A Investigative Drama Addressing the Humidifier Disinfectant Disaster... Crank-In Next Month

Actors Kim Sang-kyung (left) and Lee Sun-bin

Actors Kim Sang-kyung (left) and Lee Sun-bin

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Actors Kim Sang-kyung, Lee Sun-bin, Yoon Kyung-ho, and Seo Young-hee join forces in the film Gyun. According to distributor TCO The Contents On on the 10th, Gyun is an expos? drama dealing with the victims of the humidifier disinfectant disaster. The original work is a novel of the same name by writer So Jae-won. It reveals the truth behind a case where victims exist but perpetrators do not, and informs the world of the ongoing suffering.


The humidifier disinfectant incident was a tragedy in 2011 where many mothers and infants died from lung damage or suffered systemic diseases. It was only five years after the incident that a dedicated investigation team was formed and the largest perpetrating company was punished.



Kim Sang-kyung plays trauma center doctor Jung Tae-hoon, who lost his wife to lung disease and faces the risk of losing his son as well. Seo Young-hee portrays Jung Tae-hoon’s wife, Han Gil-joo. Lee Sun-bin takes on the role of Han Young-joo, a lawyer who became one after her sister’s death, and Yoon Kyung-ho plays Seo Woo-sik, a manager at the humidifier disinfectant manufacturing company. Filming is set to begin this September.


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