Arang and the Magistrate TV Series  (2012)
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Also Known As: Arangsatojeon, Arang and the Lord, Arang Magistrate Story, Arang: Magistrate Chronicle
Starring: Lee Jun-Ki, Shin Mina, Yeon Woo-Jin
Director:Kim Sang-Ho(b)
Genre:TV, Drama, Traditional, Horror, Fantasy, Mystery, Comedy
Distribution:MBC
Language:Korean
Country:South Korea

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About Arang and the Magistrate TV Series
Broadcast: August 15, 2012 ~ October 18, 2012
Episodes: 20

The drama is based on famous folklore.

During the Joseon era in the city of Miryang, Arang (Shin Min Ah) was the pure, beautiful, goodhearted daughter of a magistrate. She grew up without a mother, and was raised by a wicked caretaker who conspired to have her be raped and ruined by a servant. He attacked and she resisted, so he stabbed and killed her, and left her body to rot in the woods.

Her father the magistrate just believed that she dishonorably eloped with a man and so resigned his position swathed in shame. Thus the legend goes that every time a new magistrate comes to Miryang to fill the position, Arang vengeful ghost shows up to tell him her story and he flees in terror.

But one day a new magistrate comes to town a young man by the name of Eun Oh (Lee Joon Ki). Arang appears to him like every other magistrate before him, but this man doesn't flee, and instead sympathizes with Arang, and promises to find her killer and avenge her death. (Source)
Arang is an aggrieved ghost who happens to suffer from amnesia. She sets out on a journey to find her true identity but first she needs to find someone in the living world who can see her and help her. That person is Eun-oh.

She makes a plea to Eun-oh to help her recover her memories. Eun-oh jokingly tells her that he would only help her if he becomes the district magistrate and so Arang cleverly finds a way to have him appointed as a magistrate overnight.

The beautiful Arang, the daughter of a magistrate during the Chosun Dynasty, is brutally murdered. The woman returns from the dead as a ghost, still full of light-hearted mischief and spirited fun. When she meets a young magistrate, Eun Oh, she discovers that he has the unique ability to communicate with the dead. She convinces him to help her uncover her killer and bring the person to justice. Can a ghost and a magistrate team up to solve a murder mystery and punish the wrongdoer?