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Into the Flames

Details

  • Title: Into the Flames / 불꽃 속으로
  • Also known as: Into the Fire
  • Genre: Historical, Political, Romance, Melodrama
  • Episodes: 20
  • Network: TV Chosun
  • First episode: April 18, 2014
  • Final episode: June 28, 2014
  • Air time: Friday & Saturday 23:00

Synopsis

A story about love, loyalty, and sacrifice among people who create success overcoming despair and poverty after the colonial era and the Korean War.
The true story of Chairman Park Tae Joon who lead the impossible to success along with various fictional stories that show the financial growth of Korea. This story is based on real person Park Tae Joon who built Steel Company PSCO in South Korea.

Cast

  • Choi Soo Jong as Park Tae Hyung
             – Kim Kwon as Tae Hyung (young)
  • Ryu Jin as Shin Dae Chul
             – Yoon Hong Bin as Dae Chul (young)
  • Son Tae Young as Kumiko
             – Kim Ye Won as Kumiko (young)
  • Choi Chul Ho as Choi Jong Ho
  • Lee In Hye as Jang Ok Sun
  • Dok Go Young Jae as the President
  • Jung Ho Bin as Alan Kissinger

Main Role

Supporting Role

People around Tae Hyung
  • Hyun Suk as Tae Hyung's father
  • Kim Min Kyung as Tae Hyung's mother

People around Kumiko
  • Park Yong Soo as Kohei (Chairman of Shinsekai / Kumiko's father)
  • Jung Myung Hwan as Yamamoto (Kohei's secretary)

Yeongil Bay Steel Mill
  • Hong Il Kwon as Hwang Joon Suk
  • Park Sang Myun as Park Jong Yul
  • Lee Ki Chan as Ahn Seung Joo
  • Kim Jin Geun as Kim Byung Hoon
  • Lee Won Seok as Yeon Bong Chool
  • Lee Jong Soo as Kim Sang Chul (the Vietnam War veteran)
  • Lee Jung Yong as Choi Dal Ho (former bully)
  • Choi Kyu Hwan as Chae Ki Joo (Japanese bond man)
  • Gong Jung Hwan as Jung Sang Ho (chef of New Korea Hotel)
  • Hong Ah Reum as Ha Cheo Soon (telephone operator)

Shinsekai Trading Company
  • Lee Chul Min as Takeda
             – Kim Hyun Joon as Takeda (young)
  • Go Myung Hwan as Abe
             – Kim Min Ho as Abe (young)

Others
  • Lee Young Hoo as Yasuoka
  • Jun Soo Kyung as Yang Hwa Ja
  • Jo Young Seo as Mrs. Seoul (Hwa Ja’s elder sister)

Production

  • Production Company: Kangho Production
  • Chief Producer: Choi Byung Hwa
  • Producers: Jung Hoe Suk, Lee Kyung Sun, Jung Hyung Seo
  • Director: Kim Sang Rae
  • Screenwriters: Jung Sung Hee, Lee Han Ho
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