Strongest Chil Woo

Strongest Chil Woo

Promotional poster for Strongest Chil Woo
Also known as Chilwu the Mighty
Genre Historical drama
Action
Written by Baek Wun-cheol
Directed by Park Man-yeong
Starring Eric Mun
Ku Hye-sun
Yoo Ah-in
Lee Eon
Kim Byul
Country of origin South Korea
Original language(s) Korean
No. of episodes 20
Production
Running time Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55
Release
Original network KBS2
Picture format 480i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Original release 17 June (2008-06-17) – 19 August 2008 (2008-08-19)
Chronology
Preceded by Formidable Rivals
Followed by Love Marriage
External links
official KBS website
Strongest Chil Woo
Hangul 최강칠우
Hanja 最強七迂
Revised Romanization Choegang Chilwo
McCune–Reischauer Ch‘oegang Ch‘iru

Strongest Chil Woo (Hangul: 최강칠우; Hanja: 最強七迂; RR: Choi Kang Chil U; also known as Chilwu the Mighty) is a 2008 South Korean historical drama that aired on KBS2. The titular hero is similar to a Zorro during the Joseon period.[1]

Synopsis

The series starts by stating: "Rather than being a person born in chaotic times, better to be reborn as a dog in peaceful times. However, there are some people who are born as dogs in chaotic times. This is their story."

The series occurs during the reign (1623–1649) of King Injo, the 16th ruler of Joseon. Injo was the son of Prince Jeongwon, who himself was the 7th son of King Seonjo, the 14th ruler of Joseon with Royal Noble Consort In of the Suwon Kim clan. The 15th ruler, King Gwanghaegun, was the 3rd son of Seonjo with Gongbin of the Gimhae Kim clan and therefore the Injo's uncle. In 1623, Gwanghaegun was ousted of power by a political plot from the Western faction, that puts Injo on the throne. The turmoil of the civil war was thereafter increased by the Mandchu invasions of 1627 and 1636.

Two events are the cornerstones of the series and are stepwise described during numerous flashbacks. Both of them were instigated by the conservative Western faction. One of them is the bloody extermination of the "Rising Sun Utopia" (Muryundang), occurring during the year of the Snake (Gisa year, 1629, Injo '6), and the other is the assassination of Crown Prince Sohyeon by his father in 1645 (Injo '22). The main action is situated circa 1648. While elements of these former plots are re-emerging from the past despite a series of murders, a group of mysterious assassins is avenging the sadness of the poor people.

Episodes

There are 20 episodes. The action is not linear, with many flash-backs.

  1. A sister to avenge
  2. The zealous murderer of his daughter-in-law
  3. Random murders at Naksu Bridge
  4. Manchu varlet takes a riding lesson
  5. Last love song of a betrayed poetess
  6. A thief behind an elephant at Inseong-gun
  7. The murder of the Unggi's leader
  8. Eight years ago
  9. Fake maebungu, true rapists
  10. Russian attack at Qing's border
  11. A broken sword
  12. Headbands from the past
  13. Malaria
  14. Encounter at Muryun Dang
  15. Legacy of Crown Prince Sohyeon
  16. The Secret Record disappears
  17. Prince's son presentation
  18. A cursed twist of fate
  19. A treacherous king
  20. Bad guys are dying, too

Cast

Main cast

Extended cast

Ratings

Date Episode Nationwide Seoul
2008-06-17 1 11.5% (7th) 11.3% (8th)
2008-06-17 2 9.1% (14th) 8.9% (15th)
2008-06-23 3 10.5% (10th) 10.1% (12th)
2008-06-24 4 11.3% (9th) 10.6% (8th)
2008-06-30 5 9.9% (11th) 9.3% (11th)
2008-07-01 6 10.5% (9th) 10.2% (8th)
2008-07-07 7 9.4% (13th) 9.0% (14th)
2008-07-08 8 10.6% (9th) 10.5% (8th)
2008-07-14 9 10.5% (9th) 10.0% (8th)
2008-07-15 10 9.8% (9th) 9.4% (10th)
2008-07-21 11 9.5% (10th) 9.2% (11th)
2008-07-22 12 10.6% (8th) 10.0% (9th)
2008-07-28 13 9.4% (12th) 8.7% (13th)
2008-07-29 14 9.4% (10th) 8.9% (11th)
2008-08-04 15 9.2% (13th) 8.9% (15th)
2008-08-05 16 9.3% (11th) 9.0% (11th)
2008-08-11 17 9.9% 12.9%
2008-08-12 18 13.5% (17th) 14.0% (16th)
2008-08-18 19 10.9% (12th) 11.1% (13th)
2008-08-19 20 13.4% (7th) 13.4% (7th)
Average 10.4% -

Source: TNS Media Korea

References

  1. ↑ Han, Sang-hee (4 June 2008). "Chil-woo to Bring Joseon Hero to TV". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2012-12-03.
  2. ↑ cast #26, Ep03

External links

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