Poseidon (TV series)

Poseidon (Korean: 포세이돈) is a 2011 South Korean action television series starring Choi Siwon, Lee Si-young, Lee Sung-jae, Han Jung-soo, Jung Woon-taek and Kil Yong-woo.[1][2] It aired on KBS2 from September 19 to November 8, 2011, on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes.

Poseidon
Promotional poster for Poseidon
GenreAction, Romance
Written byJo Kyu-won
Directed byYoo Chul-yong
Oh Sang-won
StarringChoi Siwon
Lee Si-young
Lee Sung-jae
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes16
Production
Production locationKorea
Running timeMondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 (KST)
Production companyAnnex Telecom
DistributorKBS
Release
Original networkKorean Broadcasting System
Original release19 September (2011-09-19) –
8 November 2011 (2011-11-08)
Chronology
Preceded bySpy Myung-wol
Followed byBrain
External links
Website

The drama revolves around the duties of Korean Coast Guard officers on rescues, terrorism threats, and other special missions; and their obstacles in life and love. It takes its name from the Poseidon Team, a special forces unit of the Marines.[3]

Plot

A worldwide criminal syndicate known as Heugsahoe exists. Their boss is Choi Hee-gon.

In 2008, the leader of the Intelligence Investigation Team of the Maritime Police, Kwon Jung-ryool (Lee Sung-jae), forms a secret investigation team to capture crime boss Choi Hee-gon. As Jung-ryool gets closer and closer to capturing Choi Hee-gon, Jung-ryool's wife Min-jung suddenly goes missing. Her dead body is then thrown in front of Jung-ryool. Soon after, other family members involved in the undercover operation are killed.

Sun-woo (Choi Siwon) goes undercover on Jung-ryool's orders. Sun-woo can't stop the mission, even though there's continuous threats on his life. Soon, a policewoman who investigates Sun-woo is killed. It's clear that the woman's murder was committed by crime boss Choi Hee-gon, but evidence is still lacking for his arrest. Finally, the undercover operation is abandoned.

3 years later, Jung-ryool appears obsessed with his job, trying to forget the guilt he feels over the death of his wife. With the help of Hyun Hye-jung (Jin Hee-kyung) and a director of the maritime police, Jung-ryool forms another special investigation team. To avoid the attention of others inside the maritime police and crime boss Choi Hee-gon, the special investigation team is disguised as the #9 investigation team which is responsible for unsolved cases.

Sun-woo has been demoted to the country maritime police office in Gunsan City. There, Sun-woo busts an illegal trafficking organization and runs off with their smuggled goods. Sun-woo now becomes a fugitive. This was part of Jung-ryool and Sun-woo's plan to catch Choi Hee-gon. They hope to go through middle man Jung Deok-soo, nicknamed Popeye. Sun-woo approaches Popeye with his stolen goods, but Popeye finds out the truth. Luckily, Sun-woo is saved with the help of tactical team leader Kang Eun-chul (Yunho), his former colleague.

Sun-woo now joins the #9 investigation team. Sun-woo also takes an interest in Corporal Soo-yoon (Lee Si-young). Meanwhile, Popeye kidnaps Kang Eun-chul (Yunho). The abduction of Kang Eun-chul brings back memories of the slain police officer several years earlier.

Cast
  • Choi Si-won as Kim Sun-woo[4]
  • Lee Si-young as Lee Soo-yoon
  • Lee Sung-jae as Kwon Jung-ryool
  • Han Jung-soo as Oh Min-hyuk
  • Jung Woon-taek as Lee Choong-shik
  • Jang Dong-jik as Kang Joo-min
  • Yunho as Kang Eun-chul[5]
    • Uhm Do-hyun as young Kang Eun-chul
  • Jin Hee-kyung as Hyun Hye-jung
  • Lee Byung-joon as Police superintendent Gu
  • Son Jong-bum as Captain Oh
  • Park Sung-kwang as Kim Dae-sung
  • Lee Sang-hoon as Lee Won-tak
  • Lee Joo-shil as Cha Myung-joo
  • Kim Soo-hyun as Kwon Ha-na
  • Jeon Mi-seon as Park Min-jung
  • Park Won-sook as Uhm Hee-sook
  • Kil Yong-woo as Oh Yong-gap
  • Im Ki-hyuk as Kim Sang-soo
  • Kim Tae-hyung as Woo Hyun-tae
  • Kim Yoon-seo as Hong Ji-ah
  • Kim Joon-bae as Jung Deok-soo ("Popeye")
  • Jang Won-young as Ahn Dong-chool
  • Lee Dong-shin as Kwon Chang-bum
  • Choi Jung-woo as Han Sang-goon
  • Lee Han-sol as Chang-gil
  • Jung Ho-bin as Jung Do-young
  • Jang Yong as Yoo Young-gook
  • Choi Ran as Young-ran
  • Kim Sun-kyung as Go Na-kyung
  • Im Seung-dae as Kim Joo-hyung
  • Moon Joon-young as Cha Hyun-seung
  • Cha Ki-joo as Moo-young
  • Kim Seung-pil as safety management employee
  • Bae Jin-sub as Moon Seung-chan
  • Hyun Chul-ho as Section chief Seo
  • Jung Joo-ri

Production

The drama was originally set for broadcast on SBS during the first half of 2011, starring Eric Mun and Kim Ok-bin in the roles of Kim Sun-woo and Lee Soo-yoon, respectively. However they dropped out when production was halted after the Bombardment of Yeonpyeong incident in November 2010.[6] Production company Annex Telecom transferred to a different network KBS, and filming resumed in August 2011 with the casting of Choi Siwon and Lee Si-young.[7][8]

Ratings
Date Episode Nationwide Seoul
2011-09-19017.6%8.8%
2011-09-20026.6%8.7%
2011-09-26037.0%8.6%
2011-09-27046.2%8.3%
2011-10-03055.0%8.9%
2011-10-04066.4%8.6%
2011-10-10075.6%9.3%
2011-10-11089.2% (16th)9.6% (13th)
2011-10-17099.2% (17th)9.2% (18th)
2011-10-18108.3%8.9%
2011-10-24119.3%10.0% (19th)
2011-10-25129.2% (19th)8.8% (18th)
2011-10-31138.4%9.1%
2011-11-01149.4% (18th)9.2% (15th)
2011-11-07158.4%8.9%
2011-11-081610.3% (15th)11.5% (9th)
Average7.9%-

Source: TNmS Media Korea

International broadcast

The series was sold to seven countries in Asia, including Japan, China and Taiwan.[9]

It aired on Mnet Japan beginning December 14, 2011.[10]

References
  1. Lee, Jin-ho (19 September 2011). "Poseidon Shows Signs of a Bright Future Despite Troubled Past". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 30 August 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-30.
  2. Hwang, Hyo-jin (19 September 2011). "PREVIEW: KBS TV series Poseidon". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-08-30.
  3. Wee, Geun-woo (20 September 2011). "REVIEW: KBS TV series Poseidon - 1st Episode". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-08-30.
  4. Hong, Lucia (15 September 2011). "Choi Si-won: Poseidon is more about relationships, less about case-solving". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-08-30.
  5. Kim, Jessica (15 September 2011). "Choi Siwon, U-Know Yunho snap a photo on set of Poseidon". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-08-30.
  6. Hong, Lucia (30 June 2011). "Poseidon confirmed to hit airwaves in September". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-08-30.
  7. "Choi Si-won, Lee Si-young embark Poseidon". 10Asia. 2 August 2011. Retrieved 2012-04-05.
  8. Kim, Jessica (24 August 2011). "Script reading session for Poseidon revealed". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-08-30.
  9. Hong, Lucia (9 November 2011). "KBS' Poseidon sold to several countries in Asia". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-08-30.
  10. Hong, Lucia (24 October 2011). "KBS' Poseidon to air in Japan in Dec". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-08-30.
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