Английская Википедия:Arang and the Magistrate

Arang and the Magistrate (Шаблон:Ko-hhrm; also known as Tale of A-rang) is a 2012 South Korean historical television drama (sageuk), starring Lee Joon-gi, Shin Min-a, and Yeon Woo-jin. The period horror-romance is based on the folklore of Arang, who died unjustly and returns as a ghost in order to reveal the circumstances surrounding her death.^[1]^[2]^[3] It aired on MBC from August 15 to October 18, 2012 for 20 episodes.^[4]

Synopsis

A nobleman named Kim Eun-oh (Lee Joon-gi) comes to town searching for his mother after hearing a rumor that she is staying at the village of Miryang. He has the special ability to hear, see and touch spirits, but pretends he doesn't because he gets annoyed when they pester him to help them.

Arang (Shin Min-ah) lost all her memories when she became a ghost and is unable to rest in peace until she finds out how she died. After appearing to three magistrates, none of them survive the fright of seeing her. Some local officials, desperate over the fact that no one wanted to take up the position for so long, coerce Eun-oh into becoming the new magistrate. When she finds out that Eun-oh is able to see her, and has been appointed as the new magistrate, she begs for his help.

At first, Eun-oh rejects her request. However, he changes his mind after seeing that Arang somehow has a distinctive hairpin that he gave his mother at their last meeting. He believes that if he helps her, Arang will regain her memories and give him information about his mother. He exasperatedly (then affectionately) nicknames her "Amnesia". As the town's newly installed magistrate, he teams up with her to investigate the circumstances surrounding her death, which may involve the mysterious nobleman Joo-wal. Along the way, they must prevent Arang from being captured by Mu-young (Han Jung-soo), the leader of the local grim reapers. Eun-oh also uncovers a long history of corruption by a local nobleman and decides to use his new position as magistrate to bring justice and order.

Arang and Eun-oh's actions, meanwhile, are being tracked by the Jade Emperor and Yeom-ra themselves, who fear that events in Miryang are much more horrifying than they appear.

Cast

Main

Lee Joon-gi as Kim Eun-oh^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]
Shin Min-a as Arang / Lee Seo-rim^[9]^[10]
Yeon Woo-jin as Joo-wal^[11]^[12]
Hwang Bo-ra as Bang-wool, shaman^[13]
Kwon Oh-joong as Dol-soe, Eun-oh's manservant^[14]
Han Jung-soo as Mu-young, head ghost reaper^[15]
Kang Moon-young as Lady Seo, Eun-oh's mother
Kim Yong-gun as Lord Choi

Supporting

Yoo Seung-ho as Jade Emperor, King of Heaven^[16]^[17]
Park Jun-gyu as Yama, King of the Underworld^[17]
Kim Kwang-kyu as Lee Bang
Lee Sang-hoon as Hyung Bang
Min Sung-wook as Ye Bang
Kim Min-jae as Geo Deol
Song Jae-ryong as Kim Seo-bang
Noh Hee-ji as heavenly fairy
Lee Yong-yi as Lee Seo-rim's housekeeper
Lim Ju-eun as Mu-yeon
Yoon Joo-sang as Lord Kim, Eun-oh's father
Yoon Do-hyun as former magistrate of Miryang (cameo, ep. 1)^[18]
Jung Soo-young as Bang-wool's client (cameo, ep. 1)
Im Hyun-sik as ghost (cameo, ep. 2)
Oh Yong as man in the cave (cameo, ep. 7)
Jeong Bo-seok as teacher (cameo, ep. 14)
Lee Sung-min as gatekeeper (cameo, ep. 20)
Song Won-seok as Seok a Chugi (Angels of Death)

Background

The drama is based on famous folklore, as most ghost stories are: During the Joseon era in the city of Miryang, Arang was the pure, beautiful, goodhearted daughter of a magistrate. She grew up without a mother and was raised by a wicked caretaker who conspired to have her raped and ruined by a servant, Baekga. He attacked and she resisted, so he stabbed and killed her, and left her body to rot in the woods. Her father, the magistrate, just believed that she dishonorably eloped with a man and so resigned his position swathed in shame. Thus the legend goes that every time a new magistrate comes to Miryang to fill the position, Arang's vengeful ghost shows up to tell him her story and he flees in terror. But one day a new magistrate comes to town — a young man by the name of Lee Sang-sa. Arang appears to him like every other magistrate before him, but this man doesn't flee, and instead sympathizes with Arang, and promises to find her killer and avenge her death. Lee Sang-sa has Baekga seized and executed, and thereafter, Arang's spirit ceased to trouble the town.^[19]

Production

It was Lee Joon-gi's comeback acting project after being discharged from military service in February 2012.^[5]^[20]^[21] This also marked the first historical drama for Shin Min-ah and return to television since My Girlfriend Is a Nine-Tailed Fox in 2010.^[22]^[23]

The series was filmed at MBC Dramia in Gyeonggi Province.^[24] The first behind-the-scene photos were released on show of June 22, 2012, filming scenes shot on location in Namyangju on May 23.^[25] This was followed by more teaser photos released on July 11, 2012, showing action scenes and an intimate scene of the two leads, Lee and Shin laying down together.^[26]

Ahead of the series' premiere, MBC aired the special episode How to Enjoy Arang and the Magistrate 100 Times More on August 8, 2012. It included never-before-seen clips, special behind-the-scenes stories, and detailed the characters and their relationships. It was the first drama special produced by MBC in five years since The Legend in 2007.^[27]

The drama's rights was sold to Japan for a record-breaking Шаблон:SK won per episode, which amounts to Шаблон:SK won for the 20-episode series,^[28] the highest per episode for MBC, surpassing the previous record set by Moon Embracing the Sun.^[29]

Original soundtrack

Album	Track listing
Part 1 Released: August 15, 2012	Шаблон:Hidden
Part 2 Released: August 22, 2012	Шаблон:Hidden
Part 3 Released: August 29, 2012	Шаблон:Hidden
Part 4 Released: September 5, 2012	Шаблон:Hidden
Part 5 Released: September 13, 2012	Шаблон:Hidden
Part 6 Released: September 19, 2012	Шаблон:Hidden
Part 7 Released: September 26, 2012	Шаблон:Hidden
Part 8 Released: October 3, 2012	Шаблон:Hidden
Part 9 Released: October 10, 2012	Шаблон:Hidden
Special Edition Released: October 17, 2012 Artist: Various artists Format: 2CD	Шаблон:Hidden

Ratings

In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
According to AGB Nielsen Media Research, the premiere episode achieved a nationwide rating of 13.3 percent in viewership, almost doubled rival To the Beautiful You on SBS with 7.4 percent for its premiere episode but behind Bridal Mask on KBS with 19.4 percent. It was also 4.2 percent higher than the last episode of its predecessor I Do, I Do.^[30]

Шаблон:Abbr	Original broadcast date	Average audience share
		Nielsen Korea^[31]		TNmS^[32]
		Nationwide	Seoul	Nationwide	Seoul
Special	August 8, 2012	4.9%	8.0%	5.1%	5.4%
1	August 15, 2012	13.3%	15.1%	14.4%	16.8%
2	August 16, 2012	13.2%	14.4%	14.3%	16.5%
3	August 22, 2012	13.2%	14.2%	16.0%	19.3%
4	August 23, 2012	14.4%	15.7%	16.2%	19.3%
5	August 29, 2012	12.4%	13.7%	12.1%	13.3%
6	August 30, 2012	13.0%	14.4%	14.0%	16.3%
7	September 5, 2012	11.7%	12.8%	13.1%	14.6%
8	September 6, 2012	10.9%	11.9%	11.7%	14.2%
9	September 12, 2012	14.1%	15.3%	17.0%	19.5%
10	September 13, 2012	14.5%	15.1%	17.0%	20.5%
11	September 19, 2012	13.8%	14.9%	15.3%	17.2%
12	September 20, 2012	13.1%	14.0%	14.9%	16.0%
13	September 26, 2012	11.7%	12.9%	13.9%	15.9%
14	September 27, 2012	12.5%	13.0%	14.3%	16.0%
15	October 3, 2012	13.3%	14.5%	15.0%	17.7%
16	October 4, 2012	12.9%	14.4%	13.9%	16.2%
17	October 10, 2012	12.6%	13.8%	13.0%	15.2%
18	October 11, 2012	11.4%	12.1%	13.5%	15.1%
19	October 17, 2012	12.4%	14.0%	13.2%	14.7%
20	October 18, 2012	12.4%	13.8%	13.8%	16.5%
Average		14.3%	16.5%	12.8%	14.0%

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
2012	20th Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Kwon Oh-joong	Шаблон:Won
	MBC Drama Awards	Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries	Lee Joon-gi	Шаблон:Nom
		Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries	Shin Min-a	Шаблон:Nom
		Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries	Yoo Seung-ho	Шаблон:Nom
		Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries	Hwang Bo-ra	Шаблон:Nom
		Best New Actor	Yeon Woo-jin	Шаблон:Nom
		Best Couple Award	Lee Joon-gi and Shin Min-a	Шаблон:Won
2013	Seoul International Drama Awards	Excellent Korean Drama		Шаблон:Won
2013	Seoul International Drama Awards	Outstanding Korean Drama Actor	Lee Joon-gi	Шаблон:Won

References

Шаблон:Reflist

External links

Arang and the Magistrate official MBC website Шаблон:In lang
Tale of Arang at MBC Global Media
Шаблон:Hancinema drama
Шаблон:IMDb title

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