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Tree with Deep Roots (2011)
Deep Rooted Tree is a 2011 South Korean television series starring Jang Hyuk, Shin Se-kyung and Han Suk-kyu. Based on the novel of the same title by Lee Jeong-myeong, it aired on SBS from October 5 to December 22, 2011 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 24 episodes. Taking its name from the poem Yongbieocheonga that says that trees with deep roots do not sway, the series tells the story of a royal guard investigating a case involving the serial murders of Jiphyeonjeon scholars in Gyeongbok Palace while King Sejong comes to create the Korean written language.
Jeong Gi-joon / Ga Ri-on (young)
Lee Shin-juk
Kang Chae-yoon / Ddol-bok
Kim Jongseo
King Sejong
King Se-Jong [Young]
So-yi / Dam
Seong Sam-mun
Yeon-doo
Jeong Do-kwang
Han Myung-hoi / Han Ga-nom
Moo-hyul
Yoon Pyeong
Do Dam-daek
Kang Chae-yoon and Dam's eldest son
Ddol-bok (teen)
Pak Paengnyeon
Grand Prince Gwangpyeong
Mok-ya
Geun-Ji
So-Yi (child)
Lee Bang-ji
Grand Prince Gwangpyeong
King Se-jong
Jeong Gi-joon
Yi Bang-won
Jung In-ji
Cho Tak
Cho Mal-sang
Ok Ddeol-i
Sim Jong-soo
Jang Seong-soo
Jeong Byul-gam
Ki Je-yeon
Gakseoli Boss
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