Shin Don (TV series)

2005–2006 South Korean TV series

Shin Don (Korean: 신돈; Hanja: 辛旽) is a South Korean television series based on the novel The Phantom Queen (Korean: 다정불심; Hanja: 多情佛心; RR: Dajeongbulsim) by Park Jong-hwa,^[6] starring Son Chang-min, Jeong Bo-seok, Seo Ji-hye, Oh Man-seok and Kang Moon-young. It aired on MBC from September 24, 2005 to May 7, 2006 every Saturday and Sunday at 21:40 (KST).^[7]

This series's first title was originally the same as the title of the novel but later was changed after Son Chang-min took the main role as Shin Don.^[8] Son also made his first appearance in a sageuk since Tale of Chunhyang (춘향전) in 1988.^[9]

Cast

Main

• Son Chang-min as Shin Don^[10][11][12]
  • Kim Kyung-hwan as young Shin Don
• Jeong Bo-seok as King Gongmin^[13][14]
• Seo Ji-hye^[14][15][16] as
  • Princess Noguk, King Gongmin's first wife and a Yuan Princess.
  • Banya, King Gongmin's concubine and Shin Don's maid.
    • Bang Joon-seo as young Banya^{[17][unreliable source]}
    • Jeon Ha-eun as child Banya^[17]
• Oh Man-seok as Won Hyung^{[18][unreliable source][19][20]}
• Kang Moon-young as Cho Sun^[21][22][23]

Extended cast

• Hwang Geum-hee^[b] as Lady Yoon Hee-bi
• Lee Bong-kyoo as Ra Ma-seung
• Kim Jong-ho as a fisherman
• Lee Jin-hwa as Woo Dae-un
• Lee Chang-hwan as Shin Won-kyung
• Yang Eun-yong as a maid-servant in Okcheon Temple
• Jeon Su-ji as Ban Ya's birth mother
• Guk Jung-hwan as Ki-Chul's head servant
• Han Young-soo as Cho-Sun's head servant
• Choi Eun-sook as Lee Je-hyun's wife

OST

Airing cancel reasons

• October 15, 2005: canceled due to MBC University Organization.^{[citation needed]}
• December 31, 2005: canceled due to the airing of MBC Gayo Daejejeon.^{[citation needed]}
• January 1, 2006: canceled due to the New Year's Special Event.^[24]
• January 28–29, 2006: canceled due to the formation of Lunar New Year special film Another Public Enemy and Innocent Steps.^[25]

Notes

1. He is famous for his work in historical series such as Empress Myeongseong (2001), Jo Gwang-jo (1996) and The King and the Queen (1998–2000).
2. Credited as Ji Sung-won.

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