Athena: Goddess of War (2010-2011)

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## Details

* **Title:** 아테나: 전쟁의 여신 / Athena: Jeonjaeng-ui Yeoshin
* **Also known as:** Athena: Goddess of War
* **Genre:** Action, thriller, romance
* **Episodes:** 20
* **Broadcast network:** SBS
* **Broadcast period:** 2010-Dec-13 to 2011-Feb-21
* **Air time:** Monday & Tuesday 21:55
* **Original Soundtrack:** Athena: Goddess of War OST
* **Related TV shows:** IRIS (KBS2, 2009), IRIS II (KBS2, 2013)

## Synopsis

A terrorist group known as "Athena" and led by evil mastermind Son Hyuk threatens South Korea and the world. It is now up to special agent Lee Jung Woo of the National Security Agency to foil their terrifying conspiracy. Jo Soo Young, the daughter of the South Korean president, is kidnapped and hidden away in Italy. Jung Woo and his team are given the assignment to find her and bring her back.

## Cast

NTS
* Jung Woo Sung as **Lee Jung Woo**
* Lee Ji Ah as **Han Jae Hee**
* Choi Si Won as **Kim Joon Ho**
* Yoo Dong Geun as Kwon Yong Gwan
* Choi Yong Min as Nam Dong Shik
* Jung Ho Bin as Kang Chul Hwan
* Lee Han Wie as Park Sung Chul (NTS chief)
* Son Ji Hoon (손지훈) as Hong Jin Suk
* Kim Jin Geun as Park Suk Ho
* Oh Yoon Ah as Oh Sook Kyung (NTS chief)
* Lee Ji Hyun as NTS staff
* Do Ye Sung (도예성) as Jung Kyung Won
* Oh Sun Hwa (오선화) as Young Mi
* Oh Chang Suk as Lee Dong Hun
* Yoo Ha Jin (유하진) as NTS staff
* Kim Dan Bi (김단비) as NTS agent
* Choi Gun Woo (최건우) as Special Agent B2
* Kim Ah Young (김아영) as Special Agent B4
* Choo Sung Hoon (추성훈) as black agent (*cameo*, ep 1, 16)

DIS
* Lee Min Ji as Jessica (DIS staff)

Blue House
* Lee Jung Gil as Jo Myung Ho (president)
* Lee Bo Young as Jo Soo Young (president's daughter) (*cameo*, ep 3-5)
* Kim Young Ae as Choi Jin Hee (president's female advisor)
* Jun Gook Hwan as Han Jung Pil (Jae Hee's father)
* Park Yong Gi as Yoo Kang Ho (NTS staff)
* Park Yong Soo as Hwang Ho Young (president's male advisor)
* Jung Han Yong as Jung Hyung Joon (president's male advisor)
* Myung Ji Yun as Hong Soo Jin

North Koreans
* Kim Min Jong as **Kim Ki Soo**
* Kim So Yun as Kim Sun Hwa (*cameo*, ep 17, 19)
* Kim Seung Woo as Park Chul Young
* Lee Jae Yong as Captain Kim Oh Gun (North Korea's general)
* Park Sung Woong as Jin Young (North Korea's agent) (*cameo*)
* Gong Jung Hwan as Seo Min Hyuk

Athena
* Cha Seung Won as **Son Hyuk**
* Soo Ae as **Yoon Hye In**
* Sean Richard as Andy (Son Hyuk's subordinate)
* Jung Chan Woo as Chul Kyu
* Im Sung Kyu as an Athena operative
* Arnold Hong (아놀드 홍) as an Athena operative
* Kim Yoon Tae as an Athena operative
* Lee Han Sol as an Athena operative
* Ahn Jin Kyung (안진경) as an Athena operative
* Douglas Day Stewart (더글라스 데이 스튜어트) as director of Son Hyuk's firm (*cameo*)

Others
* Ricky Lee Neely as Viktor Sevcenkov / Sasha
* Park Chul Min as Jang Ki Suk
* Jin Goo as black agent (*cameo*)
* Yoo Tae Woong as Kim Sun Hwa's husband (*cameo*, ep 17)
* Ryu Dam (*cameo*, ep 1)
* Kim Byung Man (*cameo*, ep 1)
* BoA as herself (*cameo*, ep 7-8)
* Heo Tae Hee as BoA's manager
* Onew as himself (*cameo*, ep 7)
* Lee Tae Min as himself (*cameo*, ep 7)
* Bang Kil Seung (방길승) as SWAT commander
* Yoon Song Yi as agent's daughter
* Hoon as President's Bodyguard
* Max Changmin as Choi Tae Hyun (*cameo*, ep 16-20)
* Lee Ye Sun as Kim Sun Hwa's daughter (*cameo*)
* Choi Young
* Lee Sang Hong
* Lee Kyu Sub
* Lee Jae Won
* Kim Yoon Sung as Min Goo
* Choi Jin Ho
* Kim Kyung Nam

## Production Credits

* **Production Company:** Taewon Entertainment
* **Producer:** Kim Young Sup
* **Director:** Kim Myung Joon (김명준), Kim Tae Hoon (김태훈), Hwang Jung Hyun (황정현)
* **Screenwriter:** Kim Hyun Joon (김현준), Yoo Nam Kyung (유남경)

## Episode Ratings

*See Athena: Goddess of War (2010-2011)/Episode Ratings*

## Notes

* Filming locations include Japan, Italy, Switzerland, Singapore, Hawaii, and New Zealand.
* This is the spin-off series to the hit drama, IRIS, which starred Lee Byung Hun & Kim Tae Hee. The sequel to IRIS is being planned for fall 2011.

## External Links

* Official site
* **News articles:** (1), (2), (3), (4), (5)