Series synopsis
Iljimae, also known as 일지매 is a South Korean action & adventure drama television series that premiered on SBS on May 21, 2008. It ended on July 24, 2008. It stars Lee Joon-gi, Han Hyo-joo, Park Si-hoo and Lee Young-ah.
Set during the Joseon Dynasty, Ryung acts as a useless gangster in the marketplace by day but at night he is a chivalrous robber who robs corrupt government officials to give to the poor. After each robbery he leaves behind a wooden branch from a plum tree at the site of the robbery to take responsibility for the robbery. The poor citizens only know him as Iljimae. Bong Soon is a hilarious girl with good martial art skills and lives as a swindler. She only loves Ryung and sacrifices her whole li ...
Premise
Set during the Joseon Dynasty, Ryung acts as a useless gangster in the marketplace by day but at night he is a chivalrous robber who robs corrupt government officials to give to the poor. After each robbery he leaves behind a wooden branch from a plum tree at the site of the robbery to take responsibility for the robbery. The poor citizens only know him as Iljimae. Bong Soon is a hilarious girl with good martial art skills and lives as a swindler. She only loves Ryung and sacrifices her whole life for him. Eun Chae is a government official's daughter and is good in nature and usually helps miserable people. She meets Iljimae once by chance, and their sweet love story begins. However, her love puts Iljimae in a dangerous situation because an Imperial Guard also loves her.
Premise: Peasant by day, Hero by night, Iljimae.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Lee Joon-gi as Geom / Yong / Iljimae
- Han Hyo-joo as Byun Eun Chae
- Park Si-hoo as Shi Hoo / Ja Dol
- Lee Young-ah as Bong Soon
- Kim Sung-ryung as Dani
- An Kil-kang as Kongkal A Je
- Kim Chang-wan as King Do Po Hui
- Lee Won-jong as Byeon Sik
Supporting cast
- Yeo Jin-goo as Lee Gyeom (young)
- Kim You-jung as Eun Chae (young)
- David Lee as Cha-dol / Shi-hoo (young)
- Jung Da-bin as Bong Soon (young)
- Lee Il-hwa as Lady Han
- Noh Young-hak as Soo-mak
- Yeon Jun-seok as Han-woo
- Lee Moon-sik as Seo Dol
- Son Tae-young as Lee Yeon
- Kim Moo-yul as Byeon Si-wan
- Lee Won-jae as Mak Soe
- Kim Kwang-shik as Guk Doo [Soe Dol's friend]
Guest cast
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 21 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 1 | ||
| Season 1 | 20 | May 21, 2008 | July 24, 2008 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Special |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Il Ji Mae is a Chosun Dynasty outlaw who steals from corrupt officials and gives back to the poor. But the masked outlaw didn't start out trying to be the hero of the common folk. The young man wants to track down a sword that was used to kill his father and bring the sword's owner to justice. |
May 21, 2008 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Geom is frightened inside the closet. Geom and Yong Jae's eye contacts, but Yong Jae tells that there is nothing in the closet. Soon after, Swe Dol finds someone in the closet and brings the closet to home. The next day Dani finds out that the boy in the closet is Lee Won Ho's son and is shocked by the fact. Meanwhile, Geom returns to his ruined house and pledges that he will never forget what they did to his family. |
May 22, 2008 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 On the frozen river, Yong is drowning. The stone attached to his feet is pulling him down. Meanwhile, Swe Dol searches for Yong and finds out that Shi Wan tried to kill his son. Yong wakes up in a stranger's house, where a strange lord asks him that whether Yong is the Geom or not. Yong says that he doesn't remember anything and that he is not the person that the lord is looking for. |
May 28, 2008 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | SBS |
|---|---|
| First aired | May 21, 2008 |
| Last aired | July 24, 2008 |
| Runtime | 65 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Wednesday, Thursday at 21:55:00 |