''The Virus'' () is a 2013

South Korean television series Korean drama (), also known as K-drama or Koreanovela, refers to Korean-language television shows made in South Korea. These shows began to be produced around the early 1960s, but were mostly consumed domestically until the rise of the Korean Wa ...

starring

Um Ki-joon Um Ki-joon (; born March 23, 1976) is a South Korean actor. He made his acting debut in 1995 in the stage play ''Richard III'', though he later became best known as a musical theatre actor, starring in ''Singin' in the Rain'', ''The Sorrows of Y ...

, Lee So-jung, Lee Ki-woo, and Jo Hee-bong. It aired on OCN from March 1 to May 3, 2013, on Fridays at 22:00 for 10 episodes.

Plot

Lee Myung-hyun and his disease control task force investigate a mutant virus that has a 100% fatality rate and kills the infected within three days. Not only must they find an antidote, they must also stop the epidemic from spreading and killing all of humankind.

Cast

as Lee Myung-hyun * Lee So-jung as Jeon Ji-won * Lee Ki-woo as Kim Se-jin *

Ahn Suk-hwan Ahn Suk-hwan (; born November 1, 1959) is a South Korean actor. Ahn has been active in theater, film and television since 1986. His onscreen roles include both comedic and villainous supporting turns, among them a ruthless but humane prison war ...

as Kim Do-jin *

Jo Hee-bong Jo Hee-bong (born August 23, 1971) is a South Korean actor. Hee-bong began his acting career in 1997 as part of the theatre troupe Bipa (비파). He later became known as a supporting actor onscreen, in films such as '' Blind'' (2011) and ''Inco ...

as Go Soo-kil * Kim Yu-bin as Lee Joo-young * Park Min-woo as Bong Sun-dong *

Hyun Woo Hyun Woo (; born Kim Hyun-woo on January 18, 1985) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in the television series ''Pasta'' and the sitcom '' Living Among the Rich''. In 2009, he, Lee Jang-woo and No Min-woo formed the K-pop pr ...

as Kim In-chul * Oh Yong as Jung Woo-jin * Song Young-kyu as Yoon Il-joong

International broadcast

It aired in Japan on cable channel KNTV from October 23 to November 21, 2013, and was re-aired on cable channel BS-Japan.

References

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