[Drama 2024] The Whirlwind/Gust, 돌풍

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Sol Kyung-gu and Kim Hee-ae fight for power in The Whirlwind

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The success of K-dramas has drawn movie-exclusive actors to make their small-screen debuts, and the latest addition to the growing list is Sol Kyung-gu (The Boys, Kill Boksoon). Starring alongside Sol is Kim Hee-ae (Queenmaker), and I for one am excited to see these two powerhouses absolutely devour their roles in the upcoming Netflix political drama The Whirlwind.

The teaser opens on a stormy night, and the president of South Korea clutches his chest before crumpling to the floor. The camera then zooms in on Prime Minster Park Dong-ho (Sol Kyung-gu), and he says, “I assassinated the president.”

 

This sudden power vacuum tosses everyone into a battle against time, and for those who have already crossed the line, there exists no limits. Standing in opposition to the prime minister is the Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Jung Soo-jin (Kim Hee-ae). She, of course, has her own entourage of supporters, and like all politicians vying for a seat at the top, she believes power is above morals.

With the president gone, Prime Minister Park lays out his ambitious plans: a week to gain control over the NIS, the Prosecutors’ Office, and the police; another week to dig into the president’s son; one more to catch his rival Jung Soo-jin; and finally, one last week “to toss all the garbage out of this world.” In just a month, he believes he can turn the country on its head, essentially becoming the titular “whirlwind” that will destroy everything in its path.

This momentous task won’t be easy, though, since powerful figures from conglomerates to the media will be jumping into the fray as well. The teaser also reveals quick peeks at its impressive supporting cast from Kim Mi-sook (Payback) to Park Geun-hyung (Beauty and Mr. Romantic), foreshadowing a dynamic match between one evil against another. “That day, the president’s heart stopped.” Or so the story goes, but for the protagonists of this particular tale, it’s only just the beginning.

Taking up the pen after seven years is writer Park Kyung-soo (Whisper, Punch) — doing what he does best — and in the director’s seat is PD Kim Yong-wan (If You Wish Upon Me). The Whirlwind drops on Netflix June 28 and is slated for twelve episodes.

 

https://www.dramabeans.com/2024/05/sol-kyung-gu-and-kim-hee-ae-fight-for-power-in-the-whirlwind/

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Sol Kyung Gu and Kim Hee Ae Are Set for an Intense Face-Off in "The Whirlwind"

by Lily Alice, June 7, 2024

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Netflix's The Whirlwind, starring veterans Sol Kyung Gu and Kim Hee Ae, teases unprecedented characters. 

On June 7, Netflix dropped character stills from its upcoming original K-drama The Whirlwind. 

The Whirlwind centers around the power struggle between the prime minister, who decides to assassinate the president to uproot the corrupt power, and a deputy prime minister of economy, who aims to thwart him and seize power for herself.  

In the K-drama, Park Dong Ho (Sol Kyung Gu) is the prime minister of South Korea, who makes an unthinkable decision that will change the nation's fate. To eradicate corrupt political power, he becomes evil himself. 

 

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Director Kim Yong Wan introduced Park Dong Ho as a character with various charms, from a headstrong figure who acts on his beliefs to a strategist who overwhelms his opponents. He added, "If you watch closely as Park Dong Ho's [Sol Kyung Gu] face changes with each episode while he stares at the camera, you will feel the subtle differences in his emotions." 

 

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Next, the still of Jung Soo Jin (Kim Hee Ae), who looks sharply at Park Dong Ho, raises curiosity about whether she can stop him and hold her power.  

 

 

 

Jung Soo Jin is a woman who entered politics wanting to change the world but succumbs to the lure of power and falls into the abyss of corruption with the president.

 

 

Kim Hee Ae remarked, "Jung Soo Jin is a character with such intense charisma and strong narrative that one might wonder if such a character ever existed in Korean dramas."

 

 

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Writer Park Kyung Soo explained, "While desire can be kept in check by law, beliefs are hard to control. I wanted to show this danger through Jung Soo Jin."  

The Whirlwind will be available exclusively on Netflix starting June 28.  

 

https://mydramalist.com/article/sol-kyung-gu-and-kim-hee-ae-are-set-for-an-intense-face-off-in-the-whirlwind

 

 

 

 

 

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News bites: June 10, 2024

by tccolb

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• Promos continue on Netflix’s upcoming The Whirlwind, with tensions rising between Sol Kyung-gu (The Boys, Kill Boksoon) and Kim Hee-ae (Queenmaker) in the latest batch of stills. The 12-episode political thriller releases this month on June 28, with directing helmed by PD Kim Yong-wan (If You Wish Upon Me) and Park Kyung-soo (Whisper, Punch) penning the scripts. [News1]

 

https://www.dramabeans.com/2024/06/news-bites-june-10-2024/

 

 

 

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Netflix's Political Drama "The Whirlwind" Unveils Poster and Trailer

by Lily Alice, June 13, 2024

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On June 13, Netflix unveiled the main poster and trailer for The Whirlwind. 

The Whirlwind centers around the power struggle between the prime minister, who decides to assassinate the president to uproot the corrupt power, and a deputy prime minister of economy, who aims to thwart him and seize power for herself.   

The poster gives a glimpse of the intense confrontation between Park Dong Ho (Sol Kyung Gu) and Jung Soo Jin (Kim Hee Ae). The fierce look in the eyes of Park Dong Ho, who stirs up a whirlwind by deciding to assassinate the president to sweep away corrupt forces, and Jung Soo Jin, who tries to stop him and gain greater power, indicates they will not compromise on anything in the cut-throat game of politics.

 

 

The trailer begins with Park Dong Ho saying, "A fair country. A just world. The same people who promised to turn this world into heaven turned this place into hell." He jumped into politics to change the world, but now wages war against the president and Jung Soo Jin, who became corrupt after entering the Blue House.

The power-packed teaser shows Park Dong Ho, who cannot tolerate injustice and aims to drag his enemy down with him to hell, and Jung Soo Jin, who aims to stop him and seize power for herself, raising anticipation for the thrilling political drama series. 

The Whirlwind will be available exclusively on Netflix starting June 28.

 

https://mydramalist.com/article/netflix-s-political-drama-the-whirlwind-unveils-poster-and-trailer

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June 13 2024

Trailer and poster for Netflix drama “The Whirlwind”

Main trailer and poster for Netflix drama series “The Whirlwind” starring Sol Kyung-Gu & Kim Hee-Ae. The drama series is steeped in politics and political maneuvering as the prime minister (Sol Kyung-Gu) and deputy prime minister (Kim Hee-Ae) face off over a presidential assassination attempt. Caption on the poster states “That day the president’s heart stopped.”

“The Whirlwind” will be available to stream June 28, 2024.

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki: Park Dong-Ho (Sol Kyung-Gu) is the prime minister of South Korea. He wants to punish the corrupt president, who colludes with powerful family owned corporations called chaebols, and change the world of politics. For that, Park Dong-Ho decides to assassinate the president. Jung Soo-Jin (Kim Hee-Ae) is the deputy prime minister for economic affairs. She confronts Park Dong-Ho and a fierce political strife ensues.

 

https://blog.asianwiki.com/korean-dramas/trailer-and-poster-for-netflix-drama-the-whirlwind

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Watch: Kim Hee Ae Will Do Whatever It Takes To Stop Sol Kyung Gu In Trailer For Upcoming Drama "The Whirlwind"

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Jun 14, 2024

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Netflix’s upcoming drama “The Whirlwind” has shared a new poster and teaser!

“The Whirlwind” depicts a conflict between a prime minister who is determined to assassinate the president in order to root out corruption and a deputy prime minister who is determined to stop him and seize power.

Sol Kyung Gu will take on the role of Prime Minister Park Dong Ho, who wants to change the political scene and punish the president who colluded with conglomerates. Kim Hee Ae will play Jeong Soo Jin, the Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, who climbed to the top of the political ladder with her intelligence and strong convictions.

The newly released poster captures the intense conflict between Park Dong Ho and Jeong Soo Jin. Park Dong Ho, who decides to assassinate the president to wipe out corrupt forces, and Jeong Soo Jin, who tries to stop him at all costs to gain greater power, are both shown with determined expressions, foreshadowing their relentless power struggle.

Additionally, the burning paper in the center of the poster hints at the fierce whirlwind that will begin the moment the president’s heart stops, piquing curiosity about who will emerge victorious in this high-stakes political game.

 

The accompanying trailer begins with Park Dong Ho, who decides to cause a whirlwind after witnessing the corruption of those who once promised a fair and just world. Park Dong Ho, Jeong Soo Jin, and the president all entered politics together wanting to create a just society, but after entering the Blue House, the President and Jeong Soo Jin became corrupt, and Park Dong Ho now points his blade at his former comrades.

After the president is seen clutching his heart and collapsing, the trailer gives viewers a glimpse of the intense rivalry between Park Dong Ho, who cannot stand the corrupt world and wishes to destroy it, and Jeong Soo Jin, who will stop at nothing to stand in his way and seize power for her own ambition. In one scene, Park Dong Ho is heard confessing, “I assassinated the president,” while in another, Jeong Soo Min asks Park Dong Ho, “Just how far are you planning to go?” He responds, “One step further than you.”

The trailer concludes with Park Dong Ho, who would rather turn the world upside down than be ruled by unrighteous people, inviting others to come with him to hell.

 

 

https://www.soompi.com/article/1667857wpp/watch-kim-hee-ae-will-do-whatever-it-takes-to-stop-sol-kyung-gu-in-trailer-for-upcoming-drama-the-whirlwind

 

 

 

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The Whirlwind trailer: Kim Hee Ae is determined to crush Sol Kyung Gu, shocking murder mystery catches attention; Watch

The Whirlwind is an upcoming political thriller starring Kim Hee Ae and Sol Kyung Gu which is all set to release in June. Here is a look at the trailer.

By Moumita Chakraborty

Published on Jun 13, 2024  |

 

 

 

The Whirlwind featuring Kim Hee Ae and Sol Kyung Gu is an upcoming murder mystery mixed in a political setting which will be released later this June. Fans eagerly anticipate the series as The World of the Married's Kim Hee Ae and The Moon's Sol Kyung Gu come together for the thrilling project. Here is a look at the main trailer. 

The Whirlwind trailer starring Kim Hee Ae and Sol Kyung Gu

On June 13, Netflix dropped the main trailer of their much-awaited drama The Whirlwind. In the trailer, Kim Hee Ae and Sol Kyung Gyu confront each other and openly go against each other. After the president's death, Sol Kyung Gu's character wants a fair world for people. On the other hand, Kim Hee Ae's character is ready to crush him. As the murder is embroiled in conspiracies and mysteries, the trailer creates anticipation and curiosity for the drama. Watch the trailer below. 

 

The Whirlwind will be released on June 28 and streaming on Netflix. The drama will consist of 12 episodes. Kim Hee Ae and Sol Kyung Gu will be taking on the lead roles in the upcoming drama. 

The project has been directed by Kim Yong Wan who is also known for If You Wish Upon Me and The Cursed. Park Kyung Soo has written the script. He is known for Whisper, Punch and more. 

 

It tells the story of a Prime Minister who wishes to punish the corrupt President and the evils in power. He plans to eliminate the President in power and assassinate him. The Deputy Prime Minister of Economic Affairs confronts him about the situation and a fierce political battle ensues.

While the Prime Minister wishes to make the changes, the Deputy Prime Minister stands against him. 

 

https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/the-whirlwind-trailer-kim-hee-ae-is-determined-to-crush-sol-kyung-gu-shocking-murder-mystery-catches-attention-watch-1316209

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The Whirlwind starring Sol Kyung Gu and Kim Hee Ae: Release date, time, where to watch, plot, cast and more

The Whirlwind is an exciting upcoming K-drama starring Sol Kyung Gu and Kim Hee Ae. Know The Whirlwind release date, time, where to watch, plot, cast, and more here.

By Tanya Saxena

Updated on Jun 24, 2024  |  07:58 PM IST 

 

 

The Whirlwind is an exciting and suspenseful upcoming K-drama that is on the lookout for K-drama fans who would love a good story about cutthroat political battles with the much-needed addition of a thirst for power. 

 

The Whirlwind will follow an intriguing and engrossing political battle between two giants sitting at the heights of power in the fictional South Korean government. The story follows Prime Minister Park Dong Ho, who is currently in power but can not ignore the unrighteous people sitting above him and beside him in the government running the country. 

He takes drastic measures to change the corrupt world and stop the world from falling into destruction. Park Hong Do assassinates the President of the Republic of Korea to root out the corruption. But his battle gets dangerous and interesting when he has to face the selfish and ambitious Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, Jeong Soo Jin, who will go to whatever limits needed to crash Park Hong Do’s plan and usurp the place and power of the President for herself. 

 

The story will present an overwhelming whirlwind, which will be born the second President breathes his last. It will unfold a fierce battle of power and intelligence between Park Hong Do and Jeong Soo Jin. It piques the audience's curiosity by laying a land where everyone wonders who will be in this political battle: the virtuous Park Hong Do or the ambitious Jeong Soo Jin.

 

The Whirlwind main cast is being hailed by two of the top South Korean actors who are known for their fierce acting. 

Sol Kyung Gu will be seen portraying Prime Minister Park Hong Dowho, who wants to turn the world upside down for the better. Sol Kyung Gu is noted for his varied roles in noted films like Kil Boksoon, The Boys, The Tower, The Spy: Undercover Operation, The Merciless, Memoir of a Murderer, Kingmaker, and Phantom, among many more.

Meanwhile, Park Hong Do is a man who intends to cause a political whirlwind after seeing the true nature of the people who promised to make their country heaven but turned it into hell with corruption. He asks for one month to change the world and challenges his nemesis that he will always be a step ahead of her. 

 

https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/the-whirlwind-starring-sol-kyung-gu-and-kim-hee-ae-release-date-time-where-to-watch-plot-cast-and-more-1320365

 

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Premiere Watch: The Whirlwind

by missvictrix

 

Time slot: Friday (single drop)
Broadcaster: Netflix
Genre: Politcal, thriller
Episode count: 12

Reasons to watch: Netflix is back with another taut political thriller, this time attracting Sol Kyung-gu and Kim Hee-ae and vying ministers in the Blue House. In the aftermath of a presidential assassination, they’ll go head-to-head in what looks like an intense and twisty battle of political intrigue. There is no doubt in my mind that the performances here will be riveting.

 

TL;DR: Legendary cast of Sol Kyung-gu x Kim Hee-ae

 

 

https://www.dramabeans.com/2024/06/premiere-watch-the-whirlwind/

https://www.hankyung.com/article/202406259770H

https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20240625096500005

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gust of wind | Now streaming with rave reviews | netflix

 

 

 

 

[Pre-release] President suddenly dies, who assassinated him? | gust of wind | netflix

 

 

 

 

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Review: ‘The Whirlwind’ Commits The Worst Sin Any Show Can – It’s Boring

By Jonathon Wilson

Published: June 28, 2024

 

 

 

With ridiculous leadership squabbles currently underway in both the U.S. and the U.K., two of Netflix’s most sizeable and vocal markets, the time seems right for a political drama that burns the deep-rooted corruption and bizarre pageantry of public office for fuel. Enter, then, The Whirlwind, a verbose K-Drama that never met a monologue it wouldn’t languish over for twelve long hours.

 

It doesn’t take much effort to imagine the world of The Whirlwind, in which politics is intimately tied to big business, since we’re already living in that world. But the topicality doesn’t help the show work better as a drama. Instead, it’s a largely dull and brutally overlong affair that is much too self-satisfied to qualify as a breezy binge.

Inside the Blue House, South Korean President Jang Il-jun (Kim Hong-fa) benefits from a cushty arrangement with the Daejin Group, a prestigious conglomerate, which is perhaps just as well since they own the hospital he’s rushed to when he suffers a cardiac arrest in his office.

Prime Minister Park Dong-ho (Sul Kyung-gu) has poisoned the president as part of a scheme to expose his corrupt dealings with Daejin and root out further rot in the Blue House by being promoted to Acting President in Il-jun’s absence. It’s a dark plot, but such is the way of things in politics, especially since Dong-ho is motivated by the death of his friend, assemblyman Seo Gi-tae, who was also investigating corruption.

But Dong-ho is opposed by Deputy Prime Minister Jung Soo-jin (Kim Hee-ae), who is willing to use every opportunity to thwart his efforts and use the President’s ill-health to further her expansive political ambitions.

All the pieces are here, then – crooked relationships, deeply immoral characters, conspiracies, double-dealing, and all the usual political shenanigans. Why, then, is it so boring?

This is hard to put a finger on since The Whirlwind comes from Park Kyung-su, a screenwriter of some renown. But it’s certainly the writing that’s at fault, since the performances – especially the leads, with Hee-ae returning to the shrewd girl-boss archetype almost immediately after Queenmaker) are pretty stellar throughout.

 

But this is a show that operates with a surety in itself that ends up coming full circle and being off-putting. The monologues are hard to take seriously at times, ranging from dry to so overwrought that they’re laughable. We’re reminded again and again of the tricky moral underpinnings of governance and shown the ethical dilemmas that even well-intentioned statesmen are invariably faced with, but the po-faced seriousness of it all is just tough to engage with on any level beyond curiosity.

It doesn’t help that the characters are largely hemmed into their government postings rather than being possessed of any real depth. Key background details and character quirks are omitted in favor of pushing the plot forward and building faux-tension from various arbitrary ticking-clock devices.

It seems weird to criticize a serious political drama for not being fun enough, but The Whirlwind is like that. Its humourlessness is just dry, with too-familiar genre mechanics and an ambition to be resonant and meaningful that mostly serves to highlight how much less enjoyable it is than similar dramas that take themselves a bit less seriously.

 

Politics will always be interesting, especially in a period of flux like so many of us are in now, but TV still has to work as entertainment, and The Whirlwind unfortunately doesn’t.

 

https://readysteadycut.com/2024/06/28/the-whirlwind-netflix-review/

 

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‘The Whirlwind’ review: underbaked political drama tries too hard to impress

 

Netflix’s new Korean series takes itself too seriously to be authentic or convincing

By Carmen Chin   You’ve fallen into quicksand, but don’t you dare try and reach out for help. Whoever grabs your hand will be dragged down with you,” South Korean President Jang Il-jun (played by Kim Hong-fa) tells Prime Minister Park Dong-ho (played by Sul Kyung-gu) sinisterly as he grips Park’s arm. “You can scream all you want, but it won’t matter. Everyone in your camp will suffer. This is the end for you and I.” But little does the president know, he would soon go into cardiac arrest and collapse in his own office.   The Prime Minister has been a passive whistleblower in the world of The Whirlwind, quietly investigating the president’s illicit activities and corrupt dealings with Daejin Group, South Korea’s most prestigious and cunning conglomerate. Though, there’s little Dong-ho can do mid the quicksand that is politics, slowly getting swallowed up by the growing depravity of those who South Koreans look to for leadership. But when assemblyman and close personal friend Seo Gi-tae is killed amid his probe into the Blue House’s illicit ties with the rich, he finally decides to take matters into his own hands and see through Gi-tae’s unfinished work. To achieve his goals, he goes down a dark road, poisoning the president in an attempt to kill him (although he would later find out was not entirely successful). That would make him the Acting President, during which he will be granted enough immunity to cleanse the Blue House of its immoralities. The deep-seated corruption in The Blue House isn’t willing to go down without a fight, and that manifests in the form of Deputy Prime Minister Jung Soo-jin (Kim Hee-ae), a shrewd, egotistical woman who is not above getting her hands dirty. As President Jang lapses into a coma, a power struggle between Dong-ho and Soo-jin quickly emerges as they each try to use the President’s incapacitation to further their own goals.   On paper, The Whirlwind has a lot going for it. The K-drama is the first project for esteemed screenwriter Park Kyung-su (2017’s Whisper, 2013’s Empire of Gold) in seven years’s first project in seven years. The show is also led by two acclaimed actors, Sul Kyung-gu in his first-ever television role and Kim Hee-ae, who led last year’s majestically Machiavellian political drama Queenmaker. So, what could go wrong? Unfortunately, this Netflix K-drama is not Park’s best work. For the most part, The Whirlwind tries too hard to impress with intellectual language and overwrought monologues. Working off the age-old question of ‘what defines the line between good and evil’, it attempts to reflect on how far government corruption can go and the ethical dilemmas both leads find themselves in, but the overly dramatic series takes itself too seriously for it to come off as authentic or convincing.   Park Dong-ho does his best to present his character’s morally questionable actions as utilitarian, but the character’s inherent stoicness keeps the audience at arm’s length. Kim Hee-ae, on the other hand, offers a brilliant interpretation of Soo-jin’s unyielding brutality and ambition, even if the script fails to provide her character with more substance than just a Deputy Prime Minister on a power trip. Political dramas are hardly new in the K-drama space (or on television in general), but many still struggle to go beyond the melodramatics. While The Whirlwind strives to be more philosophical and highbrow than most, it falls disappointingly short of its goals. If anything, the series is still a thrilling watch with twists that promise to keep viewers on the edge of their seat – but does little beyond that.   https://www.nme.com/reviews/tv-reviews/the-whirlwind-review-netflix-k-drama-3769495

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Netflix's The Whirlwind ranked fourth on the OTT's Global Top 10 list from July 1-7. The K-drama garnered 1.8 million views in the time period and is trending predominantly in Asia. 

The Whirlwind is about the power struggle between Park Dong Ho (Sol Kyung Gu), the prime minister of South Korea, who decides to assassinate the president to uproot the corrupt power, and Jung Soo Jin (Kim Hee Ae), the deputy prime minister for economic affairs, who aims to thwart him and seize power for herself.  

 

Where to watch the K-drama The Whirlwind?

All the episodes of The Whirlwind are streaming on Netflix.

 

https://mydramalist.com/article/the-player-2-master-of-swindlers-finishes-strong-the-whirlwind-trends-on-netflix