The Return of Iljimae

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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.

Cast

Jung Il-woo

Iljimae

Yoon Jin-seo

Dal-yi / Wol-hee

Kim Min-jong

Koo Ja-myung

Jeong Hye-young

Baek-mae

Cheon Ho-jin

Hong Taiji

Lee Hyun-woo

Cha Dol-yi

Oh Young-soo

Yeol-gong

Kim Dong-seok

Lee Yoon-jeong

[Han family's daughter]

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