Daemul is a 24-episode Korean drama

Korean drama

Korean drama refers to televised dramas, in a miniseries format, produced in the Korean language. Many of these dramas have become popular throughout Asia and have contributed to the general phenomenon of the Korean wave, known as "Hallyu", and also "Drama Fever" in some countries...

 broadcast by SBS. One of the most-watched TV series in South Korea

South Korea

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 in 2010, it gained success due to its stellar cast and story arc

Story arc

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s taken from topical and controversial headlines. It is based on famed manhwa

Manhwa

Manhwa is the general Korean term for comics and print cartoons . Outside of Korea, the term usually refers specifically to South Korean comics. The term, along with manga, is a cognate of the Chinese manhua...

 artist Park In Kwon's comic of the same name.

Synopsis

Anchorwoman Seo Hye Rim (Maureen Seo), who gets fired while protesting about her husband's undeserved death, enters politics by proposal of Kang Tae San (Cong. Victor Kang), who is a member of the ruling party and a strong candidate for the next presidential election. With the help of Ha Do Ya, whom she has known since childhood, Seo becomes the first female president of Korea. With political pressure and threats of potential impeachment

Impeachment

Impeachment is a formal process in which an official is accused of unlawful activity, the outcome of which, depending on the country, may include the removal of that official from office as well as other punishment....

 from rival Kang and his allies, Seo faces the crises and challenges of her term.

Cast

• Ko Hyun Jung as Seo Hye Rim (Maureen Seo)
• Kwon Sang Woo as Ha Do Ya (Edward Ha)
• Cha In Pyo as Kang Tae San (Victor Kang)
• Lee Soo Kyung as Jang Se Jin (Sasha Jang)
• Park Geun Hyung as Lee Bae Ho (president of Democratic Party)/ Lorenzo Lee
• Lee Soon Jae
  Lee Soon-jae
  -Biography:Lee was born in Hoeryong, North Hamgyeong, now part of North Korea. When he was 4 years old, his family moved to Seoul where Lee's grandparents were living. Lee's grandfather ran a small real estate business, while his father produced and sold soaps. Lee was raised in the neighborhood of...
  
   as Baek Sung Min (Hye Rim's predecessor as President)
• Choi Il Hwa as Kim Myung Hwan (Tae San's father-in-law)
• Lee Jae Yong as Gong Sung Jo (Do Ya's boss)
• Ahn Suk Hwan as Son Bon Shik (media director, then became as Congress member)
• Im Hyun Sik as Ha Bong Do (Do Ya's father)/ Alvaro Ha
• Lee Joo Shil as Yoon Myung Ja (Hye Rim's mother)
• Kim Jae Bin as Park Dong Hwa (Hye Rim's son)/ Dondon Seo
• Seo Ji Young as Kim Ji Soo (Tae San's wife, Myung Hwan's daughter)
• Song Ok Sook as Madam Min - Min Kyung Woo (friend of Se Jin's mother)
• Jang Young Nam as Wang Joong Ki (electoral specialist, then Hye Rim's right-hand)/ Jinkee Wang
• Park Ji Il as Chief of Staff
• Kim Il Woo as Oh Jae Bong (Bae Ho's subordinate)
• Yum Dong Hyun as Seo Soon Jae
• Kim Jin Ho as Kim Hyun Gab (Tae Bong's subordinate)
• Lee Moon Soo as Kim Tae Bong (corrupt senator)/ Gaspar Kim
• Shin Seung Hwan as Kim Chul Gyu (Tae Bong's son)/ Jomar Kim
• Yoon Joo Sang as Min Dong Ho (president of adversary party)/Domingo Min
• Goo Ji Sung as Park Myung Young (Do Ya's secretary)
• Kim Joon Ho as Hwang Jae Man (killer)
• Kim Tae Woo as Park Min Goo (Hye Rim's late husband) (cameo, ep 1)/ Michael Park
• Im Dong Yub as vice manager (cameo)
• Rainbow as girlband (cameo, episode 5)
• Park Hae Mi

Production Credits

• Production Company: Lee Kim Productions
• Producer: Goo Bon Geun, Lee Myung Woo
• Director: Oh Jong Rok, Jo Hyun Tak
• Original writer: Park In Kwon (manhwa
  Manhwa
  Manhwa is the general Korean term for comics and print cartoons . Outside of Korea, the term usually refers specifically to South Korean comics. The term, along with manga, is a cognate of the Chinese manhua...
  
  )
• Screenwriter: Yoo Dong Yoon

Recognitions

• 2010 SBS Drama Awards: Daesang/Grand Prize (Ko Hyun Jung)
• 2010 SBS Drama Awards: Top Excellence Award, Special Drama - Actor (Kwon Sang Woo)
• 2010 SBS Drama Awards: Top Excellence Award, Special Drama - Supporting Actor (Lee Jae Yong)
• 2010 SBS Drama Awards: Top Excellence Award, Special Drama - Supporting Actress (Lee Soo Kyung)
• 2010 SBS Drama Awards: Top Ten Stars Award (Ko Hyun Jung)
• 2010 SBS Drama Awards: Top Ten Stars Award (Kwon Sang Woo)
• 2010 SBS Drama Awards: PD Award (Cha In Pyo)

International Broadcast

In the Philippines, it has been aired on GMA Network

GMA Network

GMA Network is a major commercial television & radio network in the Philippines. GMA Network is owned by GMA Network, Inc. a publicly listed company...

 since August 8, 2011 to November 24, 2011. Just like previous "Koreanovelas" of GMA, it has been dubbed in Filipino

Filipino

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and the characters' names have been westernized. The drama got the attention from Filipino viewers because of its unique story capturing the mind and heart of many Filipinos because it mirrors the kind of politics in their country.

External links

• http://tv.sbs.co.kr/president
• Daemul at HanCinema