Into the Flames (Korean불꽃 속으로; RRBulkkot Sogeuro) is a 2014 South Korean television series. It aired on cable channel TV Chosun on Fridays and Saturdays at 23:00 for 20 episodes from April 25 to June 28, 2014.[1][2]

Into the Flames
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Also known asInto the Fire
GenrePeriod drama
Created byTV Chosun
Written byJung Sung-hee
Lee Han-ho
Directed byKim Sang-rae
StarringChoi Soo-jong
Ryu Jin
Son Tae-young
Lee In-hye
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes20
Production
Executive producerChoi Byung-hwa
ProducersJung Hoe-seok
Lee Kyung-seon
Jung Hyung-seo
Production locationKorea
Running timeFridays and Saturdays at 23:00 (KST)
Production companyKangho Production
Original release
NetworkTV Chosun
ReleaseApril 25 (2014-04-25) –
June 28, 2014 (2014-06-28)

Synopsis

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Based on the life of Park Tae-joon, founder and honorary chairman of multinational steel-making company POSCO,[3][4] this is the story of the people who battled poverty and despair after the colonial era and the Korean War with a relentless pursuit of economic innovation, and the choices they made in the name of love, loyalty and sacrifice. Park worked tirelessly to build a mill that produced steel, which became pivotal to Korea's modernization.[5]

The early working title was Park's moniker Steel King (Korean강철왕).[6][7]

Cast

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Main characters

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Supporting characters

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Yeongil Bay Steel Mill
  • Hong Il-kwon as Hwang Joon-suk
  • Park Sang-myun as Park Jong-yeol
  • Lee Ki-chan as Ahn Seung-joo
  • Kim Jin-keun as Kim Byung-hoon
  • Lee Won-seok as Yeon Bong-chool
  • Gong Jeong-hwan as Jung Sang-ho
  • Lee Jong-soo as Kim Sang-chul
  • Lee Jeong-yong as Choi Dal-ho
  • Choi Kyu-hwan as Chae Ki-joo
  • Hong Ah-reum as Ha Cheo-soon
Shinsekai Trading Company
  • Lee Chul-min as Takeda
    • Kim Hyun-joon as young Takeda
  • Go Myung-hwan as Abe
    • Kim Min-ho as young Abe
Extended cast
  • Lee Young-hoo as Yasuoka
  • Jeon Soo-kyeong as Yang Hwa-ja
  • Cho Young-seo Mrs. Seoul
  • Hyun Suk as Tae-hyung's father
  • Kim Min-kyung as Tae-hyung's mother
  • Park Yong-soo as Kohei
  • Jung Myung-hwan as Yamamoto
  • Kim Ki-doo

References

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  1. ^ Lee, Sun-min (4 January 2014). "Posco story coming to TV". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-04-13.
  2. ^ Kim, Gwang-kuk (9 April 2014). 고(故) 최태준 일대기 그린 ‘불꽃 속으로’, 역사 논란 피해갈까. TenAsia (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2014-04-13. Retrieved 2014-04-13.
  3. ^ Kang, Seung-woo (13 December 2011). "Steel King Park Tae-joon dies". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on April 13, 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-13.
  4. ^ Childs, Martin (22 December 2011). "Park Tae-Joon: Steel magnate who transformed South Korean fortunes". The Independent. Retrieved 2014-04-13.
  5. ^ "Choi Su-jong headlines cable period drama Into the Fire". Dramabeans. 3 January 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-13.
  6. ^ Cho, Hye-gyung; Seo, Ji-eun (16 June 2012). "Posco's Park to be subject of 24-part TV series". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-04-13.
  7. ^ "Into The Fire TV Chosun Finalized Featuring The Late Park Tae Jun". KDramaStars. 6 November 2013. Retrieved 2014-04-13.
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