林泰佑
Director
5th Republic (2005)
Season 1
5th Republic is a controversial political drama about the Fifth Republic of South Korea, one of the most turbulent times in modern Korean history. The 41-episode television series covered the key aspects of the period from President Park Chung-hee's assassination to general Chun Doo-hwan's military coup and his bloody rise to power, as well as the ensuing conflicts between the pro-democratic movement and Chun's military regime and the behind-the-scenes power struggles that ultimately led to Roh Tae-woo's presidential succession in 1987. Given the sensitive nature of the subject matter, 5th Republic tread a fine line between fact and fiction, and faced many challenges even before the start of the production - one of which was pressures from actual political figures who threatened to sue the network for defamation if the script was not modified. Moreover, there was concern over the possible glorification of the drama's lead character Chun Doo-hwan played by Lee Deok-hwa whose strong charisma helped draw in big audience during the drama's initial broadcast on MBC in 2005.
Released April 23, 2005
Episode 50 min
None+
Keywords: tmdb.politics, tmdb.republic, tmdb.korea-president, tmdb.chun-doo-hwan
Production Companies: MBC
Network: MBC
Country: South Korea
Languages:
Korean
S1E1 - The Shot of Destiny on October 26th (I)
April 23, 2005, midnight
S1E2 - Episode 2
April 24, 2005, midnight
S1E3 - Episode 3
April 30, 2005, midnight
S1E4 - Episode 4
May 1, 2005, midnight
S1E5 - Episode 5
May 7, 2005, midnight
S1E6 - Episode 6
May 8, 2005, midnight
S1E7 - Episode 7
May 14, 2005, midnight
S1E8 - Episode 8
May 15, 2005, midnight
S1E9 - Episode 9
May 21, 2005, midnight
S1E10 - Episode 10
May 22, 2005, midnight
S1E11 - Episode 11
May 28, 2005, midnight
S1E12 - Episode 12
May 29, 2005, midnight
S1E13 - Episode 13
June 4, 2005, midnight
S1E14 - Episode 14
June 5, 2005, midnight
S1E15 - Episode 15
June 11, 2005, midnight
S1E16 - Episode 16
June 12, 2005, midnight
S1E17 - Episode 17
June 18, 2005, midnight
S1E18 - Episode 18
June 19, 2005, midnight
S1E19 - Episode 19
June 25, 2005, midnight
S1E20 - Episode 20
June 26, 2005, midnight
S1E21 - Episode 21
July 2, 2005, midnight
S1E22 - Episode 22
July 3, 2005, midnight
S1E23 - Episode 23
July 9, 2005, midnight
S1E24 - Episode 24
July 10, 2005, midnight
S1E25 - Episode 25
July 16, 2005, midnight
S1E26 - Episode 26
July 17, 2005, midnight
S1E27 - Episode 27
July 23, 2005, midnight
S1E28 - Episode 28
July 24, 2005, midnight
S1E29 - Episode 29
July 30, 2005, midnight
S1E30 - Episode 30
July 31, 2005, midnight
S1E31 - Episode 31
Aug. 6, 2005, midnight
S1E32 - Episode 32
Aug. 13, 2005, midnight
S1E33 - Episode 33
Aug. 14, 2005, midnight
S1E34 - Episode 34
Aug. 20, 2005, midnight
S1E35 - Episode 35
Aug. 21, 2005, midnight
S1E36 - Episode 36
Aug. 27, 2005, midnight
S1E37 - Episode 37
Aug. 28, 2005, midnight
S1E38 - Episode 38
Sept. 3, 2005, midnight
S1E39 - Episode 39
Sept. 4, 2005, midnight
S1E40 - Episode 40
Sept. 10, 2005, midnight
S1E41 - Episode 41
Sept. 11, 2005, midnight
Network: MBC
Episode Runtime: 50 min.
Season Runtime: 50 min.
Released: April 23, 2005
Last Air Date: Sept. 11, 2005, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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