Warrior Baek Dong-soo
| Warrior Baek Dong-soo | |
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Promotional poster for Warrior Baek Dong-soo
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| Also known as | The Warrior, Baek Dong-soo |
| Genre |
Historical Action Romance Coming of age |
| Based on |
Honorable Baek Dong-soo by Lee Jae-heon |
| Written by | Kwon Soon-kyu |
| Directed by | Lee Hyun-jik Kim Hong-sun |
| Starring |
Ji Chang-wook Yoo Seung-ho Yoon So-yi Shin Hyun-bin Choi Min-soo Jun Kwang-ryul |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language(s) | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 30 |
| Production | |
| Location(s) | Korea |
| Running time | Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 (KST) |
| Release | |
| Original network | Seoul Broadcasting System |
| Original release | 4 July – 10 October 2011 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Lie to Me |
| Followed by | A Thousand Days' Promise |
| External links | |
| SBS official website | |
Warrior Baek Dong-soo (Hangul: 무사 백동수; RR: Musa Baek Dong-su) is a 2011 South Korean fusion historical/action television series starring Ji Chang-wook in the title role, with Yoo Seung-ho, Yoon So-yi, Shin Hyun-bin, Choi Min-soo and Jun Kwang-ryul. It aired on SBS from July 4 to October 10, 2011, on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 29 episodes.
Based on the 2010 comic Honorable Baek Dong-soo by Lee Jae-heon, the series is about how Joseon historical figure Baek Dong-soo grew to become a swordsman and folk hero. Baek was one of the three authors of Muyedobotongji, a pivotal martial arts work commissioned by King Jeongjo.
Set against the backdrop of political maneuverings in Joseon between different factions, namely those led by King Jeongjo, by the Qing ambassador, by the Japanese swordsman Kenzo, and the assassin's guild Heuksa Chorong, the series is a coming-of-age drama about brotherhood, friendship, loyalty and honor.
It aired in Thailand on Channel 7 under the title nạk s̄ū̂ khū̀ bạllạngk̒ (นักสู้คู่บัลลังค์) from May 15, 2014.
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