Hero (히어로), MBC

Previously known as: 수상한 히어로즈 / Strange Heroes, 보이지 않는 전쟁 / Unseen Warfare
Genre: Comedy, Action
Episodes:16
Broadcast network: MBC
Broadcast period: 2009-Nov to 2010-Jan
Air time: Wednesdays & Thursdays 21:55


Hero is the story of Korea's top reporters and ordinary citizens fighting against the inequalities between society’s masses and its very elite. Jin Do Hyuk works as a journalist for a third-rate newspaper. He lost his parents at an early age, after they were involved in a fatal hit and run car accident and Do Hyuk was left alone with his older sister Do Hee. Although Do Hee is older than Do Hyuk she is quite immature, impulsive and whenever Do Hyuk had money she would take his money. He had always dreamed of becoming a journalist like his father, attending the prestigious “Dae Sae Ilbo,” but because of his poor financial situation Do Hyuk was unable to attend college, which created a temporary roadblock for him. So instead Do Hyuk ends up working for the third rate news rag "Monday Seoul". Although the "Monday Seoul" is lower than the "Dae Sae Ilbo," Do Hyuk works with passion and uses any means necessary to cover a story. Joo Jae In lost her father at an early age. Her father, a police officer, died while on duty. Since then, she has wanted to follow in her father's footsteps to become a police officer. Jae In eventually graduated at the top of her class in the police academy. She likes Kang Hae Sung, who interviewed her for the "Dae Sae Ilbo." Jae In was also interviewed by Do Hyuk for the "Monday Seoul," but she doesn't know what to make of Do Hyuk. Kang Hae Sung, a highly respected Dae Sae Ilbo journalist, currently dates Choi Ho Kyung , the daughter of Choi Il Doo, the president of parent company Dae Sae Corporation. Choi Il Doo views Ho Kyung somewhat like his right hand man. Often, Ho Kyung will spin news stories to favor Il Doo and the Dae Sae Corporation. Il Doo hopes Hae Syung will one day become his son-in-law. But, Hae Syung notices Jae In and Do Hyuk becoming closer and becomes jealous. One day, Do Hyuk awaits outside of a prison to interview former mobster Jo Yong Deok, a leader of the Twin Ax gang prior to his 15 year jail sentence. On the day of his release the only persons awaiting for him are journalist Do Hyuk and a former underling. Yong Deok then decides to start his own newspaper with Do Hyuk named the "Yong Deok Ilbo".



Lee Jun Ki as Jin Do Hyuk
Yoon So Yi as Ju Jae In
Um Ki Joon as Kang Hae Sung
Baek Yoon Shik / Pae Gyun Sik as Jo Yong Deok

Extended Cast
Ji Chang Wook as Park Joon Hyung
Shin Joo Ah as Choi Ho Kyung (26, Il Doo's daughter)
Choi Jung Woo as Choi Il Doo
Jo Yang Ja as Kim Bok Soon (Hae Seong's mother)
?? as Sang Hun
Jung Soo Young as Na Ga Yeon
Jung Suk Yong as Cha Man Soo
Jin Sung (진성) as Go Eun Shik
Jo Kyung Hoon as Bong Sang Chul
Lee Han Wie as Na Kyung Man
Kim Ik as Oh Jung Gil
?? as Jang Heug Ki
?? as Kang So Hee
Jang Young Nam as Jin Do Hee (Jin Do Hyuk's older sister)
Kim Hyang Gi as Jin Sol (10, Do Hee's daughter)
Um Ji Sung (엄지성) as Jin Jung (6, Do Hee's son)
?? as Myung Hee (Jae In's mother)
Yoon Seung Ah as Jo Yu Ri (Yong Deok's daughter)
Joo Jin Mo as Gong Chil Sung
Choi Soo Rin as Madam P
Seo Seung Man as President of Monday Weekly Magazine
KARA (cameo)





Jin Do Hyuk is a newspaper reporter who is full of ambition.

Jin wants to become a reporter like his father, but he comes from a family which struggles from the rigors of life and he was not able to study of his own will due to his immature sister who financially worsens the situation. Jin barely gets into a third-rate newspaper but runs into a wall when the paper decides to cease publication. However, he grows with new dreams and expectations, when his interviewee, a former gang boss, proposes that they set up a new newspaper. Jin's optimism and aggressiveness could be taken as someone who is fun compared to Lee's previous roles where he was an undercover agent for the intelligence service or had to be a real hero carrying a heavy burden on his shoulders. Lee repeatedly emphasized that Jin is a character who is "less serious and more cheerful" than previous characters he has played. But Lee will not have a completely easy time with his role playing someone who transforms into a reporter with a strong sense of justice and speaks up for the lower middle class society.



HERO Official Website
HERO Index Website
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Hero (Aja-Aja)

Episode 01
Episode 02, MF, MU

Subtitles

http://www.haru2subs.com/

Source: JoonGiWiki

ohh so that's the fanart colleen made!!!...it's ssoooo niice...some were taken from fly daddy fly right?...since we still dnt have photos of him from his nw drama..

Invisible War Fan Art Poster




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Lee Jun Ki chose his next drama, <Unseen War> This time it’s a modern hero! | 2008.12.16



The main character of the SBS drama that ended this July, Lee Jun Ki chose a drama that he’s going to participate in next year.

As ‘Iljimae’, Lee Jun Ki showed off his charms and this time he’s chosen the drama called <Unseen>. Once again, Lee Jun Ki will play a role as an intelligent heroic character that fights against the world. Unlike his last drama, this time he will play a modern hero.

In <Unseen War>, Lee Jun Ki faces the death of his loved one and realizes his mistake and decides to live for the weak and afterwards, fights against the world’s difficulties. The Media Zoo is the supporter of this drama and this drama’s script was written by Kwon Gi Young from <Crazy about love>.

In the movie <King and the Clown>, Lee Jun Ki won his stardom followed by the dramas <Time between dog and wolf> and <Iljimae>. During the process of choosing this drama, there were a lot of battles against the producers to cast him.

All the scripts and scenarios that were given to Lee Jun Ki spread rumors regarding the dramas he will choose, which eventually led to his company’s public speech that those rumors weren’t true.

After the failure of <Fly daddy fly> after his participation in the <King and the Clown> led to questions of his popularity as a ‘bubble’ but through his successes in dramas gained full faith from the viewers. Lee Jun Ki chose <Unseen War>, while turning down all the other offers and it’s being anticipated whether or not the year 2009 will also it ‘his year’.


Source: yahoo korea news
Korean to English Translations: Nahnus of Lee Jun-ki Crunchyroll Fan Group
Lee Jun-ki Crunchyroll Fan Group
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Lee Jun Ki, chose ‘Unseen War’ | 2008.12.16



Lee Jun Ki confirmed his next drama appearance. After choosing the drama ‘Unseen War’ (title not confirmed) that is planning to air early next year, he is now preparing himself to shoot.

‘Unseen War’ is about a man who was born intelligent and worked only toward his success but due to his loved one’s death, he realizes his fault and decides to live for the weak.

In his previous drama SBS-TV ‘Iljimae’, he played the role as a Joseon dynasty’s hero and this time, he will show a more modern hero.

Lee Jun Ki’s company said “After looking through the script very carefully, this has been decided after a lot of thought” and added “he is now preparing to make his character”.


Source: sports seoul
Korean to English Translations: Nahnus of Lee Jun-ki Crunchyroll Fan Group
Lee Jun-ki Crunchyroll Fan Group

you did a great job colleen!! really awesome!!
we can exactly see the story in the fan art poster!!

Lee Jun Ki Is Getting Set To Be A Hero! | 2008.12.16



After all the questioning and complains about Lee Jun Ki’s new drama role the news finally came out! Jun Ki is set to have and hero role in a new drama called Unseen War (보이지 않는 전쟁).

In Unseen War Jun Ki plays a man fixated purely on success who loses a loved one, then decides to fight crime on behalf of the weak. Can’t wait for this one!!

Source: wordpress

Fan art??? i thought it was real
looks very real to me

anyway this looks like an action drama
exactly my fav genre
hurray~
can't wait for next year

Lee Jun Ki Decides To Be A Hero Again | 2008.12.16



Lee Jun Ki has finally decided on his next work and would be acting as a hero-like character again in 2009. He is now actively preparing for his role.

According to Lee Jun Ki’s management today, he has decided after careful thought that he would take SBS drama War That Can’t Be Seen (temporary name). It was previously named as Strange Heroes by the media and talks about a man who possesses extraordinary talent and resorts to anything for success. But after the death of his lover, he lost his motivation to live and wallows in degeneration. He eventually wakes up from his sorrow and decides to help the poor, fighting for the weak in society.

Lee Jun Ki who has previously acted as a bandit who helps the poor in the Joseon Dynasty as Iljimae will once again be acting as a hero who helps the weak in his new drama. Lee Jun Ki expressed, “There were numerous reports earlier about my next work which put me under a lot of stress. This drama was chosen after careful thought among the many scripts that I was given. I believe that the viewers will not be disappointed with the drama.”

Source: coolsmurf

oh oh oh! This drama looks like a great series - and I love Jun Ki in action story.
I can't wait to see more photo and read more news.

Thanks a lot for the fanart

Junki’s hero role confirmed | 2008.12.16



There were some questions raised after preliminary news came out about Lee Junki’s new drama series, but it’s official now: Lee Junki will be taking a (modern-day) hero role starring in the drama Unseen War [보이지 않는 전쟁].

(The series has a new title, but the plot is the same as before, when it was called “Heroes” or “Strange Heroes.” Lee plays a man fixated purely on success who loses a loved one, then decides to fight crime on behalf of the weak.)

Source: dramabeans

OMO!!!
this fanart really awesome,,
really like it,,

before see tag ,,i think this is real,hahaha...
good job , colleen,,

wait this drama ^^,,,

Lee Jun Ki in the Newspaper | 2008.12.17



“Lee Jun Ki chose ‘Unseen’ as his next drama"

This year Lee Jun Ki (26• Picture) was popular with the SBS drama ‘Iljimae’ and as his next drama, he chose ‘Unseen War’ (title not confirmed). On the 16th, according to Lee Jun Ki’s company, drama ‘Unseen War’ planning to air early 2009 is about a character who only runs toward his success but realizes that success isn’t everything due to his loved one’s death and is reborn. The main character later stands up for the weak and fights against the world’s challenge. His company revealed “While Iljimae was Joseon dynasty’s hero, this time he’ll show a modern hero”.
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“Makes a comeback as a modern hero”

Actor Lee Jun Ki will comeback as a modern hero. Lee Jun Ki finalized his appearance in the drama ‘unseen war’ (title not confirmed) and is preparing to shoot. ‘unseen war’ is about a story where his loved one’s death made a man to fight against the world’s challenge. The script was written was the Kwon Gi Young who wrote the script for ‘Crazy about love’.
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“Lee Jun Ki makes a comeback as a modern hero”

Next year he will transform as a hustler in ‘unseen war’.

Young star Lee Jun Ki (26) will transform into a hustler.
Lee Jun Ki confirmed his appearance in the new drama ‘unseen war’. This drama is about a character who have only ran toward his success but due to his loved one’s death realizes his mistake and fights for the weak.

This year, Lee Jun Ki showed his heroism in the traditional drama ‘Iljimae’ during the Joseon dynasty. Now, he will play a role where he’s born as a genius and fight for the weak as a modern hero.

His company said “He is preparing himself to make his character and is trying his best to show new things to the viewers as an actor”.


Newspaper scans credits to: dcjunki
Korean to English Translations: Nahnus of Lee Jun-ki Crunchyroll Fan Group
Lee Jun-ki Crunchyroll Fan Group

Lee Jun Ki starring in 'Strange Heroes', MBC November broadcast I 2009.07.01



Lee Jun Ki starring in the drama 'Strange Heroes' will be aired in November on MBC.

Staff of MBC revealed this on June 30th, "Lee Jun Ki's new drama will be aired Wednesday-Thursday line after 'Hon' (Soul)." The broadcast date of 'Hon' - 2009-Aug-05 to 2009-Sep."

'Strange Heroes' is the first follow-up work by Korean writer, Kwon Ki Young who wrote in the SBS drama 'Crazy in Love'. Its about a natural intelligent man who uses all means to success, when he was undergoing to leave his beloved woman, he gradually repent his past, and became a modern hero fighting for the weak.

Lee Jun Ki stars in this drama as a modern hero, he will be showing in a different charm in the hero role as in 2008 SBS "Iljimae".

Lee Jun Ki has become synonym with box ratings since the film 'King and the Clown' in 2005, and through MBC's 'Time Between Dog and Wolf' as well as SBS "Iljimae".

The previous title of the drama was 'Invisible War' (보이지 않는 전쟁) but now based on the news it was titled, 'Suspicious Heroes' or 'Strange Heroes' (수상한 히어로즈) which is the title given before the Invisible War/Unseen war title.


Source & credits to: starnews, Lee Jun Ki Baidu
Chinese to English Translations by: Olympia08082008 of JunKi Global
Added Korean to English Translations by: jkpower of JunKi Global
JunKi Global

Lee Jun Ki and Han Ji Min are Strange Heroes I 2009.08.13



It's been decided that Lee Jun Ki and Han Ji Min will leading MBC's new Wednesday/Thursday drama Strange Heroes. This drama will air in early November and take the place of the Yunho-led Heading to the Ground.

Strange Heroes is about a genius who succeeds in everything that he attempts; however, the death of his loved one brings him down to rock bottom and he lives a harsh life. He fights his way through his difficulties to become a legend in the end. It seems like a typical Korean drama, but I like the cast.

Source & credits to: allkpop.com

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Han Ji Min Selected As Female Leading "Suspicious Heroes" I 2009.08.13


Lee Jun Ki, Han Ji Min - Cast for New Drama "Heroes"

Actor Lee Jun Ki and Han Ji Min will be casting for MBC Wed-Thur Drama "Heroes".

Lee Jun Ki and Han Ji Min has recently finalised to cast for the new drama "Heroes" (Produce by The Zoo Media, to be confirmed). The new drama "Heroes" will be broadcasted in the early November after the drama "Maen Ttang e He-ding" (Casting: Kim Sol Ji & Ki Mye Ji, Script: Park Sung Soo).

"Heroes" is written by the script writer of SBS "Crazy for Love", Gwon Gi Young. The story is about a genius who used to sought after power and success, who after lost his lover, has started to reflect back on his past and regretted for it, and hence later become a modern age hero who fought for the equal treatment for the poor.

In the drama, Lee Jun Ki will cast for the role who works in a small-time news agency and later becoming a hot blooded youth after he was involved in the syndicate of money and power. Whereas Han Ji Min will cast for the role who later also get involved in the syndicate due to her transfer from previous news agency to the same news agency as Lee Jun Ki.

After last year July's SBS drama "Iljimae", Lee Jun Ki has been busy with the release of his new album and fan concert. Whereas Han Ji Min made the decision after her has finished shooting for the SBS Drama "Cain & Abel".

Chinese to English Translation by: lovejunki99@leejunkimsiafamily
Source & credits to: newsen

Kim Min Jung Replaces Han Ji Min As The Female Lead of Hero. I 2009.09.21




Kim Min Jung will star in the new drama "Hero" as the main female lead opposite Lee Jun Ki. The female lead originally went to Han Ji Min, but she's dropped out because of personal problems and she's replaced by Kim Min Jung.

Source & credits to: osen & soompi thread

poor Jun Ki ... still cannot start shooting because Kim Min Jung not confirmed yet
i'm bit upset, Hero just Mini-Series drama (only 16 episode) ... after long2 time waiting