Plot
Set during the Joseon Dynasty, Ryung acts as a useless gangster in the marketplace by day but at night he is a chivalrous robber who robs corrupt government officials to give to the poor. After each robbery he leaves behind a wooden branch from a plum tree at the site of the robbery to take responsibility for the robbery. The poor citizens only know him as Iljimae. Bong Soon is a hilarious girl with good martial art skills and lives as a swindler. She only loves Ryung and sacrifices her whole life for him. Eun Chae is a government official's daughter and is good in nature and usually helps miserable people. She meets Iljimae once by chance, and their sweet love story begins. However, her love puts Iljimae in a dangerous situation because an Imperial Guard also loves her.
Cast
as Geom / Yong / Iljimae
as Byun Eun Chae
as Shi Hoo / Ja Dol
as Bong Soon
as Dani
as Kongkal A Je
as King Do Po Hui
as Byeon Sik
as Lee Gyeom (young)
as Eun Chae (young)
Network
Status
Ended
First Aired Date
May 21, 2008
Last Aired Date
July 24, 2008
Production Companies
Chorokbaem Media
Type
Scripted
Number of Season
1
Number of Episodes
20
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Reviews
Aside from the obvious writing problems, the story itself felt like it was dragging its feet endlessly. Everything became tiring and dull after episode 4. The male lead was on a life mission to become more and more pathetic with each passing episode. Romance? A pale imitation. There was no spark, no cosmic alignment of hearts, just a void where chemistry should have ignited. And then, to compound…