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[[File:Koreanghost09.jpg|thumb|300px|Hometown Legends (2009)]]
'''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.

==Details==
*'''Title:''' 2009 전설의고향 (傳說의 故鄕) / Hometown Legends
*'''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
*'''Related series:''' [[Hometown Legends]]

==Episode 1==
[[File:Bloodghost.jpg|thumb|200px|Blood Ghost]]
*'''Title:''' 혈귀 (血鬼) / Blood Ghost
*'''Also known as:''' Vampire / Kiss of the Vampire

;Synopsis
Hyeon was killed in the battle field and his corpse was bitten by bats, thus turning him into a vampire. His only salvation was to draw the blood of 9 virgins at full moon. Yeon was framed by her husband Jae Seong's mistress and was being accused of having an affair. While looking for his prey, Hyeon came across Yeon and saved her from being killed by her in-laws. The two fell in love which was destined to end in tragedy right from the start.

;Cast
*[[Kim Ji Suk]] as Hyeon
*[[Lee Young Eun]] as Yeon
*[[Kim Hong Pyo]] as Jae Seong
*[[Kim Shin Ah (1987)|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==
[[File:Regretsknife.jpg|thumb|200px|The Regrets of Bamboo Knife]]
*'''Title:''' 죽도의 한 / The Regrets of Bamboo Knife
*'''Also known as:''' The Grudge Island

;Synopsis
Wrongly accused of treason, Teacher Jung Yeo Rip and his followers living on Bamboo Knife Island were massacred by a team of soldiers led by Yoon Hong Gook. Eversince then, the island was rumored to be haunted and all soldiers stationed there died under mysterious circumstances. Nam Sang Hyun was sent to investigate what exactly happened. He was also using this opportunity to look for his girlfriend Mi Hyang who was staying with Teacher Jung when the killing occurred.

;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==
[[File:Jhjservant.jpg|thumb|Servant]]
*'''Title:''' 계집종 / Servant
*'''Also known as:''' Come with me to Hell

;Synopsis
Even though Soo Jin was a slave girl, she was well treated by her young master Yi Rang. His kindness was mistaken for love and Soo Jin became obsessed with him, even in death. Her spirit would not allow any female to get close to her master.

;Cast
*[[Jang Hee Jin]] as Soo Jin
*[[Kim Tae Ho]] as Yi Rang
*[[Cha Seo Won]] as Mi Rim
*[[Seo Kap Sook]] 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
*[[Lee Jung Ho]]

==Episode 4==
[[File:Woodghost.jpg|thumb|150px|Wood Ghost]]
*'''Title:''' 목각귀 (木刻鬼) / Wood Ghost
*'''Also known as:''' The Wooden Doll

;Synopsis
Children affected with small pox were left to die in the forest for fear of spreading the disease to others as there was no cure. The court doctor, Kim Chu Suh, was secretly trying to develope a vaccine but in doing so, he ended up killing tens of children he tested on, including his adopted daughter who still had loving feelings towards her adopted parents even as a ghost.

;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==
[[File:SurrogateMotherEP5.jpg|thumb|200px|Surrogate Mother]]
*'''Title:''' 씨받이 / Surrogate Mother

;Synopsis
Kaeddongi was brought into the Ho household for the sole purpose of giving an heir. Turned out that she and Ho Seung have met as children and the two developed genuine feeling for each other. As soon as she had given birth, she was chased out of the home and was later murdered on order of Ho Seung's mother who wanted to put a stop to their affair once and for all.Her spirit returned 3 years later to protect her son who was being slowly poisoned by Ho Seung's wife.

;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==
[[File:Forbidden book.jpg|thumb|200px|Forbidden Book]]
*'''Title:''' 금서 (禁書) / Forbidden Book

;Synopsis
The Forbidden Book was written by a girl criticizing the emperor's way of life and was therefore banned by the court. She was sentenced to die a horrible death and her spirit lingered in the book. Whoever read it would be possessed and hurt those closest to them, be it their masters or family members.

;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 Hee Do]] as the bookshop owner

==Episode 7==
[[File:SilentVillageEP7.jpg|thumb|200px|Silent Village]]
*'''Title:''' 조용한 마을 / Silent Village

;Synopsis
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;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 (1968)|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 Ho]] (이상호)
*[[Lee Seung Yoon]] (이승윤)

==Episode 8==
[[File:Gumiho2009.jpg|thumb|200px|Gumiho]]
*'''Title:''' 구미호 / Gumiho
*'''Also known as:''' Fox With Nine Tails

;Synopsis
So Ho, a female fox, is living among humans to hide her true self after hunters killed her father. She gets married to Yeon Dol, an unattractive man with a good heart. She brings him and his family a lot of fortune from selling salt. So Ho then discovers that human's feelings do change because of money.

;Cast
*[[Jun Hye Bin]] as So Ho
*[[Ahn Jae Mo]] as Yeon Dol
*[[Jung So Nyu]] (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==
[[File:MyoJeongPearlEp9.jpg|thumb|200px|Myo Jeong's Pearl]]
*'''Title:''' 묘정의 구슬 / Myo Jeongui Guseul
*'''Also known as:''' Myo Jeong's Pearl

;Synopsis
As the Emperor's most favorite Lady, Myo Jeong was ordered killed by the Queen due to jealousy. The pearl that she left behind became known as Myo Jeong's Pearl and it was believed by all the Ladies of the Court that whoever kept it would be favored by the Emperor. Everyone fought to get her hand on the pearl but the pearl was in actual fact possessed by Myo Jeong's spirit who would not rest till she got her revenge.

;Cast
*[[Jo Yeo Jung]] as So Won
*[[Lee Jong Won]] as the Emperor
*[[Seo Yoo Jung]] as Hong Bin
*[[Kim Dong Joo]] as Palace Lady Lee
*[[Choi Soo Rin]] as the Queen
*[[Ga Deuk Hi]] as So Bin
*[[Byun Shin Ho]] (변신호) as Palace Lady Noh
*[[Cha Hyun Jung]] as Lady Jong
*[[Lee In Chul]] (이인철) as attendant Kim
*[[Kim Ri Na]] as Myo Jeong
*[[Im Ha Na]] (임하나) as So Ran
*[[Kim Hyo Seo]] as Mak Jeom

==Episode 10==
[[File:TheMaskedGhostEp10.jpg|thumb|200px|The Masked Ghost]]
*'''Title:''' 가면귀 / Gamyeongwi
*'''Also known as:''' The Mask's Eye / The Masked Ghost

;Synopsis
Ka Seop was an orphan girl and grew up with the circus. Instead of being treated as family, she was sold by the circus leader to an elderly government official as concubine. When she became pregnant, she was rescued by Ah Saeng, a member of the circus and the two ran away. Unfortunately, she was hunted down by other circus members on the order of Lady Jeong who feared that Ka Seop's pregnancy would be the downfall of herself and her disfigured daughter.Ka Seop was burned alive and her spirit seeked out those who did her wrong.

;Cast
*[[Ji Joo Yun]] (지주연) as Ka Seop
**[[Kim Ji Min]] (김지민) as young Ka Seop
*[[Shim Hyung Tak]] as Ah Saeng
*[[Shin Dong Hoon]] (신동훈) as Deok San
*[[Lee Il Hwa]] as Lady Jeong
*[[Yoon Soon Hong]] (윤순홍) as (Bok Bi's father)
*[[Lee Min Hee]] as Bok Bi
*[[Ahn Byung Kyung]] (안병경) as Jeo Seung Bae
*[[Yoon Yong Hyun]]  as Yong Yi

==Production Credits==
*'''Director:''' [[Kim Jung Min (director)|Kim Jung Min]] (ep2), [[Hong Suk Goo]] (ep3), [[Lee Min Hong]] (ep1,5), [[Lee Eung Bok]] (이응복) (ep6), [[Noh Sang Hoon]] (노상훈) (ep7), [[Shim Hyun Soo]] (신현수) (ep8), [[Kim Hyung Suk]] (김형석) (ep9), [[Moon Young Jin]] (문영진) (ep4,10)
*'''Screenwriter:''' [[Moon Eun Jung]] (문은정) (ep2), [[Park Hyung Jin]] (박형진) (ep3), [[Chae Hye Young]] (채혜영) (ep4), [[Yoo Seung Yun]] (유승연) (ep4), [[Kim Jung Sook]] (김정숙) (ep1,5), [[Kim Rang]] (김랑) (ep1,5), [[Bang Ji Young]] (방지영) (ep6), [[Go Eun Sun]] (고은선) (ep7), [[Lee Eun Sang]] (이은상) (ep8), [[Yoo Eun Ha]] (유은하) (ep9), [[Lee Chan Young]] (이찬영) (ep10),

==Episode Ratings==
''See [[Hometown Legends (2009)/Episode Ratings]]''

==External Links==
*[http://www.kbs.co.kr/drama/gohyang2009/ Official site]
*[http://kbsworld.kbs.co.kr/programs/programs_intro.html?no=427 KBS World site]
*[http://news.nate.com/view/20090626n17452 News]

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