In 998, King Mokjong put military under civilian command, causing the coup d'état of General Gang Jo; in 1014, military officers were not paid because the government had to pay civilian officials first, causing the anger of Generals Choi Jil and Kim Hoon to attempt a failed military rebellion; and later the government even closed the military academy.
It stars Yesung of boy band Super Junior as villain "Jung Myung-soo", a servant-turned-interpreter.
In 2009, Yesung made his musical theatre debut in Namhansanseong (lit. South Korean Mountain Fortress), which is based on the novel of the same name by Kim Hoon, which is based on the historical incident of Byeongja Horan, at the Namhansanseong in Gyeonggi-do.
Lil' Kim | Kim Jong-il | Kim Il-sung | Kim Possible | Matt & Kim | Kim Gordon | Kim Philby | Kim Kardashian | Kim Jong-un | Kim Fowley | Kim Basinger | Kim Stanley Robinson | Kim Mitchell | Kim Longinotto | Kim Cattrall | Geoff Hoon | Gail Kim | Yunjin Kim | Kim Delaney | Kath & Kim | Kim Wilde | Kim Richey | Kim Novak | Kim Jong-nam | Kim Darby | Kim Dae-jung | Kim Campbell | Andy Kim | Kim Young-sam | Kim Thompson |