''Korean Peninsula'' () is a 2012 South Korean television series starring

Hwang Jung-min Hwang Jung-min (born September 1, 1970) is a South Korean actor. He is one of the highest-grossing actors in South Korea, and has starred in several box office hits such as '' Ode to My Father'' (2014), ''Veteran'' (2015), '' The Himalayas'' (20 ...

and

Kim Jung-eun Kim Jung-eun (born March 4, 1976) is a South Korean actress best known for her roles in the film ''Marrying the Mafia'' (2002) and the television series ''Lovers in Paris'' (2004), '' I am Legend'' (2010) and '' Make a Woman Cry''. In 2008, Kim ...

. It aired on newly launched cable channel

TV Chosun TV Chosun ( ko, TV조선; Hanja: 株式會社朝鮮放送; ''Jusikhoesa Joseon Bangsong''; literally "Company Korea Broadcasting"), stylised as TV CHOSUN, is a South Korean pay television network and broadcasting company, owned by the ''Chosun ...

from February 6 to April 3, 2012 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 20:50 for 18 episodes.

Plot

Seo Myung-joon is a South Korean scientist who falls in love with

North Korea North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu (Amnok) and T ...

n 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.

Cast

... Seo Myung-joon *

... Im Jin-jae *

Jo Sung-ha Jo Sung-ha (; born August 8, 1966) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his supporting roles in '' The Yellow Sea'' (2010), '' Helpless'' (2012), and '' Korean Peninsula'' (2012) and '' The K2'' (2016). Filmography Film Television ...

... Park Do-myung, chief presidential secretary * Kwak Hee-sung ... Min Dong-ki *

Jo Yi-jin Jo Yi-jin (born Jo Bo-hyun on December 26, 1982) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for the films '' The Aggressives'' (2005) and '' Over the Border'' (2006). Filmography Film Television series Music video Awards and nomination ...

... Park Hye-jung *Ji Hoo ... Kang Dong-won *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 Lee Soon-jae (; born November 16, 1934) is a South Korean actor. He has had a prolific career on the small and big screen spanning over six decades, and was given a second-class Eungwan Order of Cultural Merit for his work as an actor. Early an ...

... Kang Dae-hyun *Ahn Nam-hee ... Na Yeon-sung *

Choi Il-hwa Choi Il-hwa (born May 9, 1959) is a South Korean actor. He joined the Madang Sesil Theatre Group in 1983, and has since continued acting in Korean theater, television and film. Filmography Film *'' No Tomorrow (2016) *'' Wonderful Nightmare'' ...

.... Park Jung-pyo *Yeon Ye-hee ... Song Seung-joo *Lee Hae-young ... Han Young-hoon *Choi Dae-hoon ... Chae Dong-hoon *

Jung Dong-hwan Jung Dong-hwan (born August 5, 1949) is a South Korean actor. Jung began his career in theater, then was most active in Korean cinema in the 1980s, with leading roles in ''Late Autumn'' (1982), ''Jung-kwang's Nonsense'' (1986), and ''A Top Knot ...

... Oh Chang-il *

Yoon Joo-sang Yoon Joo-sang (born June 25, 1949) is a South Korean actor. In 2009, he won the Best Supporting Actor award during the 2009 KBS Drama Awards for his role in '' Iris''.'' Filmography Film *''Cane (Hoichori)'' (2011) *'' Miss Gold Digger'' (2007) ...

... 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 , ''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.

International broadcast

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, the drama aired dubbed into Thai under the title ''วายร้าย สองคาบสมุทร'' (''wai-rai song khab-samuth''; literally: Scoundrel of Two Peninsulas) on the Zaa Network (currently Mono Plus) beginning early 2014.

References

External links

''Korean Peninsula'' official TV Chosun website
* {{TV Chosun Dramas 2012 South Korean television series debuts 2012 South Korean television series endings Korean-language television shows TV Chosun television dramas South Korean political television series South Korean action television series Television series by RaemongRaein