Friend, Our Legend

Friend, Our Legend
Promotional poster
Also known asFriend, Our Story
Genre
Created byKwak Kyung-taek
Based onFriend
by Kwak Kyung-taek
Developed byLee Jae-dong
Written by
Directed by
Starring
Composers
  • Brave
  • Kim Jun-seok
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes20
Production
Executive producerLee Chang-jun
ProducerPark Young-jin
Production locationBusan
Cinematography
  • Hwang Gi-seok
  • Gi Se-hun
EditorPark Gwang-il
Running time60 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkMunhwa Broadcasting Corporation
ReleaseJune 27 (2009-06-27) –
August 30, 2009 (2009-08-30)
Related
Friend

Friend, Our Legend (Korean: 친구, 우리들의 전설; RR: Chingu, Urideurui Jeonseol) is a 2009 South Korean television series starring Hyun Bin, Kim Min-jun, Seo Do-young, 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.[1][2]

It is a remake / TV adaptation 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.[3] Like the original film, the series was shot entirely in Busan. To maintain quality, it was 100% pre-produced before airing, a rarity among Korean dramas.[4]

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 coming of age in the tough streets of Busan 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

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-jin2 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

Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
Nielsen Korea TNmS
Nationwide Seoul Nationwide Seoul
1 June 27, 2009 8.6% 8.4% 9.0% 8.6%
2 June 28, 2009 8.1% 8.9% 8.4% 9.2%
3 July 4, 2009 8.9% 9.0% 9.8% 10.5%
4 July 5, 2009 7.6% 8.3% 8.2% 8.9%
5 July 11, 2009 8.2% 8.3% 9.8% 9.9%
6 July 12, 2009 6.6% 6.7% 7.9% 8.0%
7 July 18, 2009 7.6% 7.9% 9.0% 9.3%
8 July 19, 2009 6.0% 6.3% 6.8% 7.1%
9 July 25, 2009 7.7% 8.2% 8.1% 8.6%
10 July 26, 2009 5.4% 6.0% 6.0% 6.6%
11 August 1, 2009 6.9% 7.8% 8.0% 8.9%
12 August 2, 2009 8.0% 8.5% 7.0% 7.5%
13 August 8, 2009 5.1% 5.6% 4.3% 4.8%
14 August 9, 2009 4.3% 5.1% 5.2% 6.0%
15 August 15, 2009 5.8% 6.8% 7.5% 8.5%
16 August 16, 2009 6.6% 7.1% 7.9% 8.4%
17 August 22, 2009 6.8% 7.5% 7.6% 8.3%
18 August 23, 2009 6.0% 6.1% 8.2% 8.3%
19 August 29, 2009 5.6% 6.5% 7.9% 8.8%
20 August 30, 2009 5.6% 6.4% 7.2% 8.0%
Average 6.8% 7.3% 7.7% 8.2%
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

Notes

  • 1Credited as Min Ji-hye.
  • 2Credited as Im Sung-kyu.

References

  1. ^ Han, Sang-hee (June 23, 2009). "Friends, Lawyers to Hit Small Screen". Archived from the original on October 24, 2021. Retrieved September 5, 2013.
  2. ^ Oh, Jean (June 24, 2009). "Legal wars and blood brothers hit TV". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved September 5, 2013.
  3. ^ Hwang, Jin-hwan (July 4, 2008). "Blockbuster Friend to Be Reproduced as TV Series". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on April 19, 2014. Retrieved September 5, 2013.
  4. ^ Han, Sang-hee (July 8, 2008). "Movie-Based Dramas to Fill TV Screens". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on April 19, 2014. Retrieved September 5, 2013.
  5. ^ Choi, Ji-eun (November 24, 2009). "INTERVIEW: Hyun Bin - Part 1". Asiae. Archived from the original on April 20, 2014. Retrieved September 5, 2013.
  6. ^ Choi, Ji-eun (November 24, 2009). "INTERVIEW: Hyun Bin - Part 2". Asiae. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 5, 2013.
  7. ^ Choi, Ji-eun (November 24, 2009). "INTERVIEW: Hyun Bin - Part 3". Asiae. Archived from the original on August 18, 2023. Retrieved September 5, 2013.
  8. ^ Kang, Myoung-seok (December 2, 2009). "10LINE: Actor Hyun Bin". Asiae. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved September 5, 2013.