IRIS
Title: IRIS
Previously known as: Shiri
Genre: Action, mystery, thriller, romance
Episodes: 20
Broadcast network: KBS2, Wednesday & Thursday 21:55
Broadcast period: 2009-Oct-14
Production Company: Taewon Entertainment
Director: Kim Kyu Tae (Worlds Within, A Love To Kill), Yang Yoon Ho (Rainbow Eyes)
Writers: Choi Wan Kyu (Swallow The Sun, General Hospital 2, Gourmet), Kang Je Kyu
Screenwriters: Kim Jae Eun , Jo Kyu Won , Kim Hyun Joon
Executive Producer: Choi Ji Young
Producer: Kim Young Jo
Synopsis
A story about trust, betrayal and conspiracy of South and North Korean secret agents.
Kim Hyun Joon is an secret agent who belongs to a top secret South Korean organization known as the “NSS” whereas Vick is an assassin who works in another secret organization located in the United States called “IRIS” and was ordered to kill Hyun Joon.
Choi 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 friend and could be enemy and falls in love with Seung Hee as well.
Character Description
Kim Hyun Joon
He had lost his parents in a car accident when he was young. He doesn’t have much memory of them because of the shock of their death. Not only that, he always carries a sense of void and loneliness in his heart.
But his friend Jin Sa Woo had filled that void. They are close friend and swore to trust each other and unchanging friendship for life.
Then both go to 707 Corps to qualify as agents. They stand out and get noticed by the National Security System (NSS) and become the top agents and top sniper , he is smart, cool head, have charisma and perfectly carries out his missions.
He meet agent Choi Seung Hee there and become love of his life and both fall in love .
Choi Seung Hee
A psychological analyst who works at secret intelligence organization, NSS. Her secret lovers is her colleague at NSS, Kim Hyun Joon. But because of a friend’s betrayal, their love story is threatened.
Jin Sa Woo
He falls in love for Seung Hee at first sight. But as Hyun Joon and Seung Hee become close, Sa Woo fights to hide his feelings for Seung Hee. He tries to be happy for Hyun Joon. And then he begin struggles to obey orders. And finally, is he betraying his close friend Hyun Joon?
Park Chul Yung
He is a team leader for North Korean security agents. Fiercely dedicated to his work, he is capable of dying for his beliefs, and once he fixes on a target, he never gives up.
Kim Sun Hwa
She is a North Korean security agent who follows her boss, Park Chul Yung, like a shadow. An intense agent who believes that failure is always soon followed by death. She is ordered to chase after Kim Hyun Joon, but apparently falls in love with him after Hyun Joon saves her life and she being discarded by her country.
Vick
Vick is an assassin for IRIS, a secret organization hidden in the United States. He is a cold-blooded killer with a 100% kill rate. He has been assigned to kill Kim Hyun Joon.
Main 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 Yung
Kim So Yeon as Kim Sun Hwa
T.O.P as Vick
Hyun Jyu Ni as Yang Mi Jung
Kim Hye Jin as Yang Jung In
Miyama Karen as Yuri
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
Joo Ni as Yang Mi Jung
Lee Jung Gil as Jo Myung Ho
Jung Han Yong as Jung Hyung Joon
Notes
Filming sites include Russia, Japan, China, Hungary and the U.S.
The production cost for this drama is approximately 20 million US dollars.
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love it!!
a must seen korean drama..i’ve been waiting for it to be aired in the philippines.. :0 i love its OST:)
The ending of HK! is not pleasing. It’s a poor ending to such a swirl movie unless otherwise he somehow survives in Iris 2
To Every1 That Wanna Know What’s D Song Name That Played @ D 1st Episode… Try This… “Love Me More – Justin James”… I Hope That’ll Help U Guys… ^^ Hehehe… Enjoy… Iris 4ever… Hahahahaha !!! !!!
OMG!!!!!! I just watch iris yesterday!!!! it was my 8th times to watch it!!!>>> still hard for me to recover!!!…..
the movie really sucks! i hate that they made kim seon hwa the killer and how she turned out to be a bad person…. pls disregard it… i hope iris 2 will show the old kim seon hwa who is in love with hyung jun. they should end up together!!!!!!! plssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss
what a tragic ending… hope there will be iris2… coz there’s also lots of question in my mind!
RESPONSE QUESTION ABOUT WHO IT WAS THAT KILLED KIM HYUN JUN
SPOILER ALERT:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
———————————it was seon hwa.—————————————————–
Does anyone know when T.O.P.’s character’s name was mentioned? Because I never heard him being called Vic by anyone except by the narrator. and the ending….TERRRIBLE
awesOme…!!!!
This movie kept me on the edge of my seat. Great drama, although the ending suxed.
might spoil the next series but this is my thought:
Girl is the daughter of Mr. Blk, the hero was shot but did not die in the end, most likely was shot but will be saved for Iris 2. That is my hope: hehehehehe Otherwise that will totally sux!!!!!!!!!!!!!
no Kim Hyun Joon in IRIS 2??
fantastic series ,i love this series, Thanks
@Rob : If anyone curious who the sniper is at the ending… watch Iris The Movie at the ending part. I am not gonna give spoiler here
nice drama. but the ending was frustrating.
hope also the hero will be end up with seon hwa..
i start love kim so yeon when i watch prosecutor princess..then i buy iris dvd coz kim so yeon..& i love this drama & kim so yeon role in iris…i also prefer hyun joon will ends up with seonhwa…at the end hyun joon died but i think he still alive coz iris 2 will aired in 2011…Iris 2 will start filming in March, 2011 with the aim of airing of the series on KBS2 in October of 2011..”IRIS 2″ will take place 3 years after the death of Hyeon-Jun (Lee Byung-Hun) and reveal more details on Hyeon-Jun’s death, the arrest of Baek San (Kim Yeong-Cheol) for his IRIS activities, and the identity of Mr. Black who controlled Baek San…i can’t wait iris 2..i want to see again kim so yeon…
Does anyone know who the sniper at then end is?
Salut! checkonetwo
I like this movie
very interested
You all must watch “Prosecutor Princess” which the heroin is played by Kim So Yeon.. Best ever drama..
As much as I have enjoyed the series, episode 20, in particular, is plagued with inconsistencies. When the NSS lab director Oh “discovered” the terrorists had disguised the hostages as terrorists and made a safe escape to attack the press conference, it is clearly inconsistent with the fact that the “hostages disguised as terrorists” were firing at NSS agent Kim Hyun-Joon! If they were indeed fake terrorists, shouldn’t they be giving up their weapons and surrender instead?
@Miki!!!
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My love Kim Hyun Joon, he act very well..I so like him! Kim So Yeon very cool, I’m start admiree on her!
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dudee thee endinqq wuhszz’ soo fuckinqq’ shittyy ann pissedd meee off !!
whyy didd myy favee characterr diee ?!!
unfairr !!
likee iKnoee heszz’ busyy withh G.I. Joe II ann all buhh IRISS iszz’ wayy betterr thann thaa Gayy Joee shitt !!
likee ferr’reall !!
damnn !!
i love this drama..every episode make me excited…
and yeah am just finished watching this drama…
by the way i love this two actress kim tae hee and also Kim So Yeon
two difference acting…both prettier…and Lee Byung Hun so amazing in this drama. love his acting..overall this drama was good and worth to watching…
hope to see IRIS2 with all the cast in IRIS1 pls dun let a new cast, adding would be ok but not changing…
baru mau cari nih cd ny,,, liyat dari synopsisnya sih seru…
NICE ONE. FULL OF ACTION. THERE R 3 JUMONG CAST IN IRIS. NICE SEEING JUNG HO BIN AND YOO HO MIN BOTH PLAYED IN IRIS AND SWALLOW THE SUN. WEIRD THAT LEE BYUNG H INSTEAD OF ACT IN SWALLOW THE SUN (ALL IN 2), HE CHOSE IRIS AS HIS DRAMA PROJECT. I WANT JI SUNG TO ACT IN IRIS 2 IF POSSIBLE
can someone tell me title of the song mi jeong sang on episode 9 when they were drinking. i really really need to know that title of that song and also when she’s at the club,when mi jeong first saw vic. she was also singing at that time. please if anybody of you here knows the title of those 2 songs i’am gladly thankful.here’s my email add. “jaz15_mtm@yahoo.com” waiting for your answer. thank you so much!!
@Miki!!!
You can watch this on dramacrazy.net
well,i hope so.. it sounds logic,,but how can you think like that? whatever.. but i’m still hoping for the sequal of iris drama..
i read somewhere that they would come out with a movie which explains who killed him.
what a shitty ending
Remember when VIC(played by T.O.P. from Big Bang)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzTkUm9yjCA
in his death scene he said, no one can kill me, not God only me. I honestly think Mr.Black maybe Saved VIC’s Life maybe found out VIC still had a pulse. And then soon VIC comes after uhh Kim Joon. That’s what I honestly think. I mean VIC did say no one can kill me, but me. Anyone else think VIC killed Kim Joon
@cha: I can’t agree more with you
Sun Hwa is really attractive and cute..
i really lyk synopsis… so thrilling n mysterious…
i’m looking for the song while they were fighting in the mud and while they were running out from the night club in episode 1…please…does anyone know where can i find that song??!it’s really awesome!!
Wow..20 million dollar the budget for this film..I remember Sunhwa when she played in All about eve as Yunmi..good acting..
episode 3 there is an extra, the japanese girl who tell them where the hot spring is anyone know who she is???
OMG plzzz tell me where i can watch this!!!
I AM ALSO FINDING THE SONG IAB LEE AND ASHLEY KIM SAYING… PLS LET ME KNOW IF SOMEONE KNOW ABOUT THE TITILE OF THE ENGLISH SONG… PLS. HELP ARE VERY APPRECIATE.
hahahaha… nice drama… seriously.. it was full with action.. but … thy could have make it more emotional and logic… k .. my comment on the ending.. first of all… who said Kim Hyun Joon died??? come on lar… think logically… who in the world can shed tears after being shot in the head… my theory is… the bullet only scratched his head… that explain the blood .. and the fact he is still conscious proves it… you all forgot about MR. black… im so sure.. he wanted revenge… and believe it or not… kim Hyun Joon gonna return ithahahaha… nice drama… seriously.. it was full with action.. but … thy could have make it more emotional and logic… k .. my comment on the ending.. first of all… who said Kim Hyun Joon died??? come on lar… think logically… who in the world can shed tears after being shot in the head… my theory is… the bullet only scratched his head… that explain the blood .. and the fact he is still conscious proves it… you all forgot about MR. black… im so sure.. he wanted revenge… and believe it or not… kim Hyun Joon gonna return it back to him.. ^^ and one more thing… the creator forgot something… seung hee forgot to say she dat she forgived Sa woo… and it bugs me.. pls let sheung hee forgive him in Iris 2… pls n thnk u .. back to him.. ^^ and one more thing… the creator forgot something… seung hee forgot to say she dat she forgived Sa woo… and it bugs me.. pls let sheung hee forgive him in Iris 2… pls n thnk u ..
hahahaha… nice drama… seriously.. it was full with action.. but … thy could have make it more emotional and logic… k .. my comment on the ending.. first of all… who said Kim Hyun Joon died??? come on lar… think logically… who in the world can shed tears after being shot in the head… my theory is… the bullet only scratched his head… that explain the blood .. and the fact he is still conscious proves it… you all forgot about MR. black… im so sure.. he wanted revenge… and believe it or not… kim Hyun Joon gonna return it back to him.. ^^ and one more thing… the creator forgot something… seung hee forgot to say she dat she forgived Sa woo… and it bugs me.. pls let sheung hee forgive him in Iris 2… pls n thnk u ..
Ok, the reason that Kim Hyun Joon dies in the end is because Lee Byung Hun is going to be too busy filming G.I. Joe II that he does not have time to participate in IRIS 2. Shame, I know, but Hollywood does offer lots of money. Apparently someone like Kwon Sang Woo might be in IRIS 2. tyu, seung hee couldn’t have killed hyun joon because the episode showed her at the lighthouse; plus, why would she have killed someone she was hoping to marry?
For those excited for IRIS 2, keep in mind that the sniper/shooter had to have come from the ocean (possibly a boat?). Since the passengers side window was cracked, and since it was facing the ocean while the car was being driven, that’s the only possibility, no doubt.
i think seung hee is the one who kill hyun jun
hey guy the end it suck how could the main actor die if their is iris2 it gone suck who ever replace him &4 me&my friend we prefer kim tae than the other girl love u
i don’t think so…cause,,in the end of the story,,kim hyun joon is died..so…i think iris 2 will coming soon but the new actor will come to replace the character of kim hyun joon..maybe LEE MIN HO…
yes, I totally agreed with you that Iris is the best korean drama I ever seen. Hope that there will be “Iris 2″ coming out very very soon, of couse, Kim Hyun Joon must be the main actor, please!!
IRIS depicts the ILLUMINATI. Check that out on the internet!
I was so confused when I watch the ending…..If there is “Iris 2″, then why Kim Hyun Joon died at the end?????? So what is IRIS? I thought Lee Byung Hun is the main actor…..he should join “Iris 2″, if there is one, right?!
Anyway, I still think “Iris” is one of the best korean dramas throughout these years!!!
i dont get how the main character died at the end.?! did he get shot or soemthing. ?! im so confused because of this sucky ending. :[
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HAHA MAIN ACTOR DEAD , NO MORE IRIS 2 HAHAHA maybe other new actor will come @@ ?
OK I finally see the End, and yes he did die, maybe there will be IRIS2, this korean are trying to make this show like “24″, but noting is like 24, they did the best try that they can get. and with that END they have suficiante para hacer la parte 2—lo que no entiendo es como es que invertieron tanto deinero en esta drama y lo danaron con ese final….
@missV
i totally agreed with you..my sister and i feel the same too…seon hwa is more appealing than seung hee
iT WILL NOT BE A hAPPY ENDING AT ALL@elle
HE WAS KILL AT THE END & BY WHOM?..LIKE MOST OF KOREAN DRAMAS SOMETHING IS MISSING, BUT AT LEAST I ENJOY LOOKING AT ONE OF MY FAVORITE ACTOR
@LOLS
You were right the end was mest up!!!how do they have to kill the main actor that is FU
seung hee is more pretty but her acting really pales compared to seon hwa. I prefer Hyun joon ends up with seon hwa
i hope hyunjoon will be with seonhwa at the end.. i love her… btw, she is more pretty than seung hee… hu3
Nah~ i dont think it will be a happy ending <~ dont wanna believe but it should be a sad ending
omg!!!!will LBH and KTH live happily ever after in the end???Can’t wait for the remaining episodes.
lol @ “Hot Issue” being played when they were at the club XD
Please let me know the title of the song played when 2 guys are running out of the club and while they were fighting in the mud.
i was wondering what is the song call in episode 1 where they were running out of the club, it’s a english song. please please if you know please tell me Thank You so much