KDrama Addicts: Kim Soo Ro

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Kim Soo Ro

Title: 김수로 / Kim Soo Ro
Chinese Title : 金首露
Also Known as : The Iron King
Genre: Historical
Episodes: 32
Broadcast network: MBC
Broadcast period: 2010-May-29 to 2010-Sep-18
Air time: Saturday & Sunday 21:45

Synopsis
This drama charts the life of Kim Soo Ro, legendary founder of Geumgwan Gaya, the ruling city-state of the Gaya confederacy, which dominated sea trade and iron working during the Three Kingdoms Period. Kim Soo Ro’s fiery temperament, charisma and intelligence are his only defense in the extended political struggle, with competition for the throne from his half-brother and lifelong rival, Ijinashi, his former friend Suk Tal Hae, and the dangerous ambitions of Shin Kwi Gan.
Cast
Ji Sung as Kim Soo Ro
- Park Gun Tae as young Soo Ro
Bae Jong Ok as Queen Jung Gyun
Yoo Oh Sung as Shin Kwi Gan / Tae Gang
Seo Ji Hye as Heo Hwang Ok
Go Joo Won as Ijinashi
- Won Duk Hyun as young Ijinashi
Kang Byul as Ah Hyo
Lee Pil Mo as Suk Tal Hae
- Shin Dong Kias young Tal Hae
Lee Jong Won as Jo Bang
Jang Dong Jik as Deuk Sun / Yoo Chun
Kim Hyung Il as Kim Yoong
Lee Won Jong as Yeom Sa Chi
Lee Hyo Jung as Lee Bi Ga
Wang Bit Na as Ah Ro (Ah Hyo’s aunt)
Lee Duk Hee as Ahjinuiseon
Yoon Joo Sang as Mul Soe
Choi Soo Rin as Jo Bang’s wife
Jung Jae Gon as Sa Bok
Kim Ki Hyun as Heo Jang Sang
Kim Hye Eun as Na Chal Nyeo
Baek So Mi as Hae Rye
Kim Hyung Bum as Chu Kyung
Seo Il Hyun as Yong Bi
Kim Chae Bin as Yeoui
Choi Hwa Jung as Nok Sa Dan
Joo Ho as Suk Chil
Choi Ah Jin as Beo Deul
Kang Shin Il as Sun Do
Jun Jin Gi as Ya Chul
Production Credits
Chief Producer: Jang Geun Soo
Producer: Hong Sun Gwan (홍순관)
Director: Choi Jong Soo, Jang Soo Bong
Screenwriter: Kim Mi Sook (김미숙)
Episode Ratings

Date	Episode	Nationwide	Seoul
2010-May-29	1	10.7 (10th)	11.0 (10th)
2010-May-30	2	(<9.0)	(<9.2)
2010-June-5	3	11.5 (9th)	12.0 (7th)
2010-June-6	4	9.9 (12th)	10.2 (11th)
2010-June-13	5	10.5 (15th)	11.5 (13th)
2010-June-19	6	10.9 (9th)	11.6 (9th)
2010-June-20	7	11.2 (10th)	12.0 (9th)
2010-June-26	8	10.4 (14th)	10.7 (14th)
2010-June-27	9	9.4 (19th)	10.0 (17th)
2010-July-3	10	11.4 (13th)	12.1 (11th)
2010-July-4	11	11.0 (15th)	11.1 (16th)
2010-July-10	12	11.9 (10th)	12.3 (10th)
2010-July-11	13	12.5 (9th)	12.4 (9th)
2010-July-17	14	12.4 (13th)	12.5 (13th)
2010-July-18	15	12.0 (11th)	12.6 (10th)
2010-July-24	16	11.5 (9th)	12.0 (9th)
2010-July-25	17	11.5 (12th)	11.8 (11th)
2010-July-31	18	11.0 (10th)	11.4 (9th)
2010-Aug-1	19	10.7 (12th)	10.9 (12th)
2010-Aug-7	20	11.6 (11th)	12.1 (11th)
2010-Aug-8	21	11.9 (12th)	12.5 (8th)
2010-Aug-14	22	10.9 (11th)	11.0 (12th)
2010-Aug-15	23	10.8 (15th)	11.2 (13th)
2010-Aug-21	24	11.0 (12th)	11.4 (12th)
2010-Aug-22	25	10.2 (15th)	10.5 (14th)
2010-Aug-28	26	12.3 (9th)	12.5 (9th)
2010-Aug-29	27	12.4 (10th)	12.8 (10th)
2010-Sep-4	28	12.3 (7th)	12.7 (7th)
2010-Sep-5	29	11.9 (8th)	12.6 (8th)
2010-Sep-11	30	11.2 (11th)	11.6 (11th)
2010-Sep-12	31	10.8 (10th)	11.0 (10th)
2010-Sep-18	32	10.5 (11th)	10.8 (11th)