Kim Joon is the primary antagonist of the 2014 South Korea tv series Wonderful World. He is the corrupted former mayor and leader of Korea Union Party who responsible for the death of the son of famous novelist Eun Soo-hyun and journalist Kwon Seon-yul due to a hit-and-run.
Wonderful World[]
Kim Joon is a corrupted former mayor who involved in many illegal activities. After a drunken session with his cohorts, he ran over novelist Soo-hyun’s son with his car. Even though, the boy was still alive and could be saved easily if he is sent to the hospital, Kim Joon forced one of his cohort, Gwon Ji-woong to kill the boy since if the accident is made public, it will derail his political career in a presidential election. Ji-Woong killed the innocent boy in exchange for money so his son could have a heart surgery. Ji-Woong was then surrendered himself to the police but due to the judge and prosecutor were in the pocket of Kim Joon, he only received a light sentence of two years and the murder of Soo-Hyun’s son was ruled as accident.
Enraged, Soo-Hyun demanded Ji-Woong to kneel people her son picture to apologize for his action but he rudely refused and gave her a business card so she could get compensation money. Driven over the edge. So-Hyun ran him over with her car, killing him. After Soo-Hyun was arrested, Ji-Woong wife and son were slandered by Soo-Hyun fans and the public for the death of Soo-Hyun son. Kwon Seon-yul. Ji-Woong’s son vowed revenge against So-Hyun but his mother knew the truth about her husband action and urged him not to take revenge. Feeling guilty for her husband action, Seon-Yul mother demanded Kim Joon to release So-Hyun or else she will expose his actions to the public. Kim Joon then ordered her death by paying a truck driver to run her over, putting her in the coma. Kim Joon then manipulated the grieving Seon-Yul to work with him as his political spy.
Meanwhile. So-ho investigated his son death and discovered that the police concealed critical evidences plus the connections between the prosecutor, the Judge and Kim Joon. Kim Joon blackmailed him with the video revealed that his wife forgot to lock the door of their house causing his son to wonder outside and got hit by the car. Realizing that Kim Joon caused his son death, So-Ho pretended to submit himself to work with Kim Joon to destroy him from the inside. With Kim-Joon help, So-Ho becomes a successful anchor.
After So-Hyun is released from prison. she continues to seek justice for her son while Seon-yul works his work to destroy her and her family. One of his action is to expose So-Ho brief affairs with So-Hyun adopted sister, which nearly destroys their marriage. So -Hyun discovers that Seon-yul mother is set to be killed on purpose after finding out that the driver of the truck could never speed beyond limit at the scene of the accident since he knows about the speed limit. Eventually. she finds out that when her son was hit by a car, he was recording a happy birthday song for his mother with his tablet. When Kim Joon and Ji-Woong brought the injured boy to the back of their car, the tablet accidentally recorded their conversation. Seon-yul overheard the recording and absolutely disgusts and loses every respects he has with his late father for murdering an innocent child so he could live and why his mother prevent him from seeking revenge. After Seon-yul’s mother finally passed away in her coma, he and So-Hyun work together to bring down Kim Joon. However, So-Ho foils their plan by stealing the tablet and giving it to Kim Joon, which Kim smashes the tablet to erase his crime.
Distraught at her husband’s treachery, So-Hyun protests in the public in the mid of Kim Joon president election. When the election result is about to be announced by So-Ho, So-Ho drops his act and reveals to the public of Kim Joon crime and reveals that he has his son real tablet and Kim Joon destroyed the fake one. After the recording is played to the whole nation to hear, Kim Joon is finally arrested for first degree murder. In the end, with his murder charge and many illegal activities, he is sentenced to life imprisonment.
So-Hyun and So-Ho reconcile and Seon-Yul goes to medical school and fulfill his dream to become a doctor.