Jo Jae Hyun To Play Jeong Do Jeon In New Historical Drama

There are several types of historical dramas. There's the straight out retelling of a story, that's as faithful as it can be, given that it's the winners that usually write history.

But even if a story attempts to faithfully portray history, a drama often adds thrilling elements to make it more appealing.

For example, a murder that probably never really happened during the childhood of Queen Seonduk of Silla kept the plot moving along in the saeguk "Queen Seonduk.

Then there are the fantasy saeguks, which enliven historical settings with an element of the paranormal or the complicating twist of time travel. Given the winners of the recent Seoul Drama Awards, those are very popular.

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