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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.

  1. Kim Young-hyun

    Creator

  2. Sang-yeon Park

    Creator

  3. Jang Tae-yoo

    Creator

Series Cast

  1. Han Suk-kyu

    Han Suk-kyu

    King Se-jong

  2. Jang Hyuk

    Jang Hyuk

    Kang Chae-yoon / Ddol-bok

  3. Shin Se-kyung

    Shin Se-kyung

    So-yi / Dam

  4. Cho Jin-woong

    Cho Jin-woong

    Moo-hyul

  5. Yoon Je-moon

    Yoon Je-moon

    Jeong Gi-joon

  6. Baek Yoon-sik

    Baek Yoon-sik

    Yi Bang-won

  7. Park Hyuk-kwon

    Park Hyuk-kwon

    Jung In-ji

  8. Kim Ki-bum

    Kim Ki-bum

    Pak Paengnyeon

  9. Shin So-yul

    Shin So-yul

    Mok-ya

Last Season

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Season 1

2011 | 24 Episodes

Season 1 of Tree with Deep Roots premiered on October 5, 2011.

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A review by ParkMin

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Written by ParkMin on Dec 9, 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 ...

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StatusEnded

Networks

  • SBS

TypeScripted

Original LanguageKorean

Keywords

  • 15th century
  • joseon dynasty (1392–1910)
  • king sejong
  • hangul