[Exclusive]'Yeon Gaesomun' Jang Hyuk heads to Mongolia today; filming of the 30th-billion-won blockbuster 'Munmu' at the Battle of Jupil Mountain

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'Munmu,' a grand historical drama that KBS is ambitiously preparing, is heading to Mongolia once again for overseas location shooting. Anticipation is high as large-scale battle scenes are scheduled to be filmed to enhance the production's quality.

'According to StarNews' investigation on the 18th, the production team and main cast of KBS 2TV's new historical drama 'Munmu' will depart for Mongolia today for filming. This marks the second Mongolia location shoot following last winter, with full-scale filming planned to proceed for five days starting on the 20th.

'Munmu's' filming in Mongolia is a strategic choice to maximize the unique scale of grand historical dramas, going beyond simple background utilization. In particular, the production plans to film the Battle of Jupil Mountain, a major battle scene, during their stay. The Battle of Jupil Mountain was a large-scale confrontation between the Goguryeo and Tang armies on a plain near Ansi Fortress in 645 and is considered one of the drama's key scenes.

'Munmu' is a major production with a production budget of approximately 30 billion won, and is expected to realistically capture large-scale battle scenes and military movement scenes by utilizing vast grasslands and natural terrain. In particular, the plan is to shoot during the spring season to capture a different seasonal atmosphere from the winter footage, thereby further enhancing visual quality.

'Munmu' will feature Jang Hyuk as the Goguryeo Daemokri Yeon Gaesomun, Baek Seong-hyun as Goguryeo Gohyeonmu, Yang Hyun-min as Tang Taizong Li Shimin, and Lee Ji-hoon as the Tang general Xue Rengui, among others, participating in this filming.

'Munmu' is regarded as a key content piece launched by KBS to restore the identity of public broadcasting, following a deficit of approximately 100 billion won due to the impact of separate fee collection. KBS has previously demonstrated both high viewership and artistic quality through authentic grand historical dramas such as 'Tae Jo (왕),' 'Dae Jo-yeong,' 'Jeong Do-jeon,' and 'Goryeo-Goguryeo War.' Consequently, there is keen interest in whether 'Munmu' will once again reaffirm the status of a historical drama master.

'Munmu' is a work that depicts the great narrative of unification, where the small kingdom of Silla overcame the powerful states of Goguryeo and Baekje, and even the Tang Dynasty, finally uniting the Three Han into one. Major actors including Lee Hyun-wook, Jang Hyuk, Kim Kang-woo, Park Sung-woong, Jung Woong-in, and Jo Sung-ha have been cast in large numbers, generating high expectations. The drama will consist of 28 episodes and is scheduled to air within the year.

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