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05/10/2011 Drama 1h 10m
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Overview

Deep Rooted Tree is a 2011 South Korean television series starring Jang Hyuk, Shin Se-kyung and Han Suk-kyu. Based on the novel of the same title by Lee Jeong-myeong, it aired on SBS from October 5 to December 22, 2011 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 24 episodes. Taking its name from the poem Yongbieocheonga that says that trees with deep roots do not sway, the series tells the story of a royal guard investigating a case involving the serial murders of Jiphyeonjeon scholars in Gyeongbok Palace while King Sejong comes to create the Korean written language.

Top billed cast

  1. Han Suk-kyu

    King Se-jong

  2. Jang Hyuk

    Kang Chae-yoon / Ddol-bok

  3. Shin Sae-kyeong

    So-yi / Dam

  4. Lee Soo-hyuk

    Yoon Pyeong

  5. Cho Jin-woong

    Moo-hyul

  6. Seo Jun-young

    Grand Prince Gwangpyeong

  7. Yoon Je-moon

    Jeong Gi-joon

  8. Baek Yoon-sik

    Yi Bang-won

  9. Park Hyuk-kwon

    Jung In-ji

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Full Cast & Crew

Current Season

Season 1

 2011 | 24 Episodes

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Reviews

A review by ParkMin
Written by ParkMin on 2023-12-09
Unfortunately, Jang Hyuk playing the same character he played in The Slave Hunters (2010) and that alone was problematic in that one. Unlike The Slave Hunters (2010), this one had a lot of interesting ideas and plot threads but they never reached their full potentials because it came at the cost of shoving flashy fantasy elements instead of keeping it grounded to reality, a case in point super-swordsmen flying and dashing. On the other hand, the "deep roots" plot was a massive clusterfuck of bullshit and was its weakest part. Not only that, the final battle/fight that we were anticipating for ...read the rest
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Status
Ended

Original Language
Korean

Original Name
뿌리깊은 나무

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