Storyline is good
but could have been better. Action is the best in this drama. Romance also
could have been improved. But Lee Min-Ho’s and Park Min-young’s acting is great. It is a must watch for all Lee Min-Ho
fans.
TV Show: City Hunter
Revised Romanization: Siti Hyunteo
Hangul: 시티헌터
Director: Jin Hyeok
Writer: Hwang Eun-Kyung, Choi Soo-Jin, Tsukasa Hojo (manga)
Network: SBS
Episodes: 20
Release Date: May 25, 2011 - July 28, 2011
Genre: Action / Romance / Thriller
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea
Plot:
Lee
Yoon-Sung (Lee Min-Ho) works at the Blue House (Like White House in US) for the National Communication Network Team.
He graduated from M.I.T. in the U.S. and possesses elite skills as an I.T.
engineer. At the Blue House, Yoon-Sung meets Kim Na-Na (Park Min-Young), who
works as a bodyguard there. The two people fall for each other even though
Yoon-Sung was warned not to fall in love. An elaborate plan for revenge is his
ultimate mission....
Lee
Jin-Pyo (Kim Sang-Jung) and Park Moo-Yul (Park Sang-Min) worked as bodyguards
at the South Korean President's home the Blue House. While the president and
other high ranking public officials were visiting Myanmar an explosion occurs
there set off by North Korean agents. The explosion did not harm the South
Korean President, but other South Korean officials were killed. To retaliate
for the killing, five high ranking South Korean officials plan a covert
operation to go into North Korea and kill North Korean agents. Without the
president's knowledge, bodyguards Lee Jin-Pyo and Park Moo-Yul gather men who
will take part in the dangerous mission. The men will be dropped near the North
Korean coastline and then enter North Korea to carry out their assassinations.
For their return, Choi Eung-Chan (Cheon Ho-Jin) promises to have a submarine
waiting for them to carry them back to South Korea.
Meanwhile,
the five high ranking South Korean public officers, who initiated the covert
operation, changes their minds while the operation is taking place. The
officials decide to give up on the 21 special force members taking part in the
covert operation.
The
Special Forces members complete their tasks and swim into the ocean looking for
the submarine to take them back to South Korea. They spot the submarine waiting
for them and attempt to board the submarine. A sniper on the submarine kills
all of the Special Forces members except Lee Jin-Pyo - who survives and swims
back to South Korea.
Lee
Jin-Pyo, carrying out a promise to his fallen comrade and good friend Park
Moo-Yul, goes to Park Moo-Yul's home and snatches away Moo-Yul's baby, while
Moo-Yul's wife hangs clothes outside. Lee Jin-Pyo then moves to Thailand with
the baby. Lee Jin-Pyo sets up a camp in the jungles of Thailand, while growing
and trafficking illegal narcotics. Jin-Pyo also raises the baby Lee Yun-Seong
and eventually trains him into an elite soldier.
Lee
Yun-Seong, now a young adult, enters a village in Thailand and spots a Korean
man, Bae Sik-Joong (Kim Sang-Ho), being shaken down by Thai gang members. On a
whim, Lee Yun-Seong comes to his aide and helps Bae Sik-Joong escape. Lee
Yun-Seong takes the Korean man back their camp. It turns out Bae Sik-Joong is
quite a cook and he prepares dishes for Lee Yun-Seung and Lee Jin-Pyo. Lee
Yun-Seong also spots a photo of a young woman named Kim Na-Na that Bae
Sik-Joong carries with him. Lee Yun-Seong takes the photo and places it next to
his bed. He becomes emotionally attached to the woman in the photo even though
he has never met her.
A
few days later, Lee Jin-Pyo loses a foot while saving Lee Yun-Seung from a
landmine. While Lee Jin-Pyo is recovering, he finally tells Lee Yun-Seung about
his birth father and how he was killed by his own government. Lee Jin-Pyo then
vows to exact revenge upon the five government officials responsible for his
father's death.
Seven
years later, Lee Yun-Seo finally arrives in South Korea. Prior to arriving in
South Korea, Lee Yun-Seo studied at M.I.T. in the United States. He was also
warned by Lee Jin-Pyo, prior to entering South Korea, to avoid falling in love
because blood will be shed all around him...
Lee Min-ho
- Lee Yoon-sung/Puchai (Johnny Lee)
Park
Min-young - Kim Na-na (Nana Kim)
Lee
Joon-hyuk - Kim Young-joo (Jiro Kim)
Kim
Sang-joong - Lee Jin-pyo (Steve Lee)
Kim Sang-ho
- Bae Man-duk/Bae Shik-joong (Lyndon/Dindo Bae)
Hwang
Sun-hee - Jin Sae-hee (Clarisse Jin)
Goo Ha-ra -
Choi Da-hye (Nikki Choi)
Chun Ho-jin
- Choi Eung-chan (William Choi)
Park
Sang-min - Park Mu-yeol (Andrew Park)
Kim Mi-sook
- Lee Kyung-hee (Susan Lee)
Lee
Seung-hyung - Song Young-duk
Lee
Kwang-soo - Ko Ki-joon (Anton Go)
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