5th Republic
S01E12: Episode 12
Overview
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.
Episodes
S01E02 Episode 2
S01E03 Episode 3
S01E04 Episode 4
S01E05 Episode 5
S01E06 Episode 6
S01E07 Episode 7
S01E08 Episode 8
S01E09 Episode 9
S01E10 Episode 10
S01E11 Episode 11
S01E12 Episode 12
S01E13 Episode 13
S01E14 Episode 14
S01E15 Episode 15
S01E16 Episode 16
S01E17 Episode 17
S01E18 Episode 18
S01E19 Episode 19
S01E20 Episode 20
S01E21 Episode 21
S01E22 Episode 22
S01E23 Episode 23
S01E24 Episode 24
S01E25 Episode 25
S01E26 Episode 26
S01E27 Episode 27
S01E28 Episode 28
S01E29 Episode 29
S01E30 Episode 30
S01E31 Episode 31
S01E32 Episode 32
S01E33 Episode 33
S01E34 Episode 34
S01E35 Episode 35
S01E36 Episode 36
S01E37 Episode 37
S01E38 Episode 38
S01E39 Episode 39
S01E40 Episode 40
S01E41 Episode 41
Cast
Lee Duck-hwa
Chun Doo-hwan
Seo In-seok
Roh Tae-woo
Lee Jae-yong
Lee Hak-bong
Lee Jeong-kil
Kim Jong-pil
Kim Yong-geon
Kim Young-sam
Song Ok-suk
Kim Ok-sook
Kim Yeong-ran
Rhee Soon-ja
Kim Byeong-gi
No Shin-young
Park Young-ji
Yoo Hak-sung
Kim Ki-hyeon
Jang Tae-wan
