Six Flying Dragons

Six Flying Dragons

Promotional poster
Also known as Roots of the Throne
Genre Historical
Political drama
Written by Kim Young-hyun
Park Sang-yeon
Directed by Shin Kyung-soo
Starring Yoo Ah-in
Kim Myung-min
Shin Se-kyung
Byun Yo-han
Yoon Kyun-sang
Chun Ho-jin
Country of origin South Korea
Original language(s) Korean
No. of episodes 50
Production
Location(s) Samyang Ranch, Gangwon-do[1]
Running time 60 minutes
Production company(s) Redwoods
Release
Original network Seoul Broadcasting System
Picture format 1080i
Audio format Dolby Digital 2.0
Original release October 5, 2015 (2015-10-05) – March 22, 2016 (2016-03-22)
Chronology
Related shows Deep Rooted Tree
External links
Website

Six Flying Dragons (Hangul: 육룡이 나르샤; RR: Yukryong-i Nareusya) is a South Korean television series starring Yoo Ah-in, Kim Myung-min, Shin Se-kyung, Byun Yo-han, Yoon Kyun-sang and Chun Ho-jin.[2][3] It airs on SBS on Mondays and Tuesdays at 22:00 for 50 episodes beginning on October 5, 2015, as part of SBS 25th anniversary special.[4][5] The drama serves as a loose prequel to Deep Rooted Tree.[6]

This drama series reunited actors Yoo Ah-in and Shin Se-kyung who previously starred together in the 2012 drama Fashion King.

Title

The Korean title of the series is in Old Korean, nareushya is a pure Korean word, which means 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).[7]

Plot

Six Flying Dragons depicts the ideological and political conflict between Prince Yi Bang-won (later King Taejong) and Jeong Do-jeon, the man instrumental in helping the prince's father Yi Seong-gye (King Taejo) establish the fledgling Joseon nation. Jeong Do-jeon wants a country ruled by ministers, while Taejong wants absolute power.

Cast

Main characters

Supporting characters

Ratings

In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

Episode # Original broadcast date Average audience share
TNmS Ratings[9] AGB Nielsen[10]
Nationwide Seoul National Capital Area Nationwide Seoul National Capital Area
1 October 5, 2015 10.6% 12.5% 12.3% 13.5%
2 October 6, 2015 10.3% 11.8% 12.4% 14.0%
3 October 12, 2015 10.8% 12.2% 11.6% 12.9%
4 October 13, 2015 11.2% 13.3% 13.0% 13.7%
5 October 19, 2015 11.2% 12.2% 13.7% 15.5%
6 October 20, 2015 12.8% 14.3% 15.4% 17.6%
7 October 26, 2015 9.5% 11.1% 12.5% 13.4%
8 October 27, 2015 11.9% 13.9% 14.1% 16.0%
9 November 2, 2015 10.8% 12.5% 13.5% 15.0%
10 November 3, 2015 11.0% 13.0% 13.5% 14.5%
11 November 9, 2015 10.0% 11.4% 13.3% 14.7%
12 November 10, 2015 11.3% 13.2% 14.1% 15.4%
13 November 17, 2015 9.6% 10.9% 12.2% 14.1%
14 November 17, 2015 9.9% 11.4% 13.2% 15.4%
15 November 23, 2015 10.7% 12.6% 14.6% 16.3%
16 November 24, 2015 10.1% 11.8% 12.6% 13.5%
17 November 30, 2015 10.1% 11.9% 14.1% 15.4%
18 December 1, 2015 10.2% 12.0% 13.6% 14.8%
19 December 7, 2015 10.4% 12.6% 13.3% 15.1%
20 December 8, 2015 9.9% 11.3% 13.4% 15.7%
21 December 14, 2015 10.5% 12.5% 13.3% 15.4%
22 December 15, 2015 9.9% 10.8% 13.9% 15.3%
23 December 21, 2015 10.0% 11.6% 13.1% 14.8%
24 December 22, 2015 10.0% 11.2% 13.7% 15.4%
25 December 28, 2015 10.2% 11.5% 13.4% 15.1%
26 December 29, 2015 10.5% 11.4% 13.8% 15.9%
2016
27 January 4, 2016 10.7% 12.5% 14.6% 16.6%
28 January 5, 2016 10.4% 11.6% 13.7% 15.8%
29 January 11, 2016 12.5% 14.3% 15.1% 16.8%
30 January 12, 2016 12.5% 14.5% 15.8% 17.4%
31 January 18, 2016 12.0% 14.0% 14.6% 16.5%
32 January 19, 2016 12.2% 13.4% 14.9% 16.6%
33 January 25, 2016 11.6% 13.6% 15.0% 17.2%
34 January 26, 2016 12.6% 13.4% 15.1% 17.3%
35 February 1, 2016 13.2% 15.1% 16.3% 18.5%
36 February 2, 2016 14.6% 17.3% 16.8% 19.3%
37 February 8, 2016 11.3% 12.9% 12.3% 13.3%
38 February 9, 2016 13.6% 16.7% 14.1% 15.3%
39 February 15, 2016 12.8% 14.7% 15.2% 16.9%
40 February 16, 2016 13.6% 15.3% 14.9% 16.6%
41 February 22, 2016 12.0% 13.6% 14.3% 15.9%
42 February 23, 2016 13.9% 15.2% 16.1% 18.9%
43 February 29, 2016 13.6% 15.0% 15.9% 18.0%
44 March 1, 2016 12.7% 13.5% 16.4% 18.3%
45 March 7, 2016 13.1% 14.6% 16.1% 17.9%
46 March 8, 2016 13.2% 14.7% 16.1% 17.4%
47 March 14, 2016 14.3% 16.6% 16.7% 17.9%
48 March 15, 2016 13.8% 15.7% 16.2% 17.9%
49 March 21, 2016 13.7% 15.9% 16.2% 17.9%
50 March 22, 2016 13.9% 16.4% 17.3% 18.8%
Average % % % %

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result
2015
4th APAN Star Awards
 Best Young Actor[11] Nam Da-reum Won
23rd SBS Drama Awards[12]
 Grand Prize (Daesang) Yoo Ah-in Nominated
Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama Yoo Ah-in Won
Kim Myung-min Nominated
Chun Ho-jin Nominated
Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama Yoon Son-ha Nominated
Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama Byun Yo-han Won
Choi Jong-won Nominated
Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama Shin Se-kyung Won
Special Award, Actor in a Serial Drama Park Hyuk-kwon Won
Jeon No-min Nominated
Special Award, Actress in a Serial Drama Jeong Yu-mi Nominated
Top 10 Stars Yoo Ah-in Won
Shin Se-kyung Won
Netizen Popularity Award Yoo Ah-in Nominated
Shin Se-kyung Nominated
Best Couple Award Yoo Ah-in and Shin Se-kyung Won
Producer's Award Yoo Ah-in Nominated
New Star Award Gong Seung-yeon Won
Byun Yo-han Won
Yoon Kyun-sang Won
2016
52nd Baeksang Arts Awards
 Best Drama Six Flying Dragons Nominated
Best Director (TV) Shin Kyung-soo Nominated
Best Actor (TV) Yoo Ah-in Won
Best New Actor (TV) Byun Yo-han Nominated
Best Scripwriter (TV) Kim Young-hyun
Park Sang-yeon		 Nominated
Most Popular Actor (TV) Yoo Ah-in Nominated
Byun Yo-han Nominated
Most Popular Actress (TV) Shin Se-kyung Nominated
43rd Korean Broadcasting Grand Prize Awards
 Best Feature-Length Drama Six Flying Dragons Won
11th Seoul International Drama Awards[13]
 Best Serial Drama Won
Best Actor Yoo Ah-in Nominated
5th APAN Star Awards
 Grand Prize (Daesang) Kim Myung-min Nominated
Shin Se-kyung Nominated
Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama Kim Myung-min Nominated
Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama Shin Se-kyung Nominated
Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama Jeong Yu-mi Won
9th Korea Drama Awards
 Best Drama Six Flying Dragons Nominated
Best Production Director Shin Kyung-soo Nominated
1st Asia Artist Awards
 Grand Award (Daesang) Yoo Ah-in Nominated

References

  1. ↑ "SBS Drama 'Six Flying Dragons' filming". Getty Images. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Yoo Ah-in, Shin Se-kyung reunite as lovers in Six Flying Dragons". The Korea Times. October 1, 2015. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
  3. ↑ Kim, Jae-heun (October 2, 2015). "Yoo Ah-in seeks another success". The Korea Times. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
  4. ↑ Jones, Julie (June 18, 2015). "Six Flying Dragons Gets A Head Start on Filming". KDramaStars. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  5. ↑ Jones, Julie (April 30, 2015). "Yoo Ah-in to star as Lee Bang-won in Six Flying Dragons". isplus. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Million-maker Yoo Ah-in in "Six Flying Dragons"". Hancinema. October 1, 2015. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
  7. ↑ "'나르샤' 뜻, 알고보니 순 우리말?" (in Korean). Asiae. September 21, 2015. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
  8. ↑ Jin, Min-ji (June 27, 2015). "Jeong Yu-mi returns to TV". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  9. ↑ "TNmS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNmS Ratings (in Korean). Retrieved January 7, 2015.
  10. ↑ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved January 7, 2015.
  11. ↑ "4th APAN Star Awards 2015 Winners". Hancinema. November 28, 2015. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
  12. ↑ "SBS Drama Awards 2015 Winners". Hancinema. December 31, 2015.
  13. ↑ http://www.seouldrama.org/EN/Seoul International Drama Awards
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