The King of Legend

The King of Legend
Promotional poster
Also known asKing Geunchogo
Hangul
근초고왕
Hanja
近肖古王
RRGeunchogowang
MRKŭnch'ogowang
GenrePeriod drama
Action
Written byJung Sung-hee
Yoo Seung-ryul
Directed byYoon Chang-bum
Kim Young-jo
StarringKam Woo-sung
Kim Ji-soo
Lee Jong-won
Lee Ji-hoon
Ahn Jae-mo
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes60
Production
Executive producerLee Jae-young
ProducersShin Hyun-soo
Han Chul-kyung
Running timeSaturdays and Sundays at 20:55 (KST)
Original release
NetworkKorean Broadcasting System
Release6 November 2010 (2010-11-06) –
29 May 2011 (2011-05-29)
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The King of Legend (Korean근초고왕; lit. 'King Geunchogo') is a 2010 South Korean historical drama based on King Geunchogo of Baekje. Besides historical information from the historical texts Samguk sagi and Samguk yusa, it was also inspired by a novel written by Lee Munyeol, a renowned Korean writer. The drama aired on KBS1 in South Korea, and internationally through KBS World.