Monster (MBC)

Details[]

Title: 몬스터 / Monseuteo
Previously known as: Tyrant (폭군), Monster (괴물)
Genre: Melodrama, romance, revenge
Episodes: 50
Broadcast network: MBC
Broadcast period: 2016-Mar-28 to 2016-Sep-20
Air time: Monday & Tuesday 22:00
Original Soundtrack: Monster OST

Synopsis[]

The story of a man who fights against greed, and experiences every hardship and adversity known to man in order to make something of himself and find love. --Dramabeans

Cast[]

Main Cast

Kang Ji Hwan as Kang Ki Tan / Lee Gook Chul (30)
- Lee Ki Kwang as young Gook Chul (19) (ep 1-2)
Sung Yoo Ri as Oh Soo Yun / Cha Jung Eun (30)
- Lee Yul Eum as young Jung Eun (19) (ep 1-2)
Park Ki Woong as Do Gun Woo (29)
Soo Hyun as Yoo Sung Ae (30) (ep 1-29)

Dodo Group

Jung Bo Suk as Byun Il Jae
Park Young Kyu as Chairman Do Choong
Jo Bo Ah as Do Shin Young
Jin Tae Hyun as Do Kwang Woo
Lee Duk Hwa as Hwang Jae Man
Kim Bo Yun as Hwang Gwi Ja
Kim Hye Eun as Hwang Ji Soo
Jung Woong In as Moon Tae Kwang
Cha Kwang Soo as Go Hae Sool
Kim Se Ah as Mo Kyung Shin (Moon Tae Kwang's assistant)

Secret Defense Organization

Choi Jong Won as Jo Ki Ryang
Lee El as Ok Chae Ryung
Go Yoon as Cha Woo

Dodo Group Interns

Kim Dong Hee as Lee Soo Tak
Jin Ye Sol as Park So Hee
Shin Joo Hwan as Kim Hae Il
Lee Moon Jung (이문정) as Hong Nan Jung

Others

Kim Ji Sung as child from the shop
Carson Allen as Jessica
Kang Dong Yup
Joey Albright
Park Pal Young
Kim Gun
Kim Kwang In
Yang Hyun Min
Lee Chang
Yoon Yong Joon (윤용준) as Do Chil (ep 41-42)
Lee Kyu Sub
Yoon Seung Hoon
Jung Mi Ae

Supporting Cast

Kim Won Hae as Min Byung Ho
Kim Myung Soo as Jung Eun's father (ep 1-2)
Joo Suk Tae as Attorney Kang
Song Kyung Chul as Kong Bok Shin
Lee Ah Hyun as Choi Ji Hye
Nam Myung Ryul as Gook Chul's father (ep 1)
Park Hoon as Oh Choong Dong
Lee Seung Hyung as Secretary Ahn
Nam Ki Ae as Gook Chul's mother
Shin Seung Hwan as Yang Dong Yi
Lee Chae Mi as Park Ye Bin (Choi Ji Hye's daughter)
Jung Soon Won (정순원) as Oh Jin Chul / Cha Dong Soo (adult)
- Jung Soo Hwan as Cha Dong Soo (teen)
Go In Bum as Kim Dae Woo
Jung Kyu Soo as So Gil Doo
Jung Sung Mo as Uh Kyung Suk
Ahn Won Jin

Cameos and special appearances

Sung Ji Roo as Go Joo Tae
Bae Jong Ok as Jung Man Ok
Chen Bo Lin as Michael Chang
Lee Won Jong as Na Do Kwang
Na Jae Kyun

Production Credits[]

Production Company: Lee Kim Production (이김프로덕션)
Chief Producer: Lee Joo Hwan
Producer: Jo Yoon Jung (조윤정)
Director: Joo Sung Woo
Screenwriters: Jang Young Chul and Jung Kyung Soon

Recognitions[]

2016 MBC Drama Awards: Best New Actress (Jo Bo Ah)

Episode Ratings[]

See Monster (MBC)/Episode Ratings

Notes[]

Actor Seo Kang Joon and actress Hwang Jung Eum were first offered the lead roles but later got replaced by Kang Ji Hwan and Sung Yoo Ri.
On Aug 30, actress Jo Bo Ah was diagnosed with encephalomeningitis in the hospital. After filming on Aug 31, only then she began having detailed examination and treatment.

External Links[]

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