Iljimae (Hangul: 일지매, Hanja: 一枝梅; Il-Ji-Mae: The Phantom Thief) is a Korean drama broadcast from May to July 2008 on SBS. It is loosely based on a comic by Ko Woo Yung that was based on a
| Iljimae | |
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| Genre | Historical, Action, Romance |
| Written by | Choi Ran (최란) |
| Directed by | Lee Yong Seok |
| Starring | Lee Jun Ki Han Hyo Joo Lee Young Ah Park Shi Hoo |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Language(s) | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Comic by Ko Woo Yung (고우영) |
| Producer(s) | Lee Yong Suk (이용석) |
| Running time | Wednesdays & Thursdays 21:55 (9:55 Korean time) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | SBS |
| Original run | May 21, 2008 – July 24, 2008 |
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| Website | |
Chinese folktale from the Ming dynasty. It was produced by Lee Yong Suk. The plot is different from the original comic because the production company could not get the rights to the story. The rights went to MBCThe Return of Iljimae. There have been several versions of this story, which first appeared in two Ming dynasty novels, including a 2011 Chinese television series, called The Vigilantes In Masks, 1994 Hong Kong film, and 2005 TVB series. Jang Dong Gun played Iljimae in TV series on MBC in 1993, and Choi Su Jong played him in a modernized version in 1990.[ who broadcasted its version of Iljimae 2009, called
Synopsis
Iljimae is a mysterious, black-swathed thief who robs from corrupt government officials and gives to the poor. He steals not only material treasures but also people, be they wrongfully held prisoners or criminals hiding from judgment. At the scene of each robbery, he leaves a small painting of a branch of red plum blossoms called a "mae hwa". (His name reflects this act: il means "one", ji means "meaning" and mae means "plum tree".) The citizens support Iljimae while the king and the nobility try to catch him and find his identity.
Gyeom (겸) is the son of a virtuous nobleman Lee Won Ho (이원호), a trustworthy supporter and brother to the king and a central member of the secret organization Cheonwoohoe, composed of important nobles and with the king as their leader. He lives peacefully in a house with many plum trees with his wife, daughter, and son. However, the king has a conversation with a blind man, who tells fortunes. Looking out at Lee Won Ho's home, the blind man states that he sees a person who is as bright as the sun, and will be adored by the people. The king kills Lee Won Ho as he believes that 'two suns cannot exist on the same sky'. Gyeom witnesses the incident from the inside of a safe where his father hid him. Later, he is saved and adopted by a retired thief, Soe Dol (쇠돌), after he becomes stricken with amnesia due to the shock of losing his father and being forced to throw a rock at his mother's head to prove that he was not the son. 13 years later, Gyeom, now called Yong (용), starts to regain his memories and begins to search for his older sister, Yeon (연), only to see her being sentenced and hanged.
The murder of his older sister leaves Gyeom seeking revenge. With the emblem on the killer's sword he remembers from 13 years ago his only clue, he swears that he will find the one who killed his father and murdered his older sister. To find the sword and its owner, he disguises himself as Iljimae and breaks into the nobles' estates. During the course of his actions, he winds up fighting not only for himself, but also for the people; and so he becomes a fighter for the common people, jumping into action whenever the people are oppressed and wrongly exploited for the sake of the nobles, thus becoming adored by the people and one villager goes far enough to state "He is our sun!". At the core of his motives though, he still desires to find the person who destroyed his family, and bring justice to them.
Main cast
- Lee Jun Ki - Gyeom/Yong/Iljimae - A no-good, lazy gangster by day but a mysterious thief who protects the citizens when the night comes.
- Han Hyo Joo - Eun Chae - A lovely and kind girl of noble birth who seems to be fated both for and against Gyeom.
- Lee Young Ah - Bong Soon - A funny, silly swindler who was orphaned as a girl and also is connected to Gyeom's past.
- Park Si-Hoo - Cha Dol/Shi Hoo - Once a poor boy, he was told at the age of nine that his father was actually his adopted father. He is sent to his "real father", Magistrate Byun Shik, and becomes Eun Chae's half-brother and an Imperial Guard. However, Magistrate Byun Shik is not his real father. He and Iljimae have the same real birth father, Lee Won Ho. His dream is to catch Iljimae so that he can finally become a nobleman.
Extended Cast
- Lee Moon Sik - Soe Dol
- Kim Sung Ryung - Dani
- Lee Il Hwa - Mrs. Han Bu In
- Jo Min Gi - Lee Won Ho
- Ahn Kang Kil - Kongkal A Je
- Mun Ji Yun - Dae Sik
- Kim Hyun Sung - Hong Kyeonsik
- Jeong Jae Eun - Sim Deok
- Seo Dong Won - Eun Bok
- Do Ki Seok - Hee Bong
- Kim Kwan Sik - Keok Du
- Lee Won Jong - Byeon Sik
- Kim Mu Keol - Si Wan
- Kim Chang Wan - The King Injo/White-robed man
- Kim Roe Ha - Sa Cheon
- Jo Sang Ki - Mu Lee
- Yang Jae Sung - Shim Ki Won
- Lee Won Jae - Jang Po Kyo
- Son Tae Yung - Lee Yeon
- Yeo Jin Ku - Lee Gyeom (young)
- Lee Da Wit - Cha Dol (young)
- Kim Yu Jeong - Eun Chae (young)
- Jeong Da-bin - Bong Soon (young)
International Broadcast
[edit] Philippines
Broadcast: ABS-CBN
Premiered: 2010
[edit] Singapore
Broadcast: MediaCorp TV Channel U
Premiered: December 15, 2008
[edit] Malaysia
Broadcast: 8TV
Premiered: April 10, 2009
[edit] Thailand
Broadcast: Channel 3 (Thailand)
Premiered: December 4, 2009
[edit] Indonesia
Broadcast: LBS TV Drama
Premiered: 2010
[edit] Episode Ratings
| Date | Episode | Nationwide | Seoul |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-05-21 | 1 | 14.8 (4th) | 15.4 (2nd) |
| 2008-05-22 | 2 | 17.6 (2nd) | 17.8 (2nd) |
| 2008-05-28 | 3 | 19.0 (2nd) | 19.1 (2nd) |
| 2008-05-29 | 4 | 18.9 (2nd) | 18.9 (2nd) |
| 2008-06-04 | 5 | 19.3 (2nd) | 20.5 (2nd) |
| 2008-06-05 | 6 | 18.6 (2nd) | 18.4 (2nd) |
| 2008-06-11 | 7 | 20.5 (2nd) | 20.7 (2nd) |
| 2008-06-12 | 8 | 23.0 (1st) | 23.3 (1st) |
| 2008-06-18 | 9 | 24.6 (2nd) | 25.0 (1st) |
| 2008-06-19 | 10 | 23.1 (1st) | 22.4 (1st) |
| 2008-06-25 | 11 | 22.6 (2nd) | 22.6 (1st) |
| 2008-06-26 | 12 | 24.6 (1st) | 24.0 (1st) |
| 2008-07-02 | 13 | 25.3 (2nd) | 25.0 (1st) |
| 2008-07-03 | 14 | 25.4 (1st) | 24.6 (1st) |
| 2008-07-09 | 15 | 26.0 (1st) | 26.1 (1st) |
| 2008-07-10 | 16 | 27.6 (1st) | 28.2 (1st) |
| 2008-07-16 | 17 | 28.0 (1st) | 29.3 (1st) |
| 2008-07-17 | 18 | 27.8 (1st) | 28.1 (1st) |
| 2008-07-23 | 19 | 27.1 (1st) | 26.8 (1st) |
| 2008-07-24 | 20 | 31.0 (1st) | 31.4 (1st) |
| Average | 23.2% | 23.4% | |
Source: TNMS Media Korea
[edit] Awards
- 2008 SBS Drama Awards: Male Top Excellence Award (Lee Joon Ki)
- 2008 SBS Drama Awards: Netizen Highest Popularity Award (Lee Joon Ki)
- 2008 SBS Drama Awards: Male Supporting Award - Special Drama (Lee Moon Shik)
- 2008 SBS Drama Awards: Male Young Star Award (Yeo Jin Goo)
- 2008 SBS Drama Awards: Female Young Star Award (Kim Yoo Jung)
| The Return of Iljimae | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Romance, Historical |
| Country of origin | Korea |
| Language(s) | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 24 |
| Broadcast | |
| Original run | January 21, 2009. – April 4, 2009. |
Synopsis
The story is about a man fighting against the selfish and corrupt government to save the ordinary peasants. Iljimae was abandoned by his birth father and adopted by a Chinese couple. He returns to Korea to find his birth family and realizes how unjust the world really is. He watched as his first love, Dal Yi, was wrongfully put to death. Iljimae then vows to help the commoners from the corrupt government officials.
The story is about a man fighting against the selfish and corrupt government to save the ordinary peasants. Iljimae was abandoned by his birth father and adopted by a Chinese couple. He returns to Korea to find his birth family and realizes how unjust the world really is. He watched as his first love, Dal Yi, was wrongfully put to death. Iljimae then vows to help the commoners from the corrupt government officials.
[edit] Cast
- Jung Il Woo as Il Ji Mae
- Yoon Jin Seo as Dal Yi / Wal Hee
- Kim Min Jong as Goo Ja Myeong
- Jung Hye Young as Baek Mae
Extended Cast
- Lee Kye In as Jeol Ch
- Park Geun Hyung as Kim Ja Jeom
- Park Chul Min as Wang Hyeong Bo
- Oh Young Soo as Monk Yeol Gong
- Kang Nam Gil as Bae Seon Dal
- Kim Yoo Hyun as Princess Mo Ran
- Lee Hyun Woo as Cha Dol Yi
- Sandara Park as Rie
- Jun Soo Yeon as Soo Ryun
- Lee Ho Jae as Kim Joong Hwan (Iljimae's biological father)
- Jung Joon as Kim Joon Seo (Iljimae's half brother)
- Seo Hye Won as Choon Wol
- Hwang Jung Ri as Miyamoto Musashi
- Harisu as Ki Seon Nyeo
- Kwak Min Suk as Cham Mo
- Yoon Yoo Sun
- Park Chan Hwan
- Lee Ga Hyun
- Jun Hae Ryong
[edit] Production credits
- Original work: Comic by Ko Young Woo
- Production Company: Group Eight
- Director: Hwang In Roe & Kim Soo Young
- Screenwriter: Kim Kwang Sik (writer) & Do Young Myung
[edit] Notes
- Both MBC and SBS will air their own version of Iljimae in 2008 and 2009.
- MBC has the copyrights to the original comic book.
- Drama will be filmed in Japan.
- The title was changed from "Iljimae" to "The Return of Iljimae" to avoid confusion with the SBS version.
In timpul dinastiei Joseon, Yong Ee(Lee Jun-Ki), un tanar aparent obisnuit, dar care noaptea se transforma in…Iljimae. In viata sa nocturna, el este un hot, sau mai bine zis un haiduc, care fura de la inaltii oficiali si corupti si da oamenilor din popor. Dupa fiecare jaf, el lasa in urma un simbol, de unde ii si vine numele… un desen cu o floare de prun (Iljimae inseamna floare de prun) . Bong Soon(Lee Young Ah), este o fata amuzanta, care pe parcursul serialului ne starneste rasul. Se pricepe la arte martiale si la inceput isi castiga banii din escrocherii. Ea nu numai ca il iubeste pe Yong Ee, dar era in stare si sa isi sacrifice viata pentru el. Eun Chae(Han Hyo Joo-din Dong Yi) este o tanara domnisoara, fiica unui nobil, care, spre dezgustul tatalui ei, care o poreclea uneori ,,Conducatoarea cersetorilor”, ajuta oamenii sarmani. Il intalneste de cateva ori pe Iljimae, si incepe o poveste de dragoste. Cu toate acestea, iubirea lor o pune in pericol pe fata.
Un serial alert, lupta pentru putere si mai ales pentru tron atat de mare incat se ajunge la crima…
Un serial alert, lupta pentru putere si mai ales pentru tron atat de mare incat se ajunge la crima…
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