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The Return of Iljimae

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Plot

The Return of Iljimae is a 2009 South Korean historical action television series, starring Jung Il-woo in the title role of Iljimae, Yoon Jin-seo, Kim Min-jong and Jung Hye-young. It aired on MBC from January 21 to April 9, 2009 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 24 episodes. The series is based on comic strip Iljimae, published between 1975 and 1977, by Ko Woo-yung which was based on a Chinese folklore from the Ming dynasty about a masked Robin Hood-esque character during the Joseon era. MBC bought the rights to the comic strip for their adaptation, which was to star Lee Seung-gi in the title role of Iljimae. However he pulled out and was replaced by Jung, which makes him the third Korean actor to play the hero following Jang Dong-gun and Lee Joon-gi for Iljimae.

Cast

Jung Il-woo as Iljimae
Jung Il-woo

as Iljimae

Yoon Jin-seo as Dal-yi / Wol-hee
Yoon Jin-seo

as Dal-yi / Wol-hee

Kim Min-jong as Koo Ja-myung
Kim Min-jong

as Koo Ja-myung

Jeong Hye-young as Baek-mae
Jeong Hye-young

as Baek-mae

Cheon Ho-jin as Hong Taiji
Cheon Ho-jin

as Hong Taiji

Lee Hyun-woo as Cha Dol-yi
Lee Hyun-woo

as Cha Dol-yi

Oh Young-soo as Yeol-gong
Oh Young-soo

as Yeol-gong

Lee Yoon-jeong as [Han family's daughter]
Lee Yoon-jeong

as [Han family's daughter]

Network

Status

  • Ended

First Aired Date

  • January 21, 2009

Last Aired Date

  • April 9, 2009

Production Companies

    Type

    • Scripted

    Number of Season

    • 1

    Number of Episodes

    • 24

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    Reviews

    Watching a drama with so much narration was kind of weird. It didn't help it case when the leads were whispering all the time with this monotone voice, almost like they were just reading lines off a script. Moreover, both of their performance was quite poor in general, I know they have the talent but not in this drama. The story itself felt like it was dragging its feet endlessly. The ending was …

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    Season 1

    2009|24 Episodes

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