Korean Peninsula (Korean: 한반도; Hanja: 韓半島; RR: Hanbando, lit. 'Han peninsula') is a 2012 South Korean television series starring Hwang Jung-min and Kim Jung-eun.[2] It aired on newly launched cable channel TV Chosun from February 6 to April 3, 2012 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 20:50 for 18 episodes.[3]
| Korean Peninsula | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Promotional poster | |
| Also known as | Hanbando |
| Genre | Political Action Romance Drama |
| Written by | Yoon Sun-joo |
| Directed by | Lee Hyung-min |
| Starring | Hwang Jung-min Kim Jung-eun |
| Composer | Park Sung-il |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 18 |
| Production | |
| Production location | Korea |
| Running time | Mondays and Tuesdays at 20:50 (KST) |
| Production company | RaemongRaein |
| Budget | ₩10 billion[1] |
| Original release | |
| Network | TV Chosun |
| Release | February 6 – April 3, 2012 |
| Korean Peninsula | |
| Hangul | 한반도 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 韓半島 |
| Revised Romanization | Hanbando |
| McCune–Reischauer | Hanbando |
Plot
editSeo Myung-joon is a South Korean scientist who falls in love with North Korean scientist Im Jin-jae while developing an alternative energy source together. But when Myung-joon unexpectedly becomes the president of a reunified Korea, political tensions rise as a massive struggle for limited natural resources continues to divide the country.[4][5]
Cast
edit- Hwang Jung-min as Seo Myung-joon[6]
- Kim Jung-eun as Im Jin-jae[7]
- Jo Sung-ha as Park Do-myung, chief presidential secretary
- Kwak Hee-sung as Min Dong-ki
- Jo Yi-jin as Park Hye-jung
- Ji Hoo as Kang Dong-won[8]
- Sung Byung-sook as Jung Hyun-sook
- Kang Soo-min as Baek Do-jin
- Jung Jae-hun as Seo Jang-yeob
- Kim Jung-kyeon as Hong Hak-soo
- Jung Wook as Shin Chang-seok
- Lee Won-suk as Kim Jung-sik
- Lee Soon-jae as Kang Dae-hyun
- Ahn Nam-hee as Na Yeon-sung
- Choi Il-hwa as Park Jung-pyo
- Yeon Ye-hee as Song Seung-joo
- Lee Hae-young as Han Young-hoon
- Choi Dae-hoon as Chae Dong-hoon
- Jung Dong-hwan as Oh Chang-il
- Yoon Joo-sang as Seok Joo-hwan
- Go In-beom as Chief of staff
- Jung Dong-gyu as Kim Won-ho
- Park Geun-soo as Jung Cheol
- Jung Sung-mo as Jo Gook-cheol
- Kim Ji-sook as Han Kyung-ok
- Kim Ha-kyun as Kim Deuk-soo
- Kim Su-hyeon as Lee Young-choon
- Jung Jin as Jung Yong-gi
- Seo Tae-hwa as Kim Tae-sung
- Park Chan-hwan as Lim Cheol-woo
- Heo Jung-gyu as Dong Jung-geun
- Lee Hee-seok as Kang Hee-joong
- Hwang Chan-woo as Kim Yong-soo
- Heo Jae-ho as Jeon Joong-won
- Yang Hee-yoon as Lee Sung-ho
- Jang Nam-yeol as Kim Ho-taek
- Lee Cheol-min as Jo Kap-seok
- Choi Jae-hwan as Park Gwang-tae
- Ji Woo-seok as Cha Seung-jae
- Kim Jae-rok as Koo Yeon-cheol
Reception
editDespite a big budget of ₩10 billion, Korean Peninsula underperformed in the ratings. The action/political thriller premiered with a promising rating of 1.649%, but succeeding episodes dropped to around 0.8%. This led to TV Chosun cutting down the number of episodes from the planned 24 to 18.
References
edit- ^ '남남북녀' 로 만난 황정민과 김정은. Naver (in Korean). Maeil Business Newspaper. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
- ^ "Kim Jung-eun poses at a press event for her new TV Chosun drama in Seoul on Thursday". The Chosun Ilbo. 27 January 2012. Retrieved 2013-07-10.
- ^ "Hwang Jung-min series to premiere Feb 6". 10Asia. 17 January 2012. Retrieved 2013-07-10.
- ^ Kim, Myung-hyun (6 February 2012). "PREVIEW: CSTV series The Korean Peninsula". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-07-10.
- ^ Han, Yeo-wool (7 February 2012). "REVIEW: CSTV series The Korean Peninsula - 1st Episode". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-07-10.
- ^ Lee, Jin-ho (26 January 2012). "Hwang Jung Min Likens Kim Jung Eun to Chocolate". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 10 July 2013. Retrieved 2013-07-10.
- ^ Lee, Jin-ho (26 January 2012). "Kim Jung Eun on Korean Peninsula". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 10 July 2013. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
- ^ Lee, In-kyung (8 February 2012). "Does Kang Dong Won Star in Korean Peninsula?". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 10 July 2013. Retrieved 2013-07-10.
External links
edit- Korean Peninsula official TV Chosun website (in Korean)
- Korean Peninsula at HanCinema