《金首露》讲述了伽倻国的建国神话，讴歌了建国功臣金首露王的一生的丰功伟绩。 在遥远的铁器时代，通过海上贸易，伽倻国一枝独秀地发展起经济，并渐渐形成了自己的文化。金首露王是统一弁韩十二小国伽倻的第一位王，是北方游牧民族祭天金人的族长金融和郑见妃的儿子，为人侠义、性格豪迈，从小由锻冶长赵方带大，不知道生母郑见妃的存在，一辈子和对手伊珍阿豉和新罗昔脱解王进行着争斗，用高超的铁器制造技术逐渐实现了海上王国的梦想。
Plot Summary:This drama charts the life of Kim Soo Ro, legendary founder of Geumgwan Gaya, the ruling city-state of the Gaya confederacy, which dominated sea trade and iron working during the Three Kingdoms Period. Kim Soo Ro's fiery temperament, charisma and intelligence are his only defense in the extended political struggle, with competition for the throne from his half-brother and lifelong rival, Ijinashi, his former friend Suk Tal Hae, and the dangerous ambitions of Shin Kwi Gan.
