<article> <figure> <img src="http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/65qfIYTwPNYpr2LvG0iUbN3fgBu.jpg" title='The Return of Iljimae' alt='The Return of Iljimae'/> </figure> <h1>The Return of Iljimae</h1> <p>The Return of Iljimae is a 2009 South Korean historical action television series, starring Jung Il-woo in the title role of Iljimae, Yoon Jin-seo, Kim Min-jong and Jung Hye-young. It aired on MBC from January 21 to April 9, 2009 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 24 episodes. The series is based on comic strip Iljimae, published between 1975 and 1977, by Ko Woo-yung which was based on a Chinese folklore from the Ming dynasty about a masked Robin Hood-esque character during the Joseon era. MBC bought the rights to the comic strip for their adaptation, which was to star Lee Seung-gi in the title role of Iljimae. However he pulled out and was replaced by Jung, which makes him the third Korean actor to play the hero following Jang Dong-gun and Lee Joon-gi for Iljimae.</p> <details><summary>Runtime: 70</summary> <summary>First air date: 2009-01-21</summary> <summary>Last air date: 2009-04-09</summary></details> </article>