Road Number One
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Title: 로드 넘버원 / Road No. 1 / Road Number One
Chinese Title : 一号公路
Genre: Action, drama, romance, war
Episodes: 20
Broadcast Network: MBC
Broadcast period: 2010-June-23 to 2010-Aug-26
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 21:55
Synopsis
Based on the events occurring around “Route 1″, which lies between Seoul and Pyongyang. The story about Officer Lee Jang Woo who finds himself in a war that he is not prepared for in order to protect Soo Yeon, the woman he has known and loved since youth. However, he is able to put it past him and he displays extraordinary survival skills, friendship, cooperation and ideology under brutal war conditions. Soo Yeon awaits Jang Woo’s return, but eventually gets engaged to Tae Ho. When Jang Woo returns alive, however, Tae Ho discovers Jang Woo and Soo Yeon’s unbreakable bond and feels betrayed.
Cast
So Ji Sub as Lee Jang Woo
- Jang Min Ho as old Jang Woo
Kim Ha Neul as Kim Soo Yeon
- Kim Yoo Jung as young Soo Yeon
Yoon Kye Sang as Shin Tae Ho
- Choi Bool Am as old Tae Ho
Choi Min Soo as Yoon Sam Soo (Commander of the 2nd Company)
Son Chang Min as Oh Jong Ki
Kim Jin Woo as Kim Soo Hyuk (Soo Yeon’s elder brother)
Nam Bo Ra as Kim Soo Hee (Soo Yeon’s younger sister)
Julien Kang as U.S. Marine Corps Platoon Leader
Kim Ye Ri (김예리) as Jo In Sook
Jin Sun Kyu (진선규) as Go Man Yong
Do Si Kang (도시강) as Kwon Jin Chul
Kim Dong Gon (김동곤) as Kim Duk Shil
Kim Jung Woon as Kim Byung Goo
Park Kwan Sik (박관식) as Kim Bok Soo
Han Gook Jin (한국진) as Kim Sang Gook
Cha Hyun Woo as Ma Chang Kil
Oh Dae Hwan (오대환) as Park Moon Ho
Shin Dam Soo (신담수) as Lee Geun Bae
No Hyung Wook as Young Soo
Lee Jin Sung as Jo In Je
Park Byung Eun (박병은) as Han Young Min
Song Jae Hee as Yang Kang Tae
No Young Hak as Heo Chan Shik
Kim Soo Hwan (김수환) as Woo Bum Jin
Jo Wan Ki (조완기) as Park Hong Ki
Yoo Jung Ho (유정호) as Byun Dae Young
Shin Hyun Joon as North Korean officer Jo Sang Wi (cameo)
Lee Chun Hee as soldier in the Youngchongyo bombing (cameo)
Jung Kyung Ho as supplies seller (cameo)
Hwang Bo Ra as girl who lived in Jong Ki’s home (cameo)
Oh Man Suk (cameo)
Moon Chae Won (cameo)
Kim Yeo Jin (cameo)
Jung So Young (cameo)
Production Credits
Director: Lee Jang Soo, Kim Jin Min
Screenwriter: Han Ji Hoon (한지훈)
Notes
The budget for this drama is estimated to be around 10 billion won.
Episode Ratings
| Date | Episode | Nationwide | Seoul |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-June-23 | 1 | 11.2 (14th) | 12.2 (12th) |
| 2010-June-24 | 2 | 10.1 (13th) | 10.8 (11th) |
| 2010-Jun-30 | 3 | 7.3 | (<7.8) |
| 2010-July-01 | 4 | 7.7 (19th) | 8.0 (19th) |
| 2010-July-07 | 5 | 6.9 | (<7.8) |
| 2010-July-08 | 6 | 7.7 (19th) | 8.0 (16th) |
| 2010-July-14 | 7 | (<7.2) | 7.5 (19th) |
| 2010-July-15 | 8 | 7.5 (20th) | 7.6 (19th) |
| 2010-July-21 | 9 | 7.7 (17th) | 8.5 (13th) |
| 2010-July-22 | 10 | 7.5 (19th) | 8.6 (15th) |
| 2010-July-28 | 11 | (<8.0) | (<7.9) |
| 2010-July-29 | 12 | (<7.1) | (<7.0) |
| 2010-Aug-04 | 13 | (<7.3) | (<7.3) |
| 2010-Aug-05 | 14 | (<7.8) | (<7.7) |
| 2010-Aug-11 | 15 | (<7.9) | (<7.9) |
| 2010-Aug-12 | 16 | (<8.1) | (<8.2) |
| 2010-Aug-18 | 17 | - | - |
| 2010-Aug-19 | 18 | - | - |
| 2010-Aug-25 | 19 | - | - |
| 2010-Aug-26 | 20 | - | - |
Source: TNS Media Korea
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August 7th, 2011 at 3:10 pm
A great war love series in one, until now can’t move on after watching it, I cried a lot, really tear my heart, you can feel the obstacle and hardship they’ve gone through to win, SJS really done a great acting skills on this, I cannot forget this, so much to learn, everyone must really see and watch Road No.1. thae Best ever. Saranghae So Ji Sub…mwuahhh
August 12th, 2011 at 11:22 pm
i read c0mments ab0ut this drama…p0sitive n negative thinking fr0m 0thers…huhu…i am watched this drama c0z i like Yoon Kye Sang…but it’s n0t 0nly the reas0n why i still watched till the end…act, i really like saeguk n war drama….even the rating is l0w, this drama is the best like other drama f0r me….g00d j0b f0r the act0rs n actress….u all da best…
Yoon Kye Sang, i always supp0rt y0u….n i will l00k f0rward f0r u new drama/m0vie….after watched this drama 0n9, i will buy the 0riginal dvd…
September 25th, 2011 at 9:55 pm
T____T this drama makes me cry,,, love this drama!!! Must see drama.
http://www.viki.com/channels/483-road-no-1/videos/
December 19th, 2011 at 11:48 am
This is a first class double A plus all the way drama in every way.
December 20th, 2011 at 12:10 am
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December 24th, 2011 at 10:33 pm
Im just watching the last episode because of moon chaewon making comeo in this drama.
December 27th, 2011 at 4:14 am
if i was born in the war time , i want to die like them .
December 27th, 2011 at 8:20 am
bad rating.. but i love so ji sub.. i wanna watch it
January 23rd, 2012 at 2:28 pm
Is the best drama ever ,I couldn’t stop crying like baby till the end ,maybe I’m so sentimental ,perhaps but I really enjoyed this love story ,although the end I was not expecting that ,but is a great movie !!!
January 31st, 2012 at 5:05 am
Love Road # 1. The best Korean drama ever….Love So Ji Sub….SJB’s best actor ever….Really enjoy the drama. Can not wait to for another drama from SJB…Cheers SJB for a job well done. The drama to me is perfect. Great story with amazing acting skill. I enjoy every moment watching Road # 1. Toronto, Cananda.
January 31st, 2012 at 11:45 am
Best drama ever!!!!
Love road #1 drama.
Great love story combine with amazing acting and directing equal a master piece drama. SO JI SUP’s is my now officially my favorite best Korea’s actor of all time….. LOVE LOVE SO JI SUP…pls make more drama for us to Toronto Canadian to see….
SJS’s you are amazing actor!!!
Thank you director for creating such a masterpiece.
February 7th, 2012 at 12:18 pm
LOVE So Ji Sub….Love So Ji Sub…Love Road #1…Best drama ever…LOVE So Ji Sub….BEST ACTOR OF ALL TIME….MUST SEE ROAD #1….MUST SEE…
February 15th, 2012 at 2:52 am
One of among the best…….. drama.. i ever viewed from TOP TO END.., Kudos….
February 27th, 2012 at 5:27 am
This is a Masterpiece!!!
A MUST-SEE drama of all time. Simply wonderful from beginning to the end. Every CHARACTERS in the drama explicit wonderful acting talent.
Every CHAPTER is full of excitement from the very beginning into the END.
Korean’s drama is wonderful…. I have watch almost all the Korean’s drama; however, I will rate this drama as my FAVORITE DRAMA SERIES OF ALL TIME.
I totally admire SO JI SUB…NOW I at the next level to fully APPRECIATED HIS WORKS, HIS TALENTS, and HIS DESIRES TO GIVE all HIS FANS AND AUDIENCES every part of HIS GREAT ACTING ABILITY. SO JI SUB is just SIMPLY AMAZING…..He is such a great actor.
I can not wait to see more of So JI Sub drama!!!!
March 14th, 2012 at 4:10 am
Please post my details – I was the US Army journalist in about 5 episodes (full speaking roles) “Richard Wilson”
March 14th, 2012 at 9:42 am
@Richard (215),
Do the official site/other site have your detail? Please show us. Thanks.
April 12th, 2012 at 6:39 pm
that was such an amazing drama *_____* im still not over yet !!!! i still would like to clear up the ending though so i understand it more… D: so S P O I L E R A L E R T !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
when jang woo disappeared.. where the heck was he for 60 years ?! :O i find it somewhat odd that he just suddenly floated back to south korea after 60 years :\ maybe he was part of the north but wouldn’t they kill him by then because he was the captain of the south? D: i mean, between those years he could’ve snuck back but why 60 years? D: such a big gap.. i dont really understand..
and it’s a shame that su yeon died before jang woo had a chance to meet with her again D: i was so heartbroken omg … after all they went through i was still hoping that he would at least see her after 60 years LOL
ahhhhh >< and another thing … on the bus with tae ho(very end), did jang woo pass away because he suddenly went all limp as if he fell asleep but he was reunited with su yeon in his 'dream' .. i cant tell if he was just sleeping or he actually passed away. it has been bugging me ever since i finished watching LOL any guesses?
overall it's a shame that road number 1 had such poor rating D: IT'S SO UNDERRATED !!!! thats because when it came out, there was a lot of competition along with it :\ it's really a shame… because i thought it was really REALLY good despite how fast pace it was but i actually prefer fast stories than slow ones where they drag out the plot. it was so touching and the feelings were sooooooo real *___________* sometimes i even forget that these characters and events were fictional (for the most part i guess). .
goodness.. i love so ji sub's work. ALL his movies, dramas , etc.. so effing good .he truely is talented *_______* im sad that road number one ended and i wish there was season 2 D: but that means it would be a continuation of the war which wouldn't be great lol still.. im still sooo attached to this story.. ill never forget it .
April 13th, 2012 at 8:41 pm
(a continuation of what i thought about the drama.. just a review i wrote somewhere else but might as well share here too ~)
i thought this was an amazing drama and it exceeded my expectations of it. i don’t even know where to start .im still so attached to the story and characters *__* when i first started, i was pretty biased because so ji sub was in it (AND I EFFING LOVE HIM LOL) but after finishing this drama, i walked away satisfied and not because so ji sub was in it but because this drama was genuinely really really good.
some may say it’s too fast or some parts didn’t make sense (eg. the breastfeeding part which i even thought was strange because she didn’t have a baby=no milk but i guess it was a way to soothe the baby?) BUT i actually LIKE fast paced stories. i absolutely hate stories that drag and develop after 5 or so episodes. road number one got straight to the point. there wasn’t enough time in the beginning to develop connections with the characters because everything was thrown at us at once but it was understandable because that reflected how war time was. everything happened so fast and no one had time to stop and breathe. it wouldn’t make sense if the story moved slowly because that would ruin the feeling of how the war was. that’s how i interpret the pace of the drama.
a lot of people also do not like KHN’s acting but i disagree completely. how many of us here can cry so tragically like that ? let’s be honest–how many of us can actually pull her character off ? i can’t imagine how hard it must’ve been for KHN to really understand her character…how many times she had to review her script and change her mindset completely. and reminder, it was during a major event–the cold war. no matter how many stories we’ve heard or how much we study about its history, it’s NOT the same as actually physically being there during that time. KHN had to absorb everything in and try her best to become Soo Yeon. as an actress, she’s still learning through experiences so you have to remember and acknowledge that at least.. :\
many people are also blaming the actors and actresses for certain parts that didn’t make sense or seem confusing but remember guys… it’s not their fault LOL they didn’t write the scripts.. it’s unfair to blame them for it when they didn’t have any control over it.
war movies/dramas/stories are tricky. it’s a sensitive topic . i loveeee war movies and i thought this drama was extremely good. it was so touching and the emotions were so real . i keep forgetting that these characters aren’t real and most of the events did not actually happen. it’s just a shame that this drama is sooo underrated… maybe their target audience wasn’t right. maybe it’s because of their competition. maybe not that many people enjoy watching war films. there can be a number of factors but CERTAINLY NOT the fact that it was poorly filmed or the actors/actresses sucked. i refuse to accept that because it’s not true at all.
i almost want to write a letter and have them rebroadcast this drama just to see if reactions would be the same or different LOLL seriously.. people are really missing out. i can’t emphasize that enough…
don’t watch only one episode and jump into conclusions, make assumptions or judge. stick around and actually watch a couple more and THEN say something about it. watchiing only one episode isn’t considered ‘trying’. don’t be so quick to judge. this goes for everything else.
OKAY LOL I’M DONE. this was a long rant/review . HAHAHAHA it just bothers me when people nit-pick about every little thing BUT barely even made an effort to give it a shot.
road number one was beyond extraordinary and i stand by that
May 12th, 2012 at 8:31 pm
I made a dvd cover, I hope you like it
http://browse.deviantart.com/designs/dvdcovers/?order=11#/d4zi96a
June 1st, 2012 at 9:02 pm
to kay: very nice review !
I love this drama too, its too great for that weird ratings 
very very awesome drama,
June 15th, 2012 at 9:59 am
I Loveeeeeeee So Ji Sub…….”’
June 15th, 2012 at 10:17 am
Road No.1 IS THE BEST, and So Ji Sub”I Love U Forever’
June 20th, 2012 at 8:49 am
I was afraid to cry thats why I didn’t want to watch it. But i gave in because I love the cast so much. It sure made me cry A LOT! But as I expected I would love it. Just didn’t want to be a cry baby. Its a must see. LOVED LOVE LOVE LOVE this movie. Every cast member did their best.
June 20th, 2012 at 9:08 am
It’s definitely not a bad drama in any way. I think most people couldn’t handle the deep feelings portrayed.
July 26th, 2012 at 3:04 pm
It’s really touch my heart & soul, no just the story line – love between Jang Woo & Soo Yeon, especially Jang Woo & Tae Ho, rival in love but like brother.