Song Joong-ki, behind the scenes as King Se-jong

52 July 28, 2011October 19, 2011

by javabeans

First look at Song Joong-ki in character as Se-jong the Great! With his newest role, he goes from Joseon-era pretty boy (Sungkyunkwan Scandal) to Joseon-era royalty.

Song is playing the younger version of the famous king in Tree With Deep Roots, the anticipated sageuk drama from the Queen Seon-deok writers that also stars Jang Hyuk, Han Seok-kyu, and Shin Se-kyung.

Song recently tweeted this photo of himself in sageuk garb, taken from the drama’s set. Well, aegyo king is one version of Se-jong we haven’t seen in all the numerous adaptations that have existed to date; count on Song Joong-ki to make even a legendary figure look adorable. In the drama, his youthful version of Se-jong is a genius living under a harsh father and turns inward to his books; he represses his nature in order to foster patience, in a conscious effort to be the opposite of his father. Han Seok-kyu plays his older counterpart once the drama moves into his reign as king.

Tree With Deep Roots premieres in September on SBS.

Via TV Report

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1 ^_^

July 28, 2011 at 1:17 PM

Cutest king ever

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^_^

July 28, 2011 at 1:19 PM

Can't believe I'm first, awesome...and on a Song Joongki post, even better

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outofcontrol

July 28, 2011 at 8:11 PM

I wholeheartedly agree!

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zzzmadison

July 28, 2011 at 10:45 PM

me too!

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Fafa

August 1, 2011 at 11:15 PM

AGREE!

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2 Yer Vang

July 28, 2011 at 1:19 PM

Cute :)

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3 ^_^

July 28, 2011 at 1:28 PM

I probably should have figured this but I didn't know SJK had a twitter account...can anybody tell me what is it...only thing I found is an account that hasn't tweeted since Jan of '10

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ruthie

July 28, 2011 at 2:11 PM

same here! anyone knows his twitter acct??

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tamrra

July 28, 2011 at 4:03 PM

he has a twitter account?! i only know Ah-in, Yoochun and Min-young's twitter accounts!

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^_^

July 28, 2011 at 5:20 PM

the post says he "tweeted" the pic so.....

I was shocked b/c i follow all my favorites like Kim Bum, Lee Minho, and Ahin so this is a surprise

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hikaruivy

July 28, 2011 at 7:21 PM

Count me in, too: I'd be really really thankful if somebody could tell us Joong Ki's active twitter account... (I'm already in deep grief here knowing that he was in NYC last month but I learnt this too late... *sobs*)

Jo

July 28, 2011 at 9:33 PM

This was probably on his me2day/ the korean ver. of twitter

d

July 28, 2011 at 10:50 PM

nope. he has twitter account. but rarely post smthing. http://twitter.com/#!/SongJoongKi

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Rovi

July 29, 2011 at 8:44 AM

I hadn't realized I'd been following him on Twitter...ㅋㅋㅋ...:P

cherry18

July 28, 2011 at 7:57 PM

Song Joong-Ki's twitter account is twitter.com/SongJoongKi [:
but sadly he hasn't been active on it since Jan 5, 2010 :'( ...Joong-ki-ahh come back to twitter~

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^_^

July 28, 2011 at 8:03 PM

Oh so i did find the right one, that's both good and sad b/c he's not active -_- . So I guess this must've been on a me2day or something

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4 Joy

July 28, 2011 at 1:35 PM

Adorbs. Does Jang Hyuk play his rival? And why must there be Shin Se Kyung (no I am not a Shinee fan girl)...

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Kiara

July 28, 2011 at 4:50 PM

They play the same character :). Song Joong-ki plays the teen-age Sejong. Jang Hyuk plays the older Sejong.

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mooses

July 28, 2011 at 4:57 PM

but the article says "Han Seok-kyu plays his older counterpart once the drama moves into his reign as king"

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Kiara

July 28, 2011 at 5:21 PM

You are correct :). Sorry for the mistake.

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5 YBisTOP

July 28, 2011 at 1:37 PM

Awww, I miss him in Running Man! He is so cute!!!

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kangling

July 28, 2011 at 3:28 PM

me too... I wonder if he will be back after filming If Running man still running? or he's done with them?

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6 Bluefyre

July 28, 2011 at 1:39 PM

Whoa. Too cute! Trust Song Joong-ki to make King Sejong adorkable :D

Can't wait to see the promo materials!

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7 krnxbeannie

July 28, 2011 at 1:41 PM

Yayys goo yonghwa how i missed his character!!!
he's so cute!!

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Helen

July 29, 2011 at 12:34 AM

more like Goo Yong Ha. this reminds me of Song Joong Ki when he was still on Running Man and CN Blue's Yonghwa came as a guest. Joong Ki had to write Yonghwa's name but he wrote Yong Ha instead because he was still too absorbed into his character.

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8 Two Cents

July 28, 2011 at 2:10 PM

Aww. What a cutie pie.

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9 Cynthia

July 28, 2011 at 2:38 PM

Aww - he's such a royal Puppy!
Seems to me I saw a bunch of stills on another site w/he and his leading lady running around in their red robes.
Cuteness abounds!

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10 h311ybean

July 28, 2011 at 3:00 PM

I never thought I'd hear the phrase "aegyo king," like, ever :D but trust the Dramabeans crew to come up with the perfect way to describe SJK-as-King Sejong!

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11 Lidia

July 28, 2011 at 3:04 PM

Song Joong Ki has such an infectious smile :D Can't wait for this drama to air!

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12 Kiara

July 28, 2011 at 3:20 PM

I love sageuks but damn I cant keep up with the 4 that are currently airing.
I have a love and hate relationship with writer Kim Young Hyun.
Song Joong-ki and Jang Hyuk <3.

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13 U.K.Chick

July 28, 2011 at 3:24 PM

Omo so cute! I just want to squeeze his cheeks :P

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14 malta

July 28, 2011 at 3:40 PM

He really is very cute. He seems like he has a good natured personality.

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15 Bandi

July 28, 2011 at 3:43 PM

so cute~ kyah~~ XD <3 SJK <3

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16 via

July 28, 2011 at 4:11 PM

so adorable XD i'm not into historical dramas much but i ended up watching (and loving) Sungkyunkwan Scandal because of him!

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Yo

July 30, 2011 at 12:04 PM

I recommend you start watching Warrior Baek Dong Soo, like now! Since you love Sungkyunkwan, I can bet that you'll find WBDSoo even more addictive -- in comparison, to me, it really is a notch higher in level of awesomeness.

You'll find yourself loving the main cast like right away.

I just wish dramabeans would do recaps for this drama. I'm not that into Heartstrings (after the 1 first episode, couldn't stand those awkward stares that take minutes long), nor Myung Wol Spy (after the slap).

I'm so glad I found Warrior Baek Dong Soo to watch for the remaining of summer~~~~

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17 SaisMY

July 28, 2011 at 4:23 PM

sooo cute. only song joongki can get me to watch historical dramas :D

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18 Dav

July 28, 2011 at 4:55 PM

Aegyo Se-jong. Heheh.

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19 laya

July 28, 2011 at 5:36 PM

Joong-ki... so cute! <3

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20 sPark*

July 28, 2011 at 5:41 PM

I've been patiently waiting to see Song Joong Ki on my screen again! Photos are not enough lolol However, he does make on ADORABLE king :) I hope the childhood parts for this drama are a bit longer than usual :P

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21 city rebel

July 28, 2011 at 6:31 PM

Have watched city hunter e20.But I kind of feel pity for dead daddy evil.Like the end which does not narrate but tell us how they go on.Season can B hopeful.

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22 Cam

July 28, 2011 at 6:35 PM

How A.D.O.R.A.B.L.E ! ! ! ! ! ^__^

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23 dls

July 28, 2011 at 7:04 PM

uwaah first time I saw such an aegyo king...
looking forward for his drama

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24 ladida

July 28, 2011 at 7:24 PM

Love him, he's so adorable. And picks good roles! SKKS and OBGYN Doctors are two of my favs.

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25 rimiheun

July 29, 2011 at 12:41 AM

CUTE! XD

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26 biankoy

July 29, 2011 at 2:14 AM

Kyaaaaaaaaaa~

I've been slayed by that SJK's mega watt smile!!!

Omo.. I miss SJK in traditional clothes...hmmm I know what I'm gonna do today!

*SKKS marathon

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27 jomo143

July 29, 2011 at 5:56 AM

I know I'll wish his character never grows up, we we gets to see the "young king" forever!

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28 Rovi

July 29, 2011 at 8:50 AM

Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah~!!!

Cutest Sejong I've ever seen~!!!! X^X...
I still miss his Gu Yong-ha character tho...~~Moon Jae-shin~~ Yoo Ah-in, WER R U?!!!!!

BTW, the hongryongpo he's wearing is accurate during the time period...

"...his youthful version...is a genius living under a harsh father..." -> like, anyone who'd watched "Tears of the Dragon" would agree to that...

(still remembers Yoo Dong-geun acting as Taejong & the Daewon-gun...)

If some fans will go crazy over this, they might connect this to "The Princess's Man", since the storyline of that drama is just after this...
(note: Grand Prince Suyang is Sejong's 2nd son...)