Hometown Legends (2009)

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) / Jeonsolui Gohyang
• Also known as: Hometown Legends / 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 TV shows: Hometown Legends

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Episode 1

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 Ye Won as Cho Ah
• Ha Mi Hye as Lady Yoon (Jae Seong's mother)
• Heo Hyun Ho as Mr. Lee (Jae Seong's father)
• Jung Hye Won as So Jeong
• Kwak Seung Nam as Tae Moo Sa
• Yoon Yong Bae (윤영배)
• Choi Sung Woong (최성웅)
• Ji Suk Jin (지석진)

Production Credits

• Director: Lee Min Hong
• Screenwriter: Kim Rang, Kim Jung Sook (김정숙)

Episode 2

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. Ever since 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 Kyu as Oh Chi Soo
• Cha Hyun Woo as Ryu Bi
• Lee David as Seok Yi

Production Credits

• Director: Kim Jung Min
• Screenwriter: Moon Eun Jung

Episode 3

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 as Moo Dang
• Kim Hyo Seo as Shinboo/bride
• Hong Ye In as Lee Chun Daek
• Kim Kyung Ryong
• Jo Soo Min as Bo Ri
• Jin Bong Jin (진봉진) as Mr. Kim Sang Heon
• Lee Jung Ho

Production Credits

• Director: Hong Suk Goo
• Screenwriter: Park Hyung Jin

Episode 4

Wood Ghost

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

Synopsis

Children affected with smallpox 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 develop 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 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 as Kim Geum Won
• Han Kyung Sun as Lady Seo
• Choi Sang Kil as Dol Swi

Production Credits

• Director: Moon Young Jin
• Screenwriter: Yoo Seung Yun (유승연), Chae Hye Young

Episode 5

Surrogate Mother

• Title: 씨받이 / Surrogate Mother
• Also known as: The Surrogate Womb

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 as Servant
• Lee Hyun Shil as Pa Joo Daek
• Jo Yang Ja as Moo Dang
• Kim Jin Mo (김진모) as Servant

Production Credits

• Director: Lee Min Hong
• Screenwriter: Kim Rang, Kim Jung Sook (김정숙)

Episode 6

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 Hyun Duk
• Yoon Hee Suk as Jung Hee
• Lee Dong Gyu as Myung Jin
• Lee Se Na as Hae Myung
• Kang Soo Han as Yi Kwon
• Kim Kwang Gyu as Jun Ki Soo
• Choi Eun Joo
• Lee Hee Do as the bookshop owner

Production Credits

• Director: Lee Eung Bok
• Screenwriter: Bang Ji Young

Episode 7

Silent Village

• Title: 조용한 마을 / Silent Village
• Also known as: The Quiet 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 as Yeo Jin
• Choi Jong Won as the chief minister
• Yun Woon Kyung as Jung Kyung's wife
• 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 shaman
• Choi Won Young as Jin Sung
• Kim Byung Man
• Yoo Sang Moo (유상무)
• Lee Sang Ho (이상호)
• Lee Seung Yoon (이승윤)
• Hong Woo Jin

Production Credits

• Director: No Sang Hoon
• Screenwriter: Go Eun Sun

Episode 8

Gumiho

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

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 humans' feelings do change because of money.

Cast

• Jun Hye Bin as So Ho
• Ahn Jae Mo as Yeon Dol
• Jung So Nyu as Noh Ho
• Go Hee Joon (고희준) as father
• Oh Soo Ah (오수아) as Hwa Ran
• Min Ji Oh as General
• Lee Mi Ji as Yeon Dol's mother
• Park Jung Hyun (박정현) as Yeon Ah (Yeon-dol's younger sister)
• Lee Hyo Jung as Park Chun Moo
• Ban Suk Jin (반석진) as Lord
• Lee Dal Hyung as Lee Bang

Production Credits

• Director: Shin Hyun Soo
• Screenwriter: Lee Eun Sang

Episode 9

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 Hee 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

Production Credits

• Director: Kim Hyung Suk
• Screenwriter: Yoo Eun Ha

Episode 10

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 sought out those who did her wrong.

Cast

• Ji Joo Yun as Ka Seop
  • Kim Ji Min as young Ka Seop
• Shim Hyung Tak as Ah Saeng
• Shin Dong Hoon 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 as Jeo Seung Bae
• Yoon Yong Hyun as Yong Yi
• Lee Ji Oh as a boy

Production Credits

• Director: Moon Young Jin
• Screenwriter: Lee Chan Young

Recognitions

• 2009 KBS Drama Awards: One Act Series Actor Award (Kim Gyu Chul)
• 2009 KBS Drama Awards: One Act Series Actress Award (Kim Sung Eun)

Episode Ratings

See Hometown Legends (2009)/Episode Ratings

External Links

• Official site
• Korean Wikipedia
• News

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