''Rebel: Thief Who Stole the People'' () is a South Korean television series starring Yoon Kyun-sang,

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, Kim Ji-seok,

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, and

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. It aired on MBC every Monday and Tuesday at 22:00 ( KST) from January 30, 2017 to May 16, 2017. The series was a success with average viewership ratings of 11.34%, and was praised by both critics and audiences for its plot and performances.

Synopsis

Set during the reign of famous tyrant King Yeonsangun, it tells the story of Hong Gil-dong, the son of a servant who stole from the rich and gave to the poor, and his journey in becoming Joseon's first revolutionary activist. Hong Gil Dong ( Yoon Kyun-sang) is the son of servant Hong Ah Mo Gae, which gives Gil Dong no legal standing in Joseon society. With no opportunities to do any legitimate work despite his brilliance, Gil Dong becomes the leader of a band of smugglers who steals from the rich to give to the poor. Gil Dong's contemporary, Yi Yung, becomes the tyrannical King Yeonsangun ( Kim Ji-seok) who oppresses the lives of the common people. The king's faithful consort is

Jang Nok-su Royal Consort Suk-yong (, died 1506), of the Heungdeok Jang clan, was the consort of Yeonsangun of Joseon. She is often compared with Jang Hui-bin and Jeong Nan-jeong, two other women of the Joseon dynasty. After the overthrow of Yeonsangun, ...

(

Lee Hanee Lee Hanee (; born March 2, 1983), also known as Honey Lee, is a South Korean actress, model, classical musician as well as beauty pageant titleholder where she represented her country at Miss Universe 2007. She has acted in several films and te ...

), who secretly can't forget her first love, Gil Dong.

Cast

Main

* Yoon Kyun-sang as Hong Gil-dong ** Lee Ro-woon as young Hong Gil-dong *

as Song Ga-ryung :Gil-dong's love interest and later wife. *Vehid Abdullahi as Depp Kj Paman *

as Hong Ah Mo-gae :Gil-dong's father. A brilliant and ambitious slave who frees himself and later becomes the leader of the Ilkhwari. * Kim Ji-suk as Crown Prince Lee Yoong (later

King Yeonsan Yeonsangun of Joseon or Prince Yeonsan of Joseon (23 November 1476 – 20 November 1506), personal name Yi Yung (Korean: 이융; Hanja: 李㦕), was the tenth ruler of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. Often considered the worst tyrant in Joseon's ...

) *

as Gong-hwa (later renamed to Jang Nok-soo) :Yeonsangun's consort and Gil-dong's first love.

Supporting

Hong Family

*Shim Hee-sub as Hong Gil-hyun / Park Ha-sung **Lee Do-hyun as young Hong Gil-hyun :Mo-gae's eldest son and Gil-dong's older brother. *

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as Geum-ok :Ah Mo Gae's wife and Gil-dong's mother. * Lee Soo-min as Hong Uh Ri-ni / Sang-hwa **

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as young Hong Uh Ri-ni :Mo-gae's youngest daughter and Gil-dong's younger sister.

Ilkhwari

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as Hong So Boo-ri * Lee Jun-hyeok as Hong Yong-gae *Kim Do-yoon as Hong Se-gul *Heo Jung-do as Hong Il-chung *Lee Ho-chul as Hong Kkeut-shwe *Kim Byung-chun as Soo Noh Man-sub *

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as Hong Eob-san **Jo Hyun-do as young Eob-san *

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as Jeok Sun-ah

Royal Court

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as Prince Choongwongun / Lee Jung *

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as King Seongjong *

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as Kim Ja-won *

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as First Vice-Premier Noh Sa-shin *Ryu Tae-ho as Ryu Ja-gwang *Choi Yong-min as Yoon Pil-sang *

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as Lee Se-jwa *

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as Park Won-jong

Others

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as Magistrate Uhm Ja-chi :A third-generation magistrate secretary. He later becomes a town magistrate with the help of Mo-gae. *

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as Wol Ha-mae *Kim Joon-bae as Heo Tae-hak :A thug and Ah Mo-gae's rival. * Kim Jung-hyun as Mo Ri :Heo Tae-hak's right-hand man, later a rival of Gil-dong *

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as Song Do-hwan *

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as Lady Jo, Jo Cham-bong's wife. *

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as Jo Soo-hak, Jo Cham-bong's son. **

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as young Jo Soo-hak *Song Sam-dong as Lee Uk-gong *

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as Ok Ran * Lee Do-gyeom as Do-ho *

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as Jin-soo *

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as Han-deok * Kim Hee-jung as Baek Kyun * Kang Hui as Yeong-hui * Cha Geon-woo * Shim Eun-woo as a Shaman

Special appearances

*Son Jong-hak as Lord Jo Cham-bong *Ko In-bum as Lord Jo's uncle * Moon Sook

Production

*Actors

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and

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were first offered the lead role but later got replaced by Yoon Kyun-sang. *The first script reading took place on 30 December 2016 at MBC Broadcasting Station in Sangam. *The drama reunited Yoon Kyun-sang and

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Ratings

*In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings. *NR denotes that the drama did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date *Episode 28 did not air on May 2 due to the broadcast of a presidential debate. *Episode 29 did not air on May 9 due to news coverage of the presidential election.

Original soundtrack

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International broadcast

* The series is available worldwide on

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since January 31, 2017 under the title ''Rebel: Thief of the People''. * In the Philippines and Singapore, the series is streamed on Viu 12 hours after the South Korean broadcast, under the title ''The Rebel''. * In Indonesia, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore, the series is being broadcast on Oh!K within 24 hours after the South Korean broadcast, under the title ''The Rebel''. * In Japan, the series will be broadcast on KNTV every Wednesday and Thursday at 10:05 JST starting April 19, 2017 under the title . *The series was available on Netflix

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rebel, The Korean-language television shows MBC TV television dramas South Korean historical television series Television series set in the Joseon dynasty Works based on Hong Gildong jeon 2017 South Korean television series debuts 2017 South Korean television series endings