The Rebel (South Korean TV series)

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Genre	Soundtrack
Language	Korean
Label	Snow Entertainment; Warner Music;
Producer	Kim Kyu-nam; Seol Gi-tae

*The Rebel*
The Rebel
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Hangul	역적: 백성을 훔친 도적
Revised Romanization	Yeokjeok: Baekseong-eul humchin dojeok
Genre	Historical ; Melodrama; Romance
Created by	Lee Ju-hwan
Written by	Hwang Jin-young
Directed by	Kim Jin-man
Starring	Yoon Kyun-sang; Chae Soo-bin; Kim Sang-joong; Kim Ji-suk; Lee Hanee
Music by	Kim Soo-han
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	30
Production
Executive producer	Lee Young-hoon
Producer	Namkoong Sung-woo
Production location	South Korea
Running time	60 minutes
Production companies	Hunus Entertainment; Hong Gil-dong SPC
Original release
Network	MBC TV
Release	January 30 –; May 16, 2017

The Rebel^[1]^[2] (Korean: 역적: 백성을 훔친 도적; RR: Yeokjeok: Baekseong-eul humchin dojeok; Literal: Rebel: Thief Who Stole the People) is a South Korean television series starring Yoon Kyun-sang, Chae Soo-bin, Kim Ji-seok, Lee Hanee, and Kim Sang-joong. It aired on MBC TV every Monday and Tuesday at 22:00 (KST) from January 30, 2017 to May 16, 2017.^[3]^[4]

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The series was a success with average viewership ratings of 11.34%, and was praised by both critics and audiences for its plot and performances.^[5]^[6]^[7]

Set during the reign of famous tyrant Yeonsangun, it tells the story of Hong Gil-dong, the son of a slave who stole from the rich and gave to the poor, and his journey in becoming Joseon's first revolutionary.

Hong Gil-dong (Yoon Kyun-sang) is the son of slave Hong Ah-mo-gae, which gives Gil-dong no legal standing in Joseon society. With no opportunities to do any legitimate work despite his brilliance, Gil-dong becomes the leader of a band of smugglers who steals from the rich to give to the poor. Gil-dong's contemporary, Yi Yung, becomes the tyrannical Yeonsangun (Kim Ji-seok) who oppresses the lives of the common people. The King's faithful concubine is Jang Nok-su (Lee Hanee) who secretly can't forget her first love, Gil-dong.

Main

Yoon Kyun-sang as Hong Gil-dong^[8]
- Lee Ro-woon as young Hong Gil-dong
Chae Soo-bin as Song Ga-ryung^[9]

Gil-dong's love interest and later wife.

Kim Sang-joong as Hong Ah-mo-gae^[10]

Gil-dong's father. A brilliant and ambitious slave who frees himself and later becomes the leader of the Ilkhwari.

Kim Ji-suk as Crown Prince Yi Yung (later Yeonsangun)^[11]
Lee Hanee as Gong-hwa (later renamed to Jang Nok-su)^[12]

Yeonsangun's concubine and Gil-dong's first love.

Supporting

Hong Family

Shim Hee-sub as Hong Gil-hyun / Park Ha-sung
- Lee Do-hyun as young Hong Gil-hyun

Ah-mo-gae's eldest son and Gil-dong's older brother.

Shin Eun-jung as Geum-ok

Ah-mo-gae's wife and Gil-dong's mother.

Lee Soo-min as Hong Uh-ri-ni / Sang-hwa
- Jeong Soo-in as young Hong Uh-ri-ni

Ah-mo-gae's daughter and Gil-dong's younger sister.

Ilkhwari

Park Jun-gyu as Hong So-bu-ri
Lee Jun-hyeok as Hong Yong-gae
Kim Do-yoon as Hong Se-gul
Heo Jung-do as Hong Il-chung
Lee Ho-chul as Hong Kkeut-shwe
Kim Byung-chun as Soo Noh-man-sub^[13]
Lee Myung-hoon as Hong Eob-san
- Jo Hyun-do as young Eob-san
Kim Ha-eun as Jeok Sun-ah

Royal Court

Kim Jung-tae as Yi Jung, Prince Chungwon
Choi Moo-sung as King Seongjong
Park Soo-young as Kim Ja-won
Ahn Suk-hwan as Left State Councillor Noh Sa-shin
Ryu Tae-ho as Yu Ja-gwang
Choi Yong-min as Yun Pil-sang
Park Ji-il as Yi Se-jwa
Choi Dae-chul as Park Won-jong

Others

Kim Byeong-ok as Magistrate Uhm Ja-chi

A third-generation deputy magistrate. He later becomes a town magistrate with the help of Ah-mo-gae.

Hwang Seok-jeong as Wol-ha-mae
Kim Joon-bae as Heo Tae-hak

A thug and Ah-mo-gae's rival.

Kim Jung-hyun as Mo-ri

Heo Tae-hak's right-hand man, later a rival of Gil-dong.

Ahn Nae-sang as Song Do-hwan
Seo Yi-sook as Lady Jo

Jo Cham-bong's wife.

Park Eun-seok as Jo Soo-hak
- Kim Ye-jun as young Jo Soo-hak

Jo Cham-bong's son.

Song Sam-dong as Lee Uk-gong
Jung Da-bin as Ok-ran
Lee Do-gyeom as Do-ho
Park Ji-a as Jin-soo
Lee Chung-mi as Han-deok
Kim Hee-jung as Baek Kyun
Kang Hui as Yeong-hui
Cha Geon-woo
Shim Eun-woo as shaman

Special appearances

Son Jong-hak as Jo Cham-bong
Ko In-bum as Jo Cham-bong's uncle
Moon Sook

Actors Namkoong Min and Ji Sung were first offered the lead role.
The first script reading took place on December 30, 2016 at MBC Broadcasting Station in Sangam.^[14]^[15]

In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
NR denotes that the drama did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date

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Episode #	Date	Average audience share
		TNmS Ratings		AGB Nielsen Ratings^[16]
		Nationwide	Seoul National Capital Area	Nationwide	Seoul National Capital Area	Peak
1	January 30, 2017	8.3% (20th)	8.2% (17th)	8.9% (NR)	9.1% (16th)	11.0%
2	January 31, 2017	8.4% (17th)	9.3% (8th)	10.0% (8th)	10.2% (6th)	12.1%
3	February 6, 2017	9.9% (12th)	11.3% (5th)	10.5% (7th)	10.8% (5th)	13.3%
4	February 7, 2017	11.4% (7th)	12.5% (5th)	12.3% (5th)	12.3% (5th)	14.5%
5	February 13, 2017	9.8% (11th)	11.8% (5th)	10.7% (7th)	10.9% (6th)	12.9%
6	February 14, 2017	9.1% (10th)	10.9% (5th)	10.6% (8th)	11.1% (5th)	12.9%
7	February 20, 2017	9.4% (10th)	11.4% (5th)	11.4% (5th)	11.9% (5th)	13.3%
8	February 21, 2017	9.4% (9th)	10.9% (5th)	11.5% (5th)	12.1% (5th)	14.0%
9	February 27, 2017	10.6% (7th)	11.7% (5th)	11.7% (5th)	12.0% (5th)	14.3%
10	February 28, 2017	11.4% (7th)	11.9% (5th)	12.5% (5th)	13.4% (5th)	15.2%
11	March 6, 2017	8.9% (12th)	10.0% (5th)	10.3% (8th)	10.6% (6th)	12.1%
12	March 7, 2017	9.5% (11th)	10.5% (6th)	10.5% (7th)	10.5% (5th)	12.0%
13	March 13, 2017	9.8% (10th)	10.5% (6th)	10.6% (7th)	10.5% (5th)	12.3%
14	March 14, 2017	9.7% (7th)	10.5% (5th)	10.4% (7th)	10.3% (5th)	11.0%
15	March 20, 2017	9.6% (12th)	10.7% (7th)	9.7% (7th)	9.3% (9th)	10.9%
16	March 21, 2017	8.9% (11th)	9.7% (6th)	8.8% (7th)	8.9% (6th)	10.0%
17	March 27, 2017	11.9% (7th)	12.3% (5th)	13.8% (5th)	14.3% (5th)	15.9%
18	March 28, 2017	12.3% (7th)	13.1% (5th)	13.9% (4th)	14.8% (5th)	16.3%
19	April 3, 2017	11.2% (7th)	11.6% (5th)	12.9% (5th)	13.7% (5th)	15.7%
20	April 4, 2017	12.8% (5th)	14.1% (5th)	12.5% (5th)	12.6% (5th)	15.7%
21	April 10, 2017	11.5% (7th)	12.6% (5th)	12.7% (5th)	13.1% (5th)	15.0%
22	April 11, 2017	12.5% (7th)	13.8% (5th)	13.0% (5th)	13.1% (5th)	15.7%
23	April 17, 2017	13.0% (5th)	14.2% (5th)	13.5% (5th)	14.2% (5th)	16.0%
24	April 18, 2017	13.0% (6th)	14.2% (5th)	13.3% (5th)	14.0% (5th)	15.6%
25	April 24, 2017	11.6% (7th)	12.6% (5th)	12.1% (5th)	12.6% (5th)	14.1%
26	April 25, 2017	11.6% (5th)	12.8% (5th)	12.4% (4th)	12.7% (4th)	14.3%
27	May 1, 2017	12.6% (5th)	14.7% (4th)	13.0% (5th)	13.7% (4th)	15.9%
28	May 8, 2017	13.3% (5th)	15.4% (4th)	12.3% (5th)	12.4% (5th)	15.8%
29	May 15, 2017	11.7% (7th)	12.5% (5th)	12.1% (6th)	12.8% (5th)	13.9%
30	May 16, 2017	13.8% (4th)	15.6% (4th)	14.4% (5th)	15.1% (5th)	17.0%
Average		10.8%	12.0%	11.7%	12.1%	13.9%

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Episode 28 did not air on May 2 due to the broadcast of a presidential debate.
Episode 29 did not air on May 9 due to news coverage of the presidential election.

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