Jeon Woo-chi (TV series)
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Promotional poster for Jeon Woo-chi
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| Genre |
Historical Fantasy Comedy Romance |
| Written by | Jo Myung-joo Park Dae-young |
| Directed by | Kang Il-soo Park Jin-seok |
| Starring |
Cha Tae-hyun Uee Lee Hee-joon Baek Jin-hee Kim Kap-soo |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language(s) | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 24 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Park Hyeon-seok |
| Location(s) | Korea |
| Cinematography | Kim Yong-soo Kang Jang-soo |
| Editor(s) | Seon Han-saem |
| Running time | 60 minutes Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 (KST) |
| Production company(s) | Chorokbaem Media |
| Release | |
| Original network | Korean Broadcasting System |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original release | 21 November 2012 – 7 February 2013 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | The Innocent Man |
| Followed by | Iris Ⅱ |
| External links | |
| official KBS website | |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | |
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| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Jeon U-chi |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chŏn U-ch'i |
Jeon Woo-chi (Hangul: 전우치; Hanja: 田禹治) is a 2012 South Korean fantasy period television series, starring Cha Tae-hyun as the titular Taoist wizard who becomes an unlikely hero to the people of Joseon. It is based on the same folktale as the 2009 movie of the same name, but has a different story. Also starring Uee, Lee Hee-joon, Baek Jin-hee, Kim Kap-soo and Sung Dong-il, it aired on Korean Broadcasting System from November 21, 2012 to February 7, 2013 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 22:00 for 24 episodes.
In the fictional utopian nation of Yuldo, established by the righteous bandit hero Hong Gil-dong, Jeon Woo-chi is a dosa, a Taoist wizard, who gained his powers by swallowing a gumiho fox bead. A friend's betrayal causes him to lose his mentor, and sorcery turns the love of his life Hong Mu-yeon into an emotionless assassin. So in order to avenge them, he travels to Joseon, and is moved by the plight of the people and becomes a reluctant hero to them.
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