Now in Pyongyang () is a South Korean TV series depicting the top political echelons of North Korea in 1980s, with Kim Jong Il as the protagonist. As part of South Korea's anti-North Korean propaganda at the time, the drama shows Kim's vicious side and his tyranny over women, but it also tries to show that Kim has a human side. It aired on KBS1 from 30 November 1982 to 14 May 1985, with a total of 199 episodes. The drama was a huge success at the time, and the actor Kim Byung-ki, who played Kim Jong Il, shot to fame.
Cast Main Kim Byung-ki as Kim Jong Il Unknown as Kim Il Sung Choi Seon-ja as Han Seong-hee Heo Jin as Kim Kyung- hee Kim Seong-gyeom as Kim Young-joo Sa Mi-ja as Kim Seong-ae Shin Jong-seop as Kim Seong-gap Kim Man-man as Kim Pyong-il Baek Il-seob as Yang Hyung-seop
Military Lee Chi-woo as Oh Jin-woo Kang Min-ho as Kim Yong-hyeon Hwang Min as Oh Geuk-ryeol Lee Chun-sik as Oh Baek-ryong Jang Hak-su as Lee Eul-seol Kim Soon-cheol as Choi Hyun Moon Oh-jang as Kim Cheol-man
Bureaucracy Lee Il-woong as Kim Il Kim Heung-ki as Kim Young-nam Choi Jeong-hoon as Kim Hwan
Others Kang Hyo-shil as Heo Chang-suk Lim Seong-min as Kim Kyung-joon Yon Sang-mi as Woo Soon-i Kim Seong-nyeo as Choi Eun-hee Ban Moon-seop as Kim Guk-tae Ban Hyo-jung as Kim Jung-sook Han Jeong-guk as Li Xiannian
Special appearance Lee Dae-ro Kim Hae-kwon Kim Jin-tae Joo Hyun Park In-hwan Jang Hang-sun Lim Byung-ki Kang Tae-ki Lee Jeong-woong Nam Il-woo Song Hee-nam Song Jong-won Lee Shin-jae Jung Young-sook Park Joo-ah Hong Young-ja Lee Soon-jae Ahn Kwang-jin Choi Jae-sung Choi Woo-baek Yoon Seong-gook Han Hyun-bae Son Young-chun Jeon Young-mi
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