Arang and the Magistrate 아랑사또전

Details

Title: 아랑사또전 / Arangsaddojeon
Also known as: Arang / Arang Magistrate Story / Arang: Magistrate’s Chronicle / Tale of Arang
Genre: Fantasy, period, mystery, comedy, romance, action, melodrama
Episodes: 20 + 1 special
Broadcast network: MBC
Broadcast period: 2012-Aug-08 (special), 2012-Aug-15 to 2012-Oct-18
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 21:55
Original Soundtrack: Arang and the Magistrate OST
Producer: Yoo Hyun Jong (유현종)
Director: Kim Sang Ho (김상호), Jung Dae Yoon
Screenwriter: Jung Yoon Jung (정윤정)

Synopsis

The beautiful Arang, the daughter of a magistrate during the Chosun Dynasty, is brutally murdered. The woman returns from the dead as a ghost, still full of light-hearted mischief and spirited fun. When she meets a young magistrate, Eun Oh, she discovers that he has the unique ability to communicate with the dead. She convinces him to help her uncover her killer and bring the person to justice. Can a ghost and a magistrate team up to solve a murder mystery and punish the wrongdoer? --KimchiDrama

Cast

Main Cast

Shin Min Ah as Arang / Lee Seo Rim
Lee Jun Ki as Kim Eun Oh
Yun Woo Jin as Choi Joo Wal
Kwon Oh Joong as Dol Swe
Han Jung Soo as Moo Young
Hwang Bo Ra as Bang Wool
Kim Yong Gun as Nobleman Choi
Yoo Seung Ho as Jade Emperor
Park Joon Gyu as King of Underworld
Kang Moon Young as Lady Seo / Hong Ryun / Moo Yeon

Extended Cast

Kim Kwang Gyu as Lee Bang
Lee Sang Hoon (이상훈) as Hyung Bang
Min Sung Wook (민성욱) as Ye Bang
Kim Min Jae (김민재) as Park Geo Deol
Song Jae Ryong (송재룡) as Kim Seo Bang
Noh Hee Ji (노희지) as heaven fairy
Im Joo Eun as Moo Yeon (Moo Young's sister)
Lee Yong Yi (이용이) as Lee Seo Rim's housekeeper
Baek Hyun as grim reaper

Cameos

Yoon Do Hyun (윤도현) as former magistrate of Miryang (ep 1)
Jung Soo Young as Bang Wool's client (ep 1)
Im Hyun Sik as ghost (ep 2)
Oh Yong as ghost in the cave
Lee Yong Nyuh (이용녀) as Bang Wool's mother (ep 17)
Yoon Joo Sang as Kim Eung Boo / Eun Oh's father (ep 17-18)
Kim Boo Sun as Bang Wool's great grandmother with greatest mystical powers (ep 17)
Lee Sung Min as gatekeeper (ep 20)
Lee Do Hyun as child Eun Oh (reincarnation) (ep 20)
Park Min Ha as child Arang (reincarnation) (ep 20)
Jung Joon Won as kid 1

Recognitions

2013 8th Seoul International Drama Awards: Outstanding Korean Drama Actor (Lee Jun Ki)
2013 8th Seoul International Drama Awards: Excellent Korean Drama
2012 MBC Drama Awards: Best Couple Award (Shin Min Ah and Lee Jun Ki)
2012 20th Korean Culture Entertainment Awards: Drama Supporting Actor Award (Kwon Oh Joong)

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