The Veil (South Korean TV series)

The Veil (Korean: 검은 태양; Hanja: 검은 太陽; RR: Geom-eun Taeyang; lit. Black Sun) is a 2021 South Korean television series starring Namkoong Min, Park Ha-sun and Kim Ji-eun. It won the 2018 MBC Drama Screenplay Contest by writer Park Seok-ho.[4][5] It aired from September 17 to October 23, 2021, as the first series on MBC's newly established Fridays and Saturdays at 22:00 (KST) time slot.[6][7]

For the American anthology TV series, see The Veil.
For other uses of "Veil", see Veil (disambiguation).
The Veil
Promotional poster
Hangul검은 태양
Hanja검은 太陽
Genre
Created byHong Seok-woo (MBC)[3]
Written byPark Seok-ho[3]
Directed byKim Sung-yong[3]
Creative directorKim Ji-ha[3]
Starring
ComposerKim Jang-woo
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes12[4]
Production
Executive producers
  • Kim Myung (CP)
  • Yoo Hong-ku
  • Kelly SH
  • Song Eun-do[3]
ProducerKim Je-bok (MBC)[3]
Running time60 minutes[2]
Production companies
  • MBC
  • 3Mana Creative
  • Ateod Co. Ltd.[3]
Distributor
  • MBC
  • Wavve
Budget₩15 billion (US$13.7 million)[1]
Release
Original networkMBC TV
Original releaseSeptember 17 (2021-09-17) –
October 23, 2021 (2021-10-23)
External links
Website

A two-part spin-off of the series titled Moebius: The Veil, which was focused on the backstories of Park Ha-sun, Jung Moon-sung and Jang Young-nam's characters, aired on October 29–30, 2021.[8]

Synopsis

It is about a top field agent in the National Intelligence Service (NIS). After going missing a year ago, he returns to the organization to find an internal traitor who dropped him into the abyss.[9]

Cast

Main
  • Namkoong Min as Han Ji-hyuk, the best field agent in the NIS who is admired by his colleagues for his shrewd and perfect performance.[1][10]
  • Park Ha-sun as Seo Soo-yeon, Ji-hyuk's co-worker at the NIS and the head of Criminal Information Integration Center.[5]
  • Kim Ji-eun as Yoo Je-yi, Ji-hyuk's partner who graduated early from KAIST, and is a promising field agent.[5]

Foreign Intelligence Bureau

Criminal Information Integration Center

Domestic Intelligence Bureau

Others

Extended
  • Jung Moon-sung as Jang Chun-woo[16]
  • Kim Eun-woo as Pyo Jae-gyu[17]
  • Joo Jong-hyuk as Chang-gyu[18]
  • Ahn Ji-ho as Choi Sang-gyun[19]

Special appearance
  • Park Ji-yeon as Jung Eun-hee[20]

Production

The series received a 15 billion won investment from MBC and Wavve for its production.[4] It is labelled as "MBC's 60th anniversary special project".[21]

Viewership
The Veil : South Korea viewers per episode (millions)
SeasonEpisode numberAverage
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11.2391.5791.8141.5621.7531.5941.5341.3501.4681.4401.2971.590TBD
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.[22]
Ep. Broadcast date Average audience share
Nielsen Korea[22] TNmS[23]
Nationwide Seoul Nationwide
1 September 17, 2021 7.2% (9th) 8.2% (6th) 5.4% (14th)
2 September 18, 2021 8.0% (4th) 8.5% (4th) 7.9% (2nd)
3 September 24, 2021 9.8% (5th) 10.1% (5th) 8.4% (6th)
4 September 25, 2021 8.3% (4th) 8.6% (3rd) 7.5% (4th)
5 October 1, 2021 9.4% (5th) 9.8% (5th) 8.6% (6th)
6 October 2, 2021 8.6% (4th) 9.2% (3rd) 8.3%
7 October 8, 2021 8.4% (6th) 8.7% (5th) 7.1%
8 October 9, 2021 7.8% (4th) 8.6% (3rd) 7.6%
9 October 15, 2021 8.3% (6th) 8.4% (4th) 6.3%
10 October 16, 2021 7.6% (5th) 7.7% (4th) 6.7%
11 October 22, 2021 7.4% (7th) 7.5% (8th)
12 October 23, 2021 8.8% (3rd) 9.2% (3rd) 7.6% (3rd)
Average 8.30% 8.71% 7.34%
Special September 18, 2021 4.3% (17th) 4.2% (18th) 4.6% (15th)
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • NR denotes that the series did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date.
  • N/A denotes that the rating is not known.

References
  1. "Namgoong Min wins lead in MBC's new blockbuster series". The Korea Times. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
  2. "The Veil". MBC Global Media. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  3. "프로그램 정보". MBC & iMBC (in Korean). Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  4. "남궁민·박하선·김지은, '검은 태양' 출연 확정 [공식]". Naver (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
  5. ""Black Sun" Completes Line-up With Namgoong Min, Park Ha-sun and Kim Ji-eun-IV". HanCinema. Dispatch. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
  6. "MBC 금토극 신설…첫 주자 '검은태양' 9월 방송 (공식)". Naver (in Korean). YTN. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  7. "남궁민 '검은 태양', 9월 17일 첫 방송…메인 포스터 전격 공개". Nate News (in Korean). My Daily. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
  8. "'검은 태양' 2부작 스핀오프 편성…박하선 전사 다룬다". Naver (in Korean). Maeil Business Newspaper. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  9. "남궁민·박하선·김지은 '검은태양', 하반기 방송". Naver (in Korean). Newsis. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  10. "Namgoong Min to Star in MBC Drama for the First Time in 8 Years". HanCinema. Kuki News. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
  11. "Namgoong Min at "The Veil" Script Reading". HanCinema. Dispatch. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  12. "김병기-이경영-장영남-김종태-김민상-김도현, '검은 태양' 출연 확정". Naver (in Korean). MBN. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
  13. "권소현, '검은 태양' 출연 확정…국정원 요원 구효은 役 [공식]". Naver (in Korean). My Daily. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
  14. Kim Ji-won (June 8, 2021). "유오성, '검은 태양' 출연 확정…3년 만의 드라마 복귀 [공식]". Naver (in Korean). TenAsia. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
  15. Yang Yoo-jin (September 10, 2021). "정지윤, '검은 태양' 몰입도 높일 신스틸러…강렬한 존재감 예고" (in Korean). My Daily. Retrieved September 10, 2021 – via Naver.
  16. Kim Bo-young (July 16, 2021). "'슬의생2' 정문성, MBC '검은태양' 출연 확정 [공식]". Naver (in Korean). E Daily. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  17. Lee Ho-young (September 9, 2021). "'검은 태양' 김은우, 출연확정…남궁민과 호흡 [공식입장]" (in Korean). iMBC. Retrieved September 9, 2021 – via Naver.
  18. Jeong Hee-yeon (September 17, 2021). "신예 주종혁, '윰세'→'검은 태양' 열일 행보" (in Korean). Sports Donga. Retrieved September 17, 2021 – via Naver.
  19. Son Jin-ah (September 25, 2021). "남궁민, 안지호 데리고 어딘가로 향하는 모습 포착(검은 태양)" (in Korean). MK Sports. Retrieved September 25, 2021 – via Naver.
  20. Kang Nae-ri (October 1, 2021). "박지연, 오늘(1일) '검은 태양' 특별 출연…탈북자로 변신" (in Korean). YTN. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Naver.
  21. "'검은 태양' 남궁민 "명심해, 의심하는 게 곧 생존이야"". Naver (in Korean). iMBC. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  22. "Nielsen Korea (Nationwide)". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). Retrieved October 24, 2021.
  23. "TNmS ratings for the current episode" (in Korean). Retrieved October 24, 2021.
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