Shin Se Kyung Takes A Leading Role In 'Six Flying Dragons'

Shin Se Kyung's next drama will be a historical one. Her agency, Namoo Actors, confirmed that she is playing the female lead in the upcoming saeguk "Six Flying Dragons." She was the producers' first choice for the role and given her popularity in the recent drama "The Girl Who Sees Smells," she can be considered a welcome addition to any cast.

Her character's love interest in the drama has not yet been confirmed but will most likely be actor Yoo Ah In. She previously worked with Yoo in the 2012 drama "Fashion King." In that drama she played a designer and he played a man who started a fashion business.

The business of the fashion world will seem quite tame compared to the life and death political struggles in their new drama.

"Six Flying Dragons" focuses in the story of Lee Bang Won the man who became King Taejong, the third king in the Joseon dynasty. It's a 50-episode epic full of political conflicts and alliances.Yoo Ah In plays Prince Lee Bang Won. The prince helped his father found the Joseon nation and thought that earned him the succession. But he fought with his brother princes to secure the throne. Once he acquired that throne, he wanted to maintain complete authority.

Kim Myung Min plays Jung Do Jeon, his political rival, a man who hopes for a more democratic nation Jung Do Jeon wanted a country ruled by ministers, while the prince wanted the monarchy to retain absolute power.

Kim Young Hyun and Park Sang Yeon, the writers working on "Six Flying Dragons" previously wrote the successful saeguk "Tree With Deep Roots." The new drama is a prequel to that one, as it features some of the same characters when they were young.

The founding of the Joseon dynasty has been covered in several dramas, "King Sejong The Great," "Jeong Do Jeon," and "Maids."

Shin Se Kyung can also be seen as T.O.P.'s love interest in the film "Tazza 2: The Hidden Card."