Myung Wol the Spy
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Title: 스파이 명월 / Spy Myung Wol / Myung Wol the Spy
Chinese Title: 间谍明月
Also Known as: Beautiful Spy
Genre: Romance, comedy
Episodes: 18 + 1 Special
Broadcast network: KBS2
Broadcast period: 2011-July-11 to 2011-Sep-06
Air time: Monday & Tuesday 21:55
Synopsis
An elite North Korean spy, Han Myung Wol, and her partner, Choi Ryu, infiltrates South Korea on a mission to disrupt the Hallyu Wave by kidnapping one of their top stars, Kang Woo. Despite her proficiency at her job, Myung Wol’s one weakness is her uncontrollable curiosity. Hijinks ensue when she falls in love with Kang Woo instead.
Cast
Han Ye Seul as Han Myung Wol
Eric as Kang Woo
Lee Jin Wook as Choi Ryu
Jang Hee Jin as Joo In Ah
Lee Duk Hwa as Chairman Joo
Yoo Ji In as Ri Soon Ok
Extended Cast
Jo Hyung Ki as Han Hee Bok
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 (이지훈) as Kwak Ji Tae
Cha Seung Joon as Jang Han Soo
Kim Ha Kyoon as Kim Young Tak
Jung Da Hye (정다혜) as Kim Eun Joo
Kim Ga Young (김가영) as Joo Kyung Joo
Kim Sung Oh (cameo)
Production Credits
Chief Producer: Jung Sung Hyo
Producer: Im Kyu Yong (임규용), Kim Jin Woo (김진우)
Director: Hwang In Hyuk, Kim Young Kyoon (김영균)
Screenwriter: Kim Eun Young (김은영), Kim Jung Ah
Han Ye Seul’s Incident
On August 14th, lead actress Han Ye Seul did not appear for filming. She also did not appear on August 15th. According to her publicist the shooting on August 13th was supposed to end at 2AM, but finished at 5AM and the next day’s shooting was scheduled to start at 7am. Episode 11 and 12, scheduled to air August 15th and 16th, is only 40% complete. She has also complained of this drama series’ director. Because of the filming delay, KBS2 only air a Myung Wol the Spy (special) instead of episode 11 on August 15th. She has left South Korea to Los Angeles (where her parents live) by Korean Air flight KE0017 at 3pm on August 15th. On August 16, her management company Sidus HQ announced that shewill come back to South Korea on August 17th. Her management company released a statement that she was exhausted by the tight shooting schedule and her mind was less than clear because of this. On August 18th, She come back to South Korea together with her mother and film the remainder of this drama. She was reported to have given a press conference at the airport apologizing on her sudden absence citing difficulties and hardships she had. She also remarked that she firmly believes that what she did was right despite criticism from the public and other media sources that pointed out her unexpected sudden absence from shooting. (Source)
Episode Ratings
| Date | Episode | Nationwide | Seoul |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-07-11 | 1 | 9.6 (18th) | 10.6 (13th) |
| 2011-07-12 | 2 | 7.6 | 7.8 (19th) |
| 2011-07-18 | 3 | 5.9 | (<7.7) |
| 2011-07-19 | 4 | 6.4 | (<6.5) |
| 2011-07-25 | 5 | 8.3 (16th) | 10.0 (11th) |
| 2011-07-26 | 6 | 7.6 | 8.7 (17th) |
| 2011-08-01 | 7 | 7.3 (20th) | 8.4 (14th) |
| 2011-08-02 | 8 | 7.3 | 7.3 (20th) |
| 2011-08-08 | 9 | 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 | 6.1 | (<7.6) |
| 2011-09-06 | 18 | 6.0 | (<7.6) |
Source: TNmS Media Korea
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June 23rd, 2011 at 12:41 pm
Han Ye Seul! i like!!!!!!
June 23rd, 2011 at 12:44 pm
Wanna see the hilarious performance again… like in Couple or Trouble!!
June 23rd, 2011 at 1:52 pm
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June 23rd, 2011 at 3:09 pm
hi eric-ssi.. long time no see! waiting his hillarious act..
June 23rd, 2011 at 3:23 pm
wow~ (*0 *) add on a new drama d~!!! (#o #)
i m interested to this drama~! (@v @)
cnt wait, hope tht it will appear immediately~! (>0
June 24th, 2011 at 1:14 am
can,t wait to see this drama..
June 24th, 2011 at 9:15 am
yes….this is the show that they film in Singapore…cant wait to see it
June 24th, 2011 at 9:18 am
The story and cast of this drama seem very attractive for viewing. Looking forward to the first episode on July 11!
June 24th, 2011 at 1:46 pm
hhahaa…it seems interesting…gona watch this… hope it is a good one =)
June 25th, 2011 at 2:48 pm
Oooo, love Han Ye Seul, especially in romcom. Look forward to this drama!
June 25th, 2011 at 2:53 pm
Count me in, I keep waiting that the day will come to see this drama. And when it is out in the market, I will buy 10 dvd for my friends so that they will know why I;m crazy about Eric Mun, not only a good actor, leader singer, but also a very handsome man.
I would like to thank the staff of KBS for being so nice to me, hehehe i got some group photo of them with me and my friend especially the director Mr. Hwang In Hyuk. One day i will post it in my facebook, hope it’s ok director Hwang. Fighting
July 2nd, 2011 at 4:43 pm
Yeah yeh another entertaining drama I love them all good or not so good love all the actors actress, love Kdrama love all the comments.
July 2nd, 2011 at 11:24 pm
I am dying to watch this because Eric and Han YeSeul’s in it. I hope this drama will turn out a success, definitely cannot wait to see this one!
July 6th, 2011 at 2:04 pm
cant wait this drama!!!!!!)
July 7th, 2011 at 10:25 am
This looks like fun, fun, fun! Can’t wait!!!
July 7th, 2011 at 9:20 pm
waiting for this…
July 8th, 2011 at 8:23 am
drama of the year !
July 8th, 2011 at 5:15 pm
WELCOME BACK ERIC! I LUV YA!
July 11th, 2011 at 12:19 am
Omg! Thank you! I really was waiting for this drama
July 11th, 2011 at 9:27 pm
Excellent info over again! I am looking forward for more updates!
July 12th, 2011 at 5:46 pm
yeah~!!! (~v ~) today gonna appear~!!! (*v *)
July 13th, 2011 at 8:45 pm
I wanted to be airing the series now in Paris
July 15th, 2011 at 6:52 am
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July 15th, 2011 at 4:05 pm
i love han ye seul voice….
n her acting always great..!!
July 16th, 2011 at 3:15 pm
im just watch the trailer at kbsworld….looks interesting!!!
look forward to this drama…