Yi San (TV series)
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Promotional poster for Yi San
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| Also known as | 'Lee San, Wind of the Palace' |
| Genre | Historical |
| Written by | Kim Yi-young |
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| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language(s) | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 77 |
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| Executive producer(s) | Jo Joong-hyun |
| Producer(s) | Park Chang-shik |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 70 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Kim Jong-hak Productions |
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| Original network | Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation |
| Original release | September 17, 2007 – June 16, 2008 |
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| Revised Romanization | I San |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yi San |
Yi San (Hangul: 이산; Hanja: 李祘), also known as Lee San, Wind of the Palace, is a 2007 South Korean historical drama, starring Lee Seo-jin and Han Ji-min. It aired on MBC from September 17, 2007 to June 16, 2008 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55. The series was directed by Lee Byung-hoon, who also produced the award-winning television series Dae Jang Geum.
Lee Seo-jin and Han Ji-min received recognition for their performances at the MBC Drama Awards.
Yi San dramatizes the life of Korea's King Jeongjo, the 22nd ruler of the Joseon Dynasty. Jeongjo is remembered in Korean history for his sympathy with the plight of the common man, in spite of his own pampered upbringing as royalty.
The drama begins with the King's early years, during which he befriends two children working in the Palace who are later expelled. King Yeongjo (Jeongjo's grandfather) seals Jeongjo's father, Crown Prince Sado, in a rice storage chest with no food or water because he fears that the crown prince is planning a coup. Jeongjo wants to save his father, and with the help of his friends Seong Song Yeon and Park Dae Su, begs King Yeongjo to forgive the Crown Prince.
The drama then skips forward to Jeongjo's adult years when he and his friends re-establish contact with each other. Throughout, Jeongjo's position as Crown Prince is threatened by palace intrigues.
The Crown Prince, Jeongjo, begins to fall in love with one of his childhood friends, Seong Song Yeon, whose father, a palace artist, died when she was young. The story then follows Yi San's rise to power, his assumption of the kingship, and the labyrinthine palace intrigues that he must constantly guard against from the No-ron Faction. While the show does deviate from the historical record in a number of ways, its representation of court life during the Joseon Dynasty appears to be based on contemporary sources.
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