Dream of the Emperor

Dream of the Emperor 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.

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 and Son Yeo-eun as Princess Seung-man, later Queen Jindeok of Silla
 * Kim Hyun-soo as young Seung-man

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