Tree with Deep Roots

뿌리깊은 나무 ‧ Drama ‧ 2011

Tree with Deep Roots Episode 1

8.6/10 from 19 users
Oct 05, 2011
Taejong, the father of King Sejong, wields his power and authority over his son to execute all his enemies, including Sejong's father-in-law.

Tree with Deep Roots Episode 2

9.4/10 from 12 users
Oct 06, 2011
Sejong's small act of defiance leads to a massacre, and an unimaginable request from his father.

Tree with Deep Roots Episode 3

9.3/10 from 9 users
Oct 12, 2011
Sejong and his father engage in a battle of the wits as young Ddol Bok struggles to survive in the Slaves' Quarters.

Tree with Deep Roots Episode 4

9.2/10 from 8 users
Oct 13, 2011
Ddol Bok rises to become a palace officer and changes his name to Kang Chae Yun in an attempt to get close to the king.

Tree with Deep Roots Episode 5

9.3/10 from 7 users
Oct 19, 2011
Assigned to investigate the recent murders, Chae Yun comes face to face with an assassin with superior skills to match his own.

Tree with Deep Roots Episode 6

9.0/10 from 5 users
Oct 20, 2011
Sejong breaks down at the death of another scholar, and he is the only one who holds the key to the scholar's last message.


Tree with Deep Roots Episode 7

8.5/10 from 4 users
Oct 26, 2011
Shim Jong Su gathers up allies for Hidden Root and plots the assassination for one more scholar.

Tree with Deep Roots Episode 8

9.0/10 from 3 users
Oct 27, 2011
Chae Yun discovers the identity of the assassin as Sejong battles his inner demons, and second guesses his mission.

Tree with Deep Roots Episode 9

8.8/10 from 3 users
Nov 02, 2011
Hidden motives are revealed as different officials spring to action at the news of Hidden Root's resurrection. Sejong's mission is revealed.

Tree with Deep Roots Episode 10

8.0/10 from 2 users
Nov 03, 2011
Chae Yun becomes suspicious of a supposed death threat against another scholar. Hidden Root leader Jung Gi Joon's whereabouts are finally revealed.

Tree with Deep Roots Episode 11

8.5/10 from 3 users
Nov 09, 2011
King Sejong forms a closer bond with an enemy, and opts for a scientific dissection in the hopes of helping So Yi speak again.

Tree with Deep Roots Episode 12

9.0/10 from 3 users
Nov 10, 2011
The destinies of So Yi and Chae Yun collide as both slowly discover each other's former's identities.


Tree with Deep Roots Episode 13

9.4/10 from 4 users
Nov 16, 2011
The king bids So Yi and Chae Yun the freedom to start over their lies together, but both of them can't forget their paths.

Tree with Deep Roots Episode 14

9.0/10 from 5 users
Nov 17, 2011
The bureaucrats put greater pressure on the king to reveal his work on the alphabet, but it leads to violent results.

Tree with Deep Roots Episode 15

9.4/10 from 5 users
Nov 23, 2011
In the process of saving So Yi, Chae Yun kidnaps the Prince and finds out about King Sejong's secret work.

Tree with Deep Roots Episode 16

8.8/10 from 3 users
Nov 24, 2011
With news leaking of the new alphabet, Sejong wages an intellectual war with the scholars and bureaucrats. Chae Yun becomes a double agent.

Tree with Deep Roots Episode 17

8.7/10 from 3 users
Nov 30, 2011
The furor over an alphabet that will lead to educated peasants leads to a young scholar's suicide.

Tree with Deep Roots Episode 18

8.3/10 from 3 users
Dec 01, 2011
Chae Yun's mentor makes an appearance, and is immediately recruited by both Hidden Root and Sejong for his help.


Tree with Deep Roots Episode 19

9.8/10 from 5 users
Dec 07, 2011
Now that Sejong discovers Ga Ri On's true identity, the stakes are raised when a prince's life is on the line.

Tree with Deep Roots Episode 20

9.9/10 from 4 users
Dec 08, 2011
The death of Gwang Pyung puts Sejong over the brink of sanity, and the bureaucrats fear that he will become a tyrant like his father was.

Tree with Deep Roots Episode 21

9.1/10 from 4 users
Dec 14, 2011
Sent out to the countryside to distribute the letters, So Yi and the other court maidens don't realize the danger lurking at their heels.

Tree with Deep Roots Episode 22

8.7/10 from 3 users
Dec 15, 2011
Hidden Root falls apart as traitors abound. Chae Yun goes on a desperate search to save So Yi.

Tree with Deep Roots Episode 23

7.5/10 from 2 users
Dec 21, 2011
Desperate to know what the Solution is, Jung Gi Joon is willing to give up his position as a leader of Hidden Root in order to bring Sejong down.

Tree with Deep Roots Episode 24

9.6/10 from 4 users
Dec 22, 2011
The final showdown begins as Jung Gi Joon readies for his assassination attempt against Sejong. So Yi struggles to pass down her knowledge of the Solution.


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