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The Return of Iljimae

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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.

Jan 21, 20091 seasons24 episodesEndedKO

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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

Acting

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Lee Yoon-jeong

[Han family's daughter]

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Seasons

Season 1

24 episodes

Premiered Jan 21, 2009

Episodes

1–6 of 24

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Ep 1

Episode 1

Jan 21, 2009

Iljimae confronts the evil Bulgasari for his crimes against the citizens of Hanyang. Two people, Cha Dol and Bae Sun-dal, work to create a written account of Iljimae's unique stories.

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Ep 2

Episode 2

Jan 22, 2009

Iljimae learns the truth about his early life from Wang Hengbo. In the company of Wang Hengbo, Iljimae goes back to Joseon after discovering what his real mother said when he left her.

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Ep 3

Episode 3

Jan 28, 2009

Danger follows Iljimae’s journey but he arrives to find there is a funeral in progress. Both Wang Hengbo and Iljimae are taken into custody by the authorities for different offenses.

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Ep 4

Episode 4

Jan 29, 2009

Breaking out of prison, Iljimae and Wang Hengbo chose different paths. While Iljimae takes refuge in a cave, Wang Hengbo flees back to his previous home as Koo Ja Myung follows.

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Ep 5

Episode 5

Feb 4, 2009

While tracking down Iljimae for his crimes, Koo Ja Myung finds two other runaways from justice. Dal and her father are put to death as an overwhelmed Iljimae watches the entire event.

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Ep 6

Episode 6

Feb 5, 2009

Iljimae changes his life and lets go of negative feelings with Monk Yeolgong's help. The newly optimistic Iljimae makes the choice to live with Geol Chi in a small community.

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