Iljimae

Title: 일지매 / Iljimae
chinese title : 一枝梅
Genre: Historical
Episodes: 20
Broadcast network: SBS
Broadcast period: 2008-May-21 to 2008-July-24
Air time: Wednesdays & Thursdays 21:55 (9:55 Korean time)

Production Credits

 Original Work: Comic by Ko Woo Yung (고우영) 

Producer: Lee Yong Suk 

Screenwriter: Choi Ran (최란) 

Director: Lee Yong Suk 

Assistant Director: Choi Young Hoon

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Synopsis
Set during the Joseon Dynasty, Yong acted as a hooligan in the marketplace by day but at night he was a thief who robbed corrupted government officials to give to the poor. After each robbery he left behind a painting depicting a plum tree branch to make his mark and was thus named Iljimae. His main purpose was not so much to rob but to search for the owner of a specially designed sword which he saw as a child was used to kill his father, a loyal subject of the emperor. Eun Chae is a government official's daughter who despite her upbringing has a lot of empathy towards the poor. She met Iljimae by chance and couldn't help admiring him for what he stood for even though she had never seen his face.

Cast

• Lee Jun Ki as Iljimae / Yong / Lee Geom
  • Yeo Jin Goo as Geom (child)
• Han Hyo Joo as Eun Chae
  • Kim Yoo Jung as Eun Chae (child)
• Lee Young Ah as Bong Soon
  • Jung Da Bin as Bong Soon (child)
• Park Shi Hoo as Shi Hoo / Ja Dol
  • Lee David as Ja Dol (teen)

Extended Cast

• Lee Moon Shik as Swe Dol (Yong and Shi Hoo's adopted father, Dan Yi's husband)
• Kim Sung Ryung as Dan Yi (Shi Hoo's mother)
• Lee Won Jong as Byun Shik (Eun Chae's father)
• Ahn Kil Kang as Kong He / monk (Bong Soon's adopted father)
• Moon Ji Yoon as Dae Shik (Yong's friend)
• Kim Chang Wan as the King
• Kim Roe Ha as Sa Cheon (chief assassin)
• Kim Moo Yul as Shi Wan (Eun Chae's brother)
• Do Ki Suk as Hee Bong / Slick (Castor Oil gang boss)
• Kim Hyun Sung as Heung Kyeon
• Jung Jae Eun as Shim Deok
• Suh Dong Won as Eun Bok (Hunter Jang's son)
• Lee Won Jae as Hunter Jang
• Kim Kwang Sik as Geok Doo (Swe Dol's friend)
• Yang Jae Sung as Shim Gi Won
• Lee Seol Goo as Kang Woo
• Jo Sang Ki as Moo Yi (Sa Cheon's follower)
• Lee Il Hwa as Lady Han (Geom's mother)
• Son Tae Young as Lee Yeon (Geom's older sister)
• Jo Min Ki as Lee Won Ho (Geom's biological father)
• Kim Sung Hoon as Goon Ui Kwan
• Yun Joon Suk
• Ahn Ji Hong
• Baek Seung Hyun as Shi Wan's friend
• No Young Hak
• Min Ji Oh
• Kim Dong Yoon
• Shin Dong Woo as adopted son of Iljimae's two mothers

Recognitions

• 2008 SBS Drama Awards: Top Excellence Award - Actor (Lee Jun Ki)
• 2008 SBS Drama Awards: Excellence Award, Special Drama - Actress (Lee Young Ah)
• 2008 SBS Drama Awards: Excellence Award, Special Drama - Supporting Actor (Lee Moon Shik)
• 2008 SBS Drama Awards: New Star Award (Han Hyo Joo)
• 2008 SBS Drama Awards: Netizen Popularity Award (Lee Jun Ki)
• 2008 SBS Drama Awards: Best Young Actor Award (Yeo Jin Goo)
• 2008 SBS Drama Awards: Best Young Actress Award (Kim Yoo Jung)