The drama opens in the 1960–1970's, with a group of criminals that were brought to Jeju Island for manual labor as punishment under the harsh supervision of troop leaders.

Tae-hyuk had grown up not knowing his parentage, until he was approached as an adult by Jang Min-ho who claimed to be his father and trained him in business management.

Soo-hyun is a strong-willed young woman who overcame poverty and misfortune to studied overseas, and currently works as the manager of a world-famous circus troupe.

It sets him on a whirlwind quest filled with crime, love and revenge, taking him from the glittering lights of Las Vegas to the diamond mines of South Africa.

Screenwriter Choi Wan-kyu and director Yoo Chul-yong previously worked with actor Ji Sung on All In (2003), which had similar themes of casino gambling and gangsters.

[2] With the exception for overseas shoots in Las Vegas, United States and Johannesburg, South Africa, all the scenes in Korea were shot entirely in Seogwipo City in Jeju Province.

[2][5] Source: TNS Media Korea It aired in Japan on Hallyu cable channel KNTV from February 13 to November 21, 2009 under the title To Swallow the Sun (太陽を飲み込め).