I am not sure I want to watch this, but @midnight here comes the Emperor of the Sea as a Goryeo general, and he looks regal!

I noticed that the characters in this upcoming show are quite similar to those in THE IRON EMPRESS. However, I'm hopeful that this version will be an improvement. (Please writer nim, make it so). I suspect that some of the costumes and sets may be reused, which is understandable.

In THE IRON EMPRESS, Lee Deok-wha played Choi's character, while King Hyeonjeong was portrayed by Kim Ji-hoon. Although I was hoping for Kim Ji-hoon to reprise his role, I'm open to being surprised by Kim Dong-joon.

I'm particularly excited to see Lee Won-jong playing the character of Kang Jo, who happens to be my favorite commander. It's been a while since I've seen him in a sageuk.

Overall, I'm thrilled that an epic Goryeo sageuk is coming back, and I sincerely hope that it will be a good one.

I'm not convinced by the casting of Kim Dong-Joon in this role. I hope I will be wrong.

I'm surprised to see Han Chae Young in the casting too. It's been a long time now.

It's nice to see a no-Joseon sageuk with war scenes, it could be epic! With 32 episodes, they have time to tell the story they want.

oooh it is a trend I predicted, war dramas, first the Namgoong Min one and then this. I dont usually watch them but ever since the Russian Bullshit Invasion in Ukraine started, I have more interest in the politics of wars.
is Korean war too sensitive to touch tho?

Finally, a daeha saeguk (Saeguk based on REAL history) and war-like that sets during the Goryeo period. This is something I have been looking forward since the announcement of the cast. Fluffy fusion saeguks can never match this type of saeguk...especially when it comes to historical accuracy, epicness and of course....rating wise.

Question for long time beanie experts. If this show started filming in May but is already set to premier in November and is 32 episodes long, does this mean it’s a live shoot rather than fully preproduced? Like they will likely still be shooting late episodes while it’s airing? Otherwise it seems like a brutal schedule for filming. Some other 16 episode shows I’m eagerly anticipating have been filming since March but aren’t being shown until 2024. So annoyed I have to wait so long! It’s not even action style shows which might need a lot of CGI.

Iron Empress (Empress Chunchu) 2.0 in the works :). I'm super excited.
The sword choreography has to live up to and best Iron Empress's.
Is this centered around Hyeongjong? It has to be. I don't think I want to see the repeat of the internal strife between Chunchu and her brother, nor her husband.

I'd prefer a more masculine looking king...maybe I missed it, but looks pre-puberty.

I am pleased to see this status report on KBS’s S/S 32 episode THE GORYEO-KHITAN WAR. Fingers crossed that KBS will not mess around with US availability.
With episode one scheduled to air Saturday, Nov. 4 I should be able to complete watching the 40 episode cdrama MYSTERIOUS LOTUS CASEBOOK that I started last night.

Now this is my kind of saeguk! I love ones that are based on historical events, and there has to be a lot of good sword fights and battle strategies, right?

Is Kim Dongjoon a capable actor? I’m not familiar with his work.

Good writer for sure. But I wish the PD of King of Tears had come along too. He had an energetic and stylish touch that made everybody involved in KoT look good.

We will definitely be watching this one. I expect that KBS will devote real resources to this as this is their 50th Anniversary special. For comparison JUMONG, PRINCE OF LEGEND was the MBS network's 45th anniversary special.