Series synopsis
Immortal Admiral Yi Sun-sin, also known as 불멸의 이순신 is a South Korean drama television series that premiered on KBS1 on September 4, 2004. It ended on September 4, 2005. It was created by Lee Sung-joo, 김정규. It stars Kim Myung-min, Choi Cheol-ho, Choi Jae-sung and Kim Ha-kyoon.
Admiral Yi Sun-shin, who led the Joseon Navy to a myth of invincibility during the Hideyoshi invasion, was a true soldier and leader who struggled to protect people. Drama Yi Sun-shin is not a biography of Admiral Yi Sun-shin, nor does it inetnd to reconstruct a part of the Joseon Dynasty that existed in the 16th century. This drama will merely look into many human beings, incliuding Yi Sun-shin, who underwent an extreme situation. It is not just a historical drama series. It’s rather about huma ...
Premise
Admiral Yi Sun-shin, who led the Joseon Navy to a myth of invincibility during the Hideyoshi invasion, was a true soldier and leader who struggled to protect people. Drama Yi Sun-shin is not a biography of Admiral Yi Sun-shin, nor does it inetnd to reconstruct a part of the Joseon Dynasty that existed in the 16th century. This drama will merely look into many human beings, incliuding Yi Sun-shin, who underwent an extreme situation. It is not just a historical drama series. It’s rather about human nature that makes both of the war and peace. It is a Korean version of “War and Peace” in 21st century. No hero has ever been sent by heaven. He has emerged as one ultimately after undergoing a lifelong process. Drama Yi Sun-shin is designed to shed a new light upon him as a human being.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Kim Myung-min as Yi Sun-sin
- Choi Cheol-ho as King Seonjo
- Choi Jae-sung as Won Gyun
- Kim Ha-kyoon
- Lee In as Prince Gwanghae
- Kim Gyu-ri as Park Mi-jin/Park Cho-hee
- Ki Joo-bong as Yoon Hwan-shi
- Lee Hyo-jeong as Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Supporting cast
- Jang Soon Gook as Jo Seung Hoon
- Kim Dong-seok as Li Guang
- Im Byeong-gi as Hwang Yoon Kil
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 139 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 33 | September 1, 2014 | October 28, 2014 |
| Season 1 | 106 | September 4, 2004 | September 4, 2005 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | September 1, 2014 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | September 2, 2014 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | September 3, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | September 4, 2004 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | September 5, 2004 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | September 11, 2004 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | KBS1 |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 4, 2004 |
| Last aired | September 4, 2005 |
| Runtime | 50 minutes |
| Status | Ended |