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The Return of Iljimae( 2009)

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Overview

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.

    Series Cast

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      Jung Il-woo

      Iljimae

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      Yoon Jin-seo

      Dal-yi / Wol-hee

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      Kim Min-jong

      Koo Ja-myung

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      Jeong Hye-young

      Baek-mae

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      Cheon Ho-jin

      Hong Taiji

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      Lee Hyun-woo

      Cha Dol-yi

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      Oh Young-soo

      Yeol-gong

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      Kim Dong-seok

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      Lee Yoon-jeong

      [Han family's daughter]

    Current Season

    Season 1

    2009 | 24 Episodes

    Season 1 of The Return of Iljimae premiered on Jan 21 2009

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    Review 1Discussion

    A review by ParkMin

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    Written by ParkMin on Fri Jan 05 2024
    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 a weak attempt at redemption. It rushed major sections with too many skips to rush progression and conclusion but ended up creating even more problems, leaving major gaps to what could have been a very ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Ended

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    Type

    Scripted

    Original Language

    English

    Keywords

    • rebel
    • martial arts
    • vigilante
    • based on comic
    • romance
    • historical
    • killer
    • tragic past
    • hidden identity
    • life lessons
    • ming dynasty
    • skilled fighter
    • chinese history
    • hidden personality
    • skilled killer
    • searching for parents
    • searching for biological parents