| Overview: | After an incredible success of three revolutionary Dramas - Hur Jun, the best Dramas of 2002 Sang Do and a masterpiece Dae Jang Geum, here comes Master Lee Byung Moon's latest work - Seo Dong Yo, the first Korean Drama to seriously tackle the Baekje Kingdom. Lee risked a lot by casting young and inexperienced actors like Lee Bo Young (Save Your Last Dance for Me), Jo Hyun Jae (Only You, Sunshine of Love) and Ryu Jin (Oh! Feel Young), but the results proved he was right, with ratings in the mid 20%'s and shares 38%. The show gave a new spin to the usual formulas of historical Dramas by focusing on scientific aspects of that historical period instead of the usual conflict between Baekje and Shilla. And of course you get your dose of melodrama, with young Seo Dong (Jo Hyun Jae) and Shilla spy Satek Giru (Ryu Jin) fighting not only over the future of Baekje's throne, but also the graces of Shilla Princess Seon Hwa (Lee Bo Young).
Before Romeo and Juliet and Chunhyang, there was Seo Dong and Seon Hwa. The fated love between Princess Seon Hwa of the Shilla kingdom and Seo Dong, the future King Mu of the Baekje kingdom, is a classic tale set in Shakespearean lore. It is immortalized in Seo Dong Yo, or "The Ballad of Seo Dong", an old Korean folk song that spread quickly through the palace and the country during the Shilla period.This age-old story now receives new life under Lee Byung Hoon,the man behind masterpieces like Dae Jang Geum, Hur Jun and Sang Do. With stars Jo Hyun Jae (Sunshine of Love) and Lee Bo Young (Save Your Last Dance for Me) on board, Seo Dong Yo promises to be as innovative and engaging as Lee's previous historical dramas.
Seo Dong (Jo Hyun Jae) is just a commoner, a technician who grew up in Baekje's prestigious Taehaksa Institute, but his life is on-the brink of extraordinary change. His love for Shilla's Princess Seon Hwa (Lee Bo Young) transforms his life forever, and he carries a secret that could alter the fate of the Baekje kingdom.
The first 28 episodes detail Seo Dong's childhood, his first meeting with Seon Hwa, and his maturation at Taehaksa.
The last 27 episodes up the ante in terms of intrigue, contains the thrilling conclusion to the series, with Seo Dong and Mok Ra Su (Lee Chang Hoon of A Million Roses) fighting to keep fi the secret of Baekje's Crown Prince intact,and Satek Giru plotting with Buyeo Seon (Kim Young Ho of The Second Proposal) to disrupt their plans.
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