| Genre: | Romance Action Revenge |
| Director: | Yang Yun-ho |
| Starring: | Kim Hyun-joong Jeong Yu-mi |
| Country: | South Korea |
| Language: | Korean |
| Executive Producer: | Baek Jin-dong |
| Location: | Japan South Korea |
| Company: | Media 100 |
City Conquest was a cancelled South Korean television series.
Adapted from the comic book of the same title by Shin Hyung-bin, the action series was originally budgeted at . Starring Kim Hyun-joong, Jeong Yu-mi and Namkoong Min, it began filming in Japan in July 2012.[1] [2] [3] Due to Kim's Korean Wave fanbase, international broadcasting rights were pre-sold to Japan, China, Hong Kong and Taiwan.[4]
But in February 2013, prospective broadcaster KBS denied it a slot in their 2013 drama lineup, because network officials found the series "too violent" and its quality not up to their standards. Unable to secure a slot with the other two major channels in Korea, MBC and SBS, filming was halted and the project cancelled.[5]
Japanese satellite/digital terrestrial channel DATV was one of the show's investors, and in July 2013, it aired the one-hour TV special City Conquest: Episode Zero, showing existing footage shot on location in Nikko, Utsunomiya and Kinugawa, as well as behind-the-scenes clips.[6] [7] [8] The special was uploaded on YouTube and was also released on a Japan-only Blu-ray/DVD.
A young man named Baek Mi-reu blames his father for abandoning him and his mother, which sets him on the path of revenge upon the evils of society.
City Conquest was supposed to be the second project of Baek Jin-dong's "Media 100" production company, after the 2012 TV Chosun drama Ji Woon-soo's Stroke of Luck.[11]