The drama was a success in South Korea and won numerous awards, including Lee Byung-hun winning the Daesang Award at the 2003 SBS Drama Awards. In 2009, a spin-off series was broadcast called Swallow the Sun.
The series is set around the life of Kim In-ha (Lee Byung-hun), an orphan taken in the care of a poor gambler uncle. In his childhood often hung out with his friends at the basement of a theater. In-ha befriends Choi Jung-won (Ji Sung), a perfect student and also the son of the theater owner. Min Su-yeon (Song Hye-kyo),
the daughter of the projectionist at the theater, became orphaned when her father dies because he owes money to the wrong people. In-Ha and Jung-won come up with a plan to avenge the death of Su-yeon's father's death together, planning to set fire to a gangster's hideout, but instead it accidentally led to the killing of a gang leader. In-Ha is sentenced to seven years in prison while thanks to Jung-won's family connections, Jung-won avoids sentencing. As In-ha serves his sentence, Jung-won goes to the US to study and Su-yeon decides to become a nun.
Seven years pass, and by pure chance, the three all end up working at the same casino. In-ha and Su-yeon fall in love, but due to the circumstances regarding the past fire incidence, In-ha and Su-yeon get separated. In-ha is forced to illegally immigrate to the US, finding a job as a Mafia hitman. With stroke of luck, he meets Su-yeon in the States and the two plan to get married. However, on the day of the marriage, In-ha suffers a near-fatal gunshot wound and is placed in a coma for 8 months. Su-yeon, unaware that In-ha is alive, due to Mafia secrecy, returns to Korea and lives in despair. In-ha is able to recover, but Jung-won intervenes, saying that he is unworthy to love Su-yeon. In-ha decides to turn his life of misery around and becomes a professional gambler. He meets a business partner, and betting everything he has, returns to Korea to win back Su-yeon's love.
[edit] Cast
Lee Byung-hun as Kim In-ha
Song Hye-kyo as Min Su-yeon
Park Sol-mi as Suh Jin-hee
Ji Sung as Choi Jung-won
[edit] Supporting Cast
Lee Deok Hwa as Choi Do-hwan -Choi Jung-won's father
Seon Woo Eun Sook as Yoon Hye-sun - Choi Jung-won's mother
Fueki Yuko - Lie Ochida
Kim Tae-yeon - Jenny
Heo Joon-ho - Yoo Jong-ku
Park Jun-hee
Han Ji-min - Young Su-yeon
Jin Goo - Young In-ha
Choi Jeong-won - Jeong Ae
[edit] Awards and nominations
2003 39th Paeksang Arts Awards[1]
Best Actor (TV category) - Lee Byung-hun
2003 SBS Drama Awards[2]
Grand Prize (Dae Sang) - Lee Byung-hun
Top Excellence for an Actress - Song Hye-kyo
Top 10 Stars Award - Lee Byung-hun
Top 10 Stars Award - Song Hye-kyo
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