Now in Pyongyang explained
Now in Pyongyang is a South Korean TV series depicting the top political echelons of North Korea in 1980s, with Kim Jong-il as the protagonist. As part of South Korea's anti-North Korean propaganda at the time, the drama shows Kim's vicious side and his tyranny over women, but it also tries to show that Kim has a human side.[1] It aired on KBS1 from 30 November 1982 to 14 May 1985, with a total of 199 episodes.[2] The drama was a huge success at the time, and the actor Kim Byung-ki, who played Kim Jong-il, shot to fame.[3] [4]
Cast
Main
- Kim Byung-ki as Kim Jong-il
- Unknown as Kim Il-sung Choi Seon-ja as Han Seong-hee
- Heo Jin as Kim Kyung- hee
- Kim Seong-gyeom as Kim Young-joo
- Sa Mi-ja as Kim Seong-ae
- Shin Jong-seop as Kim Seong-gap
- Kim Man-man as Kim Pyong-il
- Baek Il-seob as Yang Hyung-seop
Military
- Lee Chi-woo as Oh Jin-woo
- Kang Min-ho as Kim Yong-hyeon
- Hwang Min as Oh Geuk-ryeol
- Lee Chun-sik as Oh Baek-ryong
- Jang Hak-su as Lee Eul-seol
- Kim Soon-cheol as Choi Hyun
- Moon Oh-jang as Kim Cheol-man
Bureaucracy
- Lee Il-woong as Kim Il
- Kim Heung-ki as Kim Young-nam
- Choi Jeong-hoon as Kim Hwan
Others
- Kang Hyo-sil as Heo Chang-suk
- Lim Seong-min as Kim Kyung-joon
- Yon Sang-mi as Woo Soon-i
- Kim Seong-nyeo as Choi Eun-hee
- Ban Moon-seop as Kim Guk-tae
- Ban Hyo-jung as Kim Jung-sook
- Han Jeong-guk as Li Xiannian
Special appearance
Notes and References
- News: 김정일 연기한 김병기…"당시 여대생 청혼 쇄도" . 28 September 2023 . HeraldK.com . 2018-02-16.
- News: 「지금평양...」15일 끝나 反共(반공)드라머로는 最長壽(최장수) . 28 September 2023 . . 1985-05-14.
- News: '김정일역 맡아「지도자동지」별명 얻었죠' 김병기 탤런트「지금…」열연2년 . 28 September 2023 . . 1984-12-15.
- News: 두TV 事實性(사실성) 짙어 시청률 늘어나 드라머 야망의25시 지금평양선 반응 좋아 . 28 September 2023 . . 1983-06-01.
