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City Hunter
A slick, neon-drenched vigilante noir pulsing with sorrow and unspoken longing, where a ghost from a buried massacre navigates the razor's edge between righteous reform and consuming blood retribution.
City Hunter
City Hunter

시티헌터

25 May 2011 — 28 July 2011 South Korea 1 season 20 episode Ended 7.5 (105)

Cast: Lee Min-ho, Park Min-young, Lee Jun-hyuk, Kim Sang-joong, Cheon Ho-jin

Drama Crime Action & Adventure Vengeance vs. Lawful Justice The Burden of Paternal Legacy and Chosen Identity Institutional Corruption and the Betrayal of Civic Trust Love as Vulnerability versus Salvation

City Hunter — Movie Quotes

Memorable Quotes

믿음 때문입니다. 국민들이 뽑은 정치인들이 양심적으로 행동할 것이라는 믿음. 나라를 지키기 위해 입대한 군인들이 자기 나라가 그들을 지켜줄 것이라는 믿음... 그 믿음을 지키기 위해서입니다.
— Lee Yoon-sung

Context

Delivered during his Episode 17 confrontation regarding why he protects civic institutions instead of executing corrupt officials.

Meaning

Captures the core thematic ethos of Yoon-sung's crusade—he is not fighting for blood, but to restore fractured societal trust.

나 좋아하지 마. 너 행복해질 생각 따위 버려.
— Lee Yoon-sung

Context

Spoken to Kim Na-na in Episode 12 as he struggles with his growing romantic feelings.

Meaning

The defining line of Yoon-sung’s inner torment, pushing Na-na away to protect her from the dangerous crossfire of his covert life.

시티헌터... 내 아버지를 용서해라... 그리고 진실을 밝혀줘.
— Prosecutor Kim Young-joo

Context

Spoken in Episode 20 in the warehouse after being mortally beaten while defending crucial evidence.

Meaning

Spoken as he lies dying, officially passing the torch of justice from the formal legal system to the vigilante.

조국이 그들을 버렸다. 내 목숨을 바쳐서라도 그들의 피값을 반드시 돌려받겠다.
— Lee Jin-pyo

Context

Uttered in Episode 1 after the betrayal and slaughter of his 21 special forces comrades.

Meaning

The genesis of the 28-year revenge cycle that fuels the drama's entire narrative arc.

당신이 다치는 게 나한테는 더 큰 상처예요. 혼자 짊어지려고 하지 마요.
— Kim Na-na

Context

Spoken to Yoon-sung in Episode 14 after learning the reality of his secret double life.

Meaning

Demonstrates Na-na’s active role not as a passive damsel, but as Yoon-sung’s emotional partner and protector.

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