- Shin Dong-wu created the South Korean Hong Gildong comic books in the 1960s, creating the iconic image of the hero in a blue shirt and yellow hat.[13]
- The story was adapted into a South Korean animated feature film of the same name in 1967.[14]
- A South Korean animated feature film sequel named Hong Gil-dong Janggun (홍길동 장군, "General Hong Gildong") followed in 1969.[15]
- The South Korean 1983 animated feature film Uju Jeonsa Hong Gil-dong (우주전사 홍길동, "Space Soldier Hong Gil dong") takes the character into a science fiction setting.[16]
- A North Korean martial arts film, Hong Kil Dong, was released in 1986, in which he fights against Japanese ninjas.[17]
- A South Korean action video game adaption, Hong Kil Dong, was released for Master System and MSX computers in 1990 by Clover.[18]
- A South Korean role-playing video game, Hong Gil-dong jeon (홍길동전), was released for IBM compatible computers in 1993 by A+.[19]
- A sequel to the 1993 game, the interactive movie Hong Gil-dong jeon 2 (홍길동전 2), was released in 1995.[20]
- Another South Korean animated feature film was released in 1995 with the title Doraon Yeongung Hong Gil-dong (돌아온 영웅 홍길동, "Returned Hero Hong Gildong").[21]
- A platform game video game adaption of the 1995 animated feature film with the same title was released in December 1995 by LG for Windows.[22]
- The 1995 South Korean role-playing video game The Romance of Forgotten Kingdom (망국전기~잊혀진 나라의 이야기, Mangguk Jeon'gi: Ichyeojin Nara-ui Iyagi) takes place in Yuldo, the country founded by Hong Gildong in the original story.[23]
- The manhwa series Hong Gil-dong: Murim jeonsa rok (홍길동~무림전사록) by Oh Se-kwon (오세권) was started in 2004 and tells the story of Hong Gildong's return to Joseon in a fantasy world with cyberpunk elements.
- A character from Hong Gildong was also adapted in the Shin Agyo Onshi manga as female bandit leader.
- A South Korean TV series entitled Hong Gil-Dong, The Hero (a.k.a. Hong Gil-dong), first aired on January 2, 2008 on KBS2.
- A modern-day film adaptation named Descendants of Hong Gil-Dong was made in 2009.[24]
- In the 2010 musical Hong Gil-dong, Sungmin and Yesung of Super Junior played the historical figure. It played at the Woori Financial Art Hall at the Olympic Park from 18 February 18 April 2010.[25]
- In the Seoul Broadcasting System TV series Running Man, Haha played 'Ha Gil-dong' (an adaptation of Hong Gil-dong) in a special superheroes episode, broadcast on 12 October 2014.
- A comic action thriller, Phantom Detective, depicts a modern-day Hong Gil-dong as a detective.[26]
- 2017 television series The Rebel starring Yoon Kyun-sang as Hong Gildong.
- In Overwatch, an alternate costume for the character Tracer is themed after Hong Gil-dong. This was produced for the 2019 Lunar New Year Event.
- Korean gacha video game Sid Story has female version of Hong Gil Dong in the game
Actors who played Hong Gil-dong
- Portrayed by Kang Ji-hwan and Lee In-sung in the 2008 KBS2 TV series Hong Gil-dong.
- Portrayed by Sungmin and Yesung in the 2010 musical Hong Gil-dong.
- Portrayed by Yoon Kyun-sang in the 2017 MBC TV series The Rebel.
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