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Not to be confused with Legend (TV series).
The Legend
Promotional poster for The Legend
Also known as
Taewangsashingi (Story of the First King 's Four Gods)
Genre
Fantasy
Historical
Format
Television drama
Written by
Song Ji-na
Directed by
Kim Jong-hak
Yoon Sang-ho
Starring
Bae Yong-joon
Lee Ji-ah
Moon So-ri
Choi Min-soo
Ending theme
"Love Song for a Thousand Years" by TVXQ
Composer(s)
Joe Hisaishi
Country of origin South Korea
Original language(s)
Korean
No. of episodes
24
Production
Location(s)
Korea
Running time
60 minutes
Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 (KST)
Production company(s)
Kim Jong-hak Productions
Broadcast
Original channel
Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation
Picture format
480i (SDTV)
720p (HDTV)
Audio format
Surround sound
Original run
11 September 2007 (2007-09-11) – 5 December 2007 (2007-12-05)
Chronology
Preceded by
Time Between Dog and Wolf
Followed by
New Heart
External links
Website
Korean name
Hangul
태왕사신기
Hanja
太王四神記
Revised Romanization
Taewangsasingi
McCune–Reischauer
T 'aewangsasin 'gi
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The Legend (Hangul: 태왕사신기; Hanja: 太王四神記; RR: Taewangsasingi; lit. "Story of the First King 's Four Gods") is a 2007 South Korean historical fantasy television series, starring Bae Yong-joon, Lee Ji-ah, Moon So-ri and Choi Min-soo. Directed by Kim Jong-hak and written by Song Ji-na, it aired on MBC from November 11 to December 5, 2007 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 24 episodes.[1][2]
Loosely based on the legend of Dangun and Gwanggaeto the Great of Goguryeo, the story also adds mythical elements of the Four Symbols depicted in fantasy form as the four guardians who serve the king of Jyushin. Bae was paid ₩250 million per episode, the
References: 2. Jump up ^ Park, Si-soo (9 December 2007). "Epic Drama Taewangsasingi Most Searched on Internet". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2013-08-18. 3 4. Jump up ^ Park, Si-soo (26 June 2013). "Who is the highest paid actor?". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2013-08-18. 5 6. ^ Jump up to: a b Lee, Hyo-won (4 December 2007). "TV Drama Taewangsasingi Goes to Japan". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2013-08-18. 7