Deep Rooted Tree

Deep Rooted Tree
Deep Rooted Tree
Also known as 뿌리깊은 나무
Tree With Deep Roots
Genre Crime
History
Format Television series
Written by Kim Young-hyun
Park Sang-yun
Lee Jeong-myeong (original novel)
Directed by Jang Tae-yoo
Starring Jang Hyuk
Han Suk-kyu
Shin Se-kyung
Country of origin South Korea
Language(s) Korean
No. of episodes 24
Production
Location(s) Korea
Running time Wednesday & Thursday 21:55 (KST)
Broadcast
Original channel SBS
Original airing 5 October 2011 (2011-10-05)
Chronology
Preceded by Protect the Boss
Followed by TBA
External links
Website

Tree With Deep Roots (뿌리깊은 나무) is a 24-episode television series currently airing on SBS. It is based on the novel by Lee Jeong-myeong (another Lee novel Painter of the Wind was also adapted by SBS in 2008). The drama stars Jang Hyuk, Shin Se-kyung and Han Suk-kyu. This is Han's TV comeback after 16 years of solely film work; he plays King Sejong the Great, whose younger version is played by Song Joong-Ki.

Synopsis

A tree with deep roots takes its name from a poem(Yongbieocheonga) that says that trees with deep roots do not sway. It takes place in a prosperous time - the era of King Sejong, who invented the modern Korean writing system in the 15th century. The book deals with a series of murders that occur in Gyeongbok Palace (or Gyeongbokgung) that targeted scholars of the Hall of Worthies (an institute set up by King Sejong for scholarly research). As Kang Chae-yoon investigates these cases and gets closer to the truth, he finds himself embroiled in a massive conspiracy behind the killings. Because of his father's death as child, Chae-yoon has grudge against the King and his childhood sweetheart, who became mute, was taken as a court lady.

Cast

Jang Hyuk as Kang Chae-yoon/Ddol-Bok
    • Chae Sang-woo as young Ddol-Bok
A Fomrer Slave turned royal guard and detective of King Sejong (whom he held a grudge against). As a child, Ddol-Bok protected his mentally retarded father from the teasing of other servants of the Queen's family. Later, Ddol-Bok 's father was arrested then beaten near death, dying in front of him and his childhood friend So-yi was taken by Court Ladies. He was saved by Lee Do and swore to avenge his father's death before he became a soldier by a changed name. Chae-yoon later became a low-level guard along with his friends. He doesn't know that So-yi and Dam-yi are same person who he thought had died and reunited after discvoring each other
Han Suk-kyu as King Sejong
    • Song Joong-Ki as teen Yi Do
    • Kang San as child Yi Do
The King who Ddol-Bok held a grudge against, and the creator of Hangul. During his early years as king , Lee Do had a strained relationship with his father and harbored guilt for seeing people's suffering (including his wife's family) by his father's tyrannic rule. He was the one who saved Ddol-Bok 's life. After the death of his father and his wife Seoeun, Lee Do (Sejong) sends Kang Chae-yoon as investigator (unaware he is the same boy whom he spared) and is helped by So-yi in the creation of Hangul. He later finds out that Chae-yoon is the same boy who tried to kill him.
Shin Se-kyung as So-yi/Dam-yi
    • Kim Hyun-soo as young Dam-yi
Chae-yoon's friend who was saved as a child by Sejong's wife and became a court lady. During her early years as court lady, Lee Do apologized to her for what he did about her family's death.in episode 13 she found Chae-yoon is actually Ddok-bok
  • Jeon No-min as Jeong Do-Kwang, Sambong Jeong Do-jeon's brother
  • Yoon Je-moon as Ga Ri-on
  • Ahn Suk-hwan as Lee Shin-juk
  • Lee Jae-yong as Jo Mal-saeng
  • Kwon Taewon as Choe Manri
  • Jeon Seonghwan as Hwang Hui
  • Jo Jin-woong as Moo-hyool
  • Park Hyuk-kwon as Jeong In-ji
  • Jang Ji-Eun as Queen Sohun
  • Kim Ki-bang as Cho Tak
  • Shin Seung-hwan as Park Po
  • Song Ok-sook
  • Suh Joon-young as Prince Gwangpyeong
  • Lee Soo-hyuk as Yoon Pyeong
  • Kim Ki Bum as Pak Paengnyeon
  • Hyun Woo as Seong Sam-mun
  • Jo Hee-bong as Han Ga-nom
  • Jun Young-bin as Mak-soo
  • Yoo Hyun-soo as Lee Soon-ji
  • Shin So-yool as Mok-yi
  • Shim So-hun as Duk-geum
  • Baek Yoon-sik as King Taejong, Lee Bangwon (cameo)
  • Han insoo as Sim On (cameo)

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