Title: 일지매 (一枝梅) / Iljimae
Genre: Historical Romance
Episodes: 20
Broadcast network: SBS
Broadcast period: 2008-May-21 to 2008-Jul-24
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 21:55
Related Series: The Return of Iljimae, Il-Ji-Mae. Guai Xia Yi Zhi Mei
Synopsis
Set during the Joseon Dynasty, Yong acted as a hooligan in the marketplace by day but at night he was a thief who robbed corrupted government officials to give to the poor. After each robbery he left behind a painting depicting a plum tree branch to make his mark and was thus named Iljimae. His main purpose was not so much to rob but to search for the owner of a specially designed sword which he saw as a child was used to kill his father, a loyal subject of the emperor. Eun Chae is a government official's daughter who despite her upbringing has a lot of empathy towards the poor. She met Iljimae by chance and couldn't help admiring him for what he stood for even though she had never seen his face.Cast
- Lee Jun Ki as Iljimae / Yong / Lee Geom
Yeo Jin Goo as Geom (child) - Han Hyo Joo as Eun Chae
Kim Yoo Jung as Eun Chae (child) - Lee Young Ah as Bong Soon
Jung Da Bin as Bong Soon (child) - Park Shi Hoo as Shi Hoo / Ja Dol
Lee David as Ja Dol (teen)
- Lee Moon Shik as Swe Dol
- Kim Sung Ryung as Dani
- Lee Won Jong as Byun Sik
- Ahn Kil Kang as Kong He / monk
- Moon Ji Yoon as Dae Shi
- Kim Chang Wan as the king
- Kim Roe Ha as Sa Cheon
- Kim Moo Yul as Shi Wan
- Do Ki Suk as Hee Bong / Slick
- Kim Hyun Sung as Heung Kyun
- Jung Jae Eun as Sim Seok
- Suh Dong Won as Eun Bok
- Lee Won Jae as Hunter Jang
- Kim Kwang Sik as Geok Doo
- Yang Jae Sung as Shim Gi Won
- Lee Seol Goo as Kang Woo
- Jo Sang Ki as Moo Yi
- Lee Il Hwa as Lady Han
- Son Tae Young as Lee Yeon
- Jo Min Ki as Lee Won Ho
- Kim Sung Hoon as Goon Ui Kwan
- Yun Joon Suk
- Ahn Ji Hong
- Baek Seung Hyun
- No Young Hak
- Min Ji Oh
- Kim Dong Yoon