IRIS
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Title: 아이리스 / 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
Related Series : IRIS Series
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
Im Hyung Joon
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.
Episode Ratings
| Date | Episode | Nationwide | Seoul |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-10-14 | 1 | 24.5 (2nd) | 25.4 (1st) |
| 2009-10-15 | 2 | 25.3 (1st) | 26.1 (1st) |
| 2009-10-21 | 3 | 27.9 (1st) | 29.3 (1st) |
| 2009-10-22 | 4 | 26.2 (1st) | 27.2 (1st) |
| 2009-10-28 | 5 | 29.6 (1st) | 30.3 (1st) |
| 2009-10-29 | 6 | 28.9 (1st) | 29.8 (1st) |
| 2009-11-04 | 7 | 30.7 (1st) | 31.1 (1st) |
| 2009-11-05 | 8 | 30.9 (1st) | 31.9 (1st) |
| 2009-11-11 | 9 | 32.7 (1st) | 33.3 (1st) |
| 2009-11-12 | 10 | 33.7 (1st) | 34.5 (1st) |
| 2009-11-18 | 11 | 34.1 (1st) | 34.9 (1st) |
| 2009-11-19 | 12 | 31.3 (1st) | 32.3 (1st) |
| 2009-11-25 | 13 | 32.0 (1st) | 32.5 (1st) |
| 2009-11-26 | 14 | 32.5 (1st) | 33.4 (1st) |
| 2009-12-02 | 15 | 34.7 (1st) | 35.5 (1st) |
| 2009-12-03 | 16 | 35.7 (1st) | 36.5 (1st) |
| 2009-12-09 | 17 | 37.2 (1st) | 39.1 (1st) |
| 2009-12-10 | 18 | 35.7 (1st) | 37.8 (1st) |
| 2009-12-16 | 19 | 35.0 (1st) | 36.4 (1st) |
| 2009-12-17 | 20 | 39.9 (1st) | 41.8 (1st) |
Source: TNS Media Korea
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December 4th, 2012 at 11:44 am
Pls for Kim Tae-Hee’s sake dont let Lee Byung-Hun die..ah really luv dat guy more especially their love shared
December 30th, 2012 at 9:30 pm
I CAN’T WAIT IRIS 2 !!!!!
January 19th, 2013 at 2:09 am
am i the only one that favored kim so yun more than kim tae hee? o.O
at least I liked the ending very much since it shows that you can’t just get away after facing such a deep rooted and wide spread organization.
January 29th, 2013 at 3:53 am
<3
January 29th, 2013 at 8:08 pm
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February 12th, 2013 at 5:36 pm
IRIS is still the best drama I’ve ever watched till now.
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February 26th, 2013 at 3:57 pm
I do love watching IRIS I, I have watched many times already. Esspecially, I love actor and actress. For IRISII I feel that it is not connect to Iris I because new actor and actress it seem a new drama nonsense special to me.
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