Freedom Fighter, Lee Hoe Young is a historical drama

Korean drama

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 aired on KBS, based on the life of Woodang Lee Hoe Young

Lee Hoe-yeong

Lee Hoe-yeong, or Lee Hoe-Young , also known by Pen name as Woodang , was a Korean Independence Activist and anarchist,and also one of the founders of Shinheung Military Academy in Manchuria...

, a Korean Independence Fighter. The drama was made in commemoration of the centenary of the Forced Annexation of Korea by Japan

Korea under Japanese rule

Korea was under Japanese rule as part of Japan's 35-year imperialist expansion . Japanese rule ended in 1945 shortly after the Japanese defeat in World War II....

 in 1910. In 2010, the drama was aired from August 29 to September 12 in Korea, and from September 25 to October 9 through KBS World

KBS World

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Synopsis

Lee Hoe-young is an independence activist who led Korean independence movement, and the head of the anarchist’s underground organization in Shanghai. When Korea was under Japanese colonial rule, he opened a school in Manchuria and trained soldiers and scholars. He also joined the anarchist movement to fight against Japanese forces. The world regards him as ‘The Terrorist’. But for us, Lee Hoe-young is an independence fighter, not a terrorist. This drama portrays a Japanese war correspondent Murayama’s report on “Lee Hoe-young, The Terrorist”. It focuses on the story of Lee Hoe-young under Murayama’s point of view. The drama “Freedom fighter, Lee Hoe-young” will show how Murayama, who was on the side of the strong, comes to understand and admire Lee Hoe-young.

Cast

(Names in italics are based on the actual person; pen names are listed for some of the characters)

• Jeong Donghwan as Woodang Lee Hoe Young
  Lee Hoe-yeong
  Lee Hoe-yeong, or Lee Hoe-Young , also known by Pen name as Woodang , was a Korean Independence Activist and anarchist,and also one of the founders of Shinheung Military Academy in Manchuria...
  
  (1867–1932)
• An Jaemo as Kimura Junpei
• Lee Ayee as Hong Jeonghwa
• Hong Ilgwon as Hwaam Jeong Hyeonsup (1896–1981)
• Gwon Ohjung as Gupa Baek Jeonggi (1896–1934)
• Choi Ik Joon as Lee Yong Joon
• Jung Seung Woo as Yoo Ki Moon
• Kim Kang Il as Sano
• Lee Jung Hwan as Hwa Kyoon Shil
• Lee Daero as Lee Sukyeong (1855–1934, Lee Hoe Young elder Brother)
• Kim Jong Chan as Lee Kyuchang (1913–2005, Lee Hoe-Young's Eldest Son)
• Jun Kwang Jin as Lee Kyuseo (Lee Hoe-Young's nephew, Lee Sukyeong's son)
• Jung Jong Ryul as Hong Heung Soon
• Jo Young Jin as Sungjae Lee Si-yeong
  Yi Si-yeong
  Sungjae Yi Si-yeong was South Korean politicians, independent activists and educators. first vice-president of South Korea from 1948 to 1951. Yi resigned after the National Defense Force Incident.- Site Link :*...
  
  (1868–1953, Lee Hoe-Young younger brother, future Vice President of the Republic of Korea)
• Choi Il Hwa as General Kimura Endo (Junpei's father)
• Kim Gyucheol as Shanghai Asahi Shimbun Bureau Chief
• Kim Ha Kyoon as Ok Kwanbin (Owner of a pharmaceutical company in Shanghai)
• Jang Joon Ho as Suzuki
• Lee Jung Gil as consulate staff
• Kim Eung Soo as Captain (later Major) Mitsuwa / Kim Panchul (Japanese Counter-Intelligence Corps officer)
• Kim Byung Gi as Gunnery Captain Okuma
• Go In Bum as Wang Ah Cho
• Jung Heung Chae as Wang Jung Wi
• Kim Kyung Ryong as Dam Yub
• Lee Young Hoo as Baekbeom Kim Gu
  Kim Gu
  Kim Gu , the sixth and later the last president of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea, was a Korean politician, educator, leader of Korean independence movement against the Japanese occupation of Korea that lasted from 1910 to 1945, and reunification activist who had struggled for...
  
  (1876–1949, 6th, 12th, 13th and last President of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea)

Trivia

• This drama became the third and last part of the 'Nobleness Oblige' series, after 'The Reputable Family' (명가;Myeongga) and 'Merchant Kim Mandeok' (거상 김만덕; Geosang Kim Mandeok).
• The Premiere of the drama (29/08/2010), marked the centenary of the Forced Annexation of Korea by Japan on August 29, 1910.
• At the end of the drama, a short documentary about Woodang Lee Hoe-Young was aired, including an interview with his sons, late Lee Kyuchang and Lee Kyudong, his youngest son.

External links

• KBSWorld i VOD
• "Freedom Fighter, Lee Hoe-Young" Trailer from YouTube
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