Storyline

Based in the 1930's of Shanghai, China, this drama is a story about love, friendship, patriotism and desire. Shin Jung Tae (Kim Hyun Joong) is an outrageous and clumsy man, but has an unconditional love for his country and family. He was known as the best fighter in the alleys of Shanghai.

First Aired

2014-01-15
Last Aired

2014-04-03
Creator

Kim Jung-kyu
Genre

Action & Adventure, Drama
Seasons

1
Episodes

24
Status

Ended
Language

한국어/조선말
Network

KBS2

Keywords:

martial arts mafia historical fiction power struggle 1930s material arts historical romance japanese occupation of korea japanese colonial rule based on manhwa

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Season 1

1. Episode 1

Young Jung Tae struggles to earn money for his sister, Chung Ah, who needs to have a surgery in Japan ...More

Young Jung Tae struggles to earn money for his sister, Chung Ah, who needs to have a surgery in Japan to live.Less

60mins 2014-01-15

2. Episode 2

Jung Tae fights Dobinori to get their money back. Although Dobinori cannot return his money, they reco...More

Jung Tae fights Dobinori to get their money back. Although Dobinori cannot return his money, they recognize his potential as a fighter and ask him to join them instead.Less

60mins 2014-01-16

3. Episode 3

Gaya kisses Jung Tae and it breaks Ok Ryeon’s heart. While Ok Ryeon tries to win him back, the spark b...More

Gaya kisses Jung Tae and it breaks Ok Ryeon’s heart. While Ok Ryeon tries to win him back, the spark between Jung Tae and Gaya grows stronger.Less

60mins 2014-01-22

4. Episode 4

Gaya screams to Shinyichi to tell her the secret behind her parents' death, but she must find it out h...More

Gaya screams to Shinyichi to tell her the secret behind her parents' death, but she must find it out herself.Less

60mins 2014-01-23

5. Episode 5

Ok Ryeon treats Jung Tae’s wounds, pleading him to stop chasing bad guys. She offers him delicious dis...More

Ok Ryeon treats Jung Tae’s wounds, pleading him to stop chasing bad guys. She offers him delicious dishes and tries to cheer him up, yet Jung Tae doesn’t seem to get excited by any of her efforts.Less

60mins 2014-01-29

6. Episode 6

Shortly after Gaya’s visit to Leader Mo Il Hwa of Dandong to declare a war, Jung Tae also arrives in t...More

Shortly after Gaya’s visit to Leader Mo Il Hwa of Dandong to declare a war, Jung Tae also arrives in the city.Less

60mins 2014-01-30

7. Episode 7

Dobinori Gang tries to find out who tried to kill Jung Tae. Reluctant to make a trouble for the gang, ...More

Dobinori Gang tries to find out who tried to kill Jung Tae. Reluctant to make a trouble for the gang, Jung Tae finds Shin I Chi by himself, who was the loyal guardian who must kill him to protect his princess.Less

60mins 2014-02-05

8. Episode 8

While both Dobinorie and Jung Tae refuse to submit to Il Guk Hwae, Dobinorie’s boss takes Jung Tae to ...More

While both Dobinorie and Jung Tae refuse to submit to Il Guk Hwae, Dobinorie’s boss takes Jung Tae to Po Soo who can teach him fight against a swordsman.Less

60mins 2014-02-06

9. Episode 9

Ill Gook Hwae overtakes Dandong and Shineuijoo, and Leader Mo flees with Jung Tae to Daeryeon, where J...More

Ill Gook Hwae overtakes Dandong and Shineuijoo, and Leader Mo flees with Jung Tae to Daeryeon, where Jung Tae lives as a fighter on gambling arena.Less

60mins 2014-02-12

10. Episode 10

Jung Tae visits the spectacular but dangerous city, Shanghai, to visit his father’s shrine, where Hwan...More

Jung Tae visits the spectacular but dangerous city, Shanghai, to visit his father’s shrine, where Hwangbang’s leader in Shanghai, Seol Doo Sung, shows him his father, Shin Young Chool’s great achievements in Bangsamtong.Less

60mins 2014-02-13

11. Episode 11

As Jung Tae refuses to pay respects for his father, Shin Young Chool, Shanghai's Leader Seol Doo Sung ...More

As Jung Tae refuses to pay respects for his father, Shin Young Chool, Shanghai's Leader Seol Doo Sung convinces him to hold his funeral and succeed the position of Club Shanghai's leader.Less

60mins 2014-02-19

12. Episode 12

Jung Tae decides to stay in Shanghai and take revenge for the murder of his father, when Jung Jae Hwa ...More

Jung Tae decides to stay in Shanghai and take revenge for the murder of his father, when Jung Jae Hwa successfully defends his position as the owner of Club Shanghai.Less

60mins 2014-02-20

13. Episode 13

Jung Tae is severely injured from fighting the unidentifiable samurai, yet Ok Ryeon, still resentful a...More

Jung Tae is severely injured from fighting the unidentifiable samurai, yet Ok Ryeon, still resentful about his absence during the flee from Shineuiju, refuses to help his treatment.Less

60mins 2014-02-26

14. Episode 14

Jung Tae is arrested and sent to an interrogation prison, when he fights the police force to protect O...More

Jung Tae is arrested and sent to an interrogation prison, when he fights the police force to protect Ok Ryeon and Joseon refugees from the unfair enforcement of inspection.Less

60mins 2014-02-27

15. Episode 15

Having witnessed the unique fighting technique of Wang Baek San, which is most likely to have murdered...More

Having witnessed the unique fighting technique of Wang Baek San, which is most likely to have murdered his father, Jung Tae determines to become stronger and outgrow Hwangbang.Less

60mins 2014-03-05

16. Episode 16

Club Shanghai prepares its grand opening. While all of Shanghai’s public figures are invited and the t...More

Club Shanghai prepares its grand opening. While all of Shanghai’s public figures are invited and the top celebrities performing, the opening night of Club Shanghai will be magnificent and glamorous.Less

60mins 2014-03-06

17. Episode 17

Fireworks in the dark sky of Shanghai declare the opening of Club Shanghai's night. As fabulous as it ...More

Fireworks in the dark sky of Shanghai declare the opening of Club Shanghai's night. As fabulous as it might seem, this party comes with sacrifice of those who risk their lives; some to protect and others to survive.Less

60mins 2014-03-12

18. Episode 18

While Ok Ryeon is held captive with a false title of murder suspect, Jung Tae requests Aoki for a duel...More

While Ok Ryeon is held captive with a false title of murder suspect, Jung Tae requests Aoki for a duel to demand Ok Ryeon's release, which displays a fierce match between a trained hawk and a wild hawk.Less

60mins 2014-03-13

19. Episode 19

Jung Tae tries to convince Jung Jae Hwa to strike Hwangbang. Knowing how strong Hwangbang is, Jae Hwa ...More

Jung Tae tries to convince Jung Jae Hwa to strike Hwangbang. Knowing how strong Hwangbang is, Jae Hwa responses that their outbreak will only put the whole Bangsamtong in danger.Less

60mins 2014-03-19

20. Episode 20

Jung Tae and Jae Hwa are to have a match that will decide the owner of Club Shanghai and Bangsamtong.

Jung Tae and Jae Hwa are to have a match that will decide the owner of Club Shanghai and Bangsamtong.Less

60mins 2014-03-20

21. Episode 21

Jung Tae plans to attack Hwangbang and Ill Gook Hwae at the same time, believing that it is the only w...More

Jung Tae plans to attack Hwangbang and Ill Gook Hwae at the same time, believing that it is the only way to achieve true independence. angsamtong is the last resort of the Joseon (Korean) refugees who fled from Japanese occupation in Korea.Less

60mins 2014-03-26

22. Episode 22

Jung Tae and Leader Mo carry out the carefully schemed plan to attack Ill Gook Hwae with the help of H...More

Jung Tae and Leader Mo carry out the carefully schemed plan to attack Ill Gook Hwae with the help of Hwangbang's army.Less

60mins 2014-03-27

23. Episode 23

Jung Tae and Ok Ryeon's wedding is held while Leader Seol of Hwangbang, the elders of Seven Members an...More

Jung Tae and Ok Ryeon's wedding is held while Leader Seol of Hwangbang, the elders of Seven Members and many powerful figures of Shanghai are invited to celebrate.Less

60mins 2014-04-02

24. Episode 24

Jung Tae tries to secure the safety zone in Shanghai to protect the people living in Bangsamtong from ...More

Jung Tae tries to secure the safety zone in Shanghai to protect the people living in Bangsamtong from upcoming China and Japan war.Less

60mins 2014-04-03

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Cast

Kim Hyun-joong

Shin Jung-tae

Im Soo-hyang

Teguchi Gaya

Jin Se-yeon

Kim Ok-ryun

Cho Dong-hyuk

Shinichi

Kim Sung-oh

Jung Jae-hwa

Kim Jae-wook

Kim Soo-ok

Yoon Hyun-min

Toyama Aoki

Kim Kap-soo

Denkai

Choi Il-hwa

Seol Doo-sung

Son Byung-ho

Choi Soo-ri

Jung Ho-bin

Wang Baek-san

Shin Seung-hwan

Jjang-ddol

Yang Ik-june

Hwang Bong-shik

Jo Dal-hwan

Poong-cha

Shin Eun-jung

Kim Sung-deok

Um Tae-goo

Dokku

Song Jae-rim

Mo Il-hwa

Lee Cho-hee

Mal-sook

Kim Ga-eun

So-so

Bae Noo-ri

Yang-Yang

Kim Roi-ha

Shin Ga-jeom

Park Cheol-min

Old Man Fly

Lim Hyung-jun

Koichi

Lee Cheol-min

Bul-gom

Jung Jin

Yamamoto

Choi Ji-ho

Aka

Moon Hee-kyung

Nun director

Hwang Chae-won

Lang Lang

Kim Jae-kyung

Mei Ling

Kwak Dong-yeon

Shin Jung-tae (young)

Joo Ah-reum

Teguchi Gaya (young)

Ji Woo

Kim Ok-ryun (young)

Tae Hang-ho

Moon-Bok

Lee Hae-in

Seon Woo-jin

Yoo Tae-woong

Shin Ma-jeok

Oh Soon-tae

Omogari [Bool Gom's Gang]

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A Review by ParkMin 2

Written by ParkMin on 2023-12-09

Literal kids playing mafia. Anyway, the drama was full of cardboard characters and you may expect an amateur level of performance, editing a... read more

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A Review by ParkMin

Literal kids playing mafia. Anyway, the drama was full of cardboard characters and you may expect an amateur level of performance, editing and writing to match it. The plot felt convoluted and disjointed, struggling to maintain a coherent n...