Swallow the Sun (TV series)
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Swallow the Sun was a South Korea
n drama series broadcast by SBS
from July 9 to October 1, 2009.
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The drama opens in the 1960-1970s, with a group of criminals that were brought to Jeju Island for manual labor punishment under the harsh supervision of troop leaders. Among this group is Kim Il Hwan (Jin Goo
), an unrefined, rebellious man with no family and no direction in life. With nothing to lose, Il Hwan escapes from the rest of the infantry after combat with one of the troop leaders, Lee Soo Chang (Ahn Nae Sang). The rest of the troop eventually track him down and corner him on a cliff over Jeju's ocean. He jumps off and drifts in the sea, and is later found by Ahn Mi Yeon (Im Jung Eun), a haenyeo (traditional freediver). Although she is afraid of this rough stranger, she does not judge him for being a criminal and does not turn in him to the authorities. Instead, Mi Yeon hides him in caves near the shore of the island, where she takes care of him and they fall in love. However, the troops eventually find them and believe that he had been taking Mi Yeon hostage.
After Il Hwan is taken away, Mi Yeon discovers that she is pregnant. Their child, Kim Jung Woo (Ji Sung
) is raised in an orphanage after Mi Yeon passes away. As an adult, Jung Woo meets Jang Min Ho (Jun Kwang Ryul
), a fraudulent and deceitful businessman. Being a fortuneless commoner, Jung Woo is determined to work for him and change his life . However, Jang Min Ho turns out to be Il Hwan (Jung Woo's father) who actually enemy of Tae-hyuk's father who used fallen in love with Mi Yeon. in last episode Il Hwan visted Mi-yeon's grave again and killed himself after the reveage aganist Tae-hyuk's father Ki-sung along with others who behind his misrey and Mi-yeon's death Jung Woo knows Il Hwan was his father who took another man's identy. Jung-woo visted Tae Hyuk in prision revleas Il-hwan say sorry what did. Jung-woo and Soo-hyun reunited and married with one son named after Il-hwan
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
n drama series broadcast by SBS
SBS (Korea)
Seoul Broadcasting System is a national South Korean television and radio network. It is the only private commercial broadcaster with a wide regional Network to operate in the country. On March 17, 2009, the company legally became known as SBS, changing its corporate name from Seoul Broadcasting...
from July 9 to October 1, 2009.
Synopsis
Swallow the Sun is a novel-based story known as the second All In, involving similar casino management and gangster-like themes. Also, Swallow the Sun stars the All In supporting actor, Ji SungJi Sung
Ji Sung is a South Korean actor, born on 27 February 1977. He is best known for his roles in popular drama series such as Save the Last Dance for Me and New Heart....
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The drama opens in the 1960-1970s, with a group of criminals that were brought to Jeju Island for manual labor punishment under the harsh supervision of troop leaders. Among this group is Kim Il Hwan (Jin Goo
Jin Goo
Jin Goo is a South Korean actor. He does not study performing arts professionally. When he was student, he majored in advertisements...
), an unrefined, rebellious man with no family and no direction in life. With nothing to lose, Il Hwan escapes from the rest of the infantry after combat with one of the troop leaders, Lee Soo Chang (Ahn Nae Sang). The rest of the troop eventually track him down and corner him on a cliff over Jeju's ocean. He jumps off and drifts in the sea, and is later found by Ahn Mi Yeon (Im Jung Eun), a haenyeo (traditional freediver). Although she is afraid of this rough stranger, she does not judge him for being a criminal and does not turn in him to the authorities. Instead, Mi Yeon hides him in caves near the shore of the island, where she takes care of him and they fall in love. However, the troops eventually find them and believe that he had been taking Mi Yeon hostage.
After Il Hwan is taken away, Mi Yeon discovers that she is pregnant. Their child, Kim Jung Woo (Ji Sung
Ji Sung
Ji Sung is a South Korean actor, born on 27 February 1977. He is best known for his roles in popular drama series such as Save the Last Dance for Me and New Heart....
) is raised in an orphanage after Mi Yeon passes away. As an adult, Jung Woo meets Jang Min Ho (Jun Kwang Ryul
Jun Kwang Ryul
Jun Kwang Ryul is South Korean actor who best known for his roles as Heo Jun and Jumong as King Wu Hwa. Jun also played fathers of main protagonists include Shallow the Sun and Kim Tae-goo :Baker King he married with one son-Tv Dramas:*Warrior Baek Dong-soo - Kim Kwang-Taek*Sign - Lee...
), a fraudulent and deceitful businessman. Being a fortuneless commoner, Jung Woo is determined to work for him and change his life . However, Jang Min Ho turns out to be Il Hwan (Jung Woo's father) who actually enemy of Tae-hyuk's father who used fallen in love with Mi Yeon. in last episode Il Hwan visted Mi-yeon's grave again and killed himself after the reveage aganist Tae-hyuk's father Ki-sung along with others who behind his misrey and Mi-yeon's death Jung Woo knows Il Hwan was his father who took another man's identy. Jung-woo visted Tae Hyuk in prision revleas Il-hwan say sorry what did. Jung-woo and Soo-hyun reunited and married with one son named after Il-hwan
Cast
- Ji SungJi SungJi Sung is a South Korean actor, born on 27 February 1977. He is best known for his roles in popular drama series such as Save the Last Dance for Me and New Heart....
as Kim Jung Woo- Yeo Jin Goo as Kim Jung Woo (child)
- Sung Yu RiSung Yu RiSung Yu Ri is a South Korean singer and actress, the youngest member of currently inactive K-pop group Fin.K.L.Sung first appeared in the miniseries "Bad Girls" which earned her the "Best New Actress" award. She followed it up with the popular series "Thousand Years Of Love" in which she...
as Lee Soo Hyun- Lee Young Yoo as Lee Soo Hyun (child)
- Jun Kwang RyulJun Kwang RyulJun Kwang Ryul is South Korean actor who best known for his roles as Heo Jun and Jumong as King Wu Hwa. Jun also played fathers of main protagonists include Shallow the Sun and Kim Tae-goo :Baker King he married with one son-Tv Dramas:*Warrior Baek Dong-soo - Kim Kwang-Taek*Sign - Lee...
as Jang Min Ho - So Yi Hyun as Yoo Mi Ran
- Lee WanLee WanLee Wan is a South Korean actor.-Television series:*Swallow the Sun *Ryokiteki na Kanojo Cameo*In-Soon is Pretty *Tree of Heaven...
as Jang Tae Hyuk - Han Ji Yun as Han Sun Young
- Yoo Oh Sung as Jeuk Seun Ri / Jackson
- Jin GooJin GooJin Goo is a South Korean actor. He does not study performing arts professionally. When he was student, he majored in advertisements...
as Kim Il Hwan - Kim Jung Tae as Han Suk Tae
- Ma Dong Suk as Lee Kang Rae
- Kim Sae Rom as Ha Sang Mi
- Jo Sang Kyu as Jo Chi Gook
- Yun Woo Hyun Jin as Amy
- Choi Ran as Choi In Sook
- Lee Jae Yong as Hyun Ki Sang
- Park Kwang Hyun as Ki Sang (younger)
- Kim Yong Gun as Yoo Kang Hyun
- Yeo Ho Min as Jang Se Dol
- Im Jung Eun as Ahn Mi Yeon
- Go Doo Shim as Mi Yeon's mother
- Hong Suk Chun as Jimmy
- Kim Byung Se as Tony
- Jung Ho Bin as Baek Sil Jang
- Moon Chang Gil as Moon Sung Chul
- Ahn Nae Sang as Lee Soo Chang
- Kim Roe Ha
- Son Hyun Joo
- Shim Eun JinShim Eun JinShim Eun-Jin is a Korean singer and the former leader of Baby V.O.X. She was the first to leave the group at the end of 2004, publicly stating that she did not agree with the direction their record company DR Music was heading. Disappearing for a time, she re-emerged at the end of 2005 with her...
See also
- List of Korea-related topics
- Korean dramaKorean dramaKorean drama refers to televised dramas, in a miniseries format, produced in the Korean language. Many of these dramas have become popular throughout Asia and have contributed to the general phenomenon of the Korean wave, known as "Hallyu", and also "Drama Fever" in some countries...
- List of top rated Korean Dramas
- List of Korean television shows
- Contemporary culture of South KoreaContemporary culture of South KoreaThe contemporary culture of South Korea developed from the traditional culture of Korea, and on its own path away from North Korean culture since the division of Korea in 1948. The industrialization and urbanization of South Korea, especially Seoul, have brought many changes to the way Korean...