Set in a tumultuous period where the political scene is murky and various people fought to gain power and the throne, the young king will do anything to strengthen his shaky position in court. His childhood friend Baek Rok leads a secret military force loyal to the king, called the "Black Cloud Swords." Baek Rok lives for his king, his brother Baek Kyul and his lover Jung Yeon, but when his ambitious brother betrays him and leads him into a trap, he finds himself on the run. He becomes a slave and gladiator, eventually returning to Joseon to seek revenge.

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  Jo Dong Hyeok (Lee Baek Rok)

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  Seo Do Young (Lee Baek Kyul)

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  Jun Hye Bin (Jung Yeon)

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  Jang Yoon Seo (Mi-Yo)

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  Park Won Sang (Park Po)

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  Seo Young (Ji Hyang)

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• Dec 18, 2012 12 of 12 episodes seen

  NewKDramaAddict
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  I just don't know what to say about this drama! What a gorefest! A lot, a lot of killing! With a story that would bore most. I like my violent stories but I have to say, overkill on this one. Love story? Forget about it! Two brothers fighting over the same woman with the younger one winning the fight because he says he'll kill himself? I was all ready for him to do so! I had no vested interest in either the leads and could care less who got the girl as she was totally confused too! If you read this review before watching, even with 12 episodes, save your previous hours and find something else to watch.

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• Oct 31, 2012 12 of 12 episodes seen

  Merong
  2 of 3 people found this review helpful
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  Waiting for Soldier drama new subtitled episodes I decided to give it shot since they share some plot similarities…
  What the hell was I thinking!?
  Probably the producers were exited after watching Spartacus blood and sand success so without taking their time they just made up a half-baked story, regrettably, unlike the simple story of the american counterpart drama, they tried to stuff it with huge political conspiracies forgetting It’s only a 12 episodes show… in many parts they just jumped from one situation to another without any sense of continuity. Characters would make unconvincing decisions just to introduce some kind of twist, resulting boring if not enraging most of the time. Furthermore, the music wasn’t fit neither for the fighting scenes nor the sad moments…
  Don’t watch this drama if you value your memories of Soldier or Spartacus. read more

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  Soldier

  They are both historical drama involving arenas and mad fighting scenes, but Yatcha is rated R ..may have some sexual scenes

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