Into the Flames
Promotional poster
Also known asInto the Fire
GenrePeriod drama
Created byTV Chosun
Written byJung Sung-hee
Lee Han-ho
Directed byKim Sang-rae
StarringChoi Soo-jong
Ryu Jin
Son Tae-young
Lee In-hye
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes20
Production
Executive producerChoi Byung-hwa
ProducersJung Hoe-seok
Lee Kyung-seon
Jung Hyung-seo
Production locationKorea
Running timeFridays and Saturdays at 23:00 (KST)
Production companyKangho Production
Original release
NetworkTV Chosun
ReleaseApril 25 (2014-04-25) –
June 28, 2014 (2014-06-28)

Into the Flames (Korean: 불꽃 속으로; RR: Bulkkot Sogeuro) is a 2014 South Korean television series. It aired on cable channel TV Chosun on Fridays and Saturdays at 23:00 for 20 episodes from April 25 to June 28, 2014.[1][2]

Synopsis

Based on the life of Park Tae-joon, founder and honorary chairman of multinational steel-making company POSCO,[3][4] this is the story of the people who battled poverty and despair after the colonial era and the Korean War with a relentless pursuit of economic innovation, and the choices they made in the name of love, loyalty and sacrifice. Park worked tirelessly to build a mill that produced steel, which became pivotal to Korea's modernization.[5]

The early working title was Park's moniker Steel King (Korean: 강철왕).[6][7]

Cast

Main characters

Supporting characters

Yeongil Bay Steel Mill
Shinsekai Trading Company
Extended cast

References

  1. ^ Lee, Sun-min (4 January 2014). "Posco story coming to TV". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-04-13.
  2. ^ Kim, Gwang-kuk (9 April 2014). 고(故) 최태준 일대기 그린 ‘불꽃 속으로’, 역사 논란 피해갈까. TenAsia (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2014-04-13. Retrieved 2014-04-13.
  3. ^ Kang, Seung-woo (13 December 2011). "Steel King Park Tae-joon dies". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2014-04-13.
  4. ^ Childs, Martin (22 December 2011). "Park Tae-Joon: Steel magnate who transformed South Korean fortunes". The Independent. Retrieved 2014-04-13.
  5. ^ "Choi Su-jong headlines cable period drama Into the Fire". Dramabeans. 3 January 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-13.
  6. ^ Cho, Hye-gyung; Seo, Ji-eun (16 June 2012). "Posco's Park to be subject of 24-part TV series". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-04-13.
  7. ^ "Into The Fire TV Chosun Finalized Featuring The Late Park Tae Jun". KDramaStars. 6 November 2013. Retrieved 2014-04-13.

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TV Chosun Dramas
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