Is Arang and the magistrate a Korean drama?

Is Arang and the magistrate a Korean drama?

Arang and the Magistrate (Hangul: 아랑사또전; Hanja: 阿娘使道傳; RR: Arangsatojeon; also known as Tale of Arang) is a 2012 South Korean historical television drama (sageuk), starring Lee Joon-gi, Shin Min-ah and Yeon Woo-jin.

What is the plot of Arang and the magistrate?

Arang and the Magistrate tells the story of a cynical and not so friendly government official named Eun Oh who wanders the whole nation to look for his mother who disappeared because of his mistake. Eun Oh has the ability of seeing ghosts, so he’s used to be bothered by many kind of ghosts.

Is Arang based on a true story?

The drama is based on famous folklore, as most ghost stories are: During the Joseon era in the city of Miryang, Arang was the pure, beautiful, goodhearted daughter of a magistrate. She grew up without a mother and was raised by a wicked caretaker who conspired to have her raped and ruined by a servant, Baekga.

What is the story of Arang the ghost?

The beautiful Arang, the daughter of a magistrate during the Chosun Dynasty, is brutally murdered. The woman returns from the dead as a ghost, still full of light-hearted mischief and spirited fun.

What is the story of the ghost of Arang?

The period horror-romance is based on the folklore of Arang, who died unjustly and returns as a ghost in order to reveal the circumstances surrounding her death. It aired on MBC from August 15 to October 18, 2012 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 20 episodes.

Is Arang a high-concept show?

Already the initial premise is high-concept, but where most shows would stop and work with that single conceit, Arang goes on to twist its mythology further with every episode. You think it’s about ghosts… until she comes back to life.

When did tale of Arang come out in the Philippines?

It aired in the Philippines on GMA Network from January 20 to March 14, 2014 under the title Tale of Arang: A Love Without End. Re-aired this 2019 on GMA News TV, coming soon.