Korean Drama

Title: 2009 전설의고향 (傳說의 故鄕) / Hometown Legends (2009)
Chinese title : 传说中的故乡 2009
Also known as: Hometown Of Legend / Legendary Hometown / Korean Ghost Stories
Genre: Horror, fantasy
Episodes: 10
Broadcast network: KBS2
Broadcast period: 2009-Aug-10 to 2009-Sep-08
Air time: Monday & Tuesday 21:55

Synopsis

Hometown Legends (2009) is the continuation of a classic series of ghost stories which first aired on KBS between 1977 and 1989 and later between 1996 and 1999. After a successful return in 2008, KBS decided to do another series of one-act dramas.

Episode 1

Title: 혈귀 (血鬼) / Blood Ghost

Cast

Kim Ji Suk as Hyeon
Lee Young Eun as Yeon
Kim Hong Pyo as Jae Seong
Kim Shin Ah (김신아) as Cho Ah
Ha Mi Hye (하미혜) as Lady Yoon (Jae Seong’s mother)
Heo Hyun Ho (허현호) as Mr. Lee (Jae Seong’s father)
Jung Hye Won (정혜원) as So Jeong
Seo Han as Ta Moo Sa
Yoon Yong Bae (윤영배)
Choi Sung Woong (최성웅)
Ji Suk Jin

Episode 2

Title: 죽도의 한 / The Regrets of Bamboo Knife
Also known as: The Grudge Island

Cast

Jo Yoon Hee as Mi Hyang
Jung Gyu Woon as Nam Sang Hyun
Kim Gab Soo as Jung Yeo Rip
Kim Gyu Chul as Yoon Hong Gook
Jung Jin as Kim Seung Ho
Jang Tae Sung as Kang Man
Seung Goo (승규) as Oh Chi Soo
Cha Hyun Woo (차현우) as Ryu Bi
Lee David as Seok Yi

Episode 3

Title: 계집종 / Servant
Also known as: Come with me to Hell

Cast

Jang Hee Jin as Soo Jin
Kim Tae Ho as Yi Rang
Cha Seo Won as Mi Rim
Seo Gab Sook (서갑숙) as Sook Hee
Lee Yong Nyeo (이용녀) as Moo Dang
Kim Hyo Seo as Shinboo/bride
Hong Ye In (홍예인) as Lee Chun Daek
Kim Kyung Ryong (김경룡)
Jo Soo Min as Bo Ri
Jin Bong Jin (진봉진) as Mr. Kim Sang Heon

Episode 4

Title: 목각귀 (木刻鬼) / Wood Ghost
Also known as: The Wooden Dol

Cast

Kim Hyung Mi (김형미) as Kang So Hyeon
Ji Sung Woo (지성우) as Pil Mok
Choi Won Hong (최원홍) as Yong Yi
Ahn Suk Hwan as Kim Chu Suh
Bang Eun Hee as Eon Nyeo
Kim Ga Ram (김가람) as Kim Geum Ah
Lee Young Joon (이영준) as Kim Geum Won
Han Kyung Sun as Lady Seo
Choi Sang Kil (최상길) as Dol Swi

Episode 5

Title: 씨받이 / Surrogate Mother
Also known as: The Wooden Dol

Cast

Heo Young Ran as Kaeddongi/Dog poop
Park Joon Hyuk as Ho Seung
Go Jung Min as (Ho Seung’s wife)
Hong Yeo Jin as (Ho Seung’s mother)
Joo Suk Tae (주석태) as Servant
Lee Hyun Shil (이현실) as Pa Joo Daek
Jo Yang Ja as Moo Dang
Kim Jin Mo (김진모) as Servant

Episode 6

Title: 금서 (禁書) / Forbidden Book

Cast

Kim Sung Eun as Hyeon Deok
Yoon Hee Suk as Jeong Hee
Lee Dong Gyu (이동규) as Myeong Jin
Lee Se Na as Hae Myeong
Kang Soo Han as Yi Kwon
Kim Kwang Gyu as Jun Ki Soo
Choi Eun Joo
Lee Hui Do as the bookshop owner

Episode 7

Title: 조용한 마을 / Silent Village

Cast

Kim Da In as So Yang
Choi Soo Han as Hyo Yeob
Jin Ji Hee as Hyo Eun
Park Chil Yong as (Eul Soo’s father)
Jo Yang Ja as (Eul Soo’s mother)
Kim Dong Wook as Eul Soo
Son Jong Bum as Choi Jin Sa
Ban Min Jung (반민정) as Yeo Jin
Choi Jong Won as the chief minister
Yeon Woon Kyung (연운경)
Park Ji Il as (Yi Hwa’s father)
Song Min Joo (송민주) as Yi Hwa
Lee Sung Min as Yoon Jin Sa
Oh Yong as Park Soo Moo Dang
Choi Won Young as Jin Sung
Kim Byung Man
Yoo Sang Moo (유상무)
Lee Sang Min (이상민)
Lee Sang Ho (이상호)
Lee Seung Yoon (이승윤)

Episode 8

Title: 구미호 / Gumiho
Also known as: Fox With Nine Tails

Cast

Jun Hye Bin as So Ho
Ahn Jae Mo as Yeon Dol
Jung So Nyeo (정소녀) as Noh Ho
Go Hee Joon (고희준) as father
Oh Soo Ah (오수아) as Hwa Ran
Min Ji Oh (민지오) as General
Lee Mi Ji as (Yeon Dol’s mother)
Park Jung Yun (박정연) as Yeon Ah
Lee Hyo Jung as Park Chun Moo
Ban Suk Jin (반석진) as Lord
Lee Dal Hyung as Lee Bang

Episode 9

Title: 묘정의 구슬

Cast

Jo Yeo Jung as So Won
Lee Jong Won as Im Geum
Seo Yoo Jung as Hong Bin
Kim Dong Joo as Palace Lady Lee
Choi Soo Rin as Jong Jin
Ga Deuk Hi as So Bin
Bin Sun Ho as Palace Lady Noh
Cha Hyun Jung
Kim Ri Na
Kim Hyo Seo

Episode 10

Title: 가면귀

Cast

Lee Il Hwa
Sun Dong Hoon
Lee Min Hee
Kim Ji Min
Yoon Soon Hong
Yoon Yong Hyun

Production Credits

Directors: Lee Min Hong, Kim Jung Min, Hong Suk Goo, Moon Young Jin (문영진), Lee Eung Bok (이응복), Noh Sang Hoon (노상훈), Sun Hyun Soo (신현수)
Screenwriters: Kim Jung Sook (김정숙), Kim Rang (김랑), Moon Eun Jung (문은정), Park Hyung Jin (박형진), Chae Hye Young (채혜영), Yoo Seung Yun (유승연), Bang Ji Young (방지영), Go Eun Sun (고은선), Lee Eun Sang (이은상)

Episode Ratings

Date	Episode	Subtitle	Nationwide	Seoul
2009-08-10	1	Blood Ghost	6.8	(<7.8)
2009-08-11	2	The Regrets of Bamboo Knife	6.8	(<8.7)
2009-08-17	3	Servant	5.4	(<8.1)
2009-08-18	4	Wood Ghost	5.8	(<8.8)
2009-08-24	5	Surrogate Mother	6.5	(<8.4)
2009-08-25	6	Forbidden Book	5.5	(<8.8)
2009-08-31	7	Silent Village	5.3	<7.7)
2009-09-01	8	Guhimo	6.9	(<7.5)
2009-09-07	9	묘정의 구슬	4.7	(<8.8)
2009-09-08	10	가면귀	4.5	(<8.0)

Source: TNS Media Korea

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