Friend, Our Legend () 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.
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. 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.
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 Hyun Bin as Han Dong-soo Kim Min-jun as Lee Joon-seok Seo Do-young as Jung Sang-taek Lee Si-eon as Kim Joong-ho Wang Ji-hye as Choi Jin-sook Moon Ga-young as young Jin-sook Bae Geu-rin 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 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 4 July 5, 2009 7.6% 8.3% 8.2% 8.9% 5 July 11, 2009 8.2% 8.3% 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% 14 August 9, 2009 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
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References
External links Friend, Our Legend official MBC website Friend, Our Legend Japanese website