# Dream of the Emperor

Dream of the Emperor (Korean: 대왕의 꿈; lit. The Great King's Dream) is a South Korean television series that aired on KBS1 from September 8, 2012 to June 9, 2013 on Saturdays and Sundays at 21:40 for 70 episodes.

## Plot

Kim Chun-chu is the grandson of King Jinji, but when his grandfather is overthrown, Chun-chu is denied the chance to become a successor to the throne of Silla. He later meets Kim Yu-shin, and the two men begin a friendship. Chun-chu later becomes King Muyeol, the 29th Silla monarch who leads the unification of three ancient Kingdoms – Goguryeo, Baekje and Silla, while Kim Yu-shin becomes one of the greatest generals in Korean history.

## Cast
### Main characters

* Choi Soo-jong as Kim Chun-chu, later King Taejong Muyeol of Silla
** Chae Sang-woo as young Chun-chu
* Kim Yu-seok as Kim Yu-shin
** Noh Young-hak as young Yu-shin
* Park Joo-mi (ep. 8 – 18) and Hong Eun-hee (episode 19 – 70) as Princess Deok-man, later Queen Seondeok of Silla
** Seon Joo-ah as young Deok-man
* Lee Young-ah as Queen Seungman
** Kim Hyun-soo as young Seungman
* Son Yeo-eun as Princess Seung-man, later Queen Jindeok of Silla

### Supporting characters
#### Kim Chun-chu's family

* Jung Dong-hwan as Kim Yong-chun (Chun-chu's father)
* Jo Kyung-sook as Princess Cheonmyeong (Chun-chu's mother)
* Choo So-young as Princess Bora (Chun-chu's first wife)
* Lina as Kim Mun-hui, later Queen Munmyeong (Chun-chu's second wife and Yu-shin's sister)
* Greena Park as Kim Go-ta-so
** Jung Da-bin as young Kim Go-ta-so
* Lee Jong-soo as Kim Beop-min, later King Munmu of Silla
** Kim Jin-seong as young Beop-min
* Jeon Kwang-jin as Kim In-mun
* Choi Kyu-hyun as Queen Jaui
* Jo Yong-jin as Kim Jeong-myeong

#### Kim Yushin's family

* Choi Il-hwa as Kim Seo-hyeon (Yu-shin's father)
** Kim Dong-yoon as young Seo-hyeon
* Kim Ye-ryeong as Lady Man-myeong (Yu-shin's mother)
** Kim Hyung-mi as young Man-myeong
* Min Ji-ah as Kim Bo-hui (Yu-shin's sister)
* Park Jae-woong as Kim Heum-sun (Yu-shin's younger brother)
* Kim Hyun-sook as Lady Jaemae
* Kim Dong-yoon as Kim Sam-kwang
* Baek Seung-woo as Kim Won-sul
* Lee Seul-bi as Lady Jiso (Yu-shin's third wife and Chun-chu's daughter)

#### Silla Royal Family

* Kim Ha-kyoon as King Jinpyeong
* Jung Jae-soon as Queen Dowager Sado
* Hong Il-kwon as Galmunwang Guk-ban (Jinpyeong's brother)
* Jo Yang-ja as Queen Dowager Manho
* Im Nan-hyung as Queen Maya
* Lee Si-won as Princess Bo-ryang
* Jang Min-kyo as Prince Bo-ro
* Chun Bo-geun as Man-hwa

#### Silla nobles and politicians

* Im Hyuk as Kim Al-cheon
* Seo In-seok as Suk Eul-jong
* Lee Woo-suk as Lord Eul-je
* Choi Cheol-ho as Bi-dam
* Park Chil-yong as Kim Hu-jik
* Yang Jae-sung as Im Jong
* Lee Il-jae as Ho-rim
* Bae Do-hwan as Yeom Jang
** Kim Ki-doo as young Yeom Jang
* Baek Jae-jin as Man-chun
* Kang Ji-hoo as Yeom Jong
* Kim Myung-gook as Geum Kang
* Lee Won-seok as Sa-jin

#### Silla's renaissance

* Kim Hyuk as Geom Goon
* Choi Wang-soon as Ye Won
* Lee Myung-ho as Yang Do
* Jung Wook as Goon Kwan
* Yoo Min-ho as Chun Kwang
* Yoon Hong-bin as Kwan Chang
* Kim Ji-hoon as Ban Gul
* Lee Won-bal as Kim Pu-mil
* Choi Kyu-hwan as Kim Jin-ju
* Jung Dong-kyu as Kim Jin-heum

#### Other Silla figures

* Lee Dae-ro as Monk Wongwang
* Jo Jae-wan as Baek Seok
* Choi Beom-ho as Chan-deok
* Lee Chul-min as Chil-suk
* Yeom Cheol-ho as Seok-pum
* Kim Hong-pyo as Kim Pum-seok
* Lee Byung-wook as Geom Il
* Kim Tae-hyung as Kang-su
* Kim Hyung-il as Dong Ta-cheon

#### Gwimundan

* Jang Dong-jik as Bi-hyeong
* Kim Kyung-ryong as Nan-seung
* Lee Jung-yong as Gil-dal
* Noh Young-jo as young On Goon-hae
* Lee Se-young as Chun Gwan-nyeo
* Kim Jin-yi as Si-noh
* Hong Soo-ah as Yeon-hwa
** Kang Ye-seo as young Yeon-hwa
* Lee Ah-yi as Cha-bi
** Lee Hye-in as young Cha-bi
* Jang Joon-nyung as Mo-cheok
* Maya as Ho-rang
* Kim Hyun-jung as Myo-rang

#### Goguryeo

* Choi Dong-joon as Yeon Gae-so-mun
* Ahn Shin-woo as King Bojang of Goguryeo
* Kim Seon-dong as Noi Eum-shin

#### Baekje

* Park Chul-ho as King Mu of Baekje
* Lee Jin-woo as King Uija of Baekje
* Cha Gi-hwan as Gye-ru
* Gong Jung-hwan as Buyeo Yung
* Heo Jung-min as Buyeo Tae
* Kim Min-ki as Buyeo Hyo
* Jang Tae-sung as Buyeo Pung
* Choi Jae-sung as General Gye-baek
* Jo Eun-sook as Gye-baek's wife
* Kim Chul-ki as Do-chung
* Kim Young-ki as Boksin
* Choi Woo-joon as Yun Chung
* Kim Won-bae as Seong Chung
* Im Byung-ki as Hong-su
* Won Seok-yeon as Sang-young
* Choi Dong-yub as Ui-jik
* Hong In-young as Hwa-si
* Jung Seung-woo as Do-jim
* Jo Tae-bong as Chung-seung

#### Tang Dynasty

* Yoon Seung-won as Emperor Taizong of Tang
* Seo Dong-soo as Emperor Gaozong of Tang
* Jung Heung-chae as So Jeong-bang
* Bang Hyung-joo as Dong Bo-ryang
* Sun Dong-hyuk as Yu In-won
* Kim Young-sun as Yu In-gwe
* Choi Nak-hee as Son In-sa
* Oh Sang-hoon as Tang commander

#### Japan

* Kim Min-kyung as Empress Kōgyoku
* Ahn Hong-jin as Prince Naka no Ōe
* Noh Seung-jin as Nakatomi no Kamatari
* Jung Jin-gak as Soga no Iruka