Tree with Deep Roots( 2011)

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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.

Sang-yeon Park
Creator
Kim Young-hyun
Creator
Jang Tae-yoo
Creator

Series Cast

Han Suk-kyu
King Se-jong
Jang Hyuk
Kang Chae-yoon / Ddol-bok
Shin Se-kyung
So-yi / Dam
Cho Jin-woong
Moo-hyul
Yoon Je-moon
Jeong Gi-joon
Baek Yoon-sik
Yi Bang-won
Park Hyeok-kwon
Jung In-ji
Kim Ki-bum
Pak Paengnyeon
Shin So-yul
Mok-ya
Choi Il-hwa
Kim Jongseo
Kim Ki-bang
Cho Tak
Lee Soo-hyuk
Yoon Pyeong
Choi Woo-shik
Jeong Gi-joon / Ga Ri-on (young)
Ahn Suk-hwan
Lee Shin-juk
Jo Hee-bong
Han Myung-hoi / Han Ga-nom
Lee Jae-yong
Cho Mal-sang
Kim Hyun-soo
So-Yi (child)
Yeo Jin-goo
Ddol-bok (teen)
Jung Jong-chul
Ok Ddeol-i
Han Sang-jin
Sim Jong-soo
Woo Hyeon
Lee Bang-ji
Ryu Seung-su
Jang Seong-soo
Jung Da-bin
Yeon-doo
Kim Jong-Kuk
Jeong Byul-gam
Kim Eung-soo
Ki Je-yeon
Jeon No-min
Jeong Do-kwang
Seo Jun-yeong
Grand Prince Gwangpyeong
Hyun Woo
Seong Sam-mun
Goo Seung-hyun
Kang Chae-yoon and Dam's eldest son
Song Ok-suk
Do Dam-daek
Lee Se-na
Geun-Ji
Kim Kyung-Jin
Gakseoli Boss
Song Joong-ki
King Se-Jong [Young]

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Season 1

2011 | 24 Episodes

Season 1 of Tree with Deep Roots premiered on Oct 05 2011

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A review by ParkMin

Written by ParkMin on Sat Dec 09 2023

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 s...