Eight Days, Assassination Attempts against King Jeongjo | |
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Also known as | Eight Days Mystery of Jeongjo Assassination |
Hangul | 정조암살미스터리 8일 |
Hanja | 正祖暗殺미스터리 8日 |
Literal meaning | Jeongjo Assassination Mystery 8 Days |
Revised Romanization | Jeongjoamsalmiseuteori 8il |
McCune–Reischauer | Chŏngjoamsalmisŭt'ŏri 8il |
Genre | Period drama Drama |
Based on | Journey by Oh Se-yeong |
Written by | Kim Won-seok |
Directed by | Park Jong-won |
Starring | Kim Sang-joong Park Jung-chul Jung Ae-ri Lee Seon-ho Hee Won |
Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language | Korean |
No. of episodes | 10 |
Production | |
Executive producer | Han Chang-hoon |
Producers | Go Jang-won Kim Do-yeon Ahn Sang-hwi Lee Joo-hyung |
Running time | Saturdays and Sundays at 23:00 (KST) |
Original release | |
Network | CJ CGV |
Release | November 17 December 16, 2007 | –
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Eight Days, Assassination Attempts against King Jeongjo (Korean: 정조암살미스터리 8일; Hanja: 正祖暗殺미스터리 8日; RR: Jeongjoamsalmiseuteori 8il; MR: Chŏngjoamsalmisŭt'ŏri 8il; lit. Jeongjo Assassination Mystery 8 Days) is a South Korean television miniseries starring Kim Sang-joong, Park Jung-chul, Jung Ae-ri, Lee Seon-ho, and Hee Won. The series ran for 10 episodes, and was aired by CGV from November 17, 2007 to December 16, 2007. This show is placed in the context of the eight days procession organized in 1795 by King Jeongjo of Joseon to visit the tomb of his father at Hwaseong Fortress. This historic event was a huge one, involving 5,661 people and 1,417 horses.[1]