Hong Gil Dong
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Title: 쾌도 홍길동 / Hong Gil Dong
Also known as: Sharp Blade Hong Gil Dong
Chinese title : 快刀洪吉童
Genre: Comedy, romance, action, drama
Episodes: 24
Broadcast network: KBS2
Broadcast period: 2008-Jan-02 to 2008-Mar-26
Air time: Wednesday & Thursdays 21:55 (9:55 Korean time)
Synopsis
Based on a fictional book about a Robin Hood in Korea,Hong Gil Dong, this drama is very loosely based off of that book and the time it was set in.
Hong Gil Dong is the bastard son of a minister. He spends most of his time lazing the day away and taking goods from the various merchants. However, a local monk think he’s destined to be more. Hong Gil Dong, for his part, really dislikes the injustices in this ranked world.
Heo Yi Nok has returned to Korea, fresh from China. She’s an upbeat, naive and carefree girl. She’s been living with her grandfather for the last few years. They both are merchants looking to make a fortune back in Korea.
Lee Chang Hwi, however, has been told since he was young that he’s the rightful king of Korea. He bumps into Heo Yi Nok. This initially causes misunderstanding between them, but over time his heart is softening towards her.
Meanwhile Heo Yi Nok and Hong Gil Dong are developing a friendship that feels like (at least to Yi Nok) that it could be more.
As the question of rightful succession comes into play, Hong Gil Dong and Yi Nok are forced to take sides.
Cast
Kang Ji Hwan as Hong Gil Dong
Sung Yu Ri as Heo Lee Nok
Jang Geun Suk as Lee Chang Hwui
Kim Ri Na as Seo Eun Hyo
Extended Cast
Kim Jae Seung as Hong In Hyung (Gil Dong’s brother)
Cha Hyun Jung as Jung Mal Nyeo
Park Sang Wook as Shim Soo Geun
Choi Ran as Court Lady Noh / Noh Sang Koong
Ahn Suk Hwan as Seo Yoon Sup / Minister Seo (Eun Hye’s father)
Jung Eun Pyo as the monk / Gil Dong’s master
Son Hyun Sul (손현술)
Moon Se Yun (문세윤) as Mr. Yeon
Kil Yong Woo as Hong Pan Seo (Gil Dong’s father)
In Sung as Chi Soo (Chang Hwi’s right hand)
Lee Duk Hee as Mr. Kim
Jo Hee Bong as Lee Kwang Whe (Chang Hwui’s brother)
Maeng Ho Rim as Choi Seung Ji
Kim Jong Suk as Eunuch Go
Park Yong Jin as Eunuch Jang
Choi Seung Kyung as Mr. Wang
Byun Shin Ho as Hal Meom
Jung Kyu Soo as Huh No Im
Maeng Se Chang Kom Yi
Choi Soo Hwan (최수한) as young Chang Hwui
Lee In Sung as young Gil Dong
Production Credits
Chief Producer: Lee Jung Sub
Script writers: Hong Jung Eun, Hong Mi Ran
Episode Ratings
| Date | Episode | Nationwide | Seoul |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-01-02 | 1 | 16.2 (6th) | 15.9 (6th) |
| 2008-01-03 | 2 | 15.3 (7th) | 15.0 (7th) |
| 2008-01-09 | 3 | 14.9 (6th) | 14.8 (7th) |
| 2008-01-10 | 4 | 16.2 (7th) | 15.7 (7th) |
| 2008-01-16 | 5 | 14.5 (8th) | 14.2 (8th) |
| 2008-01-17 | 6 | 15.8 (8th) | 16.1 (9th) |
| 2008-01-23 | 7 | 13.9 (9th) | 13.1 (10th) |
| 2008-01-24 | 8 | 17.0 (8th) | 16.8 (8th) |
| 2008-01-30 | 9 | 15.7 (7th) | 15.3 (8th) |
| 2008-01-31 | 10 | 15.6 (8th) | 15.1 (8th) |
| 2008-02-06 | 11 | 14.8 (6th) | 14.3 (6th) |
| 2008-02-07 | 12 | 8.5 (15th) | 8.5 (15th) |
| 2008-02-13 | 13 | 14.0 (9th) | 14.2 (9th) |
| 2008-02-14 | 14 | 14.8 (9th) | 14.9 (9th) |
| 2008-02-20 | 15 | 13.4 (10th) | 13.2 (11th) |
| 2008-02-21 | 16 | 13.2 (9th) | 13.3 (9th) |
| 2008-02-27 | 17 | 13.6 (8th) | 13.1 (8th) |
| 2008-02-28 | 18 | 14.3 (9th) | 14.0 (10th) |
| 2008-03-05 | 19 | 15.4 (6th) | 15.3 (6th) |
| 2008-03-06 | 20 | 16.0 (7th) | 16.0 (8th) |
| 2008-03-12 | 21 | 14.5 (6th) | 14.6 (6th) |
| 2008-03-19 | 22 | 14.5 (6th) | 14.4 (6th) |
| 2008-03-20 | 23 | 14.2 (8th) | 14.4 (7th) |
| 2008-03-26 | 24 | 13.8 (8th) | 14.5 (8th) |
Source: TNS Media Korea
Poster
June 12th, 2008 at 2:32 pm
One of my favorite movies except for the ending was sad and disappointing.
June 19th, 2008 at 8:18 pm
This Drama Movie is so adorable. They said that the ending was sad & disappointing, but i don’t think so. Ending must follow the storyline & I think it was good for an ending, just like what will we face in the real life.
SEVEN THUMB’s UP for the casts..!!
I LOVE YOU HONG GIL DONG…!!
JIA YOU…!!!!!!
June 29th, 2008 at 1:01 am
I want to ask where i can watch hong gil dong beside in mysoju.com?
because i can’t open mysoju.com
thanks for you help
July 6th, 2008 at 11:46 pm
i think you can watch here http://www.xiaoli.cc/video/detail/1287
but it is in chinese sub
or you can watch in youtube..
crunchyroll can be watch till episode10 only.
July 10th, 2008 at 9:06 pm
This is a very funny drama, thumb up.
I totally fall in love with Sung Yuri and Kang Ji Hwan. They look very lovely in here, but the ending is a bit not to my expectation, but anyway love it.
Hope to see both the casts again as they look great together.
July 21st, 2008 at 5:40 am
some end of drama should be sad : story begin more strong! it was one of my A-list kdrama (enjoy also wih bad couple! so fun and reallistic!)
hope u could watch its these drama !
July 27th, 2008 at 8:23 pm
woahhh………i have watched it several times and it really gives me the satisfaction that i received when i first watched it……for now, i stop watching it because i really really want to miss it……i want to watch it 3 years from now so that when i’ll watch it, i’ll have that EXCITING feeling that i had!!!!!!!!! Thank you Kang Ji-hwan for playing the character of Gil Dong…..You gave us OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE!!!! I miss Gil Dong and Yi Nok, but I don’t want to watch them now, i’ll wait until I forgot the story and start all over again…..Woahhh….I want to feel that FEELING AGAIN……..That exciting feeling when there’s a cliffhanger!!! those tears whenever Gil Dong and Yi Nok struggles and that romantic feeling!!! I miss you HONG GIL DONG!!! Hope you’ll visit us here in PHILIPPINES!!! Mahal na mahal ko talaga ang HONG GIL DONG. Walang makakatalo nito sa puso ko……To all the members who created Hong Gil Dong, I wished you luck and good health…….Thank you for giving us OUTSTANDING STORY…
August 4th, 2008 at 11:13 am
I love this drama~~ Both the main actors reli did a good job in this drama..the chemistry between them are so romantic n touching~ i still hav three episodes to finish…From the comments written here, it seems like the ending not very satisfying…that’s kinda disappoint, anyway, it make me more eager to watch the ending~ Thumbs up for this drama!
August 5th, 2008 at 11:44 am
The ending reli not up to my expectation…kinda disappoint with the ending…But overall, the drama is good~
September 1st, 2008 at 9:37 am
there was a post drama show where the producers mentioned that they like to reflect on some social issues in the show eg. conscription, learning the language of the stronger nation etc. Hence this is not a pure, brainless comedy.
At that point in time, it is not possible for HGD to set up the kind of political system that he wanted, even though we may take this system for granted nowadays. Hence it is logical that he would be killed for his dream. Or would the audience rather see that he gives up the dream and live in china instead, like what many political exiles do?
The final section tries to link the whole drama back to the modern society as a closing. but i admit the execution is kind of cheesy and could have been done better.
September 23rd, 2008 at 2:38 pm
I am still on episode 20 of this drama. The story is very interesting, not a moment of feeling bored. The soundtrack is really lovely – “if” it sounded so sad, feeling like crying each time I listen to it
October 27th, 2008 at 12:29 am
thinks.but can i dawnloud the drama
November 1st, 2008 at 11:19 am
honestly, i don’t like the ending. well, for the fact that i like most the character of sung yuri and jang geun seok. I like them both a lot. they have better chemistry rather than kang jiwan. Sadly, this drama series is much focus on the love between hong gildong and yinok. hoping that sung yuri and jang geun seok be team up together in a drama series in the near future.
but in fairness, the show is good. all the characters acted superbly.
November 17th, 2008 at 3:56 am
This is the one of best movie that ive been see , very thanks to director and writer and casts specialy Hong gil dong and Sung Yu Ri .
November 17th, 2008 at 9:49 am
I just watched the last episode…
They died, but it was all good.
KJH and SYR did an awesome job!!!
One of my most favorite dramas ever!!!
November 20th, 2008 at 2:49 am
It is a much better drama than what I had expected it to be. There is a lot of slapstick comedy and I did not want it to end with a bloddy battle.
Thanks to the director we did not see the carnage and left it to our imagination. I liked the ending. Very good drama overall.
It was nice to see Sung Yuri play, for a change, a cheerful girl, in contrast to the pitiful roles she has played in her previous dramas. Kang Ji Hwan is charming (and a good actor) and was perfectly cast as Hong Gil Dong. Jang Geun Suk has a beautiful childlike face, and can act very well. He is six years younger than Yuri, but he plays a lot older character than her. Same in Beethoven Virus (another good drama).
November 28th, 2008 at 1:24 am
my favorite first &best kdrama
November 28th, 2008 at 1:27 am
loved acting of kjh & cute syr but drama has the worst possible ending
November 28th, 2008 at 1:35 am
greatest music ever . loved the voice of taeyeon & ost if. ost when it begins by kim yeon woo is also one of my favorite track although it didn’t get much attention if anyone knows english lyrics please let me know
thanks in advance
November 30th, 2008 at 2:45 pm
I really loved this drama especially Prince Chang Hui….
December 2nd, 2008 at 10:41 pm
i like this drama very much but i’m very disponted cannot down load or watch through internet!
December 5th, 2008 at 6:05 pm
Some said the ending is not good, i guest their wrong. Maybe if you have time try to watch agian and think what it means to us..
December 9th, 2008 at 8:51 am
hope i can see this drama..huhu..im really want to see sung yu ri act in this drama style..
December 12th, 2008 at 1:47 am
my most favorite k drama
December 12th, 2008 at 2:07 pm
i started to like this drama..but it’s too late because i didn’t see this drama from the beginning..first i thought it going to be boring…but in the end…i was wrong.. i regret it so much…..i’m such a stupid girl