''Friend, Our Legend'' () is a 2009 South Korean television series starring

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, Kim Min-jun,

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and

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. It aired on MBC from June 27 to August 30, 2009 on Saturdays and Sundays at 22:40 for 20 episodes. It is a

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/TV

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Kwak Kyung-taek Kwak Kyung-taek (; born 23 May 1966) is a South Korean film director best known for his 2001 record-breaking film ''Friend''. Career ''Friend'', a drama where conflicting criminal alliances turn old friends into enemies, set a new Korean box ...

's own 2001 box-office hit film ''

Friend Friendship is a relationship of mutual affection between people. It is a stronger form of interpersonal bond than an "acquaintance" or an "association", such as a classmate, neighbor, coworker, or colleague. In some cultures, the concept of ...

''. Partnering up with another director and two scriptwriters, Kwak returned to the classic tale of male bonding, adding "more meat," in his words, to the original plot by writing a new character and more in-depth exploration of certain characters' lives, including their romances. Like the original film, the series was shot entirely in

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. To maintain quality, it was 100% pre-produced before airing, a rarity among

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Plot

Based on the 2001 film, ''Friend, Our Legend'' expands and retells

's semi-autobiographical rough-and-tumble tale about four childhood friends

coming of age Coming of age is a young person's transition from being a child to being an adult. The specific age at which this transition takes place varies between societies, as does the nature of the change. It can be a simple legal convention or can b ...

in the tough streets of

in the 1970s and 1980s. As they enter into manhood, best friends Dong-soo and Joon-seok become enemies and bitter rivals in the city's underworld of gangs.

Cast

Main characters

as Han Dong-soo * Kim Min-jun as Lee Joon-seok *

as Jung Sang-taek *

as Kim Joong-ho *

as Choi Jin-sook **

Moon Ga-young Moon Ga-young (; born July 10, 1996) is a German-born South Korean actress. She is best known for her roles in ''Heartstrings'' (2011), ''EXO Next Door'' (2015), '' Tempted'' (2018), ''Welcome to Waikiki 2'' (2019), ''Find Me in Your Memory'' ...

as young Jin-sook * Bae Geu-rin as Park Sung-ae * Jeong Yu-mi as Min Eun-ji

Supporting characters

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as Sae-ri *

Oh Min-ae Oh Min-ae is a South Korean actress. She is known for her roles in dramas such as '' Mr. Sunshine'', ''My Liberation Notes'', '' The Penthouse: War in Life'' and '' Blind''. She also appeared in movies '' The Running Actress'', ''Memento Mori ...

as Jin-sook's mother * Kim Dong-hyun as Joon-seok's father * Lee Jae-yong as Sang-gon, gangster boss * Cha Do-jin as "Doruko" * Choo Min-ki as Joong-ki * Kim Rok-kyung as "Kangaroo" * Kim Ri-na as Do-yeon * Kwon Jae-hyun as umbrella man * Seo Gil-ja as loan shark * Kim Jong-soo as Dong-soo's father * Kim Yoon-sung as "Hyena" * Noh Jun-ho * Joo Ah * Go In-beom * Lee Sol-gu as Seom Pyo-joo * Kwak Min-suk

Notes

* *

References

External links

''Friend, Our Legend'' official MBC website

''Friend, Our Legend'' Japanese website
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