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Gwanggaeto, The Great Conqueror (2011)

First aired June 4, 201150m/ep1 season · 92 epsEnded
6.0

4 votes

Overview

Gwanggaeto, The Great Conqueror is an alternate title for King Gwanggaeto the Great, a historical drama based on the life of the nineteenth monarch of Goguryeo, Gwanggaeto the Great. The drama was based on two sources, Gwanggaeto the Great by Jeong Jip, and Great Conquests of Gwanggaeto by Hyeong Minu.

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Seasons

Status

Ended

Language

Korean

Type

Scripted

Last Air Date

April 29, 2012

Networks

KBS1

Production

KBS

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ParkMin

ParkMin

4.0

The drama features the type of king that would befriend the cruelest of enemies and forgive the greatest of sins. The embodiment of a true anime protagonist! I have way too many problems with the narrative to begin counting, even when disregarding the historical accuracy aspect. Loyalty has no real weight, decades of loyalty would parish and turns into a betrayal over a small lie. The drama does a poor job bridging its narrative and filling the gaps between historical facts and a drama production storytelling. Speaking of production, I would classify it almost unwatchable from a production val…

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