Six Flying Dragons

Six Flying Dragons () is a South Korean television series starring Yoo Ah-in, Kim Myung-min, Shin Se-kyung, Byun Yo-han, Yoon Kyun-sang and Chun Ho-jin. It aired on SBS on Mondays and Tuesdays at 22:00 for 50 episodes beginning on October 5, 2015, as part of SBS 25th anniversary special. The drama serves as a loose prequel to Deep Rooted Tree.

Title

The Korean title of the series is in Old Korean. Nareusya is a native Korean word, which translates to nara oreuda (Ã«ÂÂ Ã¬ÂÂ Ã¬ÂÂ¤Ã«Â¥Â´Ã«ÂÂ¤) or "soar up to the sky" in modern Korean. Thus, the literal translation of the title is "six dragons soaring up to the sky" ().

Plot

The story tells about the foundation of the Joseon dynasty in the Korean Peninsula, and the ambitions, success and conflicts of several real and fictional characters, with a focus on the young Yi Bang-won.

Cast

The Six Dragons

Yoo Ah-in as Yi Bang-won (later King Taejong)
Nam Da-reum as young Yi Bang-won
Kim Myung-min as Sambong Jeong Do-jeon
Shin Se-kyung as Boon-yi
Lee Re as young Boon-yi
Yoon Yoo-sun as old Boon-yi (cameo)
Byun Yo-han as Yi Bang-ji, the best swordsman in the Three Kingdoms
Yoon Chan-young as young Ddang-sae
Yoon Kyun-sang as Moo-hyul, the best swordsman in Joseon
Baek Seung-hwan as young Moo-hyul
Chun Ho-jin as Yi Seong-gye (later King Taejo)

Supporting characters

People around Yi Bang-won

Gong Seung-yeon as Min Da-kyung (later Queen Wongyeong), Yi Bang-won's wife
Nam Da-reum as Yi Do (later King Sejong the Great), Yi Bang-won's third son
Min Sung-wook as Jo Young-kyu, Yi Bang-won's bodyguard
Jo Young-jin as , Yi Bang-won's father-in-law
Cha Yong-hak as
Choi Dae-hoon as Sagok

People around Jeong Do-jeon

Kim Eui-sung as Poeun Jeong Mong-ju
Jin Seon-kyu as
Lee Jeong-heon as
Yang Hyun-min as Yangchon Gwon Geun
Gil Jung-woo as Jeong Gi-jun Ã¢ÂÂ son of Jeong Do-jeon's younger brother, Jeong Do-gwang

People around Boon-yi

Jeon Mi-seon as Gannan/Yeon-hyang, Boon-yi's mother

People around Ddang-sae

Jeong Yu-mi as Yeon-hee
Park Si-eun as young Yeon-hee
Lee Cho-hee as Gap-boon
Kwak Ji-hye as young Gap-boon
Seo Hyun-chul as Jang Sam-bong

People around Moo-hyul

Seo Yi-sook as Myo-sang, Moo-hyul's grandmother
Lee Jun-hyeok as Hong Dae-hong, Moo-hyul's martial arts teacher

People around Yi Seong-gye

Lee Soon-jae as Yi Ja-chun, Yi Seong-gye's father (cameo)
Kim Hee-jung as Madam Kang (later Queen Sindeok), Yi Seong-gye's second wife
Seo Dong-won as Yi Bang-gwa (later King Jeongjong), Yi Seong-gye's second son
Lee Seung-hyo as Yi Bang-u (later Grand Prince Jinan), Yi Seong-gye's first son
Kang Shin-hyo as Yi Bang-gan (later Grand Prince Hoean), Yi Seong-gye's fourth son
Kim Sang-woo as young Yi Bang-gan
Jung Jae-min as (later Grand Prince Ik-an), Yi Seong-gye's third son
Park Si-jin as (later Grand Prince Muan), Yi Seong-gye's seventh son
Kim Ye-june as young Yi Bang-beon
Jung Yoon-seok as (later Crown Prince Uian), Yi Seong-gye's eighth son
Lee Seung-woo as young Yi Bang-seok
Kim Ji-eun as Yi Bang-gan's wife

Joseon court officials

Park Hae-soo as , Yi Seong-gye's sworn brother
Jo Hee-bong as Hojeong Ha Ryun
Kwon Hwa-woon as Hwang HÃÂi
Lee Myeong-haeng as

Goryeo peoples

Jeon Guk-hwan as Choe Yeong
Lee Hyun-bae as King U
Hwang Jae-won as King Chang
Lee Do-yeop as King Gongyang
Han Ye-ri as Yoon Rang/Cheok Sa-gwang
Park Hoon as Cheok In-gwang, Cheok Sa-gwang's brother
Yoon Seo-hyun as Woo Hak-joo
Choi Jong-hwan as
Ahn Gil-kang as
Choi Jong-won as
Jeon No-min as
Jung Doo-hong as
Jung Moon-sung as Han Gu-yeong
Heo Joon-seok as Daegeun
Park Hyuk-kwon as
Park Sung-hoon as , Gil Tae-mi's son
Kim Jong-soo as Yi Saek

Others

Lee Ji-hoon as Heo Kang/Yi Shin-jeok
Park Min-jung as Heuk-cheop Seon-hwa
Yoon Son-ha as Cho-young
Han Sang-jin as Monk Jukryong
Kim Ha-kyun as Baek Yoon
Yang Kyung-won as Ahn-won
Ahn Suk-hwan as Teacher Yooksan
Yeo Hoe-hyun as Sungkyunkwan student
Jeon Sung-woo as Sungkyunkwan student
as Eun-ho, King Gongyang's son

Ratings

In the table below, <span style="color:blue">the blue numbers</span> represent the lowest ratings and <span style="color:red">the red numbers</span> represent the highest ratings.