Ming China, without restraint, mounts unrelenting demands against the Korean crown, further entrenching distrust and aversion to subservience.

Mounting pressure by the threat of invasion and sending down the Emperor's commands requesting tribute of young Korean girls to be sent to China, to reduce Korea's manpower and debilitate its military capacity, the grip around the throat becomes ever tighter.

It seems Joseon's fate is dependent on completing an unfinished project – that of making Singijeon or the Divine Weapon a reality.

The Divine Weapon was released in South Korea on 4 September 2008, topping the box office on its opening weekend with 630,257 admissions.

[5] For example, the movie depicted Ming China and Joseon Korea in conflict around 1448, however in reality two nations never fought and were in fact allies in resisting Japanese invasion.