God of War (TV series)

God of War
God of War
	Promotional poster
Also known as	Mooshin; Soldier; Military Official;
Genre	Historical period drama; Action;
Created by	Kim Jeong ho; MBC
Written by	Lee Hwan-kyung
Directed by	Kim Jin-min; Kim Heung-dong;
Starring	Kim Joo-hyuk; Kim Gyu-ri; Jeong Bo-seok; Park Sang-min; Joo Hyun; Lee Joo-hyun; Hong Ah-reum;
Composer	Ma Sang Woo
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	56
Production
Producers	Kim Ho jun; Joosun
Running time	70 minutes
Production company	MBC
Distributor	MBC
Release
Original network	Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation
Original release	February 11 –; September 15, 2012
External links
	Website

God of War (Korean: 무신; RR: Musin; lit. "Soldier") is a 2012 South Korean television series starring Kim Joo-hyuk as the real-life historical figure Kim Jun who was written about in the Goryeosa.^[1] It aired on MBC from February 11 to September 15, 2012, on Saturdays and Sundays at 20:40 for 56 episodes.^[2]^[3]

Plot[]

Kim Jun is the son of an escaped palace slave, who gets raised by monks. Years later, after being torn from his home during wartime, Kim Jun must renounce his pacifist ways to partake in a deadly game that could be his ticket to freedom from his masters, Choe Chung-heon's clan. During the Mongol invasions of Korea, Kim Jun rises in the ranks to become the top military official, and eventually rules the Goryeo empire for 60 years in place of its king.

Cast[]

Kim Joo-hyuk as Kim Jun
Kim Gyu-ri as Choe Song-yi
Jeong Bo-seok as Choe Woo
Park Sang-min as Choe Yang-baek
Joo Hyun as Choe Chung-heon
as Kim Yak-seon
Hong Ah-reum as Wol-ah/An-shim
Kang Shin-il as Monk Soo-beop
Park Sang-wook as Lee Gong-ju
as Choe Hyang
as Choe Hang
as Choe Woo's first wife
as General Song Gil-yoo
as General Park Song-bi
as General Daejib Sung
Chun Ho-jin as Lee Gyu-bo
as Kim Deok-myung
as General Kim Kyung-son
Park Hae-soo as Kim Yun-hu
O Yeong-su as Monk Soogi
as Hong-ji
Ahn Jae-mo as Im Yeon
Jin Seon-kyu as Gab-yi
Kim Hyuk as Man-jong
Kim Yoo-mi as Choe Woo's second wife
as Lee Jang-yong
Lee Seung-hyo as King Gojong
as General Choe Choon-myung
as Monk Jin-pyo
Kim Ha-eun as Choon-shim
as General Ryu Song-jeol
as General Choe Jun-mun
Jo Eun-sook as Gan-nan of Tobang kitchen
Go Soo-hee as Nan-jang of Tobang kitchen
as Yeon-shim
as General Tanku of the Mongol Empire
Kim Joo-young as General Lee Won-jeong of Cheolju fortress
as Commander-in-chief Sartai of the Mongol Empire's troops (1st and 2nd invasion)
as Kublai Khan
Choi Deok-moon as General Lee Hee-juk of Cheolju fortress
as Lee Hee-juk's wife
as General Park Seo of Kwiju fortress
Kim Yong-woon as Gu-pil
as General Putau of the Mongol Empire
as Kyun-ga
as Woo-ga
Choi Min as Kang Woo-moon
as General Joo-sook
as Yoo-jung
as Hwangbo Joon-chang
Jang Tae-sung as Won-bal
as Amoogan
as Kim Hong-chee
as General Oh Seung-jeok
Lee Seung-hyung as Ryu Neung
Jeon No-min as General Moon Dae (cameo)
Lee Hee-jin as Nan-yi (cameo)

Awards and nominations[]

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
2012	MBC Drama Awards	Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama	Kim Joo-hyuk	Nominated
		Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama	Jeong Bo-seok	Nominated
		Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama	Kim Gyu-ri	Nominated
		Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama	Park Sang-min	Nominated
		Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama	Lee Joo-hyun	Nominated
		Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama	Hong Ah-reum	Nominated
		Best Young Actress	Noh Jung-ui	Nominated

International broadcast[]

It aired in Thailand on Channel 5 from April 21 to December 30, 2015.^[4]

References[]

^ Hwang, Hyo-jin (February 10, 2012). "MBC <무신> 고려를 채우는 테스토스테론의 향기". TenAsia (in Korean). Retrieved February 10, 2015.
^ "God of War". MBC Global Media. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
^ Sunwoo, Carla (September 5, 2012). "Kim Ju-hyeok and Kim Gyu-ri dating". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
^ "ละครเรื่อง คิมจุน วีรบุรุษกู้แผ่นดิน". Channel 5. August 30, 2015.^{[permanent dead link]} Thai: ภาษาไทย

External links[]

God of War official MBC website (in Korean)
God of War at MBC Global Media
God of War at HanCinema
Soldier at IMDb

[1] Hwang, Hyo-jin (February 10, 2012). "MBC <무신> 고려를 채우는 테스토스테론의 향기". TenAsia (in Korean). Retrieved February 10, 2015.

[2] "God of War". MBC Global Media. Retrieved February 10, 2015.

[3] Sunwoo, Carla (September 5, 2012). "Kim Ju-hyeok and Kim Gyu-ri dating". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved February 10, 2015.

[4] "ละครเรื่อง คิมจุน วีรบุรุษกู้แผ่นดิน". Channel 5. August 30, 2015.^{[permanent dead link]} Thai: ภาษาไทย

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God of War
Promotional poster
Also known as	Mooshin Soldier Military Official
Genre	Historical period drama Action
Created by	Kim Jeong ho MBC
Written by	Lee Hwan-kyung
Directed by	Kim Jin-min Kim Heung-dong
Starring	Kim Joo-hyuk Kim Gyu-ri Jeong Bo-seok Park Sang-min Joo Hyun Lee Joo-hyun Hong Ah-reum
Composer	Ma Sang Woo
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	56
Production
Producers	Kim Ho jun Joosun
Running time	70 minutes
Production company	MBC
Distributor	MBC
Release
Original network	Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation
Original release	February 11 (2012-02-11) – September 15, 2012 (2012-09-15)
External links
Website