The 1st Republic
Season 1
88 min
S1 · E1 · Apr 2, 1981
Lee Seung Man and Kim Gu Episode 1
90 min
S1 · E2 · Apr 9, 1981
Assassination! Assassination! Assassination! Episode 2
79 min
S1 · E3 · Apr 16, 1981
Jo Man Shik and Kim Il Seong Episode 3
75 min
S1 · E4 · Apr 23, 1981
Terror! Episode 4
90 min
S1 · E5 · Apr 30, 1981
Lee Seung Man, 1946 Episode 5
89 min
S1 · E6 · May 7, 1981
The South Korean Labor Party Episode 6
92 min
S1 · E7 · May 14, 1981
Three Leaders of Summer 1947 Episode 7
87 min
S1 · E8 · May 21, 1981
UN Korean Committee Episode 8
77 min
S1 · E9 · May 28, 1981
Kim Gu and North-South Talks (1) Episode 9
90 min
S1 · E10 · Jun 4, 1981
Kim Gu and North-South Talks (2) Episode 10
77 min
S1 · E11 · Jun 11, 1981
Lee Seung Man, the First President Episode 11
69 min
S1 · E12 · Jun 18, 1981
Female Agent Kim Su Im Episode 12
82 min
S1 · E13 · Jun 25, 1981
Misjudgement Episode 13
82 min
S1 · E14 · Jul 2, 1981
Jogak Hall in Yihwajang Episode 14
70 min
S1 · E15 · Jul 9, 1981
A Mole in the National Assembly Episode 15
77 min
S1 · E16 · Jul 16, 1981
Anti-Democratic Special Committee (1) Episode 16
76 min
S1 · E17 · Jul 30, 1981
Anti-Democratic Special Committee (2) Episode 17
76 min
S1 · E18 · Aug 6, 1981
The President's People Episode 18
80 min
S1 · E19 · Aug 27, 1981
Ah, Baek Beom (1) Episode 19
83 min
S1 · E20 · Sep 3, 1981
Ah, Baek Beom (2) Episode 20
78 min
S1 · E21 · Sep 10, 1981
5.30 Election Episode 21
70 min
S1 · E22 · Sep 17, 1981
90 Days Under the Reds Episode 22
75 min
S1 · E23 · Sep 24, 1981
The Blue House in Wartime Episode 23
77 min
S1 · E24 · Oct 1, 1981
Busan's Political Crisis Episode 24
85 min
S1 · E25 · Oct 8, 1981
Fresh Start for Unam Episode 25
71 min
S1 · E26 · Oct 15, 1981
Line of Peace Episode 26
65 min
S1 · E27 · Oct 29, 1981
Tradesmen in Wartime Episode 27
88 min
S1 · E28 · Nov 5, 1981
Release of the Anticommunist War Prisoner and a Ceasefire Episode 28
73 min
S1 · E29 · Nov 12, 1981
Fall of the KNYA and Lee Gi Bung Episode 29
59 min
S1 · E30 · Nov 19, 1981
The Park In Su Incident Episode 30
66 min
S1 · E31 · Nov 26, 1981
Sweeping Victory for the Liberal Party (1) Episode 31
70 min
S1 · E32 · Dec 10, 1981
Sweeping Victory for the Liberal Party (2) Episode 32
65 min
S1 · E33 · Dec 17, 1981
Lee Gi Bung and the Liberal Party Episode 33
81 min
S1 · E34 · Jan 7, 1982
Kim Il Seong and the Purge Episode 34
82 min
S1 · E35 · Jan 14, 1982
The Hangeul Crisis Episode 35
77 min
S1 · E36 · Jan 21, 1982
Kim Du Han and Lee Jeong Jae Episode 36
79 min
S1 · E37 · Jan 28, 1982
Adopted Child, Lee Gang Seok Episode 37
74 min
S1 · E38 · Feb 4, 1982
The Art Troupe and Im Hwa Su Episode 38
83 min
S1 · E39 · Feb 11, 1982
Old and New Democratic Party and Cessation of the First Republic Episode 39
39 episodes in Season 1
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1945년 8.15 해방의 어수선한 정국, 한반도 분단, 1948년 대한민국 정부수립, 1950년 한국 전쟁과 1960년 4·19 혁명, 그리고 1960년 제2공화국의 성립과 민주당 신구파 분쟁까지 다뤘다.
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Cast
12 people
Choi Bul-am
Rhee Syng-man
Known for
Princess Hours
Lee Young-hoo
Kim Gu
Known for
A Millionaire's First Love
Park Gyu-chae
Lee Ki-poong
Also in
Black Republic
Love Of Blood Relations
Kim Yong-geon
Yun Chi-young
Known for
Kill Me, Heal Me
The Liar and His Lover
Lee Dae-ro
Shin Sung-mo
Known for
Tell Me Something
Han In-soo
Chang Myon
Known for
Hi Bye, Mama!
Park Young-ji
Kim Tu-bong
Also in
Cheongdam Dong Alice
5th Republic
Lee Jeong-kil
Chang Taek-sang
Known for
My Love from the Star
Kil Yong-woo
Kim Yong-shik
Known for
Backstreet Rookie
Rooftop Prince
Song Ki-Yoon
Cho Bong-am
Known for
My Little Bride
Kim Ae-kyung
Park Maria
Known for
The Art of Seduction
Kuk Jeong-hwan
Kim Il-sung
Also in
Chunhyang
Hong-Do Mirror
Ko Seok-man Creator
Total runtime 50h 42m · Episode length 78 min · Country South Korea
Show info
Premiered
April 2, 1981
Final episode
February 11, 1982
Status
Ended
Network
MBC
Country
South Korea
Type
Scripted
Episode length
78 min
Total runtime
50h 42m
Original language
Korean
Production
MBC
Production
South Korea
Produced in
Languages
Original title
제1공화국
Spoken on screen
Korean
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