Queen Seondeok (TV series)

Queen Seondeok
Also known asThe Great Queen Seondeok
Genre
Created byLee Chang-seop (MBC Drama Division)
Written by
Directed by
Starring
Music byLim Ha-young
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes62
Production
Producers
  • Park Myeong-guk
  • Mik Tae-won
  • Kim Ho-young
  • Yoo Hyeon-jong
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time60~65
Production companyTime Box Production
Original release
NetworkMBC
Release25 May (2009-05-25) –
22 December 2009 (2009-12-22)
Infobox instructions (only shown in preview)
Korean name
Hangul
선덕여왕
Hanja
Revised RomanizationSeondeok Yeowang
McCune–ReischauerSŏndŏk Yŏwang

Queen Seondeok (Korean선덕여왕; Hanja善德女王; RRSeondeok Yeowang) is a 2009 South Korean historical drama produced by MBC and Time Box Production for the former's 48th founding anniversary, starring Lee Yo-won, Go Hyun-jung, Uhm Tae-woong, Kim Nam-gil, and Park Ye-jin. It chronicles the life of Queen Seondeok of Silla.[1] It aired on MBC from May 25 to December 22, 2009 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 62 episodes.[2]

The viewership ratings for the show topped TV charts almost every week during its run, peaking at 43.6 percent.[3] It swept the 2009 MBC Drama Awards; actress Go Hyun-jung's performance and subsequent grand prize win received near-universal acclaim.[4]

  1. ^ Han, Sang-hee (9 May 2009). "New Epic Drama to Bring Rivalry, Love to TV". The Korea Times. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  2. ^ Yoon, Ina (30 December 2009). "REVIEW: Queen Seon-deok - Final episode". 10Asia. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
  3. ^ Kim, Lynn (23 December 2009). "TV series Seon-deok makes proud exit". 10Asia. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  4. ^ Park, So-yeon (31 December 2009). "Ko Hyun-joung wins grand prize at MBC Acting Awards". 10Asia. Retrieved 1 April 2013.