Korean Peninsula
Promotional poster
Also known asHanbando
GenrePolitical
Action
Romance
Drama
Written byYoon Sun-joo
Directed byLee Hyung-min
StarringHwang Jung-min
Kim Jung-eun
ComposerPark Sung-il
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes18
Production
Production locationKorea
Running timeMondays and Tuesdays at 20:50 (KST)
Production companyRaemongRaein
Budget₩10 billion[1]
Original release
NetworkTV Chosun
ReleaseFebruary 6 (2012-02-06) –
April 3, 2012 (2012-04-03)
Korean Peninsula
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationHanbando
McCune–ReischauerHanbando

Korean Peninsula (Korean: 한반도; Hanja: 韓半島; RR: Hanbando) 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]

Plot

Seo 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

  • Hwang Jung-min ... Seo Myung-joon[6]
  • Kim Jung-eun ... Im Jin-jae[7]
  • Jo Sung-ha ... Park Do-myung, chief presidential secretary
  • Kwak Hee-sung ... Min Dong-ki
  • Jo Yi-jin ... Park Hye-jung
  • Ji Hoo ... Kang Dong-won[8]
  • Sung Byung-sook ... Jung Hyun-sook
  • Kang Soo-min ...Baek Do-jin
  • Jung Jae-hun ... Seo Jang-yeob
  • Kim Jung-kyeon ... Hong Hak-soo
  • Jung Wook ... Shin Chang-seok
  • Lee Won-suk ... Kim Jung-sik
  • Lee Soon-jae ... Kang Dae-hyun
  • Ahn Nam-hee ... Na Yeon-sung
  • Choi Il-hwa .... Park Jung-pyo
  • Yeon Ye-hee ... Song Seung-joo
  • Lee Hae-young ... Han Young-hoon
  • Choi Dae-hoon ... Chae Dong-hoon
  • Jung Dong-hwan ... Oh Chang-il
  • Yoon Joo-sang ... Seok Joo-hwan
  • Go In-beom ... Chief of staff
  • Jung Dong-gyu ... Kim Won-ho
  • Park Geun-soo ... Jung Cheol
  • Jung Sung-Mo ... Jo Gook-cheol
  • Kim Ji-sook ... Han Kyung-ok
  • Kim Ha-kyun ...Kim Deuk-soo
  • Kim Su-hyeon ... Lee Young-choon
  • Jung Jin ... Jung Yong-gi
  • Seo Tae-hwa ... Kim Tae-sung
  • Park Chan-hwan ... Lim Cheol-woo
  • Heo Jung-gyu ... Dong Jung-geun
  • Lee Hee-seok ... Kang Hee-joong
  • Hwang Chan-woo ... Kim Yong-soo
  • Heo Jae-ho ... Jeon Joong-won
  • Yang Hee-yoon ... Lee Sung-ho
  • Jang Nam-yeol ... Kim Ho-taek
  • Lee Cheol-min ... Jo Kap-seok
  • Choi Jae-hwan ... Park Gwang-tae
  • Ji Woo-seok ... Cha Seung-jae
  • Kim Jae-rok ... Koo Yeon-cheol

Reception

Despite 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

  1. ↑ '남남북녀' 로 만난 황정민과 김정은. Naver (in Korean). Maeil Business Newspaper. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "Hwang Jung-min series to premiere Feb 6". 10Asia. 17 January 2012. Retrieved 2013-07-10.
  4. ↑ Kim, Myung-hyun (6 February 2012). "PREVIEW: CSTV series The Korean Peninsula". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-07-10.
  5. ↑ Han, Yeo-wool (7 February 2012). "REVIEW: CSTV series The Korean Peninsula - 1st Episode". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-07-10.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ 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.
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