Title: 태양을 삼켜라 / Swallow the SunChinese Title : 吞没太阳
Also known as: All In 2
Previously known as: 히든 / Hidden, 꾼들의 나라 / The Land of Professionals / All In 2
Genre: Romance, Action
Episodes: 25
Broadcast network: SBS
Broadcast period: 2009-July-08 to 2009-Oct-01
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 21:55
Synopsis
"Swallow the Sun" revolves around three young people in Jeju Island and how they develop Seogwipo, Jeju into a world city.
Jeong-woo Kim (Ji Seong) is the illegitimate child of a gangster father and a haenyeo (a traditional freediver) mother. He was raised in an orphanage and soon developed a rebellious temperament.
Su-hyeon Lee (Yu-ri Seong) has a strong will and is focused on achieving her goals. She overcame many unfortunate situations in her life to first study overseas and then become the organizer for a world famous performance team.
Tae-hyeok (Lee Wan) was raised without ever knowing his father. After he entered adulthood, Tae-hyeok meets Min-ho Jeong, a wealthy businessman, who claims to be his father. This changes Tae-hyeok's life entirely as he now works to excel in business management.Notes
- All scenes shot in Korea took place on Jeju Island, while overseas scenes were filmed in Johannesburg, South Africa and Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
- A shooting site of 6,417 square meters was especially constructed in Seoguipo, Jeju for this drama.
- Canadian circus troupe "Cirque du Soleil" appears in the drama. The circus troupe appeared without any royalties, as they consider Korea a potential market. [1]
- Director Cheol-yong Yu, screenwriter Wan-kyu Choi, and actor Ji Seong previously worked together in the 2003 SBS drama "All In," which was also filmed on Jeju Island.
- Four crew members were diagnosed with the human swine flu virus after flying in from the U.S. in early July, 2009. One crew member tested positive on July 2nd and three more crew members were diagnosed & quarantined on July 6th, 2009. Because of this the premiere date was pushed back a day to June 9th, 2009.
Cast
- Ji Sung as Kim Jung Woo
- Yeo Jin Goo as Kim Jung Woo (child)
- Sung Yu Ri as Lee Soo Hyun
- Lee Young Yoo as Lee Soo Hyun (child)
- So Yi Hyun as Yoo Mi Ran
- Lee Wan as Jang Tae Hyuk
- Han Ji Yun as Han Sun Young
- Yoo Oh Sung as Jeuk Seun Ri / Jackson
- Jun Kwang Ryul as Jang Min Ho
- Jin Goo as Il Hwan (younger)
- Kim Jung Tae as Han Suk Tae
- Ma Dong Suk as Lee Kang Rae
- Kim Sae Rom as Ha Sang Mi
- Jo Sang Kyu as Jo Chi Gook
- Yun Woo Hyun Jin as Amy
- Choi Ran as Choi In Sook
- Lee Jae Yong as Hyun Ki Sang
- Park Kwang Hyun as Ki Sang (younger)
- Kim Yong Gun as Yoo Kang Hyun
- Yeo Ho Min as Jang Se Dol
- Im Jung Eun as Mi Yeon
- Go Doo Shim as (Mi Yeon's mother)
- Hong Suk Chun as Jimmy
- Kim Byung Se as Tony
- Jung Ho Bin as Baek Sil Jang
- Moon Chang Gil as Moon Sung Chul
- Ahn Nae Sang as Soo Chang
- Kim Roe Ha
- Son Hyun Joo
- Shim Eun Jin
Production Credits
- Director: Yoo Chul Yong
- Screenwriter: Choi Wan Kyu
Episode ratings for the SBS drama Swallow the Sun
| Date | Episode | Nationwide | Seoul |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-07-08 | Special | 7.8 (20th) | 8.6 (18th) |
| 2009-07-09 | 1 | 14.8 (7th) | 15.5 (6th) |
| 2009-07-15 | 2 | 16.5 (2nd) | 17.3 (2nd) |
| 2009-07-16 | 3 | 18.5 (2nd) | 19.9 (1st) |
| 2009-07-22 | 4 | 16.2 (3rd) | 16.5 (3rd) |
| 2008-07-23 | 5 | 16.8 (3rd) | 17.0 (3rd) |
| 2009-07-29 | 6 | 17.3 (2nd) | 17.8 (2nd) |
| 2009-07-30 | 7 | 18.7 (1st) | 18.9 (1st) |
| 2009-08-05 | 8 | 16.7 (3rd) | 16.9 (3rd) |
| 2009-08-06 | 9 | 16.9 (3rd) | 17.4 (2nd) |
| 2009-08-12 | 10 | 17.3 (1st) | 17.4 (2nd) |
| 2009-08-13 | 11 | 17.3 (1st) | 17.3 (1st) |
| 2009-08-19 | 12 | 15.3 (6th) | 15.6 (6th) |
| 2009-08-20 | 13 | 17.6 (3rd) | 17.7 (3rd) |
| 2009-08-26 | 14 | 14.8 (6th) | 15.3 (7th) |
| 2009-08-27 | 15 | 15.0 (7th) | 14.7 (7th) |
| 2009-09-02 | 16 | 15.0 (4th) | 14.8 (5th) |
| 2009-09-03 | 17 | 18.0 (2nd) | 18.4 (1st) |
| 2009-09-09 | 18 | 15.5 (5th) | 15.6 (5th) |
| 2009-09-10 | 19 | 17.8 (2nd) | 17.9 (1st) |
| 2009-09-16 | 20 | 16.3 (2nd) | 15.9 (4th) |
| 2009-09-17 | 21 | 17.1 (3rd) | 17.0 (1st) |
| 2009-09-23 | 22 | 17.5 (2nd) | 17.4 (2nd) |
| 2009-09-24 | 23 | 17.4 (2nd) | 17.1 (1st) |
| 2009-09-30 | 24 | 16.4 (3rd) | 16.4 (4th) |
| 2009-10-01 | 25 | 18.8 (2nd) | 18.4 (3rd) |
| Average | 16.8% | 17.0% | |
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