Strangers 6
Strangers 6 is a collaborative television drama series produced in 2012, featuring a joint production effort between South Korea, China, and Japan. The series aired on the Japanese network WOWOW, spanning 15 episodes from January 27 to May 4, 2012.
Plot Synopsis
Set in the near future, the story centers on the fictional Chinese city of Haiwan, a major economic hub. Scientists predict that a massive earthquake will destroy the city within three months. To prevent this catastrophe, the governments of South Korea, China, and Japan agree to a joint operation to install a specialized stabilization device beneath the city. As the project faces interference from unknown adversaries and assassination attempts against key personnel, the three nations form a top-secret task force known as "Strangers 6" to protect the operation and uncover the conspirators.
Production
The series was directed by Ryuhei Kitamura and Jin Ma, with writing by Joji Iida and Ureha Shimada. Production faced significant delays following the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, which pushed the original spring 2011 filming schedule to July 2011. Casting changes occurred during this period; actress Han Chae-Young was initially cast as the lead character An Ji-Hye but withdrew due to scheduling conflicts caused by the production delay. She was replaced by Kim Hyo-Jin.
Cast
The main cast includes:
- Toshiaki Karasawa as Satoru Gaito
- Oh Ji-Ho as Park Dae-Hyun
- Bowie Lam as Fang Hai Lian
- Masaya Kikawada as Genji Dachibana
- Kim Hyo-Jin as An Ji-Hye
- Xuan Liu as Zhang Li
Music
The series features contributions from several prominent musical artists. Japanese guitarist and singer Tomoyasu Hotei provided the opening theme song, while the Korean boy band SHINee performed the ending theme. Additionally, the Korean girl group KARA contributed songs to the original soundtrack.
