9.097 minSeason 1 • Episode 24
LatestJoseon remains steadfast. The Righteous Army perseveres on its course. Ae-sin keeps her flame ablaze, while Hui-seong, Dong-mae and Eugene try to help.
Set in the early 1900s, this drama tells the story of a young man from Korea who grows up in the United States. When he returns to Korea as a US Marine Corps officer, he meets and falls in love with a noblewoman who is fighting for Korean independence. Their romance is complicated by social class and political ideology.
Cinematography
Every frame looks like a museum painting of a dying empire.
Acting
Lee Byung-hun's micro-expressions destroy you without dialogue.
Writing
Kim Eun-sook's sharpest dialogue, razor wit hiding broken hearts.
Creators
Kim Eun-sook, Lee Eung-bok
Lee Byung-hun
Eugene Choi / Choi Yu-jin
Kim Tae-ri
Go Ae-shin
Yoo Yeon-seok
Gu Dong-mae
Kim Min-joung
Kudo Hina
Byun Yo-han
Kim Hui-seong
Kim Kap-soo
Hwang Eun-san
Choi Moo-seong
Jang Seung-gu
Lee Ho-jae
Go Sa-hong
Kim Eui-sung
Lee Wan-ik
Kim Nam-hee
Takashi Mori
Kim Hye-eun
Yoon Ho-sun
Kim Byong-chul
Il-sik
Bae Jung-nam
Chun-sik
Shin Jung-keun
Servant
Lee Jung-eun
Haman-daek
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Lee Byung-hun learned English specifically for this role, and his Korean-American accent was meticulously crafted with dialect coaches.
The show sparked massive domestic debate about portraying a Korean independence fighter falling for an American military officer—some saw it as romanticized history, others as complex truth.
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