KBS Daeha Dramas
A format of historical dramas adapted from Japanese network NHK's Taiga dramas.
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![Great Vocation]()
1. Great Vocation
Korean Drama - 1981, 50 episodes
KBS' 1st Daeha Drama, 50 episodes. Only 4 episodes are known to have survived to this day, all available on YouTube.
- Episode 1 (Archer Prince): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWUrmSwubkU
- Episode 26 (Single-Minded Devotion): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuO09jNmAmc
- Episode 49 (Ah, Northern Conquest!): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyqgxAoJEOQ
- Episode 50 (Great King Hyojong): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwfuxIm1JKE
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![Wind and Cloud]()
2. Wind and Cloud
Korean Drama - 1982, 51 episodes
Available on KBS' YouTube Premium service (only available in Korea). Episode 9 is missing. Abridged cut of the show available, 2/4 episodes on YouTube:
- Part 1 (Oh, Blowing Breeze): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woUG_5tC7xE
- Part 2 (Shoals of the Hermit Kingdom): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTDpmNEh8co
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3. Foundation of the Kingdom
Korean Drama - 1983, 49 episodes
KBS' 3rd Daeha drama after Wind and Cloud in 1982. Released in the same year as 500 Years ofJoseon: Chudong Palace, which covers the same events.
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![The Gates of Independence]()
4. The Gates of Independence
Korean Drama - 1984, 44 episodes
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![Dawn]()
5. Dawn
Korean Drama - 1985, 89 episodes
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![Windfall]()
6. Windfall
Korean Drama - 1986, 64 episodes
First and last episodes available on YouTube:
- Episode 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBLekI2oTjE
- Final Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUCT30-t4hw
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7. Plum Blossom
Korean Drama - 1987, 36 episodes
First and last episode available on YouTube:
- First episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZFI4wrBb9Y
- Final episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwsKy8TW364
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![Land]()
8. Land
Korean Drama - 1987, 103 episodes
KBS' 8th Daeha drama after "Pear Blossoms" in 1987. Available on KBS' YouTube Premium Service (only available in Korea). Season 1/4 summary available on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPvaeoSsal4
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![And So Flows History]()
9. And So Flows History
Korean Drama - 1989
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![That Dawning Day]()
10. That Dawning Day
Korean Drama - 1990, 13 episodes
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![The Royal Road]()
11. The Royal Road
Korean Drama - 1991, 34 episodes
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![Flowers That Never Wilt]()
12. Flowers That Never Wilt
Korean Drama - 1991, 24 episodes
KBS' 12th Daeha drama. Fictional main lead.
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![Three Flags]()
13. Three Flags
Korean Drama - 1992, 50 episodes
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![The Break of Dawn]()
14. The Break of Dawn
Korean Drama - 1993, 39 episodes
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![Kim Goo]()
15. Kim Goo
Korean Drama - 1995, 16 episodes
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![Brilliant Dawn]()
16. Brilliant Dawn
Korean Drama - 1995, 100 episodes
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![Tears of the Dragon]()
17. Tears of the Dragon
Korean Drama - 1996, 159 episodes
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![The King and the Queen]()
18. The King and the Queen
Korean Drama - 1998, 186 episodes
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19. Emperor Wang Gun
Korean Drama - 2000, 200 episodes
KBS' 19th Daeha drama. Part 1 of 3-part Goryeo anthology.
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20. Dawn of the Empire
Korean Drama - 2002, 94 episodes
KBS' 20th Daeha drama. Part 2 of 3-part Goryeo-era anthology.
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21. Age of Warriors
Korean Drama - 2003, 158 episodes
KBS' 21st Daeha drama. Part 3 of 3-part Goryeo-era Anthology. (There was supposed to be a Part 4, but it was carried over to MBC and became Shindon (2005).
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22. Immortal Admiral Yi Sun Shin
Korean Drama - 2004, 104 episodes
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![Seoul 1945]()
23. Seoul 1945
Korean Drama - 2006, 71 episodes
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![Dae Jo Yeong]()
24. Dae Jo Yeong
Korean Drama - 2006, 134 episodes
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![The Great King, Sejong]()
25. The Great King, Sejong
Korean Drama - 2008, 86 episodes
Switched from the usual KBS1 to KBS2 after 20 episodes.
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![The Iron Empress]()
26. The Iron Empress
Korean Drama - 2009, 78 episodes
Only Daeha drama to broadcast entirely on KBS2.
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27. King Geun Cho Go
Korean Drama - 2010, 60 episodes
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![King Gwanggaeto the Great]()
28. King Gwanggaeto the Great
Korean Drama - 2011, 92 episodes
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29. The Great King's Dream
Korean Drama - 2012, 70 episodes
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30. Jeong Do Jeon
Korean Drama - 2014, 50 episodes
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![The Jingbirok: A Memoir of Imjin War]()
31. The Jingbirok: A Memoir of Imjin War
Korean Drama - 2015, 50 episodes
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32. Jang Young Shil
Korean Drama - 2016, 24 episodes
KBS' 32nd Daeha drama. A 33rd "Dasan Jeong Yak Yong" was in pre-production, but was cancelled.
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![The King of Tears, Lee Bang Won]()
33. The King of Tears, Lee Bang Won
Korean Drama - 2021, 32 episodes
KBS' 33rd Daeha drama after a 5-year hiatus.
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34. Korea-Khitan War
Korean Drama - 2023, 32 episodes
Completed broadcast on KBS2.
