Soldier

Solider

Details

• Title: 무신 / Moo-shin / Soldier
• Also known as: Military Official / God of War
• Genre: Period, historical
• Episodes: 56
• Broadcast network: MBC
• Broadcast period: 2012-Feb-11 to 2012-Sep-15
• Air time: Saturday & Sunday 20:40
• Original Soundtrack: Soldier OST

Synopsis

This drama is about a real person by the name of "Kim Joon" in the history books (i.e. Goryeosa), a slave (aka "No-Bi" in Korean) earning himself freedom via hard work and determination, rising to the top military official serving the emperor Gojong of Goryeo and overruling the feudalist government that had been in power for over 60 years. Major event that took place during his time was Mongol invasions of Korea.

Cast

• Kim Joo Hyuk as Kim Joon (김준, 金俊)
• Kim Kyu Ri as Choe Song Yi
• Jung Bo Suk as Choe Woo
• Park Sang Min as Choi Yang Baek (최양백, 崔良伯)

Extended Cast

• Joo Hyun as Choe Chung Heon
• Hong Ah Reum as Son Wol Ah (aka "Wol Ah"), Kim Joon's deceased fiancée & An Shim, Choe Woo's concubine
• Baek Do Bin as Choe Hang (aka "Man Jun")
• Lee Seung Hyo as Emperor Gojong of Goryeo
• Kim Seo Ra as Choe Woo's 1st wife
• Kim Yoo Mi as Choe Woo's 2nd wife
• Kim Ha Eun as Choon Shim, one of Choe Song Yi's female slaves
• Chun Ho Jin as Lee Kyu Bo (이규보, 李奎報)
• Kim Joo Young as General Lee Won Jeong (철주방어사 이원정) of Cheolju fortress
• Lee Dong Shin as Supreme Commander, General Sartai (살리타, 撤禮塔) of Mongol Empire
• Choi Duk Moon as General Lee Hee Juk (이희적, 李希勣) of Cheolju fortress
• Choi Soo Rin as General Lee Hee Juk's wife
• Kwon Tae Won as General Park Seo (박서, 朴犀) of Kwiju fortress (귀주성, 龜州城)
• Yoon Dong Hwan as General Tanku (탕꾸) of Mongol Empire
• Jin Sun Kyu as Gab E
• Kim Yong Woon (김용운) as Goo Pil
• Jo Sang Goo as General Putau (푸타우) of Mongol Empire
• Park Hae Soo as Kim Youn Hoo (김윤후, 金允侯)
• Kang Shin Il as SooBeop (수법(修法) 스님)
• Oh Young Soo as SooGi DaeSa (수기(守其) 대사)
• Kim Young Pil as General Park Song Bi (박송비, 朴松庇)
• Lee Joo Hyun as Kim Yak Sun (김약선, 金若先)
• Go Soo Hee as NanJang of Tobang kitchen
• Jo Eun Sook as Gan Nan of Tobang kitchen
• Yoo Na Young as Yeon Shim, one of Choe Song Yi's female slaves
• Jung Sung Mo as Choe Hyang (최향, 崔珦), Younger brother of Choe Woo
• Lee Suk Joon as Lee Jang Yong (이장용, 李藏用)
• Kim Chul Ki as General Kim Kyung Son (김경손, 金慶孫)
• Im Jong Yoon as General Choi Choon Myung (최춘명, 崔椿命)
• Baek Won Kil as Kyun Ga
• Seo Kwang (서광) as Woo Ga
• Jun Noh Min as Moon Dae (문대, 文大)
• Kim Jung Hak as Jin Pyo (진표스님)
• Seung Kyu as Kim Hong Chui
• Jung Ho Bin as Song Kilyu

Production Credits

• Director: Kim Jin Min
• Asst. Director: Nam Sung Woo (남성우), Kim Seul Ah (김슬아), Kim Seo Gon (김서곤)
• Screenwriter: Lee Hwan Kyung

Episode Ratings

see Soldier/Episode Ratings

External Links

• Official site
• Korean Wikipedia
• News articles: (1), (2), (3)

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