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Iljimae

Iljimae

Peasant by day, Hero by night, Iljimae.

20086.91 Season20 EpisodesEnded

Overview

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.

Created by Choi Ran
Written by Choi Ran
NetworksSBS

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Top Cast

Lee Joon-gi

Lee Joon-gi

Geom / Yong / Iljimae

Han Hyo-joo

Han Hyo-joo

Byun Eun Chae

Park Si-hoo

Park Si-hoo

Shi Hoo / Ja Dol

Lee Young-ah

Lee Young-ah

Bong Soon

Kim Sung-ryung

Kim Sung-ryung

Dani

An Kil-kang

An Kil-kang

Kongkal A Je

Kim Chang-wan

Kim Chang-wan

King Do Po Hui

Lee Won-jong

Lee Won-jong

Byeon Sik

Yeo Jin-goo

Yeo Jin-goo

Lee Gyeom (young)

Kim Yoo-jung

Kim Yoo-jung

Eun Chae (young)

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Themes & Keywords

sword fightromancehistorical fictionhidden identityhidden agendafound familysecrethidden personalitybased on manhwa

About Iljimae

Iljimae is a action & adventure, drama series that first aired in 2008 exploring themes of sword fight, romance, historical fiction, hidden identity, hidden agenda, found family. Created by Choi Ran, it stars Lee Joon-gi, Han Hyo-joo, Park Si-hoo. 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.

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