Shin Don (TV series)

Shin Don is a South Korean television series based on the novel The Phantom Queen  by Park Jong-hwa, starring Son Chang-min, Jeong Bo-seok, Seo Ji-hye, Oh Man-seok and Kang Moon-young. It aired on MBC from September 24, 2005 to May 7, 2006 every Saturday and Sunday at 21:40 (KST).

This series's first title was originally the same as the title of the novel but later was changed after Son Chang-min took the main role as Shin Don. Son also made his first appearance in a sageuk since Tale of Chunhyang (춘향전) in 1988.

Main

 * Son Chang-min as Shin Don
 * Kim Kyung-hwan as young Shin Don
 * Jeong Bo-seok as King Gongmin
 * Seo Ji-hye as
 * Princess Noguk, King Gongmin's first wife and a Yuan Princess.
 * Banya, King Gongmin's concubine and Shin Don's maid.
 * Bang Joon-seo as young Banya
 * Jeon Ha-eun as child Banya
 * Oh Man-seok as Won Hyung
 * Kang Moon-young as Cho Sun

Extended cast

 * Hwang Geum-hee as 	Lady Yoon Hee-bi
 * Lee Bong-kyoo as Ra Ma-seung
 * Kim Jong-ho as a fisherman
 * Lee Jin-hwa as Woo Dae-un
 * Lee Chang-hwan as Shin Won-kyung
 * Yang Eun-yong as a maid-servant in Okcheon Temple
 * Jeon Su-ji as Ban Ya's birth mother
 * Guk Jung-hwan as Ki-Chul's head servant
 * Han Young-soo as Cho-Sun's head servant
 * Choi Eun-sook as Lee Je-hyun's wife

Airing cancel reasons

 * October 15, 2005: canceled due to MBC University Organization.
 * December 31, 2005: canceled due to the airing of MBC Gayo Daejejeon.
 * January 1, 2006: canceled due to the New Year's Special Event.
 * January 28–29, 2006: canceled due to the formation of Lunar New Year special film Another Public Enemy and Innocent Steps.