Arang and the Magistrate
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Title: 아랑사또전 / Arang and the Magistrate
Chinese Title: 阿郎使道传
Also known as: Arang / Arang Magistrate Story / Arang: Magistrate’s Chronicle
Genre: Fantasy, Melodrama, Period, Mystery, Comedy, Romance
Episodes: 20 + 1 Special Episode
Broadcast network: MBC
Broadcast period: 2012-Aug-08 to 2012-Oct-18
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 21:55
Synopsis
The drama is based on famous folklore.
A nobleman named Kim Eun Oh (Lee Joon Ki) comes to town searching for his mother after hearing a rumor that she is staying at the village of Miryang. He has the special ability to see spirits, but pretends he doesn’t because he gets annoyed when spirits come up to him asking for a favor.
Arang (Shin Min Ah) has lost all her memories when she became a ghost and is unable to rest in peace until she finds out how she ended up dead. However, after appearing to three magistrates, none of them survive the fright of seeing her. When she finds out that Eun oh is able to see her, she begs for his help.
At first, Eun Oh rejects her request. However he changes his mind after seeing that Arang is somehow in possession of the hairpin that he gave his mother at their last meeting. He believes that if he helps her, Arang will regain her memories and give him information about his mother. He exasperatedly (then affectionately) nicknames her “Amnesia” and as the town’s newly installed magistrate, he teams up with her to investigate the circumstances surrounding her death, which may involve the mysterious nobleman Joo Wal (Yun Woo Jin) and have supernatural ramifications.
As Eun Oh and Arang gradually unravel the mystery behind her death, they find out the events that have been set in motion have been a trap of the Jade Emperor, in his attempt to capture a rogue Fairy of Heaven who feeds on human souls. The gods cannot touch her as long as she is in a human body. Arang and Eun Oh’s participation in the events is crucial because this Fairy also happens to be the sister of Moo Young, the Grim Reaper of Hades, who cannot forget the love he once bore for his sister and is unable to bring her to justice. It is later revealed that the Jade Emperor saved Eun Oh as a child from a deadly sickness, resulting in his ability to see spirits. He also set Arang free from the bonds of the Grim Reaper after her death, thereby making her a spirit who roams the earth. In this game of supernatural stakes, Arang and Eun Oh who fall in love gradually have to pay the price because Arang has only three full moons in which to solve the mystery of her death and defeat their enemy…(Source)
Cast
Main Cast
Lee Joon Ki as Kim Eun Oh
Shin Min Ah as Arang / Lee Seo Rim
Yun Woo Jin as Choi Joo Wal
Supporting Cast
Hwang Bo Ra as as Bang Wool
Kwon Oh Joong as Dol Swe
Han Jung Soo as Moo Young
Yoo Seung Ho as King of Heaven
Park Joon Gyu as King of Hell
Kim Yong Gun as Noble man Choi
Kang Moon Young as Lady Seo / Hong Ryun / Moo Yeon
Kim Kwang Gyu as Lee bang
Noh Hee Ji as heaven fairy
Im Joo Eun as Moo Yeon (Moo Young’s sister)
Lee Sang Hun as Hyung Bang
Min Seong Wook (민성욱) as Ye Bang
Kim Min Jae (김민재) as Geo Deol
Song Jae Ryong (송재룡) as Kim Seo Bang
Lee Yong Yi (이용이) as Lee Seo Rim’s housekeeper
Cameos
Yoon Do Hyun as former magistrate of Miryang (ep 1)
Jung Soo Young as Bang Wool’s client (ep 1)
Im Hyun Sik as ghost (ep 2)
Lee Sung Min as gatekeeper (ep. 20)
Park Min Ha as child Arang (ep. 20)
Production Credits
Producer: Yoo Hyun Jong
Director: Kim Sang Ho, Jung Dae Yoon
Screenwriter: Jung Yoon Jung
Note
- This is Lee Joon Ki’s comeback project after mandatory military service and the first historical drama of Shin Min Ah’s career.
- This drama was postponed from July 25th to August 15th due to London Olympics
Awards
2012 MBC Drama Awards:: Best Couple Awards, Lee Joon Ki & Shin Min Ah (Arang and the Magistrate)
Preview
Episode 1
Episode 2
Episode 3
Episode 4
Episode 5
Episode 6
Episode 7
Episode 8
Episode 9
Episode 10
Episode 11
Episode 12
Episode 13
Episode 14
Episode 15
Episode 16
Episode 17
Episode 18
Episode 19
Episode 20 (Not Available)
Episode Ratings
| Date | Ep | TNmS | TNmS | AGB | AGB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide | Seoul | ||
| 2012-08-08 | SP | 5.1 | 5.4 | 4.9 | (<8.0) |
| 2012-08-15 | 1 | 14.4 (4th) | 16.8 (4th) | 13.3 (4th) | 15.1 (4th) |
| 2012-08-16 | 2 | 14.3 (6th) | 16.5 (4th) | 13.2 (6th) | 14.4 (4th) |
| 2012-08-22 | 3 | 16.0 (5th) | 19.3 (4th) | 13.2 (6th) | 14.2 (4th) |
| 2012-08-23 | 4 | 16.2 (4th) | 19.3 (4th) | 14.4 (4th) | 15.7 (4th) |
| 2012-08-29 | 5 | 12.1 (8th) | 13.3 (5th) | 12.4 (9th) | 13.7 (8th) |
| 2012-08-30 | 6 | 14.0 (10th) | 16.3 (5th) | 13.0 (8th) | 14.4 (6th) |
| 2012-09-05 | 7 | 13.1 (7th) | 14.6 (5th) | 11.7 (9th) | 12.8 (7th) |
| 2012-09-06 | 8 | 11.7 (12th) | 14.2 (6th) | 10.9 (12th) | 11.9 (11th) |
| 2012-09-12 | 9 | 17.0 (4th) | 19.5 (3rd) | 14.1 (3rd) | 15.3 (3rd) |
| 2012-09-13 | 10 | 17.0 (5th) | 20.5 (3rd) | 14.5 (6th) | 15.1 (5th) |
| 2012-09-19 | 11 | 15.3 (4th) | 17.2 (3rd) | 13.8 (5th) | 14.9 (3rd) |
| 2012-09-20 | 12 | 14.9 (5th) | 16.0 (4th) | 13.1 (6th) | 14.0 (6th) |
| 2012-09-26 | 13 | 13.9 (6th) | 15.9 (4th) | 11.7 (8th) | 12.9 (9th) |
| 2012-09-27 | 14 | 14.3 (6th) | 16.0 (4th) | 12.5 (8th) | 13.0 (9th) |
| 2012-10-03 | 15 | 15.0 (5th) | 17.7 (4th) | 13.3 (6th) | 14.5 (5th) |
| 2012-10-04 | 16 | 13.9 (8th) | 16.2 (3rd) | 12.9 (10th) | 14.4 (6th) |
| 2012-10-10 | 17 | 13.0 (6th) | 15.2 (5th) | 12.6 (9th) | 13.8 (8th) |
| 2012-10-11 | 18 | 13.5 (10th) | 15.1 (7th) | 11.4 (10th) | 12.1 (10th) |
| 2012-10-17 | 19 | 13.2 (8th) | 14.7 (6th) | 12.4 (7th) | 14.0 (5th) |
| 2012-10-18 | 20 | 13.8 (10th) | 16.5 (5th) | 12.4 (10th) | 13.8 (6th) |
Sources: TNmS Media Korea & AGB Nielsen Korea
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December 27th, 2012 at 12:47 pm
this drama has so many comment, up to 3000, but why is it not on the most-shared drama list? how to make it be one?
January 1st, 2013 at 12:53 pm
어쨌든 ( Arang and the Magistrate drama ) 는 우리의 마음에 최고 입니다.
January 4th, 2013 at 6:21 am
I just love it
January 4th, 2013 at 2:14 pm
Congratulation to my fave OTP of 2012 Lee Jun Ki and Shin Min Ah for winning the MBC drama awards “BEST COUPLE”!!! Super love it~Fighting!
January 7th, 2013 at 10:59 am
love SaRang couple.. congratulation for winning Best Couple on MBC award love you lee joon gi & shin min ah
January 11th, 2013 at 7:06 pm
I was searching for a drama to entertain me & this one certainly filled the void. Interesting storyline performed by a good cast. The OST was also quite good with lyrics that embraced a romantic’s heart strings. I question the use of Rap in certain scenes, but in general was ok. The cinematography was awesome. Glad I watched it, & may it pull on your heart strings as well.
January 14th, 2013 at 5:25 pm
awesome,,,,,,,, i love love love love this drama,,,,,,,,,
SUPERrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
January 20th, 2013 at 5:30 am
Superb…. finally i found great drama… entertaining and great chemistry…
thousand loves for this drama.
January 25th, 2013 at 3:54 am
watching this drama now…didn’t have time to watch it when it released. So far, am loving it. Nice story and nice acting…love Lee Jun Ki…he’s so good in acting and he’s so handsome…in love with his eyes…
January 25th, 2013 at 6:25 pm
nice storyline, but i like arang more when she’s a ghost, more aggressive .. haha. lee jun ki .. his eyes .. wow !!!
February 2nd, 2013 at 6:58 pm
And I fallin love with Lee Jun Ki… Hehe…
February 4th, 2013 at 4:09 pm
Love this cople… and first time to see Lee Joon Ki drama… and now i’m fallin in love with him… ^^
February 5th, 2013 at 4:40 pm
one of the best dramas of the year. plot is interesting, drama was well directed and the acting was quite good as well. of course can’t ignore the fact that i like LJK…
February 22nd, 2013 at 9:39 pm
It’s good to see LJK shed off his pretty boy image
I guess time and military service are responsible for his transformation. Would love to see him in next mature drama character.
March 9th, 2013 at 8:15 am
Very impressive drama ! The fantastic theme has been good represented. It looks like a mythological film with Jupiter and others mythics Gods who take care of humans from their world in the sky.
March 10th, 2013 at 7:02 pm
Haven’t been watching k dramas for a very long time. Since i just started, i thought i should just click on some random title. When i started watching this drama, i never knew it would be so entertaining. Every crew did a good job! Nice story! Great acting! Love the comedy!
Great work to the crew!!
March 11th, 2013 at 3:05 pm
Omo…omo Lee Jun Ki is really GAHHHHH! <3 He's a great actor, indeed.
I could image no other actor could play "Satto" role as well as Lee Jun Ki ^^
April 6th, 2013 at 4:44 pm
oh my god… lee jun ki..
love everything u do dear… il ji mae n to be kim sato..
i watch your drama over and over…
i love when you wearing “the fan”…
what u’ve done totally amazing…!!!
April 17th, 2013 at 11:48 pm
Lee joon ki u have never disapointed me. hmmm great work again in Arang. Nice drama, i can’t jst wait 4 more, am so glad u’re back. (AJA)
April 28th, 2013 at 7:47 pm
Never boring to see LJK. More then he’s gud actor and funny. And this drama diffrent from another. My one favorite drama and actor. Not only goergous, He’s one smart guy and like so much to see when hes jump, and make joke
)
May 6th, 2013 at 12:17 am
This is puzzling. This storyline is so good and there are many good comments left by fans on this web. Why isn’t this being shown as the most shared drama?!?!
Someone please do something!
May 15th, 2013 at 9:44 pm
hey guys, may I ask, does the drama have happy ending?
May 17th, 2013 at 10:31 pm
@wnn…Yes it does!!! It was really good and sweet! Its definitely worth watching.