyo-ki
  • Nam Da-reum as child Gyo-ki
  • Seo Young-joo as teen Gyo-ki
• Choi Jong-hwan as King Mu
• Cha In-pyo as Moo-jin
• Jeon No-min as Sung-choong
• Yoon Da-hoon as Dok-kye
• Kim Yu-seok as Heung-soo
• Go Yoon-hoo as Dae-soo
  • Lee Poong-woon as teen Dae-soo
• Jang Hee-woong as Yong-soo
  • Lee Chan-ho as teen Yong-soo
• Jo Kyung-hoon as Baek-pa
• Yoon Won-seok as Po-deuk
• Park Sung-woong as Kim Yushin
• Ahn Gil-kang as Kwi-woon
• Jung Sung-mo as Yoon-choong
• Kim Byung-ki as Sa Taek Jeok Deok
• Kwon Yong-woon as Chun-dol
• Jo Sang-ki as Nam-jo
• Kim Joong-ki as Ki-mi
• Seo Beom-sik as Sa-gul
• Choi Jae-ho as Ui-jik
• Kim Dong-hee as Eun-sang
• Shin Eun-jung as Queen Seonhwa
• Im Hyun-sik as Yeon Moon-jin
• Soon Dong-woon as Jin-kook
• Lee Byung-sik as Hyub-jong
• Jung Han-heon as Baek-eun
• Jung Ki-sung as Yeon Choong-min
• Chae Hee-jae as Cho Raeng-yi
• Lee Tae-kyung as vestal
• Hyomin as Cho-young^[5]
  • Han Bo-bae as teen Cho-young
• Lee Han-wi as Im-ja
• Oh Ji-young as Jung-hwa
• Choi Ran as Young-myo
• Ryu Je-hee as Hyo-so
• Park Yu-hwan as Buk-jo
• Kim Hye-sun as Eul-nyeo
• Kim Hyun-sung as Moon-geun
  • Lee Min-ho as teen Moon-geun
• Kim Yoo-jin as Yeol-bae
• Lee Dong-kyu as Kim Chunchu
• Han Ji-woo as Yeon Tae-yeon
• Jung So-young as Myung-joo
• Kwak Min-seok as Mok Han-deok
• Kang Chul-sung as Yushin's senior

International broadcast

• Vietnam: VTC9 - Let's Viet - aired from January 23, 2015.
• Iran: IRIB Namayesh TV - aired from June 6, 2015 to July 15, 2015^[6]
• Thailand: 3 Family (in a network of Channel 3) - starting August, 25 2016^[7]

References

1. "Dramas Shot in Dramia". MBC Dramia. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
2. Kim, Heidi (May 25, 2011). "Jo Jae-hyun to turn king in new historical drama". 10Asia. Retrieved November 19, 2012.
3. Sunwoo, Carla (September 20, 2011). "Gyebaek actress rushed to hospital". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved November 24, 2011.
4. Kim, Ji-yeon (September 20, 2012). "Song Ji Hyo Leaves Hospital to Return to Gye Baek". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Retrieved November 11, 2012.
5. Lee, Kyung-nam (August 17, 2011). "Hyo Min Criticized for Wearing Circle Lenses in a Traditional Drama". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Retrieved November 11, 2012.
6. http://namayeshtv.ir/public/news/site/akhbariran/3681
7. "เรื่องย่อ ยอดขุนพลคู่แผ่นดิน (Gye Baek)". luvasianseries.blogspot (in Thai). 2016-09-12. Retrieved 2016-10-09.

External links

• Gyebaek official MBC website (Korean)
• Gyebaek at HanCinema
• Gyebaek at the Internet Movie Database