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White Nights 3.98

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White Nights 3.98
Hangul
백야 3.98
RRBaegya 3.98
MRPaegya 3.98
GenreAction
Drama
Based on
White Nights 3.98
by Han Tae-hoon
Written byKang Eun-kyung
Directed byKim Jong-hak
StarringChoi Min-soo
Shim Eun-ha
Lee Byung-hun
Lee Jung-jae
Jin Hee-kyung
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes20
Production
Production locationKorea
Running timeMondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 (KST)
Production companySeoul Broadcasting System
Original release
NetworkSeoul Broadcasting System
Release31 August (1998-08-31) –
3 November 1998 (1998-11-03)

White Nights 3.98 (Korean: 백야 3.98) is a 1998 South Korean television series based on the novel of the same title by Han Tae-hoon and directed by Kim Jong-hak. It aired on SBS from August 31 to November 3, 1998.[1][2]

The series was criticized for director Kim Jong-hak's reliance on self-replication reminiscent of his earlier work Sandglass (1995), the actors' awkward Russian dialogue, computer graphics, and writing, resulting in low viewership ratings.[3][4]

Premise

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After the collapse of Cold War ideology, in the rapidly shifting situation on the Korean Peninsula, Taek-hyeong and Gyeong-bin clash in pursuit of their nations' interests, while Anastasia finds love even in the most extreme circumstances.

Cast

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Main

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Supporting

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  • Jung Hyung-ki as General Kwon Ki-wook, Taek-hyeong's father and member of Unit 124
  • Kim Eun-sook as Ki-wook's wife
  • Lee Seok as General Kwon Dong-wook, Ki-wook's brother
  • Park Woong as Anatoly Jang, father of Anastasia, Soviet nuclear physicist, and deputy director of the Irkutsk Atomic Energy Institute
  • Jo Kyung-hwan as Yuri Kim, Chechen mafia boss
  • Shin Hyun-joon as Peter Kim, son of Yuri
  • Im Hyeok-ju as Min Se-yoon, father of Gyeong-bin and captain of the Jongno Police Station
  • Park Soon-cheon as Se-yoon's wife
  • Kim Young-ae as Hong Young-sook, Agency for National Security Planning and Consul General to Russia, aunt of Jung-yeon
  • Park Sang-won as Air Force major Choi Sang-gyu
  • Kim Ye-ryeong as Sang-gyu's wife
  • Park Eun-bin as Choi So-young, Sang-gyu's daughter
  • Nam Sung-hoon as ANSP personnel
  • Jo Hyung-ki as Park Seon-bae, ANSP agent sent to Russia
  • Lee Seung-hyung as ANSP agent sent to Russia
  • Lee Hee-do as ANSP agent sent to Kazakhstan
  • Choi Jong-hwan as Major Lee Young-hu, Young-jun's older brother and commanding officer of Jang Baek-ho troop
  • Nam Na-kyung as Yoon Sook-kyung, Young-hu's wife
  • Kwak Jung-wook as Lee Min-ki, Young-hu's son
  • Son Ho-gyun as Yasuda, Pyongyang gangster boss
  • Yoon Yong-hyun as Yasuda's underling
  • Kim Ki-beom as "Crocodile," Yasuda's underling
  • Jung Ui-gap as "Crayfish," Yasuda's underling
  • Kim Byung-ki as Oh Geuk-chul, father of Seong-shim and lieutenant general of the Korean People's Army
  • Song Kwi-hyun as Geuk-chul's deputy
  • Shim Yang-hong as Chairman of Wildcat crash investigation committee
  • Jung Dong-hwan as Colonel Woo
  • Lee Ki-young as Choi Deuk-gu, Jang Baek-ho troop
  • Kim Se-jun as Oh Dae-gyu, army doctor of Jang Baek-ho troop
  • Jung Woong-in as Baek Seung-je, signaller of Jang Baek-ho troop
  • Jung Sung-mo as Kim Il-gu, former Air Force first lieutenant

References

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  1. ↑ [방송가] SBS '백야 3.98' 씁쓸한 퇴장. The Korea Economic Daily. 3 November 1998. Archived from the original on 19 May 2024. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  2. ↑ [방송] 극본 빈약, 연출은 요란. Sisa Journal. 1 October 1998. Archived from the original on 19 May 2024. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  3. ↑ 소문난 잔치였건만..."빛잃은 백야. Kyunghyang Shinmun. 30 October 1998. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
  4. ↑ SBS'백야3.98'김종학PD "옛작품'모래시계'틀 안주 안방참패". The Dong-a Ilbo. 4 November 1998. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
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