Posts Tagged ‘Return of Iljimae’

Drama Casting & News
Production forces overworked Jung Il-woo to rest
by | December 24, 2008 | 8 Comments
Aie, it is as I feared. Jung Il-woo has temporarily suspended filming for his role heading the new MBC drama The Return of Iljimae due to health issues. Filming halted on the 23rd, and production aims to resume after Christmas. It did seem as though Jung was pushing himself too hard given accounts of concerned... More »


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More from The Return of Iljimae
by | December 22, 2008 | 14 Comments
We’ve already seen one (gorgeous) promo poster for The Return of Iljimae, but with the premiere now imminent, we have a few more. Like the one before it, these new offerings also have that vaguely dreamlike, Final Fantasy-esque quality to it. Of course, the challenge comes in translating that quality into the series proper. The... More »


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Jung takes a beating for Iljimae
by | December 9, 2008 | 11 Comments
21-year-old Jung Il-woo has a lot on his shoulders, leading MBC’s Return of Iljimae after Lee Junki saw his SBS version meet with such success. To this end, Jung is throwing himself into his action role — enough to startle crew members with his level of commitment — and getting bruised and battered on a... More »


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General Hospital bumps out Iljimae
by | October 29, 2008 | 25 Comments
On one hand, I’m a little bummed that The Return of Iljimae has been postponed, just when I was getting excited about it. On the other hand, the drama that will take over the time slot intended for Iljimae is General Hospital 2. I wasn’t at all into the idea of this show — I... More »


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Return of Iljimae unveils promo poster
by | October 26, 2008 | 28 Comments
How gorgeous is that promo shot or what? It reminds me of the whimsical artwork of old-school Final Fantasy, doesn’t it? Somehow it manages to be fantasy-like, but not too weak or caricaturish. Talk about changing my mind, both firmly and quickly. MBC’s Return of Iljimae has managed to do that in a really short... More »


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Jung Il-woo makes a surprising(ly hot?) Iljimae
by | October 21, 2008 | 66 Comments
O_O This is a PURELY SUPERFICIAL judgment, but looking at the newly released stills of Jung Il-woo dressed as Iljimae (above), I start to feel hope for MBC’s upcoming The Return of Iljimae. If you’d asked me months ago whether Lee Junki or Jung Il-woo would have looked better as the masked bandit, I would... More »


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Iljimae readies for Round 2
by | October 7, 2008 | 14 Comments
Get ready for the next Iljimae series! If you’re not all Iljimae-d out, that is. I don’t envy the folks behind MBC’s version of the story of folk hero Iljimae, following SBS’s popular series earlier this year with Lee Junki and Park Shi-hoo. Now MBC’s finally getting ready to launch their series, starring Jung Il-woo... More »


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Trading one regret for the other
by | August 2, 2008 | 5 Comments
MBC’s Iljimae, formerly known as Lee Seung-gi’s Iljimae, has got its work cut out for it, following SBS’s recent hit with Lee Junki’s Iljimae. And that was even before Lee Seung-gi dropped out of the titular hero role in a move that had many disappointed with his replacement, teen heartthrob Jung Il-woo, who had shot... More »