The King of Tears, Lee Bang Won

It is the year 1388. General Lee Seong Gye is dispatched to invade the Liaodong Peninsula but decides to retreat. King Woo of Goryeo, enraged, orders...

After a fierce battle, the royal palace falls. Lee Seong Gye cannot bear to become a traitor and makes his army wait outside instead of taking over th...

Lee Bang Won learns that assassins got inside the home of Lee Seong Gye. He rushes to the mansion to find his father still safe. Much relieved, Lee Ba...

King Gongyang has shamed Lee Seong Gye in public. Unable to tolerate the insult his father suffered, Lee Bang Won visits the king and conveys a sharp...

Lee Seong Gye gives up everything and leaves for Dongbukmyeon. Lee Bang Won fails to dissuade his father from leaving and feels frustrated. Meanwhile,...

Jeong Do Jeon dashes toward the Cheongju Prison, and so does Jeong Mong Ju. But both are held back midway by a downpour, which cut off all the roads t...

While hunting in the woods, Lee Seong Gye is critically injured when he falls off his horse. Jeong Mong Ju takes this opportunity to exile all of Lee...

Despite his father's order not to touch Jeong Mong Ju, Bang Won defies him and is determined to put an end to the chancellor's life. The death of Mong...

After Master Sambong reorganizes the court officials, he and Lady Kang succeed in persuading Seong Gye to take the throne. Thrilled by the news, Bang...

Bang Won hears the news that Bang Seok will be installed as the Crown Prince. Full of rage and disappointment, he finds his brothers to stop it from h...

Bang Won is furious as he sees Queen Sindeok act with hypocrisy. Although he wishes to rash out on the manipulative Queen, Lady Min settles him down a...

Bang Won sets off to Ming to stabilize the diplomacy. Although Queen Hyun is happy about having rid of Bang Won, bad news starts to pile on her. Meanw...

Lee Seong Gye accuses Bang Won responsible for the early death of Queen Hyun. Although Bang Won pleads his innocence, the King is blinded by the sorro...

Bang Won starts planning details of the rebellion and begins training his soldiers for the battle to come. However, Seong Gye is fast-witted enough to...

Lee Seong Gye declares that he will wage war in the Yodong Peninsula with all the private soldiers he has absorbed into the Three Armies Command. Seve...

Master Sambong finally determines to get rid of Bang Won and the other princes. However, as the assassination ends up a failure, it only provokes Bang...

Bang Won's rebellion proceeds exactly as planned. Although he spares his father, he puts an end to those who are loyal to Jeong Do Jeon. Just when thi...

Sang Gu continues to threaten Sa Ra for money, and when that doesn't work, he decides to use Se Jong as bait. Se Jong nearly gets into an accident whi...

Lee Bang Gwa is fully determined to keep the throne and protect it from Bang Won. Although Bang Won is already distressed with Bang Gwa and Seong Gye,...

Bang Won successfully suppresses Bang Gan and heads directly to the Palace. Despite their differences, Bang Won and Bang Gwa have the same desire to s...

Bang Won's plan to abolish private armies meets strong opposition from his court officials. He soon realizes that he cannot proceed with his plans wit...

Bang Won finally ascends to the throne and becomes the third king of Joseon. However, his wife, Lady Min is not even allowed to set foot in the palace...

The King tries to weaken the power of the Min Clan by taking away all of Queen Wongyeong's court ladies and also by bringing in Min Je for questioning...

The Former King Taejo aggressively gathers his army with Jo Sa Eui as the commander. Although Bang Won couldn't believe it at first, he quickly realiz...

Once again Bang Won achieves victory against his father. Bang Won spares his father's life under the judgment that Jo Sa Eui is the only cause of the...

Bang Won decides that the Min Clan is not to be trusted. He comes up with a plan that will educate the Crown Prince as the future king and check the l...

The Crown Prince becomes rebellious against Bang Won as he gets forced to study. Although Bang Won is furious about the Prince not obeying him, he als...

The Queen's heart shatters into pieces as the Crown Prince betrays her. With his consent, Mu Ku and Mu Jil are indeed to die. Disputes occur regarding...

The Crown Prince is quickly losing his father's trust. Although he has already let Bang Won down several times, he only brings even more disappointmen...

The King allows the Crown Prince to return to the Palace. But what awaits him is only Chungnyeong making attempts to take his place. In this competiti...

Bang Won discrowns Lee Je and installs Lee Do as the new Crown Prince. As Lee Je leaves the palace, Queen Wongyeong also decides to leave because she...

Lee Do shows aggression toward Bang Won to be free from his control. Despite his effort, Bang Won's power is still too great, and eventually fails to...