Friday, 17 August 2012

Soldier [Korean Drama 2012] Details

Details

Title: 무신 / Moo-shin
Also known as: Military Official / God of War
Genre: Period
Episodes: 50
Broadcast network: MBC
Broadcast period: 2012-Feb-11 to TBA
Air time: Saturday & Sunday 20:40
Original Soundtrack:Soldier OST
Director: Kim Jin Min
Asst. Director: Nam Sung Woo (남성우), Kim Seul Ah (김슬아), Kim Seo Gon (김서곤)
Screenwriter: Lee Hwan Kyung
 

Synopsis

This drama is about a real person by the name of "Kim Joon" in the history books (i.e. Goryeosa), a slave (aka "No-Bi" in Korean) earning himself freedom via hard work and determination, rising to the top military official serving the emperor Gojong of Goryeo and overruling the feudalist government that had been in power for over 60 years. Major event that took place during his time was Mongol invasions of Korea.

Cast

 
Kim Joo Hyuk as Kim Joon (김준, 金俊) 
Kim Kyu Ri as Choe Song Yi 
 
Park Sang Min as Choi Yang Baek (최양백, 崔良伯)
Extended Cast
 
 
Hong Ah Reum as Son Wol Ah (aka "Wol Ah"), Kim Joon's deceased fiancée & An Shim, Choe Woo's concubine 
Baek Do Bin as Choe Hang (aka "Man Jun") 
 

Kim Seo Ra as Choe Woo's 1st wife 
Kim Yoo Mi as Choe Woo's 2nd wife 
Kim Ha Eun as Choon Shim, one of Choe Song Yi's female slaves 
Chun Ho Jin as Lee Kyu Bo (이규보, 李奎報) 

Kim Joo Young as General Lee Won Jeong (철주방어사 이원정) of Cheolju fortress 
  
 
Choi Duk Moon as General Lee Hee Juk (이희적, 李希勣) of Cheolju fortress 
Choi Soo Rin as General Lee Hee Juk's wife 
Kwon Tae Won as General Park Seo (박서, 朴犀) of Kwiju fortress (귀주성, 龜州城) 
Yoon Dong Hwan as General Tanku (탕꾸) of Mongol Empire 

Jin Sun Kyu as Gab E 

Kim Yong Woon (김용운) as Goo Pil 
Jo Sang Goo as General Putau (푸타우) of Mongol Empire 

Park Hae Soo as Kim Youn Hoo (김윤후, 金允侯) 
Kang Shin Il as SooBeop (수법(修法) 스님) 
Oh Young Soo as SooGi DaeSa (수기(守其) 대사) 
Kim Young Pil as General Park Song Bi (박송비, 朴松庇) 
Lee Joo Hyun as Kim Yak Sun (김약선, 金若先) 
Go Soo Hee as NanJang of Tobang kitchen 
Jo Eun Sook as Gan Nan of Tobang kitchen 
Yoo Na Young as Yeon Shim, one of Choe Song Yi's female slaves 
Jung Sung Mo as Choe Hyang (최향, 崔珦), Younger brother of Choe Woo 
Lee Suk Joon as Lee Jang Yong (이장용, 李藏用) 
Kim Chul Ki as General Kim Kyung Son (김경손, 金慶孫) 
Im Jong Yoon as General Choi Choon Myung (최춘명, 崔椿命) 
Baek Won Kil (백원길) as Kyun Ga 
Seo Kwang (서광) as Woo Ga 
Jun Noh Min as Moon Dae (문대, 文大) 
Kim Jung Hak as Jin Pyo (진표스님)