Legend of the Patriots
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Legend of the Patriots (Hangul
:전우) is a remake of the 1975 South Korea
n drama Comrades. Its production was spawned to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Korean War
The story centers around the lives of eleven Korean soldiers fighting in the Korean War. Director Kim Sang-hwi remarked that the series is not about the ideologies of South and North Korea
, but rather focuses on the struggles of ordinary people who lived through the war.
Hangul
Hangul,Pronounced or ; Korean: 한글 Hangeul/Han'gŭl or 조선글 Chosŏn'gŭl/Joseongeul the Korean alphabet, is the native alphabet of the Korean language. It is a separate script from Hanja, the logographic Chinese characters which are also sometimes used to write Korean...
:전우) is a remake of the 1975 South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
n drama Comrades. Its production was spawned to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Korean War
Korean War
The Korean War was a conventional war between South Korea, supported by the United Nations, and North Korea, supported by the People's Republic of China , with military material aid from the Soviet Union...
The story centers around the lives of eleven Korean soldiers fighting in the Korean War. Director Kim Sang-hwi remarked that the series is not about the ideologies of South and North Korea
North Korea
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea , , is a country in East Asia, occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Pyongyang. The Korean Demilitarized Zone serves as the buffer zone between North Korea and South Korea...
, but rather focuses on the struggles of ordinary people who lived through the war.
Cast
- Choi Soo JongChoi Soo JongChoi Soo Jong is a South Korean actor. Choi made his debut in 1987 as a young actor in the TV soap opera ‘Love Tree’. He has appeared in movies, television and as an MC on various award shows. He has received worldwide recognition for his leading roles in several highly successful shows...
(최수종) as Lee Hyeon-joong (이현중) - Lee Tae Ran (이태란) as Lee Soo-kyeong (이수경)
- Lee Deok-hwaLee Deok-hwaLee Deok-hwa is a South Korean actor. He studied drama at Dongguk University, and made his debut as an actor in 1973. In 2005, he was the second highest grossing actor with the KBS network. He recently appeared in the blockbuster drama, Dae Jo Yeong as a general for the Chinese army, Xue Rengui...
(이덕화) as Park Woong (박웅) - Kim Roi Ha (김뢰하) as Park Il-kwon (박일권)
- Hong Kyeong In (홍경인) as Yang Sang-gil (양상길)
- Park Sang Wook (박상욱) as Baek Seung-jin (백승진)
- Nam Sung Jin (남성진) as Yeom Ha-jin (염하진)
- Im Won Hee (임원희) as Kim Joon-beom (김준범)
- Lee Seung HyoLee Seung HyoLee Seung Hyo , is a South Korean actor. He debuted as an actor in 2006. He rose to fame as Kim Alcheon in Queen Seon Deok.- Biography :He had military service as a sniper in Joint Security Area from December 2000 until February 2003...
(이승효) as Jung Taek-soo(정택수) - Ryoo Sang Wook (류상욱) as Park Joo-yong (박주용)
- Ahn Yong Joon (안용준) as Kim Beom-woo (김범우)
- Jung Tae WooJung Tae WooJung Tae Woo is a South Korean actor. Much of his work has been in the genre of Korean historical dramas such as Taejo Wang Geon, Dae Jo Yeong, and The King and I .- Career :...
(정태우) as Cheon Seong-il (천성일) - Lee In Hye (이인혜) as Jeong-hwa (정화)
- Jo Seong Gyoo (조성규) as Battalion commander (대대장)
- Lee Joo Seok (이주석) as Kim Joong-san (김중산)
- Lee Chae YoungLee Chae YoungLee Chae-young is a South Korean actress. She debuted in a music video called "Come On" by the Hip-hop group Turtles in 2003. The following year, she appeared in Rain's “I Do” music video and in 2007, Yoon Mi Rae's “Did You Forget It”. Her first television drama was Witch Yoo Hee, a romantic...
(이채영) as Dan-yeong (단영) - Kim Seong Hoon I (김성훈) as Poongsan guerrilla member (풍산유격대)
- Hong Seung Min (홍승민)
Staff
- Screenwriters: Lee Eun-sang (이은상), Kim Pil-jin (김필진)
- Directors: Kim Sang-hwi (김상휘), Song Hyeon-wook (송현욱)
Series synopsis
The main character, Lee Hyeon-joong is South Korean First Sergeant who discovers his girlfriend has defected to join the North Korean army. He then is given missions in which he has to fight with his girlfriend and North Koreans. He succeeds in the mission. However, five of his fellow soldiers are caught by NKPAs and are sent to a prison camp. Lee Hyun Joong intentionally gets captured by NKPAs in the prison camp in order to rescue his groupmmates. There are many rescue, attempts, one including one mission where Hyun Joong "turned" to North Koreans, but not by heart. This was actually part of the plan. One day when the camp director went to Pyongyang, the people there planned a rebellion to go out of the POW camp. It succeeded. They went their own ways. Hyun Joong's group went to their base but Park Juyong died after being forced to turn to the NKPAs. In a new mission where they have to protect a bridge, Hyun Joong's group is assigned to it. Then, in while searching the area Park Il-kwon is shot down by a sniper. The sniper was Sukyoung. Beomwoo was also captured, and killed by Woncheol later on. Taeksu, who couldn't go to the mission because of a paralyzed body because of Sukyoung, tries suicide. He could only move his head and hands. Before a new mission, Cheon Sung-il, a ROK, is thought as an AWOLed soldier, and is killed by Lee Hyun Joong, who cried for him after. A next mission was bloody, where the rest of the members died by snipers, except for Lee Hyun Joong. Meanwhile, Hyun Joong sees Sukyoung, and kills her. Then she is cremated in the South Korean base. The drama ends with Lee Hyun Joong going on a new mission as Master Sergeant with new members.See also
- List of Korea-related topics
- List of Korean television shows
- Contemporary culture of South KoreaContemporary culture of South KoreaThe contemporary culture of South Korea developed from the traditional culture of Korea, and on its own path away from North Korean culture since the division of Korea in 1948. The industrialization and urbanization of South Korea, especially Seoul, have brought many changes to the way Korean...
- History of KoreaHistory of KoreaThe Korean Peninsula was inhabited from the Lower Paleolithic about 400,000-500,000 years ago. Archeological evidence indicates that the presence of modern humans in northeast Asia dates to 39,000 years ago. The earliest known Korean pottery dates to around 8000 BC, and the Neolithic period began...