The Woman Who Swallowed the Sun () is a 2025 South Korean television series written by Seol Kyung-eun and directed by Kim Jin-hyun. Produced under MBC C&I, it stars Jang Shin-young, Seo Ha-joon, Yoon A-jung and Oh Chang-seok. It aired on MBC TV from June 9, to December 12, 2025, every Monday to Friday at 19:05 (KST).

Premise A drama depicting the desperate revenge of a woman who, in the name of her only daughter, takes on a chaebol family in a world where victims are made to appear as perpetrators.

Cast Main Jang Shin-young as Baek Seol-hee / Lucia Jung Seo Ha-joon as Moon Tae-kyeong Yoon A-jung as Min Kyeong-chae Oh Chang-seok as Kim Sun-jae

Supporting Jeon No-min as Min Du-sik as Min Soo-jung Park Seo-yeon as Min Se-ri Kang Suk-jung as Min Ji-seob Son Se-bin as Oh Ja-kyeong Lee Kan-hee as Jang Yeon-sook Park Cheol-min as Oh Pan-sul Kim Nan-hee as Yang Mal-suk Lee Lu-da as Baek Mi-soo (Ep.1–12)

Production Development The series was officially commissioned with Kim Jin-hyun serving as director and the script is penned by Seol Kyung-eun, while MBC C&I managed the production. On May 7, 2025, the video of the script reading session was revealed. The press conference was held on June 5, 2025, at the MBC in Sangam-dong.

On November 19, 2025, the series was extended for 5 additional episodes, from 120 episodes to 125.

Casting In March 2025, it was reported that Jang Shin-young, Seo Ha-joon and Oh Chang-seok would appear in the series. On April 8, the casting lineup, which includes Jang Shin-young, Seo Ha-joon, Yoon A-jung and Oh Chang-seok was officially confirmed. On the same month, Lee Lu-da joined the cast. In May 2025, Son Se-bin and Ahn Yi-seo were reportedly cast to appear.

Filming Principal photography of the series commenced on Thursday, March 27, 2025 at 9:00 (KST).

Release The series premiered on MBC TV on July 23, 2025, and aired on a Monday–Friday timeslot at 19:05 (KST).

Viewership

EP Original broadcast date Nielsen Korea Nationwide 1 3.8% 2 3.3% 3 3.5% 4 3.6% 5 3.8% 6 4.3% 7 3.8% 8 3.5% 9 3.8% 10 4.7% 11 3.6% 12 4.2% 13 3.9% 14 3.7% 15 3.9% 16 4.2% 17 4.3% 18 4.9% 19 4.4% 20 4.5% 21 4.5% 22 4.3% 23 4.7% 24 4.2% 25 4.4% 26 4.5% 27 4.7% 28 5.4% 29 5.4% 30 4.6% 31 4.7% 32 4.7% 33 4.6% 34 4.7% 35 3.9% 36 4.3% 37 4.4% 38 4.5% 39 4.9% 40 4.1% 41 4.7% 42 4.7% 43 4.3% 44 4.3% 45 4.7% 46 4.7% 47 4.6% 48 4.9% 49 4.7% 50 4.3% 51 4.8%< 52 4.7% 53 4.7% 54 5.0% 55 4.9% 56 5.2% 57 4.7% 58 4.8% 59 5.1% 60 4.9% 61 5.3% 62 5.1% 63 4.8% 64 4.9% 65 4.7% 66 5.2% 67 4.8% 68 5.0% 69 4.8% 70 5.4% 71 5.2% 72 5.5% 73 5.4% 74 5.4% 75 5.7% 76 5.0% 77 5.2% 78 5.8% 79 5.2% 80 5.3% 81 5.3% 82 4.9% 83 5.4% 84 5.6% 85 4.8% 86 5.4% 87 6.0% 88 5.4% 89 5.4% 90 5.6% 91 5.4% 92 5.4% 93 5.7% 94 5.4% 95 5.3% 96 5.6% 97 5.3% 98 6.0% 99 5.4% 100 5.1% 101 5.8% 102 5.6% 103 5.8% 104 5.4% 105 5.5% 106 6.1% 107 6.5% 108 6.2% 109 5.9% 110 6.4% 111 6.2%112 6.4%113 6.5%114 6.0%1156.0%1166.0%1176.6%1186.8%1196.2%1206.6%1216.4%1226.6%1231241256.5% Average _

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