Six Flying Dragons

Title

The Korean title of the series is in Old Korean. Nareusya is a native Korean word, which translates to nara oreuda (날아 오르다) or "soar up to the sky" in modern Korean. Thus, the literal translation of the title is "six dragons soaring up to the sky" (여섯 마리의 용이 날아오르셔서).

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

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 Min Je, Yi Bang-won's father-in-law

Cha Yong-hak as Yi Suk-beon

Choi Dae-hoon as Sagok Jo Mal-saeng

Kim Eui-sung as Poeun Jeong Mong-ju

Jin Seon-kyu as Nam Eun

Lee Jeong-heon as Sim Hyo-saeng

Yang Hyun-min as Yangchon Gwon Geun

Gil Jung-woo as Jeong Gi-jun – son of Jeong Do-jeon's younger brother, Jeong Do-gwang

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

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

Seo Yi-sook as Myo-sang, Moo-hyul's grandmother

Lee Jun-hyeok as Hong Dae-hong, Moo-hyul's martial arts teacher

Ratings

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