Into the Flames

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]

Into the Flames
Promotional poster
Also known as	Into the Fire
Genre	Period drama
Created by	TV Chosun
Written by	Jung Sung-hee Lee Han-ho
Directed by	Kim Sang-rae
Starring	Choi Soo-jong Ryu Jin Son Tae-young Lee In-hye
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	20
Production
Executive producer	Choi Byung-hwa
Producers	Jung Hoe-seok Lee Kyung-seon Jung Hyung-seo
Production location	Korea
Running time	Fridays and Saturdays at 23:00 (KST)
Production company	Kangho Production
Original release
Network	TV Chosun
Release	April 25 (2014-04-25) – June 28, 2014 (2014-06-28)

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 (강철왕).^{[6][7][unreliable source?]}

Cast

Main characters

• Choi Soo-jong as Park Tae-hyung
  • Kim Kwon as young Park Tae-hyung
• Ryu Jin as Shin Dae-chul
  • Yoon Hong-bin as young Shin Dae-chul
• Son Tae-young as Kumiko
  • Kim Ye-won as young Kumiko
• Lee In-hye as Jang Ok-sun
• Choi Cheol-ho as Choi Jong-ho
• Dokgo Young-jae as the President
• Jung Ho-bin as Alan Kissinger

Supporting characters

Yeongil Bay Steel Mill

• Hong Il-kwon as Hwang Joon-suk
• Park Sang-myun as Park Jong-yeol
• Lee Ki-chan as Ahn Seung-joo
• Kim Jin-keun as Kim Byung-hoon
• Lee Won-seok as Yeon Bong-chool
• Gong Jeong-hwan as Jung Sang-ho
• Lee Jong-soo as Kim Sang-chul
• Lee Jeong-yong as Choi Dal-ho
• Choi Kyu-hwan as Chae Ki-joo
• Hong Ah-reum as Ha Cheo-soon

Shinsekai Trading Company

• Lee Chul-min as Takeda
  • Kim Hyun-joon as young Takeda
• Go Myung-hwan as Abe
  • Kim Min-ho as young Abe

Extended cast

• Lee Young-hoo as Yasuoka
• Jeon Soo-kyeong as Yang Hwa-ja
• Cho Young-seo Mrs. Seoul
• Hyun Suk as Tae-hyung's father
• Kim Min-kyung as Tae-hyung's mother
• Park Yong-soo as Kohei
• Jung Myung-hwan as Yamamoto
• Kim Ki-doo