Chuno @ The Slave Hunters
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Title: 추노 / The Slave Hunters
Chinese title : 推奴 / 追奴
Also known as: Pursuing Servants / Chuno
Genre: Historical, fusion
Episodes: 24
Broadcast Network: KBS2
Broadcast period: 2010-Jan-06 to 2010-Mar-25
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 9:55 PM
Synopsis
Chuno follows the story of Lee Dae Gil, a man of high birth whose family was ruined when Won Ki Yoon, a slave, burnt down his house and escaped with his sister, Un Nyun, who was in love with Dae Gil. Driven by his desire for revenge, he survived his harsh years on the street and made his name as a slave hunter, dedicated in his pursuit to find Un Nyun, his first and only love. Song Tae Ha is a General of the Army who became a slave after being falsely accused of a crime he did not commit, and finds himself on the run from Dae Gil’s relentless pursuit. Both men become entangled in a love triangle with Un Nyun, who is no longer a runaway slave, but Kim Hye Won, a nobleman’s daughter.
Cast
Jang Hyuk as Lee Dae Gil
Oh Ji Ho as Song Tae Ha
Lee Da Hae as Un Nyun / Kim Hye Won
Lee Jong Hyuk as Hwang Chul Woong
Gong Hyung Jin as Eop Bok
Han Jung Soo as General Choi
Kim Ji Suk as Wang Son
Kim Ha Eun as Sul Hwa
Yoon Gi Won as Won Ki Yoon
Sung Dong Il as Chun Ji Ho
Danny Ahn as Baek Ho
Joo Da Young as Eun Sil
Jo Jae Wan as Kim Seong Hwan
Kim Ha Yoon as Kang Bin
Yoon Dong Hwan as Yong Gol Dae
Kim Young Ae as Mo Ka Bi
Kim Gab Soo as King Injo
Kim Eung Soo as Lee Gyeong Shik
Ha Si Eun as Lee Sun Young
Ahn Suk Hwan as artist Bang
Jo Mi Ryung as Keunjumo
Yoon Joo Hee as Jakeunjumo
Yoon Ji Min as Yoon Ji
Lee Dae Yeon as Myeong An
Kim Jin Woo as Prince Seok Gyun
Kang Sung Min as Prince So Hyun
Lee Dae Ro as Im Yeong Ho
Choi Duk Moon as Jo Sun Bi
Yoon Moon Sik as Ma Eui
Yoon Jin Ho (윤진호) as Park Jong Soo
Min Ji Ah as Cho Bok
Jo Sung Il (조성일) as Lee Kwang Jae
Jo Jin Woong as Kwak Han Sum
Park Ki Woong as Geu Boon
Kim Young Ok as (Chul Woong’s mother)
Lee Ha Neul as Pyung Min
Go Joon Hee as Jae Ni
Kim Hae In as Ah Nak Ne
Jo Sung Ha as Minister Lee Jae Joon
Song Ji Eun as gisaeng Chan
Lee In as Grand Prince Bong Rim
Yoo Chae Young as gisaeng (cameo)
Jun Se Hong as gisaeng (cameo)
Wi Yang Ho as bandit boss (cameo)
Oh Ji Heon as bandit (cameo)
Choi Chul Ho (cameo)
Jung Ho Bin as Shin Jang Goon (cameo)
Marco as nobleman (cameo)
Lee Won Jong (cameo)
Ahn Seung Hoon (안승훈)
Ahn Kil Kang
Lee Han Wie
Jo Hee Bong
Sa Hyun Jin
Jang Seo Won
Production Credits
Production Company: Chorokbaem Media
Director: Kwak Jung Hwan
Screenwriter: Chun Sung Il (천성일)
Awards
- 2010 KBS Drama Awards: Grand Prize (Jang Hyuk)
- 2010 KBS Drama Awards: Excellence Award, Novella Drama – Actor (Oh Ji Ho)
- 2010 KBS Drama Awards: Best Supporting Actor (Sung Dong Il)
- 2010 KBS Drama Awards: Best Couple Award (Jang Hyuk and Lee Da Hae)
Episode Ratings
| Date | Episode | Nationwide | Seoul |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-Jan-06 | 1 | 22.9 (4th) | 23.8 (3rd) |
| 2010-Jan-07 | 2 | 24.8 (2nd) | 25.3 (3rd) |
| 2010-Jan-13 | 3 | 27.2 (2nd) | 27.6 (3rd) |
| 2010-Jan-14 | 4 | 30.8 (2nd) | 31.4 (2nd) |
| 2010-Jan-20 | 5 | 30.3 (2nd) | 31.0 (1st) |
| 2010-Jan-21 | 6 | 33.7 (1st) | 34.9 (1st) |
| 2010-Jan-27 | 7 | 31.6 (1st) | 31.7 (1st) |
| 2010-Jan-28 | 8 | 33.5 (1st) | 34.3 (1st) |
| 2010-Feb-03 | 9 | 34.6 (1st) | 35.2 (1st) |
| 2010-Feb-04 | 10 | 35.0 (1st) | 35.8 (1st) |
| 2010-Feb-10 | 11 | 32.5 (1st) | 32.6 (1st) |
| 2010-Feb-11 | 12 | 33.9 (1st) | 34.0 (1st) |
| 2010-Feb-17 | 13 | 32.5 (1st) | 32.4 (1st) |
| 2010-Feb-18 | 14 | 31.9 (1st) | 31.7 (1st) |
| 2010-Feb-24 | 15 | 31.9 (1st) | 32.2 (1st) |
| 2010-Feb-25 | 16 | 33.4 (1st) | 33.6 (1st) |
| 2010-Mar-03 | 17 | 31.6 (1st) | 31.8 (1st) |
| 2010-Mar-04 | 18 | 33.8 (1st) | 33.8 (1st) |
| 2010-Mar-10 | 19 | 33.5 (1st) | 34.0 (1st) |
| 2010-Mar-11 | 20 | 32.0 (1st) | 31.5 (1st) |
| 2010-Mar-17 | 21 | 31.2 (1st) | 30.9 (1st) |
| 2010-Mar-18 | 22 | 30.4 (1st) | 29.6 (1st) |
| 2010-Mar-24 | 23 | 32.8 (1st) | 33.2 (1st) |
| 2010-Mar-25 | 24 | 35.9 (1st) | 36.3 (1st) |
Source: TNS Media Korea
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August 18th, 2010 at 11:04 pm
Another must watch drama – Gumiho – Tale of a Fox child. – The picture look scary but actually the drama is not scary buy exciting. The actors and actresses including the kids all acted very very well.
My Girlfriend is a Gumiho (a comedy) – also very nice.
August 19th, 2010 at 11:45 am
the snding is sad, doesn’t mean it’s bad but stillit didn’t have to be that way.
August 19th, 2010 at 3:21 pm
IRIS also had a sad ending which didn’t have to be that way…..Bring back LDG….
August 22nd, 2010 at 12:25 pm
love jang hyuk and really feel broken heart and sad for him
August 22nd, 2010 at 12:28 pm
sad sad and sad. but really love the view
August 25th, 2010 at 7:12 pm
The slaves that were transported were the result being captured during tribal wars between the indigenous tribes. If they had not been sold on as it were, they would have been treated just as badly had they stayed in Africa as slaves to the victorious tribe.
August 26th, 2010 at 5:11 pm
The slaves that were transported were the result being captured during tribal wars between the indigenous tribes. If they had not been sold on as it were, they would have been treated just as badly had they stayed in Africa as slaves to the victorious tribe.
August 26th, 2010 at 10:23 pm
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August 27th, 2010 at 2:05 pm
The slaves that were transported were the result being captured during tribal wars between the indigenous tribes. If they had not been sold on as it were, they would have been treated just as badly had they stayed in Africa as slaves to the victorious tribe.
August 30th, 2010 at 11:27 pm
This is absolutely the best and very impressive drama that I’ve seen in 2010. The casts were wonderful. I fell in love with general Song Tae Ha right at the first moment. Oh Ji Ho indeed made a very good couple with Lee Da Hae while Jang Hyuk’s acting was awful and amazing. He is one of the best actors. At first, I did not like Lee Daegil; eventhough he was noble and was the young master, he did not suit and look good with Kim Hye Won. But later on, I really felt sorry for him. He had spent his whole life looking for his lover only to find out that she was now someone else’s wife. To me the ending is not bad at all. Lee Daegil is the one who dedicated and sacrificed his entire life for the people that he loved and cared for, especially Kim Hye Won. He was ready to exchange his life for her own happiness with general Song Tae Ha and the little boy. Two men loved one woman, and one must go away, and Lee Daegil was the one. I really truly hope that Chuno would win the best drama awards for 2010!!!
August 31st, 2010 at 5:41 pm
very nice drama with a tragic ending,
i am so sad because of LE-DAGIL ‘s fate.
but i dont know this historical story is real or just is writer ‘s specter?
September 2nd, 2010 at 11:12 am
Just bought this because the cover was cool, GREAT drama!!
All the chars are great, so funny to see Gen. from Prosecutor Princess.
haha so different..
September 4th, 2010 at 10:51 pm
’The Slave Hunters’ Wins Seoul International Drama AwardSource |
The KBS drama “The Slave Hunters” has won the Grand Prize in the category of Hallyu drama, which was a newly established award from this year, in the Seoul International Drama Awards 2010.
… “The Slave… Hunters” was ultimately chosen as the best Hallyu drama.
The actor Jang Hyeok, who appeared in “The Slave Hunters”, and the actor Lee Byeong-Heon, who appeared in the drama “IRIS”, were chosen as the best actors.”
The Slave Hunters” was also awarded in the category of best director (Kwak Jeong-hwan PD), so the drama made the achievement of winning three awards.
Link:
http://www.hancinema.net/-the-slave-hunters-wins-seoul-international-drama-award-24810.html
Source: hancinema
September 4th, 2010 at 10:54 pm
CONGRATULATIONS TO CHUNO, CHUNO’S DIRECTOR AND ALL CAST AND CREW!!!
Chuno won the Medium Drama TV Award at the 37th Korean Broadcast Awards on 3rd September.
Links:
http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201009031830381001&search=title&searchstring=추노
http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201009031851341001&search=title&searchstring=추노
September 5th, 2010 at 4:46 pm
jang hyuk is the best. his acting was great!!
da hae is the worst. her acting was sucks! how come a slave or ex-slave acted like a princess?
September 8th, 2010 at 7:28 pm
Hello, Episode 8 sub has just been released. You’ll have to wait patiently for the subs to be released.
September 9th, 2010 at 2:22 pm
Added to my favourites list and added to my blogroll.
September 14th, 2010 at 8:11 pm
i finished watching the drama for the 5th time to day
i love the way he act
i still cry at the end allthough i know wats going on
September 16th, 2010 at 3:20 am
BEST SHOW I’VE EVER SEEN !! i looooooooved it !
September 16th, 2010 at 5:58 pm
Well, you are actually watching one of the most popular ones right now. It has the highest ratings among shows at its time slot. I believe A Good Day for the Wind to Blow is doing quite well and Three Brothers (but that started airing in 2009 and is ongoing).
September 20th, 2010 at 5:22 pm
Popular dramas of 2009 would be Shining Inheritance, Probably the most hyped was IRIS because of its star-studded cast of people like Kim Tae Hae and TOP. Of course Boys Before Flowers was huge during 2009 but that was more early in the year.
September 20th, 2010 at 5:23 pm
I really like the drama called “You’re Beautiful”.. you can watch it on that website.
September 21st, 2010 at 3:15 pm
what a great acting and directing….I love it
September 21st, 2010 at 4:17 pm
It’s about Go Mi Nyu (played by Park Shin Hye) who had joined a band A.N.Jell in place of her brother Go Mi Nam, which leads to her cross-dressing. The A.N.Jell members conists of Hwang Tae Kyung (played by Jang Guen Suk) Shin Woo (played by C.N .
September 23rd, 2010 at 5:00 am
I’ve seen ep 1-23 and enjoyed every second of the drama and just when I thought that this is the best drama ever in Korea alongside with BOF, Iris, Playful Kiss, Full House, Kim Sam Soon I was disapointed with the end of the story. If anyone said the Director is great, it’s complitely wrong, how can you say he did a great job by directing this drama, how could he let the male lead died tragically and let the Song Tae Hae alive with the girl, how could a general be as coward as that to live Dae Gil fought for him and Un Nyun future. This is ridicilous and absurd.
As for Jang Hyuk, there is no word to describe how great he was in this drama. He has doing a fab job in Thank You and prove how amazing he is in Chuno. He is one of a great asset that South Korea has. Fantastic and tragic ending. Overall I could only say that it’s a fun to see him from 1-23 ep and the last ep really disapointing.
Input for the director, the depth of the play and the string of the story was destroyed right in the final ep. I personally say that I am Disapointed. Couldnt wait for another great drama, play and act of Jang Hyuk Ssi. Two thumbs up for you.