Poseidon
Promotional poster for Poseidon
Also known as	포세이돈
Genre	Romance Action
Written by	Jo Kyu-won
Directed by	Yu Cheol-yong Oh Sang-won
Starring	Lee Si-young Choi Si-won Lee Sung-jae
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language(s)	Korean
No. of episodes	16
Production
Location(s)	Korea
Running time	Monday and Tuesday 09:55p.m. (KST)
Production company(s)	Annex Telecom
Broadcast
Original channel	KBS2
Original run	19 September 2011 (2011-09-19) – 8 November 2011 (2011-11-08)
Chronology
Preceded by	Spy Myung-wol
Followed by	Brain
External links
Poseidon KBS official homepage

Poseidon (Hangul: 포세이돈) is a 2011 South Korean action television drama broadcast on Korean Broadcasting System (KBS). It was produced by Annex Telecom and directed by Yu Cheol-yong and Oh Sang-won. Starring Lee Sung-jae, Choi Si-won of Super Junior, Lee Si-young, Han Jung-soo, Jin Hee-kyung and Jang Dong-jik. The series premiered on 19 September and aired till 8 November 2011 on KBS2.

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. It features a guest appearance by Yunho of TVXQ, who had originally been cast but pulled out due to overseas schedules.^[1]

Plot [edit]

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. Soon, Jung-Ryool gets closer and closer to capturing Choi Hee-gon. Then, 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.

Seon-woo (Choi Si-won) goes undercover on Jung-ryool's order. Seon-woo can't stop the mission, even though there's continuous threats on his life. Soon, a policewoman who investigates Seon-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 Hae-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.

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

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

Cast [edit]

• Choi Siwon as Kim Sun-woo
• Lee Si-young as Lee Soo-yoon
• Lee Sung-jae as Kwon Jung-ryool
• Yunho as Kang Eun-chul
• Kim Yoon Seo as Hong Ji Ah
• Han Jung Soo as Oh Min Hyuk
• Jung Woon Taek as Lee Choong Shik
• Kil Yong Woo as Oh Yong Gap
• Jang Dong Jik as Kang Joo Min
• Im Ki Hyuk as Kim Sang Soo
• Kim Tae Hyung as Woo Hyun Tae
• Jin Hee-kyung as Hyun Hye Jung
• Lee Dong Shin as Kwon Chang Bum
• Choi Jung Woo as Han Sang Goon
• Lee Byung Joon as Superintendent Gu
• Son Jong Bum as Captain Oh
• Park Sung Kwang as Kim Dae Sung
• Lee Sang Hoon as Lee Won Tak
• Kim Joon Bae as Jung Duk Soo
• Jang Won Young as Ahn Dong Chool
• Park Won Sook as Uhm Hee Sook
• Choi Ran as Young Ran
• Kim Soo Hyun as Kwon Ha Na
• Lee Joo Shil as Cha Myung Joo
• Im Seung Dae as Kim Joo Hyung
• Lee Han Sol as Chang Kil
• Moon Jun Young as Cha Hyun Seung
• Cha Ki Joo as Moo Young
• Jang Yong as Yoo Young Kook
• Jeon Mi-seon as Park Min Jung (cameo)
• Kim Sun Kyung as Go Na Kyung (cameo)
• Jung Ho Bin as Jung Do Young (cameo)
• Jung Joo Ri (cameo)
• Jun Young (cameo)

Production [edit]

The drama was originally set for broadcast in July 2011, starring Eric Mun of Shinhwa 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. It resumed in August with the casting of Choi Siwon and Lee Si Young.^[2]

References [edit]

External links [edit]

• Poseidon KBS official homepage (Korean)