I Am Legend (TV series)

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I Am Legend
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Promotional poster
Genre Romance
Music
Legal drama
Written byIm Hyeon-kyeong
Ma Jin-won
Directed byKim Hyung-shik
Starring Kim Jung-eun
Lee Joon-hyuk
Kim Seung-soo
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes16
Production
Production company AStory
Release
Original network Seoul Broadcasting System
Original release2 August (2010-08-02) 
21 September 2010 (2010-09-21)

I am Legend (Korean : 나는 전설이다; RR : Naneun Junseolida) is a South Korean television series starring Kim Jung-eun that was broadcast on SBS on August 2 to September 21, 2010.

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Synopsis

Jeon Seol-hee (Kim Jung-eun) files for divorce after realizing that she deserves to be treated better by her unappreciative lawyer husband, Cha Ji-wook (Kim Seung-soo) and his snobbish family. Determined to get her life back on track, she returns to her rock band roots, becoming the leader of the Comeback Madonna Band. Her bandmates are fellow "ajummas" who have personal problems of their own, and together they search for happiness and personal fulfillment through music.

Cast

Main characters

Supporting characters

Soundtrack

The series featured real musical performances from the fictional Comeback Madonna Band – comprised by actresses Kim Jung-eun (vocals and rhythm guitar), Juni (lead guitar), Hong Ji-min (bass) and Jang Shin-young (drums). The original songs "Comeback Madonna" and "You" are included in the soundtrack, as well as several modernized rock covers of famous pop songs from the 1980s and 1990s that the band performed in the show. [3] Comeback Madonna Band also performed live at the Pentaport Rock Festival and Jecheon International Music & Film Festival. [4] [5]

The official soundtrack was released on August 31, 2010 through LOEN Entertainment.

  1. 컴백마돈나 (Comeback Madonna) – Comeback Madonna Band
  2. 백만송이장미 (A Million Roses) – Comeback Madonna Band
  3. 그대가 (You) – Lee Joon-hyuk
  4. Killing Me Softly – Comeback Madonna Band
  5. 회상 (Reminiscence) – Kim Jung-eun
  6. 사랑사랑사랑 (Love Love Love) – Comeback Madonna Band
  7. 기분 좋은 날 (A Fine Day) – Comeback Madonna Band
  8. 그대가 (You) – Kim Jung-eun & Lee Joon-hyuk (Duet ver.)
  9. 황홀한 고백 (A Blissful Confession) – Comeback Madonna Band
  10. 뮤지컬 (Musical) – Hong Ji-min
  11. 사랑은 빗물처럼 사랑은 늘 그렇게 (Love, Love is Always So, Like Rain Water) – Go Eun-mi
  12. 너에게 Dear music (To You, Dear Music) – Kim Jung-eun

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