Kim Su-Ro, The Iron King

It aired on MBC from May 29 to September 18, 2010, on Saturdays and Sundays at 21:45 for 32 episodes.

Kim Su-ro, The Iron King
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Also known as	Kim Soo-ro
Genre	Period drama
Written by	Kim Mi-sook Jang Seon-ah
Directed by	Choi Jong-soo
Starring	Ji Sung Bae Jong-ok Yu Oh-seong Seo Ji-hye Go Joo-won Kang Byul Lee Pil-mo
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	32
Production
Executive producer	Jang Geun-soo
Producer	Hong Soon-gwan
Production company	Sangsang Networks
Original release
Network	Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation
Release	May 29 (2010-05-29) – September 18, 2010 (2010-09-18)

The ₩20 billion-budget historical drama charts the life of Kim Su-ro, who unified 12 small countries to become the legendary founder and ruler of Geumgwan Gaya, the city-state of the Gaya confederacy which dominated sea trade and iron working during the Three Kingdoms Period in the 5th century. Kim Su-ro's fiery temperament, charisma and intelligence are his only defense in an extended political struggle, with competition for the throne from his half-brother and lifelong rival, Ijinashi (first king of the state of Daegaya), his former friend Seok Tal-hae, and the dangerous ambitions of Shingwi Ghan.

Main

• Ji Sung as Kim Su-ro
  • Park Gun-woo as young Kim Su-ro
• Bae Jong-ok as Queen Jeong-kyeon, Su-ro and Ijinashi's mother
• Yu Oh-seong as Shingwi Gan / Tae-gang
• Seo Ji-hye as Heo Hwang-ok aka Sembavalam, the daughter of an Indian merchant who later becomes Su-ro's wife
• Go Joo-won as Ijinashi, Queen Jeongkyeon's son and later the founder of Daegaya
  • Won Deok-hyun as young Ijinashi
• Kang Byul as Ah-hyo, Princess of Saro State
• Lee Pil-mo as Seok Tal-hae, 4th King of Saro State
  • Shin Dong-ki as young Tal-hae

Supporting

People around Kim Su-ro

• Lee Jong-won as Jo-Bang, Su-ro's stepfather
• Jang Dong-jik as Yoo-Chun / Deuk-Sun, the Former Emperor Kwangmoo's nephew and Won-Su's son who is Su-ro's helper
• Lee Duk-hee as Doctor Ah-jin (nickname: Uiseonhalmi [의선할미])
• Kang Shin-il as Seon-Do, a Godfather of international trade and Su-ro's teacher
• Yoon Joo-sang as Mul-Soe, a Blacksmith
• Choi Soo-rin as Jo-Bang's wife and Su-ro's stepmother
• Jung Jae-gon as Sa-Bok, Jo-Bang's pawn

People in Gaya State

• Lee Hyo-jung as Yibiga, Ijinashi's biological father
• Lee Won-jong as Yeom Sa-chi
• Choi Hwa-jung as Nok Sa-dan

People in Silla

• Kwon Sung-duk as Namhae-chachawoong
• Wang Bit-na as Ah-Ro, Chachawoong's little sister and Park Hyeokgeose's daughter
• Kim Shi-won as Ho-Gong

Other

• Kim Ki-hyun as Heo Jang-sang, Heo Hwang-ok's father
• Kim Hye-eun as Na Chal-nyeo, Goddess of Heaven who protects Sodo
• Baek So-mi as Hae-rye, a Bridesmaid
• Kim Hyung-beom as Chu-Kyung, Yeom Sa-chi's loyalman
• Seo Sung-gwang as Yong-Bi
• Chae Bin as Yeo-Ui, Shin Gwi-chon's slave
• Lee Ah-jin as Beo-Deul, a Long Prelude Mountain Girl
• Jun Jin-gi as Ya-Chul
• Joo Ho as Seok-chil
• Kim Hyung-il as Kim-Yoong, Su-ro's biological father
• Han Min-chae as So-Hwa
• Shim Hoon-gi as No-Du
• Joo Sung-min

After she was fired in June 2010, writer Kim Mi-sook sued the production company for damages amounting to ₩576 million (or US$478,600).