Deep Rooted Tree
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Title: 뿌리깊은 나무 / Deep Rooted Tree
Chinese Title: 树大根深
Also Known as: Tree With Deep Roots
Genre: Period
Episodes: 24
Broadcast netwrok: SBS
Broadcast period: 2011-Oct-05 to 2011-Dec-22
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 21:55
Synopsis
Based on Lee Jeong-myeong’s novel “Deep-rooted Tree”. Work that highlights the serial killings during the 7 days before the announcement of the Korean script.
A series of murder occurred during the reign of King Sejong. As Kang Chae Yoon who is investigating these cases gets closer to the root of the truth, he finds himself embroiled in a massive conspiracy behind the serial killings which involves a group of genius who are willing to risked their lives towards their cause/goals and secret powers who will interfere with the course of his investigations.
Cast
Jang Hyuk as Kang Chae Yoon
- Chae Sang Woo as child Chae Yoon
Han Suk Kyu as King Sejong
- Song Joong Ki as teen Lee Do (later King Sejong)
- Kang San as child Lee Do
Shin Se Kyung as So Yi
- Kim Hyun Soo (김현수) as young So Yi
Ahn Suk Hwan as Lee Shin Juk
Lee Jae Yong as Jo Mal Saeng
Jo Jin Woong as Moo Hyool
Park Hyuk Kwon as Jung In Ji
Yoon Je Moon as Ga Ri On
Kim Ki Bang as Cho Tak
Shin Seung Hwan as Park Po
Jung Da Bin as Yeon Doo
Song Ok Sook
Suh Joon Young as Prince Gwangpyeong
Lee Soo Hyuk as Yoon Pyeong
- Baek Seung Hwan as Yoon Pyung (young)
Kim Ki Bum as Park Paeng Nyeon
Jo Hee Bong as Han Ga Nom
Jun Young Bin as Mak Soo
Yoo Hyun Soo as Lee Soon Ji
Shin So Yool as Mok Yi
Shim So Hun (심소헌) as Duk Geum
Hyun Woo as Sung Sam Moon
Baek Yoon Shik as Taejong (cameo)
Choi Il Hwa as General Kim Jong Suh
Jang Ji Eun
Jang Kyung Ah as woman loved by Lee Bang Ji
Production Credits
Producer: Sidus HQ Productions
Director: Jang Tae Yoo
Screenwriter: Kim Young Hyun, Park Sang Yun
Note
The final episode (Episode 24) will extend by 20 minutes, for a total running time of 90 minutes.
Awards
2012 48th Baeksang Arts Awards: Scriptwriting: Kim Young Hyun, Park Sang Yun (Tree With Deep Roots)
2012 48th Baeksang Arts Awards: Daesang (Tree With Deep Roots)
2011 SBS Drama Awards: Daesang, Han Suk Kyu
2011 SBS Drama Awards: Top Excellence Awards, Best Drama
2011 SBS Drama Awards: Top Excellence Awards, Best Actor (Special Planning Drama): Jang Hyuk
2011 SBS Drama Awards: Excellence Awards, Actress (Drama Special): Shin Se Kyung
2011 SBS Drama Awards: Best Supporting Awards, Actress (Drama Special): Song Ok Sook
2011 SBS Drama Awards: Producers’ Awards, Song Joong Ki
2011 SBS Drama Awards: Top 10 Stars, Han Suk Kyu
2011 SBS Drama Awards: Top 10 Stars, Jang Hyuk
Episode Ratings
| Date | Episode | Nationwide | Seoul |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-10-05 | 1 | 9.2 (17th) | 11.0 (10th) |
| 2011-10-06 | 2 | 8.2 (18th) | 9.8 (13th) |
| 2011-10-12 | 3 | 16.4 (3rd) | 18.7 (3rd) |
| 2011-10-13 | 4 | 18.8 (2nd) | 22.6 (1st) |
| 2011-10-19 | 5 | 17.7 (3rd) | 20.6 (1st) |
| 2011-10-20 | 6 | 18.3 (3rd) | 20.8 (2nd) |
| 2011-10-26 | 7 | 17.9 (3rd) | 21.0 (2nd) |
| 2011-10-27 | 8 | 18.3 (3rd) | 20.5 (2nd) |
| 2011-11-02 | 9 | 17.3 (3rd) | 19.2 (2nd) |
| 2011-11-03 | 10 | 18.5 (3rd) | 20.7 (2nd) |
| 2011-11-09 | 11 | 17.9 (3rd) | 20.3 (2nd) |
| 2011-11-10 | 12 | 18.9 (1st) | 20.9 (1st) |
| 2011-11-16 | 13 | 18.7 (2nd) | 21.4 (2nd) |
| 2011-11-17 | 14 | 19.0 (3rd) | 21.6 (2nd) |
| 2011-11-23 | 15 | 17.8 (3rd) | 20.6 (1st) |
| 2011-11-24 | 16 | 19.9 (2nd) | 21.9 (1st) |
| 2011-11-30 | 17 | 18.8 (3rd) | 20.7 (1st) |
| 2011-12-01 | 18 | 18.6 (3rd) | 21.4 (1st) |
| 2011-12-07 | 19 | 20.1 (2nd) | 23.1 (1st) |
| 2011-12-08 | 20 | 20.2 (2nd) | 23.5 (1st) |
| 2011-12-14 | 21 | 19.7 (2nd) | 22.3 (1st) |
| 2011-12-15 | 22 | 19.3 (3rd) | 22.1 (2nd) |
| 2011-12-21 | 23 | 19.7 (3rd) | 22.5 (1st) |
| 2011-12-22 | 24 | 23.6 (1st) | 27.5 (1st) |
Source: TNmS Media Korea
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September 19th, 2011 at 12:07 pm
There is nothing much going on in KD-land that is interesting right now. Hope this one will be good. AT least there are Jang Hyuk and Song Joong Ki.
September 19th, 2011 at 12:53 pm
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September 19th, 2011 at 2:20 pm
ku paling suka yng style dan my princess
Dan satunya lagi
September 19th, 2011 at 4:33 pm
OMG !! can’t wait ^^
September 20th, 2011 at 10:31 pm
Jang Hyuk and Song Joong Ki woooooow
September 21st, 2011 at 6:37 am
Looking forward
September 21st, 2011 at 1:30 pm
Ahmad : Style dgn My Princess best ke..??
September 22nd, 2011 at 7:41 am
song joong ki
September 24th, 2011 at 8:28 pm
like this … AQo’eh baH tO?…tnx a lot
September 25th, 2011 at 12:11 am
Synopsis seems rather boring -another mystery ( Vampire Prosecutor is also a mystery whi will also be shown at the same time), a saguek too and no romance mentioned. Don’t know the female actress but hey, Jang Hyuk is the lead so must b somethg there. Will keep an eye on this for sure.
September 25th, 2011 at 12:31 pm
gak sabar ngliat song jong ki lagi….
September 30th, 2011 at 5:22 pm
I really love korean dramas.
October 1st, 2011 at 12:45 am
Wow! another historical drama… hope it is good, after the princess’ man i am looking forward watching another historical drama… Looking forward for this series… also Jang Hyuk is here… I saw him in Midas and he is good, handsome and sexy…
Hope to see more of your six pack abs again in this series…
October 1st, 2011 at 6:43 am
[...] plot is quite interesting. From koreandrama.org: Based on Lee Jeong-myeong’s novel “Deep-rooted Tree”. Work that highlights the serial [...]
October 6th, 2011 at 4:24 am
[...] A series of murder occurred during the reign of King Sejong. As Kang Chae Yoon who is investigating these cases gets closer to the root of the truth, he finds himself embroiled in a massive conspiracy behind the serial killings which involves a group of genius who are willing to risked their lives towards their cause/goals and secret powers who will interfere with the course of his investigations. — KoreanDrama.org [...]
October 7th, 2011 at 10:32 am
i hope this is good…looking forward to see how song yong ki character in here…hopefully this wont be frustrating like WBDS….
October 11th, 2011 at 12:02 pm
I saw Ep 1. Song Joong Ki is v impressive in it! He plays the young king, who is serious abt being a good king, but is frustrated by the meddling of his power-hungry father. It is a role quite opposite to the playboy in SKKS, and he does v well. Jang Hyuk on the other hand is much less impressive here, at least in ep 1, he hasn’t done anything impressive. (Don’t get me wrong, I do like Jang Hyuk, I’m just talking abt the role and what it calls for him to do.) But the story itself is kinda ho-hum: A smart kid w lots of guts has gt injustice done to him n his father, n is bent on revenge when he grows up. Eventually he becomes a guard in the palace so as to kill the king. I don’t find that attractive; at least after ep 1, I don’t feel the compulsion to watch ep 2. I think Song JK is the bright spot in this show, so when the young king grows up n is played by sb else, then this drama will be just another run-of-the-mill sageuk.
October 13th, 2011 at 7:29 pm
drama korea memang best,segi akting,alur cerita bagus dibanding sinetron2 indonesia,menjenuhkan
October 15th, 2011 at 5:53 pm
Han Suk Kyu have the greatest acting ability.
He is recognized as a great actor in korea.
i want to say that you should not stop watching this drama because there is no Song Joong Ki.
The musical is interesting drama, too. Goo Hye Sun act in the musical.
Also, you can experience korean culture indirectly.
Sorry for my bad english..
October 17th, 2011 at 3:02 am
I wouldn’t expect fans of SJK to enjoy HSK, really. Their acting styles are too different. It’s almost impossible to dislike SJK: Would anyone in their right mind not be drawn to an attractive young man of great promise/spirit, suffocated by domineering father? Teen rebellion in a different form, that many of us can relate to.
HSK is trying to imagine, what would the guy on the 10,000-won bill be in real life after holding office for lonnnnng time, coping with the “crap” (trappings and privilege of his position) and ambitions as he does daily. It’s not “remember you fancied me as a young man with horrible dad?…”
I think both are enjoyable on their own terms, if we open our tastes up a little.
October 17th, 2011 at 2:23 pm
wow….rating 1 already..must watch..
October 17th, 2011 at 2:28 pm
It looks like a lot of princess’ man viewer shifted for this series after the last airing of the series…
October 18th, 2011 at 1:21 am
kibum fighting
October 19th, 2011 at 12:06 pm
[...] A series of murder occurred during the reign of King Sejong. As Kang Chae Yoon who is investigating these cases gets closer to the root of the truth, he finds himself embroiled in a massive conspiracy behind the serial killings which involves a group of genius who are willing to risked their lives towards their cause/goals and secret powers who will interfere with the course of his investigations. — KoreanDrama.org [...]
October 19th, 2011 at 10:42 pm
with jang hyuk around how can it go wrong. he’s a great actor be it in historical drama, or any other type of dramas. He can play any kind of role. It’s so amazing that the rating just pull through, now it now the number 1 drama. What so great about watching historical drama is that not only it entertains but it also gives a lot of information. i hope that this drama will continue to amaze, entertain and inform me