Tree with Deep Roots

Deep Rooted Tree is a 2011 South Korean television series starring Jang Hyuk, Shin Se-kyung and Han Suk-kyu. Based on the novel of the same title by Lee Jeong-myeong, it aired on SBS from October 5 to December 22, 2011 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 24 episodes. Taking its name from the poem Yongbieocheonga that says that trees with deep roots do not sway, the series tells the story of a royal guard investigating a case involving the serial murders of Jiphyeonjeon scholars in Gyeongbok Palace while King Sejong comes to create the Korean written language.

★ 7.3/10 · 22 TMDB audience ratings

Starring

• Han Suk-kyuKing Se-jong
• Jang HyukKang Chae-yoon / Ddol-bok
• Shin Sae-kyeongSo-yi / Dam
• Lee Soo-hyukYoon Pyeong
• Cho Jin-woongMoo-hyul
• Seo Jun-youngGrand Prince Gwangpyeong
• Yoon Je-moonJeong Gi-joon
• Baek Yoon-sikYi Bang-won

Audience reviews from TMDB · may contain spoilers

ParkMin: Unfortunately, Jang Hyuk playing the same character he played in The Slave Hunters (2010) and that alone was problematic in that one. Unlike… Read full review

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