The Full Sun

The Full Sun

Promotional poster for The Full Sun
Also known as Beyond the Clouds
Genre Romance
Melodrama
Written by Heo Sung-hye
Directed by Bae Kyung-soo
Kim Jung-hyun
Starring Yoon Kye-sang
Han Ji-hye
Cho Jin-woong
Country of origin South Korea
Original language(s) Korean
No. of episodes 16
Production
Executive producer(s) Bae Kyung-soo
Producer(s) Lee Na-jung
Park Woo-ram
Location(s) Korea, Thailand
Running time Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 (KST)
Production company(s) Dream E&M
Broadcast
Original channel Korean Broadcasting System
Original run February 17, 2014 – April 14, 2014
Chronology
Preceded by The Prime Minister and I
Followed by Big Man
External links
Website
The Full Sun
Hangul 태양은 가득히
Hanja 太陽은 가득히
Revised Romanization Taeyang-eun Gadeukhi
McCune–Reischauer T'aeyang'ŭn Kadŭkhi

The Full Sun (Hangul: 태양은 가득히; RR: Taeyangeun Gadeukhi; also known as Beyond the Clouds) is a 2014 South Korean television series starring Yoon Kye-sang, Han Ji-hye and Cho Jin-woong.[1] It aired on KBS2 from February 17 to April 14, 2014 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes.[2]

Plot

Jung Se-ro (Yoon Kye-sang) is a hardworking young man who works multiple part-time jobs while studying for the foreign civil service exam. His father is a petty criminal and a con man, and their family lives a transient life because of his deals, currently staying in Thailand.[3]

Despite wanting an honest life for himself, Se-ro's dreams are shattered on the night of a glamorous jewel exhibition opening in Bangkok. His father dies in an incident involving stolen diamonds, and because Se-ro was at the scene when another man was shot, he is accused and arrested for murder. After spending five years in a Thai prison, upon his release he takes up a new identity and becomes a con man just like his father. He joins a ring of jewel smugglers led by Park Kang-jae (Cho Jin-woong), with whom he shares a brotherly bond. Kang-Jae was raised like a son by Se-ro's father, who taught him all the tricks of the trade. But Kang-Jae has harbored a lifelong jealousy towards the real son, which is stoked further when the woman he loves, smuggling accomplice Seo Jae-in (Kim Yoo-ri) also falls for Se-ro.

Then Se-ro meets Han Young-won (Han Ji-hye), the cold-hearted heiress to a jewelry brand. She was madly in love with her fiancé Gong Woo-jin (Song Jong-ho), and had closed herself off after his death. But Se-ro draws her out into the world, while Young-won gives him a reason to live when he had all but given up. They fall in love, not knowing that the man Se-ro was accused of killing had been Young-won's fiance. His love for her becomes his punishment, but also his salvation.

Cast

Ratings

In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

Episode # Original broadcast date Average audience share
TNmS Ratings[4] AGB Nielsen[5]
Nationwide Seoul National Capital Area Nationwide Seoul National Capital Area
1 17 February 2014 4.0% 4.3% 3.7% 3.8%
2 17 February 2014 5.3% 5.5% 5.1% 5.9%
3 24 February 2014 3.5% 4.1% 3.8% 4.6%
4 25 February 2014 4.5% 4.6% 5.2% 6.1%
5 3 March 2014 3.7% 4.5% 3.3% 3.6%
6 4 March 2014 4.2% 4.8% 3.6% 3.9%
7 10 March 2014 3.0% 3.5% 2.6% 2.7%
8 11 March 2014 3.6% 3.0% 3.0% 3.3%
9 17 March 2014 3.1% 4.0% 3.0% 3.6%
10 18 March 2014 3.6% 4.6% 3.5% 4.1%
11 24 March 2014 3.0% 3.1% 3.0% 3.1%
12 25 March 2014 2.6% 3.4% 2.5% 3.1%
13 31 March 2014 1.9% 2.5% 2.3% 2.7%
14 1 April 2014 2.0% 3.0% 2.2% 2.3%
15 7 April 2014 2.7% 3.5% 2.6% 3.3%
16 8 April 2014 2.8% 3.5% 2.7% 2.6%
Average 3.3% 3.9% 3.3% 3.7%

References

  1. Lee, Cory (30 December 2013). "Yoon Kye-sang, Han Ji-hye to Pair Up in New KBS's Drama". TenAsia. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
  2. Lee, Sun-min (20 December 2013). "Role in the Sun for Yoon Kye-sang?". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
  3. Ha, Soo-jung (23 January 2014). "Yoon Kye Sang and Han Ji Hye Take 'Script Shots' in Thailand for New Drama". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
  4. "TNMS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNMS Ratings (in Korean). Retrieved 2014-02-17.
  5. "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved 2014-02-17.

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