Spy Myung-wol

Spy Myung-wol (Korean: 스파이 명월) is a 2011 South Korean television series starring Han Ye-seul, Eric Mun, and Lee Jin-wook.^[1] It aired on KBS2 from July 11 to September 6, 2011 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 18 episodes.

Spy Myung-wol
Promotional poster
Also known as	Myung-wol the Spy
Hangul	스파이 명월
Hanja	스파이 明月
RR	Seupai Myeongwol
MR	Sŭp'ai Myŏngwŏl
Genre	Romance Drama Action
Created by	Kwak Ki-won (KBS)
Written by	Kim Eun-young
Directed by	Hwang In-hyuk Kim Young-kyun
Starring	Han Ye-seul Eric Mun Lee Jin-wook
Composer	Cho Yoon-jung
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	18
Production
Executive producers	Jeong Seonghyo (KBS) Choi Moon Suk Cho Yoon-jung
Producers	Im Kyu-yong Kim Jin-woo
Production locations	South Korea, Singapore
Running time	Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 (KST)
Production company	Victory Contents
Original release
Network	KBS2
Release	11 July (2011-07-11) – 6 September 2011 (2011-09-06)

Plot

Han Myung-wol is a North Korean spy who infiltrates the South under orders to kidnap popular hallyu actor Kang Woo, only to end up falling in love with him.^[2]

Cast

• Han Ye-seul as Han Myung-wol
• Eric Mun as Kang Woo^[3]
  • Son Woo-hyeon as teenage Kang Woo
• Lee Jin-wook as Choi Ryu^[4]
• Jang Hee-jin as Joo In-ah
• Lee Deok-hwa as Chairman Joo
• Jo Hyung-ki as Han Hee-bok
• Yu Ji-in as Rhee Ok-soon
• Lee Kyun as Lee Dae-kang
• Park Hyun-sook as Kyung Jae-in
• Shin Seung-hwan as Bang Geuk-bong
• Son Eun-seo as Yoo Da-hae
• Lee Byung-joon as Yoo Jung-shik
• Lee Ji-hoon as Kwak Ji-tae
• Cha Seung-joon as Jang Han-soo
• Kim Ha-kyun as Kim Young-tak
• Jung Da-hye as Kim Eun-joo
• Kim Ga-young as Joo Kyung-joo
• Kim Sung-oh as actor in action movie (cameo, ep 1)
• Shin Bo-ra as participants in audition (cameo, ep 9 )
• X-5 [ko] as trainees (cameo, ep 9-10)

Ratings

Date	Episode	Nationwide	Seoul
2011-07-11	01	9.6% (18th)	10.6% (13th)
2011-07-12	02	7.6%	7.8% (19th)
2011-07-18	03	5.9%	7.7%
2011-07-19	04	6.4%	6.5%
2011-07-25	05	8.3% (16th)	10.0% (11th)
2011-07-26	06	7.6%	8.7% (17th)
2011-08-01	07	7.3% (20th)	8.4% (14th)
2011-08-02	08	7.3%	7.3% (20th)
2011-08-08	09	6.8%	8.8%
2011-08-09	10	8.1% (20th)	10.1% (11th)
2011-08-15	Special	5.6%	9.1%
2011-08-16	11	5.9%	9.2%
2011-08-22	12	5.8%	7.7% (19th)
2011-08-23	13	6.6%	7.8% (19th)
2011-08-29	14	5.3%	8.8%
2011-08-30	15	6.3%	8.1%
2011-09-05	16	5.6%	7.6%
2011-09-06	17	9.1%	7.6%
2011-09-06	18	6.0%	7.6%
Average		7.1%	-

Source: TNmS Media Korea

Soundtrack

1. 사랑이 무서워 (Afraid of Love) (Title) – Bobby Kim
2. 세상 그 누구보다 (More Than Anyone in the World) – Lena Park
3. 더 사랑한다면 (If You Love Me More) – Ryeowook
4. 사랑 할 수 있을 때 – Bobby Kim and Gilme
5. I LOVE YOU – Narsha feat. Miryo
6. 이 느낌
7. 스파이 명월
8. 하루
9. I LOVE YOU (Inst.)
10. 사랑 할 수 있을 때 (Inst.)
11. 더 사랑한다면 (Inst.)
12. 세상 그 누구보다 (Inst.)
13. 사랑이 무서워 (Inst.)

Controversy

Following a dispute with director Hwang In-hyuk over her working conditions, Han Ye-seul failed to show up for her scheduled filming on August 14–15, 2011, then flew to the United States on August 16. Due to her absence, an episode was cancelled and instead a special featuring highlights of the series was aired. It was the first instance of a leading actor abruptly leaving in the middle of a Korean drama shoot. After extensive press coverage and threats of legal action, Han returned to the set on August 18 and apologized to her fans.^{[5][6][7][8][9]}

International broadcast

Country	Network(s)/Station(s)	Series premiere	Title
Thailand	Channel 7	January 30, 2014	สายลับหน้าใส พิชิตใจซูเปอร์สตาร์ (Sailab Nasai Pichitjai Superstar; literally: "Baby Faced Spy"[10])
Malaysia	TV2	April 23, 2016	Spy Myung-Wol[11]