Friend, Our Legend
| Friend, Our Legend | |
|---|---|
| Genre |
Gangster Friendship Drama Romance |
| Format | Television series |
| Created by | Kwak Kyung-taek |
| Developed by | Lee Jae-dong |
| Written by |
Kwak Kyung-taek Han Seung-woon Kim Won-seok |
| Directed by |
Kwak Kyung-taek Kim Won-seok |
| Starring |
Hyun Bin Kim Min-joon Seo Do-young Lee Si-eon Wang Ji-hye |
| Composer(s) |
BRAVE Kim Jun-seok |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language(s) | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Lee Chang-jun Kim Yong-beom |
| Producer(s) |
Park Young-jin Kim Byeong-jin |
| Editor(s) | Park Gwang-il |
| Location(s) | Busan |
| Cinematography |
Hwang Gi-seok Gi Se-hun |
| Running time | Saturdays and Sundays at 22:40 (KST) |
| Production company(s) |
Zininsa Film CJ Entertainment |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation |
| Original run | 27 June 2009 – 30 August 2009 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Strike Love |
| Followed by | Assorted Gems |
| Related shows | Friend |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Friend, Our Legend (Hangul: 친구, 우리들의 전설; RR: Chingu, Urideurui Jeonseol) is a 2009 South Korean television series starring Hyun Bin, Kim Min-joon, Seo Do-young, Lee Si-eon and Wang Ji-hye. It aired on MBC from June 27 to August 30, 2009 on Saturdays and Sundays at 22:40 for 20 episodes.[1][2]
It is a remake/TV adaptation of Kwak Kyung-taek's own 2001 box-office hit film Friend. Partnering up with another director and two scriptwriters, Kwak returned to the classic tale of male bonding, adding "more meat," in his words, to the original plot by writing a new character and more in-depth exploration of certain characters' lives, including their romances.[3] Like the original film, the series was shot entirely in Busan. To maintain quality, it was 100% pre-produced before airing, a rarity among Korean dramas.[4]
Plot
Based on the 2001 film, Friend, Our Legend expands and retells Kwak Kyung-taek's semi-autobiographical rough-and-tumble tale about four childhood friends coming of age in the tough streets of Busan in the 1970s and 1980s. As they enter into manhood, best friends Dong-soo and Joon-seok become enemies and bitter rivals in the city's underworld of gangs.
Cast
Main characters
- Hyun Bin as Han Dong-soo[5][6][7][8]
- Kim Min-joon as Lee Joon-seok
- Seo Do-young as Jung Sang-taek
- Lee Si-eon as Kim Joong-ho
- Wang Ji-hye (credited as Min Ji-hye) as Choi Jin-sook
- Bae Green as Park Sung-ae
- Jeong Yu-mi as Min Eun-ji
Supporting characters
- Kim Dong-hyun as Joon-seok's father
- Lee Jae-yong as Sang-gon, gangster boss
- Cha Do-jin (credited as Im Sung-kyu) as "Doruko"
- Choo Min-ki as Joong-ki
- Kim Rok-kyung as "Kangaroo"
- Kim Ri-na as Do-yeon
- Kwon Jae-hyun as umbrella man
- Seo Gil-ja as loan shark
- Kim Jong-soo as Dong-soo's father
- Kim Yoon-sung as "Hyena"
- Noh Jun-ho
- Moon Ga-young as young Jin-sook
- Joo Ah
- Go In-beom
- Lee Sol-gu as Seom Pyo-joo
- Kwak Min-suk
References
- ↑ Han, Sang-hee (23 June 2009). "Friends, Lawyers to Hit Small Screen". Retrieved 2013-09-05.
- ↑ Oh, Jean (24 June 2009). "Legal wars and blood brothers hit TV". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
- ↑ Hwang, Jin-hwan (4 July 2008). "Blockbuster Friend to Be Reproduced as TV Series". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
- ↑ Han, Sang-hee (8 July 2008). "Movie-Based Dramas to Fill TV Screens". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
- ↑ Choi, Ji-eun (24 November 2009). "INTERVIEW: Hyun Bin - Part 1". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
- ↑ Choi, Ji-eun (24 November 2009). "INTERVIEW: Hyun Bin - Part 2". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
- ↑ Choi, Ji-eun (24 November 2009). "INTERVIEW: Hyun Bin - Part 3". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
- ↑ Kang, Myoung-seok (2 December 2009). "10LINE: Actor Hyun Bin". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
External links
- Friend, Our Legend official MBC website (Korean)
- Friend, Our Legend Japanese website (Japanese)