Emperor of the SeaEmperor of the Sea is a South Korean television drama series directed by Kang Il-soo and Kang Byung-taek and starring Choi Soo-jong, Chae Shi-ra, Song Il-gook and Soo Ae. It aired on KBS2 from November 24, 2004 to May 25, 2005 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:50 for 51 episodes. The historical drama is based on Choi In-ho's novel of the same title, which depicts the life of Jang Bogo, who rises from a lowly slave to a powerful maritime figure who dominated the East Asia seas and international trade during the Unified Silla Dynasty. The drama was received extremely well, holding the number one spot in the ratings for majority of the weeks it aired. It was also exported to eight countries earning approximately US$1.8 million in profits. The filming set in Wando County, South Jeolla Province also became a tourist attraction.
DirectorsKang Il-soo, Kang Byung Taek
WritersHwang Ju-ha, Choi In-ho
Emperor of the Sea Episode 1
Nov 24, 2004
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Emperor of the Sea Episode 2
Nov 25, 2004
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Emperor of the Sea Episode 3
Dec 1, 2004
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Emperor of the Sea Episode 4
Dec 2, 2004
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Emperor of the Sea Episode 5
Dec 8, 2004
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Emperor of the Sea Episode 6
Dec 9, 2004
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Emperor of the Sea Episode 7
Dec 15, 2004
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Emperor of the Sea Episode 8
Dec 16, 2004
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Emperor of the Sea Episode 9
Dec 22, 2004
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Emperor of the Sea Episode 10
Dec 23, 2004
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Emperor of the Sea Episode 11
Dec 29, 2004
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Emperor of the Sea Episode 12
Dec 30, 2004
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Emperor of the Sea Episode 13
Jan 5, 2005
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Emperor of the Sea Episode 14
Jan 6, 2005
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Emperor of the Sea Episode 15
Jan 12, 2005
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Emperor of the Sea Episode 16
Jan 13, 2005
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Emperor of the Sea Episode 17
Jan 19, 2005
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Emperor of the Sea Episode 18
Jan 20, 2005
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Emperor of the Sea Episode 19
Jan 26, 2005
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Emperor of the Sea Episode 20
Jan 27, 2005
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Emperor of the Sea Episode 21
Feb 2, 2005
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Emperor of the Sea Episode 22
Feb 3, 2005
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Emperor of the Sea Episode 23
Feb 9, 2005
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Emperor of the Sea Episode 24
Feb 10, 2005
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Emperor of the Sea Episode 25
Feb 16, 2005
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Emperor of the Sea Episode 26
Feb 17, 2005
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Emperor of the Sea Episode 27
Feb 23, 2005
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Emperor of the Sea Episode 28
Feb 24, 2005
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Emperor of the Sea Episode 29
Mar 2, 2005
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Emperor of the Sea Episode 30
Mar 3, 2005
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Emperor of the Sea Episode 31
Mar 9, 2005
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Emperor of the Sea Episode 32
Mar 10, 2005
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Emperor of the Sea Episode 33
Mar 16, 2005
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Emperor of the Sea Episode 34
Mar 17, 2005
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Emperor of the Sea Episode 35
Mar 23, 2005
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Emperor of the Sea Episode 36
Mar 24, 2005
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Emperor of the Sea Episode 37
Mar 30, 2005
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Emperor of the Sea Episode 38
Mar 31, 2005
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Emperor of the Sea Episode 39
Apr 6, 2005
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Emperor of the Sea Episode 40
Apr 7, 2005
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Emperor of the Sea Episode 41
Apr 13, 2005
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Emperor of the Sea Episode 42
Apr 14, 2005
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Emperor of the Sea Episode 43
Apr 20, 2005
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Emperor of the Sea Episode 44
Apr 21, 2005
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Emperor of the Sea Episode 45
Apr 27, 2005
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Emperor of the Sea Episode 46
Apr 28, 2005
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Emperor of the Sea Episode 47
May 4, 2005
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Emperor of the Sea Episode 48
May 5, 2005
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Emperor of the Sea Episode 49
May 11, 2005
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Emperor of the Sea Episode 50
May 12, 2005
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Emperor of the Sea Episode 51
May 18, 2005
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ParkMin
@ParkMin
What's up with the ending of episode 2 and onward? They straight up gave us random spoiler scenes and cuts from different points of future episodes. This was just a cheap tactic trying to hold the viewers hostage early on. Maybe because episode 1 wasn't well perceived? Kicked off to a bad start already. Song Il Gook and Chae Shi Ra were okay. Choi Soo Jong isn't appealing in historical dramas as always. Park Soo Ae was meh, she's better off in regular melos. The story and directing were equally problematic mainly regarding two insufferable themes that is love and rivalry, of which both were subjected to pathetic writing. If that wasn't enough, you got too many repeated montages of flashbacks to keep you annoyed. At the end, we got a "let's just wrap it up and end it" type of ending. Some characters were completely robbed off of a reasonable ending. It wasn't even a matter of historical accuracy, that's irrelevant. Emperor of the sea but they were 99.9% of the times on land.
