Jeon Woo-chi (Korean: 전우치; Hanja: 田禹治) is a 2012 South Korean fantasy period television series,[1] starring Cha Tae-hyun as the titular Taoist wizard who becomes an unlikely hero to the people of Joseon.
[2][3][4] Also starring Uee, Lee Hee-joon, Baek Jin-hee, Kim Kap-soo and Sung Dong-il, it aired on KBS2 from November 21, 2012 to February 7, 2013 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 22:00 for 24 episodes.
In the fictional utopian nation of Yuldo, established by the righteous bandit hero Hong Gil-dong, Jeon Woo-chi is a dosa, a Taoist wizard, who gained his powers by swallowing a gumiho fox bead.
A friend's betrayal causes him to lose his mentor, and sorcery turns the love of his life Hong Mu-yeon into an emotionless assassin.
So in order to avenge them, he travels to Joseon, and is moved by the plight of the people and becomes a reluctant hero to them.