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)

Synopsis
Set during the Joseon Dynasty, Iljimae 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. Bong Soon is a hilarious girl with good martial art skills and lives as a swindler. She only loves Iljimae and sacrifices her whole life for him. Eun Chan is a doctor’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.
Cast
Lee Joon 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’s adopted father)
Kim Sung Ryung as Dani (Shi Hoo’s mother)
Lee Won Jong as Byun Sik (Eun Chae’s father)
Ahn Kil Kang as Kong He / monk (Bong Soon’s adopted father)
Moon Ji Yoon as Dae Shi (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 Kyun
Jung Jae Eun as Sim Seok
Suh Dong Won as Eun Bok (Hunter Jang’s son)
Lee Won Jae as Hunter Jang
Kim Kwang Sik as Geok Doo
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
No Young Hak
Min Ji Oh
Kim Dong Yoon
Production Credits
Original Work: Comic by Ko Woo Yung (고우영)
Producer: Lee Yong Suk (이용석)
Scriptwriter: Choi Ran (최란)
Episode Ratings

Date	Episode	Nationwide	Seoul
2008-05-21	1	14.8 (4th)	15.4 (2nd)
2008-05-22	2	17.6 (2nd)	17.8 (2nd)
2008-05-28	3	19.0 (2nd)	19.1 (2nd)
2008-05-29	4	18.9 (2nd)	18.9 (2nd)
2008-06-04	5	19.3 (2nd)	20.5 (2nd)
2008-06-05	6	18.6 (2nd)	18.4 (2nd)
2008-06-11	7	20.5 (2nd)	20.7 (2nd)
2008-06-12	8	23.0 (1st)	23.3 (1st)
2008-06-18	9	24.6 (2nd)	25.0 (1st)
2008-06-19	10	23.1 (1st)	22.4 (1st)
2008-06-25	11	22.6 (2nd)	22.6 (1st)
2008-06-26	12	24.6 (1st)	24.0 (1st)
2008-07-02	13	25.3 (2nd)	25.0 (1st)
2008-07-03	14	25.4 (1st)	24.6 (1st)
2008-07-09	15	26.0 (1st)	26.1 (1st)
2008-07-10	16	27.6 (1st)	28.2 (1st)
2008-07-16	17	28.0 (1st)	29.3 (1st)
2008-07-17	18	27.8 (1st)	28.1 (1st)
2008-07-23	19	27.1 (1st)	26.8 (1st)
2008-07-24	20	31.0 (1st)	31.4 (1st)

Source: TNS Media Korea
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