IRIS

Title: 아이리스 / IRIS

Chinese Title : iris

Previously known as: 쉬리 / Shiri

Genre: Action, mystery, thriller, romance

Episodes: 20

Broadcast network: KBS2

Broadcast period: 2009-Oct-14 to 2009-Dec-17

Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 21:55

Synopsis

Kim Hyun Joon is an assassin who belongs to a top secret organization known as the “NSS” whereas T.O.P is an assassin who works in another secret organization located in the United States called “IRIS” and was ordered to kill Hyun Joon. Seung Hee is a psychological analyst who plays an important role in bring Hyun Joon into the “NSS.” Jin Sa Woo is Hyun Joon’s colleague and falls in love with Seung Hee as well but keeps this to himself.

Cast

Lee Byung Hun as Kim Hyun Joon

Kim Tae Hee as Choi Seung Hee

Jung Joon Ho as Jin Sa Woo

Kim Seung Woo as Park Chul Young

Kim So Yun as Kim Sun Hwa

T.O.P as Vick

Hyun Jyu Ni as Yang Mi Jung

Yoo Min as Sato Eriko

Kim Young Chul as Baek San

Yoon Je Moon as Park Sang Hyung

Yoon Joo Sang as Oh Hyun Kyu

Lee Jung Gil as Jo Myung Ho

Jung Han Yong as Jung Hyung Joon

Na Yoon as Hwang Tae Sung

Kim Hye Jin as Yang Jung In

Myung Ji Yun as Hong Soo Jin

Miyama Karen as Yuki

Production Credits

Production Company: Taewon Entertainment

Director: Kim Kyu Tae, Yang Yoon Ho (양윤호)

Writers: Choi Wan Kyu, Kang Je Kyu

Screenwriters: Kim Jae Eun (김재은), Jo Kyu Won (조규원), Kim Hyun Joon (김현준)

Executive Producer: Choi Ji Young

Producer: Kim Young Jo

Awards

2009 KBS Drama Awards: Grand Prize (Lee Byung Hun)

2009 KBS Drama Awards: Novella Drama Excellence Award – Actress (Kim Tae Hee)

2009 KBS Drama Awards: Novella Drama Excellence Award – Actor (Jung Joon Ho and Kim Seung Woo)

2009 KBS Drama Awards: Best Supporting Actor (Yoon Joo Sang)

2009 KBS Drama Awards: Best Couple Award (Lee Byung Hun and Kim Tae Hee)

Notes

- Filming sites include Hungary, Russia, Japan, China and the U.S.

- The production cost for this drama is 20 million dollars, making it the most expensive Korean drama to date (10/2008).

- Japanese distribution rights for the drama series “Iris” was sold to TBS for a record ¥ 400,000,000 / ₩ 5,300,000,000 ($4.3 million USD).

- This drama is somewhat based on the film Shiri.

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