Hong Gil-dong (TV series)

Hong Gil-dong
Promotional poster
GenreHistorical
Comedy
Romance
Action
Written byHong Jung-eun
Hong Mi-ran
Directed byLee Jung-sub
StarringKang Ji-hwan
Sung Yu-ri
Jang Keun-suk
Kim Ri-na
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes24
Production
Executive producerChoi Ji-young (KBS Drama Operations Team)
ProducerLee Jung-sub
Production locationKorea
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time60 minutes on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 (KST)
Production companyOlive9
Original release
NetworkKBS2
Release2 January (2008-01-02) –
26 March 2008 (2008-03-26)
Infobox instructions (only shown in preview)
Hong Gil-dong
Hangul
쾌도 홍길동
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGwaedo Hong Gil-dong
McCune–ReischauerK'waedo Hong Kildong

Hong Gil-dong (Korean쾌도 홍길동; lit. Fast-sword Hong Gil-dong) is a 2008 South Korean television series starring Kang Ji-hwan in the title role, Sung Yu-ri, Jang Keun-suk and Kim Ri-na and is written by the Hong sisters. The drama is loosely based on Hong Gil-dong, a fictional book about a Robin Hood-like character during Korea's Joseon Dynasty, but with modern influences and comedic tones. It aired on KBS2 from January 2 to March 26, 2008 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 24 episodes.[1][2]

  1. ^ Oh, Jean (7 January 2008). "New KBS drama takes fusion to extremes". The Korea Herald via Hancinema. Retrieved 2013-08-23.
  2. ^ Kwon, Mee-yoo (1 January 2008). "Epic Dramas Continues to Boom This Year". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 2013-08-23.