The Veil (Korean: 검은 태양) is a 2021 South Korean television series starring Namkoong Min, Park Ha-sun, and Kim Ji-eun. Its screenplay, written by Park Seok-ho, won the 2018 MBC Drama Screenplay Contest.[4][5] It aired on MBC TV from September 17 to October 23, 2021, every Friday and Saturday at 22:00 (KST).[6][7]
A two-part spin-off of the series titled Moebius: The Veil, which was focused on the backstories of Park Ha-sun, Jung Moon-sung and Jang Young-nam's characters, aired on October 29–30, 2021.[8]
Synopsis
It is about a top field agent in the National Intelligence Service (NIS). After going missing a year ago, he returns to the organization to find an internal traitor who dropped him into the abyss.[9]
Cast
Main
- Namkoong Min as Han Ji-hyuk, the best field agent in the NIS who is admired by his colleagues for his shrewd and perfect performance.[1][10]
- Park Ha-sun as Seo Soo-yeon, Ji-hyuk's co-worker at the NIS and the head of Criminal Information Integration Center.[5]
- Kim Ji-eun as Yoo Je-yi, Ji-hyuk's partner who graduated early from KAIST, and is a promising field agent.[5]
Supporting
Foreign Intelligence Bureau
- Kim Do-hyun as Ha Dong-gyun[12]
- Park Jin-woo as Cha Min-chul
- Kwon So-hyun as Goo Hyo-eun[13]
Domestic Intelligence Bureau
Others
Extended
Special appearance
- Park Ji-yeon as Jung Eun-hee[20]
Production
The series received a 15 billion won investment from MBC and Wavve for its production.[4] It is labelled as "MBC's 60th anniversary special project".[21]
It was reported that filming started in April 2021 and continued filming for six months until October 21.[22]
Viewership
The Veil : South Korea viewers per episode (millions)Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by
Nielsen Korea.
[23] Awards and nominations
References
- ^ a b c d "Namgoong Min wins lead in MBC's new blockbuster series". The Korea Times. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
- ^ a b "The Veil". MBC Global Media. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g "프로그램 정보". MBC & iMBC (in Korean). Retrieved July 22, 2021.
- ^ a b c "남궁민·박하선·김지은, '검은 태양' 출연 확정 [공식]". Naver (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
- ^ a b c ""Black Sun" Completes Line-up With Namgoong Min, Park Ha-sun and Kim Ji-eun-IV". HanCinema. Dispatch. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
- ^ "MBC 금토극 신설…첫 주자 '검은태양' 9월 방송 (공식)". Naver (in Korean). YTN. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
- ^ "남궁민 '검은 태양', 9월 17일 첫 방송…메인 포스터 전격 공개". Nate News (in Korean). My Daily. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
- ^ "'검은 태양' 2부작 스핀오프 편성…박하선 전사 다룬다". Naver (in Korean). Maeil Business Newspaper. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
- ^ "남궁민·박하선·김지은 '검은태양', 하반기 방송". Naver (in Korean). Newsis. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
- ^ "Namgoong Min to Star in MBC Drama for the First Time in 8 Years". HanCinema. Kuki News. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Namgoong Min at "The Veil" Script Reading". HanCinema. Dispatch. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
- ^ a b "김병기-이경영-장영남-김종태-김민상-김도현, '검은 태양' 출연 확정". Naver (in Korean). MBN. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
- ^ "권소현, '검은 태양' 출연 확정…국정원 요원 구효은 役 [공식]". Naver (in Korean). My Daily. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
- ^ Kim Ji-won (June 8, 2021). "유오성, '검은 태양' 출연 확정…3년 만의 드라마 복귀 [공식]". Naver (in Korean). TenAsia. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
- ^ Yang Yoo-jin (September 10, 2021). "정지윤, '검은 태양' 몰입도 높일 신스틸러…강렬한 존재감 예고" (in Korean). My Daily. Retrieved September 10, 2021 – via Naver.
- ^ Kim Bo-young (July 16, 2021). "'슬의생2' 정문성, MBC '검은태양' 출연 확정 [공식]". Naver (in Korean). E Daily. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
- ^ Lee Ho-young (September 9, 2021). "'검은 태양' 김은우, 출연확정…남궁민과 호흡 [공식입장]" (in Korean). iMBC. Retrieved September 9, 2021 – via Naver.
- ^ Jeong Hee-yeon (September 17, 2021). "신예 주종혁, '윰세'→'검은 태양' 열일 행보" (in Korean). Sports Dong-a. Retrieved September 17, 2021 – via Naver.
- ^ Son Jin-ah (September 25, 2021). "남궁민, 안지호 데리고 어딘가로 향하는 모습 포착(검은 태양)" (in Korean). MK Sports. Retrieved September 25, 2021 – via Naver.
- ^ Kang Nae-ri (October 1, 2021). "박지연, 오늘(1일) '검은 태양' 특별 출연…탈북자로 변신" (in Korean). YTN. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Naver.
- ^ "'검은 태양' 남궁민 "명심해, 의심하는 게 곧 생존이야"". Naver (in Korean). iMBC. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
- ^ Kim Hyun-rok (October 22, 2021). "남궁민, 종영 D-1 '검은 태양' 6개월 대장정 끝…'믿보배' 명성 입증" (in Korean). SpoTV News. Retrieved January 19, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ a b "Nielsen Korea (Nationwide)". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). Retrieved October 24, 2021.
- ^ "TNmS ratings for the current episode" (in Korean). October 24, 2021. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
- ^ Lee, Seul-bi (August 31, 2022). "김혜수→이준호 '2022 APAN STAR AWARDS' 수상 후보 공개" [Kim Hye-soo → Lee Jun-ho's '2022 APAN STAR AWARDS' nominees revealed] (in Korean). Sports Dong-a. Retrieved August 31, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Hwang Hye-jin (December 30, 2021). "남궁민, 대상에 오열→♥진아름 언급 "아름아 사랑해"[MBC 연기대상]" [Namgoong-min, a fever at Daesang → ♥ Jin Ah-reum mentions "I love you, beautiful" [MBC Acting Awards]] (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved February 23, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Lee Seung-rok (December 30, 2021). "이상엽·장영남, 미니시리즈 우수연기상 [MBC연기대상]" [Lee Sang-yeop and Jang Young-nam, Excellence Award for Miniseries [MBC Acting Awards]] (in Korean). My Daily. Retrieved February 23, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Kim Han-na (December 30, 2021). "'MBC 연기대상' 신인상, '옷소매' 강훈-'검은태양' 김지은" ['MBC Acting Awards' Rookie of the Year Award, 'Clothes Sleeve' Kang Hoon – 'Black Sun' Kim Ji-eun] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Retrieved February 23, 2022 – via Naver.
External links
- Official website (in Korean)
- The Veil at IMDb
- The Veil at HanCinema