Season 1 • Episode 24
LatestJung Tae tries to secure the safety zone in Shanghai to protect the people living in Bangsamtong from upcoming China and Japan war.
Based in the 1930's of Shanghai, China, this drama is a story about love, friendship, patriotism and desire. Shin Jung Tae (Kim Hyun Joong) is an outrageous and clumsy man, but has an unconditional love for his country and family. He was known as the best fighter in the alleys of Shanghai.
Stunts
Kim Hyun-joong doing his own alley brawls
Production
Depression-era Shanghai sets on a 2014 budget
Costume
Gaya's impeccable yakuza princess wardrobe
Creator
Kim Jung-kyu
Kim Hyun-joong
Shin Jung-tae
Im Soo-hyang
Teguchi Gaya
Jin Se-yeon
Kim Ok-ryun
Cho Dong-hyuk
Shinichi
Kim Seung-o
Jung Jae-hwa
Kim Jae-uck
Kim Soo-ok
Yoon Hyun-min
Toyama Aoki
Kim Kap-soo
Denkai
Choi Il-hwa
Seol Doo-sung
Son Byung-ho
Choi Soo-ri
Jung Ho-bin
Wang Baek-san
Shin Seung-hwan
Jjang-ddol
Yang Ik-june
Hwang Bong-shik
Jo Dal-hwan
Poong-cha
Shin Eun-jung
Kim Sung-deok
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 1930s Shanghai setting let Korean writers explore Japanese colonialism without directly depicting Korea—a creative workaround for sensitive history.
Kim Hyun-joong trained in martial arts for months but still injured his ribs on set; they wrote Jung-tae's limp into several episodes.
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