Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area (The House of Paper – Netflix Series)

General Information

• International Title: The House of Paper / Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area
• Original Title: 종이의 집 (romanization: Jongiui Jib)
• Genre: Heist, Crime
• Episode: 12
• Released Date: 2022.06.24 – TBA
• Streaming: Netflix
• International Distributor: Netflix
• Starring: Yoo Ji Tae, Park Hae Soo, Jeon Jong Seo, Lee Won Jong
• Director: Kim Hong Sun
• Writer: Ryu Yong Jae
• Viewership: N/A
• Awards: N/A

Synopsis

Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area (The House of Paper) Korean drama is the remake of Spanish drama Money Heist (La Casa de Papel). The story-line follows The Professor, an ambitious heist mastermind, conducts the biggest heist in Korean Peninsula. In order to accomplish this mission, he recruits several members with different strong characters and personalities. Each member uses city name as a code. Although they arrange the perfect strategy, they have to deal with unexpected circumstances.

Main Cast

Character name: Professor
Actor name: Yoo Ji Tae
Yoo Ji Tae’s notable works: The Swindlers (movie), Oldboy (movie), When My Love Blooms, Mad Dog, The Good Wife, Healer, etc

Character name: Berlin
Actor name: Park Hae Soo
Park Hae Soo’s notable works: Time to Hunt (movie), By Quantum Physics: A Nightlife Venture (movie), Suriname, Chimera, Squid Game, Prison Playbook, The Legend of the Blue Sea, The Roots of Throne, etc

Character name: Tokyo
Actress name: Jeon Jong Seo
Jeon Jong Seo’s notable works: Nothing Serious (movie), The Call (movie), Burning (movie)

Character name: Moscow
Actor name: Lee Won Jong
Lee Won Jong’s notable works: Delayed Justice, The Great Show, Special Labor Inspector Mr. Jo, Ms. Hammurabi, Radio Romance, Uncontrollably Fond, etc

Character name: Denver
Actor name: Kim Ji Hoon
Kim Ji Hoon’s notable works: Love to Hate You, Flower of Evil  

Character name: Nairobi
Actress name: Jang Yoon Ju
Jang Yoon Ju’s notable works: Three Sisters, Citizen Deok-Hee,  Perfume

Character name: Rio
Actor name: Lee Hyun Woo
Lee Hyun Woo’s notable works: Dog Days, Hero, The Liar and His Lover 

Character name: Helsinki
Actor name: Kim Ji Hun
Kim Ji Hun’s notable works: The Good Detective 2, Chimera, The Good Detective 

Character name: Oslo
Actor name: Lee Kyu Ho
Lee Kyu Ho’s notable works: #Alive, The Uncanny Counter, Missing: The Other Side, The Good Detective , Dr. Romantic 2

Extended Cast

Kim Yoon Jin as Seon Woo-Jin
Kim Sung Oh as Capten Cha Moo Hyuk
Park Myung Hoon as Cho Young-Min
Im Ji Yeon as Seoul
Lee Joo Bin as Yoon Mi-Seon
Lee Si Woo as Anne Kim
Jang Hyun Sung as Kim Sang-Man
Ahn So Young as Field trip teacher
Lee Yoon Hee as Ri Cheong Myung
Kil Geum Sung as Park Chul Woo
Shin Soo Ho as Park Jae Wook
Shim Yoon Bo as Sergant
Park Soo Young as Yun Chang Su
Lee Yong Nyeo as Park Pil Soon
Hong In as Hyun Ho
Jang Hyun Sung as Kim Sang Man

Character Relationship Chart

Money Heist Korea (The House of Paper) relationship chart shows Professor, Berlin, Tokyo, and Moscow work as a team, called as The Gang. Their supporting team are Dever, Nairobi, Rio who is Tokyo’s boy friend, Helsinki, and Oslo.
The opponent team is The Task Force from the Police Department and Ministry of Public Safety and Security. They are the Negotiator Seon Woo Jin and Capten Cha Moo Hyuk.
Meanwhile, Cho Young Min who is the Director of the Mint Bureau and his employee, Yoon Mi Sun become the hostages of The Gang.

Original Soundtrack

TBA

Teaser & Trailer Videos

Awards & Nominations

N/A

Trivia

• The House of Paper is Korean version of Spanish drama Money Heist (La Casa de Papel)
• Casting line-up was announced on March 31, 2021 by Netflix
• Park Jung Woo was planned to play the character of Rio but then he was replaced by Lee Hyun Woo due to tight schedule
• The House of Paper Korean drama’s filming began on July 7