Soul (Korean: 혼; Hanja: 魂; RR: Hon; lit. "spirit", "ghost"; also known as Possessed) is a 2009 South Korean crime horror television drama series, starring Lim Ju-eun and Lee Seo-jin. It is about a high school girl possessed by spirits and the criminal profiler who exploits her powers in his quest for justice, played by Im and Lee respectively.[1][2] It aired on MBC from August 5 to September 3, 2009 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 10 episodes.
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| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
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| Network | Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation |
| Release | August 5 – September 3, 2009 |
Plot
editCheerful high school girl Ha-na (Lim Ju-eun) is always the first to come out and protect her introverted twin sister Doo-na (Park Ji-yeon), who has a slight limp. After Doo-na passes away in a fire, Ha-na finds that her body no longer completely belongs to herself. Doo-na's angry spirit now lives in Ha-na, giving her special powers and monstrous strength. Genius criminal psychologist Shin Ryu (Lee Seo-jin) is an expert profiler who is determined to see justice served. When he learns about Ha-na's abilities, he uses her powers to eliminate criminals that are above the law, and to plan his revenge on the man (Kim Kap-soo) who helped his family's killer go free.[3]
Cast
edit- Lee Seo-jin as Shin Ryu
- Lim Ju-eun as Yoon Hana
- Ahn Seo-hyun as young Hana
- Park Ji-yeon as Yoon Doo-na
- Kim Ji-won as young Doo-na
- Park Geon-il as Jung Shi-woo
- Lee Jin as Lee Hye-won
- Jeon Boram as Shin So-yi
- Kim Sung-ryung as Ha-na and Doo-na's mother
- Kim Kap-soo as Baek Do-shik
- Yoo Yeon-seok as Baek Joong-chan
- Lee Kyu-han as Seo Joon-hee
- Chu Hun-yub as Kim Yoon-oh
- Nam Da-reum as young Yoon-oh
- Jung Da-sol as Kan Ho-sa
- Kwak Min-suk
- Kim Kwang-kyu as Bae Seong-bin
- Choi Soo-eun
- Kwon Hyun-sang
- Noh Seung-jin
- Jo Han-chul
- Lee Soon-sung
- Tae Hwang
- Choi Bum-ho
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
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| 2009 | MBC Drama Award | Best New Actress | Lim Ju-eun | Won | |
| Viewer's Favorite Drama of the Year | Soul | Nominated | |||
| DramaBeans Awards | Favourite Thriller | Nominated | [4] | ||
| Breakout Performance of The year | Lim Ju-eun | Nominated | |||
| Most Underrated Drama | Soul | Nominated |
International broadcast
edit| Premiere | Network | Region |
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| September 3, 2009[5] | KNTV |  Japan
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| 28 February 2010 | TVB |  Hong Kong
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| June 5, 2011 | HD Jade | |
| January 18, 2014[6] | Channel 3 |  Thailand
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References
edit- ^ Lee Hyo-won, Han Sang-hee (August 4, 2009). "Let Horror Take Control of Summer Heat". The Korea Times. Retrieved November 19, 2012.
- ^ Oh, Jean (August 5, 2009). "New horror special to chill summer nights". The Korea Herald. Retrieved November 19, 2012.
- ^ "Possessed". MBC Global Media. Retrieved November 7, 2012.
- ^ "How was 2009 for you? » Dramabeans Korean drama recaps". Dramabeans. December 6, 2009. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
- ^ "Ｋｎｔｖ ドラマ 紅の魂～私の中のあなた～". Archived from the original on February 8, 2015. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
- ^ สิงร่างวิญญาณหลอน. Channel 3 (in Thai).
External links
edit- Soul official MBC website (in Korean)
- Soul at HanCinema
- Soul at IMDb