Title: 선덕여왕 / Queen Seon Duk
Chinese Title : 善德女王
Genre: Historical, period
Episodes: 62
Broadcast network: MBC
Broadcast period: 2009-May-25 to to 2009-Dec-22
Air time: Monday & Tuesdays 21:55
Synopsis
King Jinpyeong did not have any sons to name as a successor to his throne. Thus he named his eldest daughter, Princess Duk Man, to be his successor. The drama will be about the life of Princess Duk Man who was later known as Queen Seon Duk, the first Queen of Silla.
Cast
Lee Yo Won as Princess Duk Man / later Queen Seon Duk
Nam Ji Hyun as Young Princess Duk Man
Ko Hyun Jung as Lady Mi Shil
UEE as young Mi Shil
Uhm Tae Woong as Kim Yoo Shin
Lee Hyun Woo as young Kim Yoo Shin
Extended Cast
Jo Min Ki as King Jinpyeong (Duk Man’s father)
Baek Jong Min as young Jinpyeong
Kang San as child Jinpyeong
Yoon Yoo Sun as lady Ma Ya (Duk Man’s mother; King Jinyeong’s wife)
Park Soo Jin as young Ma Ya
Park Ye Jin as Princess Chun Myung (King Jinpyeong’s 2nd daughter; Kim Yong Soo’s wife)
Shin Se Kyung as young Princess Chun Myung
Seo Young Hee as So Hwa
Park Jung Chul as Kim Yong Soo (King Jinji’s eldest son)
Do Yi Sung as Kim Yong Choon (King Jinji’s 2nd son)
Yoo Seung Ho as Kim Chun Chu (Kim Yong Soo’s and Princess Chun Myung’s son)
Park Eun Bin as Bo Rang (Mi Shil’s granddaughter; Bo Jong’s daughter; Kim Chun Chu’s wife)
Jung Hye Sun as lady Man Ho (Jinpyeong and Man Myeong’s mother)
Shin Goo as Eul Je
Im Ye Jin as lady Man Myeong (Jipyeong’s sister; Kim Seo Hyun’s wife)
Jung Ho Bin as Moon No (the 8th leader of Hwarang Warriors)
Im Ho as King Jinji (cameo, ep1)
Lee Soon Jae as King Jin Heung (cameo, ep1)
Kim Nam Gil as Bi Dam (King Jinji and Mi Shil’s son)
Park Ji Bin as young Bi Dam (ep 31)
Jung Woong In as Mi Saeng (Mi Shil’s younger brother; the 10th leader of Hwarang Warriors)
Dok Go Young Jae as Se Jong (Mi Shil’s husband; the 6th leader of Hwarang Warriors)
Jun Noh Min as Seol Won (Mi Shil’s lover; the 7th leader of Hwarang Warriors)
Kim Jung Hyun as Ha Jong (Mi Shil and Se Jong’s son; the 11th leader of Hwarang Warriors)
Baek Do Bin as Bo Jong (Mi Shil and Seol Won’s son)
Kwak Jung Wook as young Bo Jong
Qri (큐리) as Young Mo (Mi Shil’s daughter; Kim Yoo Shin’s wife)
Ahn Kil Kang as Chil Sook
Song Ok Sook as Seo Ri
Kang Sung Pil as San Tak
Kim Dong Soo as Hyeop Seong
Jung Sung Mo as Kim Seo Hyun (Kim Yoo Shin’s father)
Lee Moon Shik as Jook Bong
Ryu Dam as Go Do
Jung Ho Geun as Seol Ji
Joo Sang Wook as Wol Ya
Moon Ji Yoon as Si Yeol
Shin Tae Hoon (신태훈) as young Si Yeol
Jun Young Bin as Gok Sa Heun
Jung Hyung Min (정형민) as young Gok Sa Heun
Park Young Seo as Dae Pung
Lee Suk Min (이석민) as young Dae Pung
Go Yoon Hoo as Ho Jae (the 14th leader of Hwarang Warriors)
Hong Kyung In as Seok Pum
No Young Hak as young Seok Pum
Lee Seung Hyo as Alcheon
Ho Hyo Hoon (호효훈) as young Alcheon
Kang Ji Hoo as Im Jong
Kim Suk as young Im Jong
Suh Dong Won as Deok Chung
Lee Do Hyun as young Deok Chung
Jang Hee Woong as Bakui
Seo Sang Won as young Bakui
Lee Sang Hyun as Pil Tan
Kim Tae Jin (김태진) as young Pil Tan
Choi Sung Jo as Seon Yeol
Oh Eun Suk (오은석) as Young Seon Yeol
Kim Dong Hee as Wang Yoon
Ryu Sang Wook as Dae Nam Bo
Kim Sang Bin (김상빈) as young Dae Nam Bo
Choi Woo Sung (최우성) as young Wang Woo
Park Jae Jung as Sa Da Ham (Mi Shil’s first love; cameo, ep13)
Production Credits
Director: Park Hong Kyun (박홍균) & Kim Geun Hong (김근홍)
Screenwriter: Kim Young Hyun & Park Sang Yun (박상연)
Awards
2009 MBC Drama Awards: Grand Prize (Ko Hyun Jung)
2009 MBC Drama Awards: Female Top Excellence Award (Lee Yo Won)
2009 MBC Drama Awards: Male Top Excellence Award (Uhm Tae Woong)
2009 MBC Drama Awards: Male Excellence Award (Kim Nam Gil)
2009 MBC Drama Awards: Male Newcomer Award (Yoo Seung Ho, Lee Seung Hyo)
2009 MBC Drama Awards: Drama of the Year Award
2009 MBC Drama Awards: Best Couple Award (Kim Nam Gil & Lee Yo Won)
2009 MBC Drama Awards: PD Award (Shin Goo)
2009 MBC Drama Awards: Special Child Actor Award (Nam Ji Hyun)
2009 MBC Drama Awards: Golden Acting Award (Ahn Kil Kang, Seo Young Hee)
2009 MBC Drama Awards: Writer of the Year Award (Kim Young Hyun & Park Sang Yun)
Episode Ratings
| Date | Episode | Nationwide | Seoul |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-05-25 | 1 | 16.0 (2nd) | 17.1 (2nd) |
| 2009-05-26 | 2 | 16.6 (2nd) | 17.8 (2nd) |
| 2009-06-01 | 3 | 21.3 (1st) | 23.3 (1st) |
| 2009-06-02 | 4 | 22.3 (1st) | 23.8 (1st) |
| 2009-06-08 | 5 | 21.6 (1st) | 23.7 (1st) |
| 2009-06-09 | 6 | 25.2 (1st) | 27.1 (1st) |
| 2009-06-15 | 7 | 27.9 (1st) | 30.0 (1st) |
| 2009-06-16 | 8 | 29.7 (1st) | 32.0 (1st) |
| 2009-06-22 | 9 | 28.1 (1st) | 30.0 (1st) |
| 2009-06-23 | 10 | 27.9 (1st) | 29.4 (1st) |
| 2009-06-29 | 11 | 29.4 (1st) | 30.8 (1st) |
| 2009-06-30 | 12 | 29.2 (1st) | 30.5 (1st) |
| 2009-07-06 | 13 | 29.9 (1st) | 31.6 (1st) |
| 2009-07-07 | 14 | 31.0 (1st) | 31.9 (1st) |
| 2009-07-13 | 15 | 31.6 (1st) | 32.8 (1st) |
| 2009-07-14 | 16 | 31.7 (1st) | 33.5 (1st) |
| 2009-07-20 | 17 | 30.7 (1st) | 32.0 (1st) |
| 2009-07-21 | 18 | 32.8 (1st) | 34.4 (1st) |
| 2009-07-27 | 19 | 32.7 (1st) | 34.1 (1st) |
| 2009-07-28 | 20 | 34.9 (1st) | 36.0 (1st) |
| 2009-08-03 | 21 | 31.9 (1st) | 33.2 (1st) |
| 2009-08-04 | 22 | 35.4 (1st) | 36.4 (1st) |
| 2009-08-10 | 23 | 37.5 (1st) | 39.6 (1st) |
| 2009-08-11 | 24 | 39.5 (1st) | 41.7 (1st) |
| 2009-08-17 | 25 | 39.0 (1st) | 40.4 (1st) |
| 2009-08-18 | 26 | 42.0 (1st) | 44.3 (1st) |
| 2009-08-24 | 27 | 40.3 (1st) | 41.7 (1st) |
| 2009-08-25 | 28 | 42.0 (1st) | 43.6 (1st) |
| 2009-08-31 | 29 | 42.2 (1st) | 44.7 (1st) |
| 2009-09-01 | 30 | 42.1 (1st) | 44.4 (1st) |
| 2009-09-07 | 31 | 43.5 (1st) | 45.4 (1st) |
| 2009-09-08 | 32 | 40.6 (1st) | 42.9 (1st) |
| 2009-09-14 | 33 | 40.6 (1st) | 42.1 (1st) |
| 2009-09-15 | 34 | 42.3 (1st) | 43.9 (1st) |
| 2009-09-21 | 35 | 41.6 (1st) | 44.6 (1st) |
| 2009-09-22 | 36 | 39.6 (1st) | 41.1 (1st) |
| 2009-09-28 | 37 | 39.1 (1st) | 40.3 (1st) |
| 2009-09-29 | 38 | 39.5 (1st) | 40.4 (1st) |
| 2009-10-05 | 39 | 39.3 (1st) | 40.6 (1st) |
| 2009-10-06 | 40 | 39.6 (1st) | 40.6 (1st) |
| 2009-10-12 | 41 | 38.1 (1st) | 39.9 (1st) |
| 2009-10-13 | 42 | 38.0 (1st) | 38.8 (1st) |
| 2009-10-19 | 43 | 38.3 (1st) | 38.8 (1st) |
| 2009-10-20 | 44 | 37.6 (1st) | 38.7 (1st) |
| 2009-10-26 | 45 | 39.3 (1st) | 41.5 (1st) |
| 2009-10-27 | 46 | 40.8 (1st) | 43.0 (1st) |
| 2009-11-02 | 47 | 41.7 (1st) | 43.7 (1st) |
| 2009-11-03 | 48 | 42.4 (1st) | 44.1 (1st) |
| 2009-11-09 | 49 | 44.9 (1st) | 46.7 (1st) |
| 2009-11-10 | 50 | 44.4 (1st) | 46.1 (1st) |
| 2009-11-16 | 51 | 42.3 (1st) | 44.4 (1st) |
| 2009-11-17 | 52 | 37.7 (1st) | 39.1 (1st) |
| 2009-11-23 | 53 | 35.0 (1st) | 36.1 (1st) |
| 2009-11-24 | 54 | 36.5 (1st) | 38.3 (1st) |
| 2009-11-30 | 55 | 35.3 (1st) | 36.0 (1st) |
| 2009-12-01 | 56 | 36.9 (1st) | 38.0 (1st) |
| 2009-12-07 | 57 | 38.0 (1st) | 39.1 (1st) |
| 2009-12-08 | 58 | 36.2 (1st) | 37.9 (1st) |
| 2009-12-14 | 59 | 35.8 (1st) | 36.4 (1st) |
| 2009-12-15 | 60 | 35.8 (1st) | 37.4 (1st) |
| 2009-12-21 | 61 | 35.1 (1st) | 37.1 (1st) |
| 2009-12-22 | 62 | 37.7 (1st) | 39.7 (1st) |
Source: TNS Media Korea
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