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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September 17th, 2012 at 11:29 am
@aq2jules #2445
comeback soon!saan ka ba inilagay ni lord ngaun?or are you one of those fairies in heaven na nawawala?lol*wink*miss yah!
Wednesday,phluess come soon!!! ^_~
September 17th, 2012 at 5:19 pm
Love this drama so much. It’s funny and love all the casts.
Lee Joon Ki and Shin Min Ah , look really nice .
Wanna see happy ending
September 18th, 2012 at 8:56 am
sana mapanoud ko na rin i love ljk.
September 18th, 2012 at 11:21 am
****SPOILER****
On ep19 Im Joo Eun is making a cameo appearance….guess everyone knows who she gonna portray..^^
September 18th, 2012 at 1:33 pm
I was wondering why Mu Yeon became a bad fairy in heaven?and rebelled the Gods…could it be that she got busted by Jadey?lol joke2!
September 18th, 2012 at 1:43 pm
Mu Yeon is a fairy in heaven…and Jadey loves to chat with the fairies in heaven and maybe she mistook and thought that jadey loves her and Jadey dumped her…and that’s what makes her a bad fairy…or maybe Hades like her too thats why Hades wants to possessed the handsomeness of Jadey hahah!my wild imagination is working again:)
September 18th, 2012 at 1:57 pm
***SPOILER***
A pic of Im Joo Eun!
https://twitter.com/limjueun/status/247699277873307648/photo/1
there’s really a reason why Mu Yeon became a bad fairy in heaven…if it because of love or she’s just too selfish enuf and want to rule the universe:)but looking at the pic alone she seem a nice fairy in heaven!
September 18th, 2012 at 4:36 pm
eh?! A&M thread was gone in popular now!!! Anyway, I’m watching ep8 and I notice the Shaman and dulsue are super LMAO!!! laugh-trip with their moments LOL!…
September 18th, 2012 at 6:04 pm
i’m done with ep 8… (just now) LOL! super late I know…
well, i love this episode.. every detail of it… hahhaha!!
-how lovely it is when the two injured person looking for each other and after they met you can see the worried emotions in their eyes.. LOL! i supa love it… even though arang snob the sato LOL! i love that moment.. heheh!!!
-dulsue was crazy LOL! but at least he’s thinking (if arang is a nine tailed fox or a ghost?) unlike the 3 stoogies.. hahah!!!
September 18th, 2012 at 6:04 pm
Here’s the preview of ep11 enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=GB&hl=en&client=mv-google&v=OguvEj1AWzg&feature=youtu.be&nomobile=1
September 18th, 2012 at 6:21 pm
hi girls! what happen to this thread no longer in the popular list? thanks GKA for the link! aq2jules welcome back from your vacation!
@GKA
like what i’ve said in your post in FB…i think that Mu Yeon loved the Jade Emperor but it’s imposible coz duh he’s a God…so maybe she rebelled against them and escaped from heaven to create her own world,hehehe!
September 18th, 2012 at 6:26 pm
btw, i’m beginning to like joowal… heheh!!!
i really love shin min ah’s acting here… and whoever said that sato is handsome in his magistrate uniform is definitely correct.. hahaha!!!!!no doubt about that… he is so hooooooot… LOL! when he appear with that uniform..
Question:
so, the swords can make the souls totally gone? and i guess that’s explain how the witch gets her reapers… LOL! (obvious!!!)
gonna watch ep 9 now.. LOL!
September 18th, 2012 at 6:33 pm
hi ance, tnx and i really miss you too… gka and all here…. i don’t care who’s in popular list as long as i can still find this thread.. LOL!…
from the spoiler i’ve read probably that muyeon has something to do with the rules in heaven coz jadey said that hades never break rules, so, it wasn’t in their rule that jadey can fall in love so he throws away muyeon from heaven… hmmmm my tumututol hahhaa!!
September 18th, 2012 at 6:58 pm
Okay, its terrible cz there is n0t arang in current popular list. . . Oh c0me on guys!!!
September 18th, 2012 at 7:01 pm
@aq2julez
d0nt worry girl. . . Arang would placed in popular list when its aired . . .
Hey we are same. But, instead, i’m n0t yet watch ep 8. . . How pity am i. . .
September 18th, 2012 at 7:01 pm
@aq2julez
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d0nt worry girl. . . Arang would placed in popular list when its aired . . .
Hey we are same. But, instead, i’m n0t yet watch ep 8. . . How pity am i. . .
September 18th, 2012 at 7:06 pm
@aq2julez
hey, we are same again. I also like j0owal. He is so hands0me. . . I ever saw him before. In “ordinary love”. I kn0w he is hands0me there, but i d0nt kn0w that he is j0o wal. Both j0n ki and j0owal are s0o0o hands0me. . .
@GKA
hey dear, thx for the link. . . Plis keep this page alive. . . Lets rock!
September 18th, 2012 at 7:09 pm
hi park jun hee… how have you been? come on watch it already.. heheh!! LOL! you’re missing half of your life like what i am now.. LOL!
September 18th, 2012 at 7:11 pm
from behind the scenes photos, joowal is so cute when smiling LOL!..
yeah!! lets keep this page rocking!!! LOL!
September 18th, 2012 at 7:14 pm
@ance
Hahaha yes I comment that as well in JGfamily before I posted the question in my FB(^_-)
@aq2jules
Lol! I don’t really care if A&M is no longer @popular now lol coz I know the real score lol and besides A&M has proven already how good this drama is! It dominates the primetime drama of Wed-Thursday timeslot! Daebak! (^v^)
September 18th, 2012 at 7:45 pm
@aq2julez
i also want to watch it. But unfortunately my laptop still br0ken. And take about one m0nth so far to repair it
yeah. . . Actually when i watch ep 7, i sh0uld go to internet cafe (i d0nt kn0w how to called it in your c0untry). And of c0urse its spend alot of m0ney, right. . . Huhuhu
and i d0nt have en0ugh time to watch it. I’m s0o0o busy with my sch0ol. There is minimal 3 times of exam each week. Cz i’m in last grade of high sch0ol n0w. Its spend my energy. Did u kn0w, n0w i’m g0ing crazy with my exam. G0ing to sick. . .
September 18th, 2012 at 8:00 pm
@park jun hee
its also internet cafe here… LoL! I kn0w that feeling.. With all those stress, the only anti stress drug i want is to watch anything just korean… LOL! It’ll take a lot of m0ney in internet cafe here with slow m0ti0n speed in bonus… LoL! So, if i were you, just concentrate with your studies first and you will n0t n0tice your beloved laptop is already useful… Hehehe!
September 18th, 2012 at 8:58 pm
@aq2julez
well, when i’m n0t to0 str0ng to face my sch0ol and g0ing crazy, yesterday i try to watch arang ep 7. OMG, its work, its a bit reduce my headache. . . Maybe i will c0ntinue watch ep 8 after i finish with my biology exam. I’ll do that on weekend.
Btw, why do you still in ep 8? Did ur PC or laptop had br0ken?
September 18th, 2012 at 9:13 pm
@park jun hee
i had my vacation on our province. We’re celebrating a feast and i got a little busy., probably by tomorrow im done with ep 9 & 10… Hehe!
September 19th, 2012 at 7:25 am
Whooaaah!Finally I can hear the full song of A&M ost part6 “Only You” by Lee Jun Ki, scheduled to release @noon today!