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Hong Gil-dong
Written byHong Jung Eun , Hong Mi Ran (a.k.a. Hong Sisters)
StarringKang Ji Hwan
Sung Yu Ri
Jang Keun Suk
Kim Ri Na
Country of originSouth Korea
No. of episodes24
Production
ProducerLee Jung Sub
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running timeWednesdays & Thursdays 9:55 P.M. ( In Korean time)
Original release
NetworkKBS2
ReleaseJanuary 2 –
March 26, 2008
Hong Gil-dong
Hangul
쾌도 홍길동
Hanja
Revised RomanizationK'waedo Hong Kildong
McCune–ReischauerKwaedo Hong Gil-dong

Hong Gil Dong is a South Korean drama airing on KBS2, starting from January 2, 2008, every Wednesday and Thursday.[1] It is set in historical times with much modern influences and comedic tones.

Plot

This drama is very loosely based on Hong Gil Dong, a fictional book about a Robin Hood in Korea, and the time period it was set in.

Hong Gil Dong is the illegitimate son of a minister. He is very bright and smart, however was told that he could not accomplish anything in this world, due to his illegitimate status. Thus he grew up spending most of his time being lazy and causing trouble for the people around him. However, a local monk thinks he is destined to be much more, and has taught Gil Dong martial arts. As the series progresses, Gil Dong realizes the severity of the injustices of the ranked world, and starts to fight against these injustices, stealing from the rich and giving to the poor.

Heo Yi Nok is an upbeat, naive and carefree girl. At the beginning of the series, she arrives from China with her grandfather, who has raised her. She meets and befriends Gil Dong. Yi Nok has a past she is unaware of: she does not know her grandfather is not her blood-related grandfather, and that her real parents were murdered. She eventually develops feelings for Gil Dong, who reciprocates her feelings.

Lee Chang Hwi also has arrived in Korea from China at the beginning of the series. He seems cold and calculating, as he also has a dark past in which his older brother, the current king of Joseon (Korea), tried to murder him. Chang Hui is planning a revolution, in which he tries to overthrow the king and takes his place as, he believes, the rightful king of Joseon. He coincidentally bumps into both Gil Dong and Yi Nok. Both Gil Dong and Yi Nok help Chang Hui realize what it takes to become a good king. He forges an alliance with Gil Dong and develops feelings for Yi Nok.

As the question of rightful succession comes into play, Hong Gil Dong and Yi Nok are forced to take sides, all the while having to deal with their own personal problems: their love, Gil Dong with his father issues, Yi Nok with her murdered parents and their revenge.

Cast

Recognition

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