Hometown Legends
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Hometown Legends (2008) is a series of 8 one-act dramas. It is the continuation of a classic series of ghost stories which aired first on KBS between 1977 and 1989 and later between 1996 and 1999. This marks the return of the series after nine years.
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- Title: 전설의고향 (傳說의 故鄕) / Jeonseoluigohyang
- Also known as: Hometown Of Legend / Legendary Hometown / Korean Ghost Stories
- Genre: Fantasy, Horror
- Episodes: 8
- Broadcast network: KBS2
- Broadcast period: 2008-Aug-06 to 2008-Sep-03
- Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 21:55
- Related TV shows: Hometown Legends (2009)
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Episode 1
- Title: 구미호의 귀환 / Return of the Gumiho
- Also known as: Return of the Nine-Tailed Fox / The Tale of the Nine-Tailed Fox
- Synopsis
The Lee family harbored a secret and it was believed that was how they could survive for generation and prospered no matter what the circumstances. The family was the decendant of the nine tailed fox. Once a female family member reached puberty, she would undergo a ritual to determine if she carried the genes of the nine tailed fox. If she did, she would be 'married off' and never see her family again. Lee Myung Ok was the youngest daughter of the family and her curiosity led her to discover that the marriage was a farce whereas in actual fact, the 'bride' was being sacrificed and killed so the family patriarch could prolong his life feasting on the liver of the nine tailed fox. When her only sister was killed in such manner, Myung Ok unleashed her fury and turned into a nine tailed fox herself to seek revenge. Is this the end of the family?
- Cast
- Park Min Young as Lee Myung Ok
- Kim Ha Eun as Lee Seo Ok
- Kim Tae Ho as Lee Hyo Moon
- Choi Dang Suk (최당석) as Jung Myung
- Park Woong as Lee Dae Gum
- Jung Jae Soon as Lady Han (Lee Dae Gum's wife)
- Lee Yeon Doo as In Hong
- Lee Dae Ro as the Elder
- Nam Moon Chul as In Hong's father
- Lee Kan Hee as In Hong's mother
- Hong Yeo Jin as Hyo Moon's mother
- Production Credits
- Director: Kwak Jung Hwan
- Screenwriter: Ha Mi Sun, Kim Jae Eun
Episode 2
- Title: 아가야 청산가자 / Baby, Let's Go to Cheong Mountain
- Also known as: Let's Go to The Blue Mountains, My Love / Child, Let's Go to Cheong Mountain
- Synopsis
Dang Gol Ne, a sorceress, told a noblewoman, Yoon, that in order to save her sick child, Young Hwa, she must feed a baby's liver to Young Hwa. Her accomplice, Chun Soo, tricked a poor woman to sell her baby for adoption. The baby's mother changed her mind and went searching for her baby, only to find that her child had been killed. Devastated, she committed suicide but her ghost kept looking for her baby. After Young Hwa recovered, strange things started happening.
- Cast
- Wang Hee Ji as Yoon (Young Hwa's mother)
- Go Jung Min as Kim
- Jo Eun Sook as Dang Gol Ne
- Ahn Suk Hwan as Chun Soo
- Jo Yang Ja as Han Jin Sa's housemaid
- Park Joon Hyuk as Han Jin Sa (Young Hwa's father)
- Kim So Hyun as Young Hwa
- Production Credits
- Director: Lee Min Hong
- Screenwriter: Park Young Sook
Episode 3
- Title: 사진검 (四辰劍) 의 저주 / Curse of the Sajin Sword
- Also known as: The Cursed Sword
- Synopsis
This story involved the making of the holy 'Sajin Sword' which was supposed to protect the royal family and the country. When the blacksmiths who were engaged in the making of the sword died under mysterious circumstances one by one, a government official named Yoon In was sent to the village to investigate. He did not believe in spirits but could not find any logical explanation for the blackened burnt corpses.
- Cast
- Choi Soo Jong as Yoon In
- Sa Kang as Moo Ryung
- Lee Jung as Sung Goo
- Park Ha Sun as Hyung Yi
- Song Min Ji as Gae Hwa
- Song Ok Sook as Gook Moo
- Production Credits
- Director: Kim Jung Min
- Screenwriter: Moon Eun Jung
Episode 4
- Title: 귀서 (鬼書) / Ghost Letter
- Also known as: Your Letter
- Synopsis
Emperor In Jong died suddenly after being on the throne for only nine months. After his death, mysterious incidents occurred in the court and several people were found dead. Certain people believed that this incident was similar to a popular ghost story called "The Legend of Seol Gong Chan." The Chief Prosecutor, Sa Hyun, was determined to get to the bottom of it and discovered that there was a conspiracy in the court that involved forces beyond his capability.
- Cast
- Ahn Jae Mo as Sa Hyun
- Kim Young Jae as King In Jong
- Kim Jin Tae as Sang Sun
- Lee Han Wie as Duk Bae
- Lee Duk Hee as Queen Munjeong
- Sa Hyun Jin as court lady
- Production Credits
- Director: Kim Yong Soo
- Screenwriter: Kim Jung Ae
Episode 5
- Title: 오구도령 / Oh Goo the Exorcism
- Also known as: Oh Gu Bachelor Ghost / Young Lord Oh Goo
- Synopsis
Min Yoo Rim was hanged for being in love with a nobleman, Yoon Ki Joo. After her death, her spirit attached herself to Ki Joo's sword to protect him. Ki Joo became a wanderer and by chance he arrived at a village haunted by spirits and people were dying off under mysterious circumstances.
- Cast
- Jae Hee as Yoon Ki Joo
- Lee Young Eun as Min Yoo Rim / Lee Chae Ok
- Jung Eun Pyo as Mak Suk
- Kim Hak Chul as Ik Seon
- Han Hye Kyung (한혜경) as Yeon Hwa
- Production Credits
- Director: Lee Jung Sub
- Screenwriter: Yoo Mi Kyung
Episode 6
- Title: 기방괴담 / Gisaeng House Ghost Story
- Also known as: Ghost Story
- Synopsis
Kim Won Ik and Hyo Rang were aristocrats who caused the death of a Gisaeng. In turn she came back from the dead to seek revenge on them. The story is about human greed and violence that emerges from the bottom of one person's fears.
- Cast
- Lee Duk Hwa as Kim Won Ik
- Yoon Joo Hee as So Wol
- Lee Min Woo as Hyo Rang
- Kim Kyu Chul as Sa Ddo
- Yoo Hye Jung as Mae Hwa
- Min Ji Young as Hwa Ran
- Jang Chae Woo (장채우) as Ae Hyang
- Ban So Young as Wook Seom
- Production Credits
- Director: Kim Jung Min
- Screenwriter: Yoo Eun Ha
Episode 7
- Title: 사신이야기 / Demon's Story
- Also known as: Story of the God of Death
- Synopsis
The story about harbingers from hell who lost the 'death list'. They were sent back to earth to look for the list and engaged the help of a thief to steal it from the governor but things weren't as easy as first thought.
- Cast
- Lee Won Jong
- Kim Roe Ha as Ja Young
- Choo So Young as Cho Sun
- Oh Yong as Kim Po Gyo
- Ji Dae Han as Yang Soo
- Lee Dae Yeon as Lee Dae Gam
- Production Credits
- Director: Kim Yong Soo
- Screenwriter: Kim Jung Ae
Episode 8
- Title: 환향녀 / Returning Lady
- Also known as: Loose Woman
- Synopsis
Soo Yeon married Jung In but on their wedding day she was kidnapped to become a slave in China. She managed to escape with her sister-in-law but when they returned to their hometown, they were treated like outcasts. Her mother-in-law fabricated a lie that Soo Yeon was carrying another man's child and threw her out before Jung In returned home from the capital. Soo Yeon returned home only to be poisoned by her half-brother and mistress. Her sister-in-law suffered the same fate and the two became ghosts. Jung In was assigned to find out the cause of men disappearing in the mountains and the husband and wife finally came upon each other.
- Cast
- Lee Jin as Soo Yeon
- Kang Sung Min as Jung In
- Jung Soo Young as Yoon
- Kim Hong Pyo as Yong Soo
- Lee Ji Hyun as Ms Huh
- Jin Seo Yun as Yeo Min
- Production Credits
- Director: Lee Min Hong
- Screenwriter: Park Young Sook
Episode Ratings
Date | Episode | Subtitle | Nationwide | Seoul |
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2008-08-06 | 1 | Return of the Nine-Tailed Fox | 20.1 (2nd) | 20.7 (2nd) |
2008-08-07 | 2 | Baby, Let's Go to Cheong Mountain | 17.3 (3rd) | 17.2 (3rd) |
2008-08-13 | 3 | Curse of the Sajin Sword | 19.8 (4th) | 20.3 (5th) |
2008-08-14 | 4 | Ghost Letter | 15.0 (7th) | 15.7 (5th) |
2008-08-21 | 5 | Oh Goo the Exorcism | 16.8 (5th) | 17.2 (3rd) |
2008-08-27 | 6 | Gisaeng House Ghost Story | 15.0 (5th) | 15.5 (5th) |
2008-08-28 | 7 | Demon's Story | 17.5 (2nd) | 18.4 (2nd) |
2008-09-03 | 8 | Returning Lady | 16.3 (4th) | 16.8 (3rd) |
Average | 17.2 | 17.7 |
Source: TNS Media Korea
External Links
- Official site
- Korean Wikipedia
- News articles (Korean): (1), (2), (3), (4)
- News articles (English): (1)