Toji, the Land explained

Native Name:
Hangul:토지
Genre:Drama
Creator:SBS
Director:Lee Jong-han
Country:South Korea
Language:Korean
Num Episodes:52
Executive Producer:Lim Byung-hoon
Runtime:60 minutes
Network:SBS
Related:Toji

Toji, the Land (Korean: 토지; RR: Toji) is a 2004 South Korean television series based on the novel Toji (토지) written by Park Kyong-ni. The series following the story of turbulent life of Choi Seo-hee as she lives throughout the Donghak Peasant Revolution, the Eulmi Incident, the Japanese colonial era, and Korea's independence in 1945. As in the novel, the drama portrays the conflicts between individuals who are engulfed in their own desires of love and veiled enmity, rage and jealousy. Starring Kim Hyun-joo, Yoo Jun-sang, it premiered on SBS on November 26, 2004, and aired on Friday and Saturday at time-slot 20:45-21:45 (KST) till May 22, 2005.[1]

Plot

When she was 5 years old, Seo Hee(Kim Hyun-joo)'s mother left with one of the servants, leaving her behind her father, who had never treated her well. The first shock was a preparation for her hardship. After her father was killed, her relative Joon Goo, taking advantage of her young age to gain possession of the land she rightfully owns. In these miserable years, her low status friend, Kim Gil-sang (Yoo Jun-sang) became her only support. He helped Seo Hee to run away from hometown to escape Joon Goo's plot forced Seo Hee to marry a disabled man. Then, she slowly builds her property as a merchant, driven by a desire to revenge Joon Goo and the ultimate goal is to regain the land.

Cast

Main

People of Choi Cham-pan

Pyeongsari people

People of Seohee's house

Independence activists

People from Im Myeong-hee's side

Yongjeong

Others

Production

Casting

In 2003, SBS confirmed Kim Hyun-joo was chosen as the main role of Choi Seo-hee [2]

Development

In October 2003, the drama started filming in Hadong.

The production cost 15 billion won. New setting for the drama were built in Hadong, South Gyeongsang Province and Hoengseong, Gangwon Province, South Korea. In Hadong, about 40 houses were built centered on Choi Champandaek, which now become a tourist attraction.[3] And about 80 houses were built in Hoengseong, which contains realistic scenes of Yongjeong, Hoeryong and Jinju, as well as Harbin, China and Japan during the Japanese colonial period.[4]

Note

This 2004 version drama was the first drama produced after the novel Toji was completed, has been evaluated to have fully captured the thoughts and thoughts of writer Park Kyongni.

Broadcasting changes and extension

Awards and nominations

AwardYearCategoryNominee ResultRef.
SBS Drama Awards2005Best DramaLand[5] [6]
Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial DramaYoo Jun-sang
Best Actor in a Serial DramaLee Soon-jae
Top Excellence Award, ActressKim Hyun-joo
Excellence Award, Actress in Serial Drama
Netizen Popularity Award
Top 10 Star Award
Best Supporting ActorKim Kap-soo
New Star AwardJo An
Child Actor AwardBae Na-yeon
Child Actor AwardHahm Eun-Jung
32nd Korea Broadcasting AwardsBest ProducerLee Jong-han
42nd Baeksang Arts Awards2006Best DramaLand[7]
Best Director (TV)Lee Jong-hanLee Jong-han
Best Actress (TV)Kim Hyun-joo
Seoul International Drama AwardsBest TV PictureLand[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 토지. 2021-10-24. SBS. ko. September 22, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210922050043/https://m.programs.sbs.co.kr/drama/toji/about/53851. live.
  2. Web site: 조선일보. 2020-08-13. '토지' 3대 최서희 떴다…주인공에 김현주 낙점. 2021-10-24. 조선일보. ko. October 24, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211024090234/https://www.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2003/11/18/2003111870428.html. live.
  3. Web site: Destinations by Region : VisitKorea Destinations by Region Choi Champandaek (House of Choi Champan) (최참판댁) Official Korea Tourism Organization. 2021-10-24. english.visitkorea.or.kr. en. October 24, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211024090333/https://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/ATR/SI_EN_3_1_1_1.jsp?cid=1567694. live.
  4. Web site: 2004-11-08. 제작비 150억원 대작 SBS `토지`, 27일 첫 방송. 2021-10-24. 매일경제. ko. October 24, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211024090232/https://www.mk.co.kr/news/home/view/2004/11/379980/. live.
  5. Web site: 전도연, '2005 SBS 연기대상' 대상 수상 (종합) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211024073949/https://news.nate.com/view/20060101n00024?mid=n1006 . October 24, 2021 . 2021-10-24 . 네이트 뉴스 . ko.
  6. News: 2010-05-30 . 티아라 은정, 섹시함 벗고 연기를 입다 [T-ara's Eunjung takes off her sexiness and wears smoke] ]. ko . Yonhap News Agency .
  7. Web site: 제57회 백상예술대상 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210825201901/https://www.baeksangawards.co.kr/ . August 25, 2021 . 2021-10-24 . www.baeksangawards.co.kr . ko.
  8. Web site: 토지 . 2022-12-28 . movie.naver.com . ko.

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