''Friend, Our Legend'' () is a 2009 South Korean television series starring Hyun Bin, Kim Min-jun,

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, Lee Si-eon and Wang Ji-hye. It aired on MBC from June 27 to August 30, 2009 on Saturdays and Sundays at 22:40 ( KST) for 20 episodes. It is a

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/ TV

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of Kwak Kyung-taek's own 2001 box-office hit film '' Friend''. 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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Synopsis

Based on the 2001 film, ''Friend, Our Legend'' expands and retells Kwak Kyung-taek's semi-autobiographical rough-and-tumble tale about four childhood friends

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in the tough streets of

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

Cast

Main

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

as Jung Sang-taek * Lee Si-eon as Kim Joong-ho * Wang Ji-hye as Choi Jin-sook ** Moon Ka-young as young Jin-sook *

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as Park Sung-ae * Jeong Yu-mi as Min Eun-ji

Supporting

* Jung Hye-sung as Sae-ri * Oh Min-ae 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

Ratings

Notes

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References

External links

''Friend, Our Legend'' official MBC website

''Friend, Our Legend'' Japanese website
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