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271:2009-04-09
261:2009-01-21
257:January 21
224:60 minutes
191:Production
97:Written by
83:Historical
65:Moon River
1396:HanCinema
1346:March 21,
1258:March 29,
1232:March 29,
727:as Kotaro
713:Jung Joon
516:Main cast
492:Iljimae (
454:from the
1131:Source:
773:Episode
234:Roiworks
196:Producer
133:Starring
1253:TenAsia
1227:TenAsia
1120:Average
564:gisaeng
481:Iljimae
448:Iljimae
402:돌아온 一枝梅
392:돌아온 일지매
343:돌아온 一枝梅
327:돌아온 일지매
289:Iljimae
279:Related
269: (
265: –
259: (
254:Release
248:MBC TV
244:Network
78:Romance
25:Iljimae
779:Seoul
733:as Rie
658:Harisu
544:woman.
405:;
395:;
387:Korean
320:Hangul
175:Korean
88:Action
1123:10.9%
1101:7.8%
1045:8.0%
1003:8.4%
770:Date
397:Hanja
336:Hanja
213:Japan
71:Genre
1407:IMDb
1348:2014
1322:2012
1288:2013
1260:2014
1234:2014
1208:2013
1182:2013
1098:7.5%
1084:8.2%
1070:7.8%
1056:8.5%
1042:6.9%
1028:8.5%
1000:7.6%
958:8.9%
501:Qing
488:Plot
478:for
435:and
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441:MBC
181:No.
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