Year/TV Station: 2009/KBS
Synopsis/Cast:
Epi 1 - Kiss of the Vampire
The death god made a mistake and seperated Hyun (Kim Ji Suk)'s soul from his body. Hyun's body was bitten badly by bats, so he could not reincarnate as human & became a vampire. The death god told Hyun that he has to suck 9 young girl's blood in order to return as a human. As Hyun was in the process of targeting his victims, he met Yeon (Lee Young Eun) & fell for her. However, they were chased after by the shamans & Hyun was in a dangerous situation...
Epi 2 - The Grudge Island
Jung Yeo Rip (Kim Gab Soo), the main culprit for a rebellion was to be sentenced to death. A troop of soldiers was sent to the Bamboo island for the 2nd time to search for Jung's corpses & other officials. Nam Sang Hyun (Jung Gyu Woon) volunteered to join the soldiers as he wanted to find his beloved fiancee Mi Hyang (Jo Yoon Hee). Sang Hyun witnessed how the other soldiers were killed while they were searching for Jung's body. Sang Hyun, Commander Yoon Hong Gook, & Hong Gook's right-hand man Seung Ho were the remaining survivors, and they were going to find out the truth behind this whole incident...
Epi 3 - Come with Me to Hell
Jang Hee Jin ~ Soo Jin
Kim Tae Ho ~ Yi Rang
Cha Seo Won ~ Mi Rim
Epi 4 - The Wooden Dol
A young boy was tied up to a big tree as he had an infectious disease. He found a wooden doll near him and brought it with him ever since. Lady Seo (Han Kyung Sun) happened to find the boy & brought him home. Kim Chu Suh (Ahn Suk Hwan) was trying to develop vaccine to cure his sick son, but to no avail. Kim thought the young boy was healthy and decided to test the vaccine on him. The young boy started to utter words that reminded Kim about his deceased adopted daughter...
Epi 5 - The Surrogate Womb
Ho Seung (Park Joon Hyuk)'s wife could not bear him a child, so his mum decided to get a surrogate woman to bear him a child. The woman happened to be Kaeddongi (Heo Young Ran), who was Ho Seung's lover before he's married. Kaeddongi was killed by Ho Seung's mum later on, but Ho Seung was unknown to it. Ho Seung treated his wife well and forgot about Kaeddongi. Kaeddongi returned to look for her son, but found out that Ho Seung's wife was feeding him poison. Filled with anger, Kaeddongi seeked her revenge...
Epi 6 - The Forbidden Book
Hyeon Deok (Kim Sung Eun) helped a bookshop owner to write/copy novels. Her husband, Jeong Hee (Yoo Hee Suk) was a brutal court official. One day, Hyeon Deok met a strange woman & followed her. She found her way to a strange bookstore, and borrowed a book stained with blood. Things started to go wrong after she brought the book back home...
Epi 7 - The Quiet Village
Kim Da In ~ So Yang
Choi Soo Han ~ Hyo Yeob
Jin Ji Hee ~ Hyo Eun
Kim Dong Wook ~ Eul Soo
Epi 8 - Nine-tailed Fox
So Ho (Jun Hye Bin) was a gumiho, and her parents were killed by gumiho hunters. Yeon Dol (Ahn Jae Mo) happened to meet So Ho, who cried for help, and brought her home. Yeon Dol's mum asked So Ho to be his bride. Initially, So Ho could not stand living with humans, but soon, she fell in love with Yeon Dol. One day, So Ho told Yeon Dol that there was plenty of salt in the mountains. So Ho & the family processed the salt while Yeon Dol sold the salt in the market. Soon, Yeon Dol earned lots of money & the family became rich. Yeon Dol became a womaniser and started to dislike So Ho. Yeon Dol's business was destroyed after the officials found out that he got the salt from state's land. After knowing that So Ho was a gumiho & lacking of money, Yeon Dol got the hunters to chase after So Ho...
Epi 9 - Mojeong's Pearl
So Won (Jo Yeo Jung) was an average looking palace concubine, and she was ignored by Emperor Im Geum (Lee Jong Won) on their wedding night. One night, So Won found a pearl on the ground and picked it up. Palace Lady Lee (Kim Dong Joo) advised So Won to return the pearl, but So Won refused. The next day, Concubine Hong (Seo Yoo Jung) & a few others were surprised to see a very beautiful So Won, and they saw her wearing the Mojeong's Pearl as an ornament. Concubine Hong was jealous as Emperor Im Geum started to notice So Won. Mojeong's spirit started to haunt the concubines as she seeked her revenge. Finally, Mojeong met Emperor Im Geum, who used to love her....
Epi 10 - Fake Mask
Lee Il Hwa/Lee Min Hee
Slacker's review:
I gotta apologise for the incomplete synopsis, as I could not find any sources for epi 3-10. I managed to recall a few epis, but some details are lacking here & there. Anyway, Hometown Legends returned after a successful comeback last year. Rating wise, unfortunately the 2009 sequel was competing with top-rating drama "Queen Seon Deok", thus the drama cld only attract single digits, which was a far cry to the 2008 sequel. Nonetheless, there were some nice & exciting stories in the 2009 sequel la. I found that many stories were more horrifying with the effects & makeups of the ghosts. (That's a great improvement as compared to the 2008 sequel, as I found the ghosts to be too pretty. Lolz!)
Basically, epi 4 -9 had interesting plots, epi 1,2 & 10 were ordinary, while epi 3 hardly left me any impression. The gumiho story was reused again, but the 2008 gumiho story was far more impressive. The 2009 version was more of a sad love story, but it's nicely done. Epis 4-6 had interesting twists in the story, Epi 7 was a little confusing to me, but drama had an interesting development.
There were a few well-known cast in the drama, such as Kim Ji Suk, Jung Gyu Woon, Kim Dong Wook, Jun Hye Bin & Ahn Jae Mo, plus veteran actors, such as Ahn Suk Hwan & Lee Jong Won.
