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Kokdu: Season of Deity

Kokdu: Season of Deity (Korean: 꼭두의 계절; RR: Kkokduui Gyejeol)[b] is a 2023 South Korean television series starring Kim Jung-hyun, Im Soo-hyang, Kim Da-som, Ahn Woo-yeon, Kim In-kwon, and Cha Chung-hwa. It aired on MBC TV from January 27 to March 24, 2023, every Friday and Saturday at 21:50 (KST).[5] It is also available for streaming on Wavve in South Korea, and on IQIYI, Viki and Viu in selected regions.[6][7][8][9]

Kokdu: Season of Deity
Promotional poster
Hangul
꼭두의 계절
Hanja
꼭두의 季節
Literal meaningSeason of Kkokdu[a]
Revised RomanizationKkokduui Gyejeol
McCune–ReischauerKkoktuŭi Kyejŏl
Genre
Developed byKim Ho-jun (planning)[2]
Written by
  • Kang Yi-heon[3]
  • Heo Jun-woo[3]
Directed by
  • Baek Soo-chan[3]
  • Kim Ji-hoon[3]
Starring
Music byPark Se-joon
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes16
Production
Producers
  • Jeong Chan-hee[2]
  • Bae Seon-hae[2]
  • Yoo Cheol-yong[2]
  • Jung Gu-young[2]
Running time70 minutes[4]
Production companies
Original release
NetworkMBC TV
ReleaseJanuary 27 (2023-01-27) –
March 24, 2023 (2023-03-24)

Synopsis edit

The series is about a grim reaper named Kokdu (Kim Jung-hyun) who visits the mortal world every 99 years to punish humans. He meets Dr. Han Gye-jeol (Im Soo-hyang), a doctor with mysterious abilities, and starts working as a visiting doctor.[3]

Cast edit

Main edit

  1. Kokdu: an underworld god who has been cursed to lead the deceased in the afterlife after angering the Creator, and has to enter a human body that looks just like him to carry out the murders of immoral people.[1][10][11]
  2. Do Jin-woo: a successful surgeon and Gye-jeol's fellow hospital worker who is possessed by Kokdu.[12]
  3. Oh-hyeon: Seol-hee's lover who was cursed by the Creator to become Kokdu.[13]
  1. Han Gye-jeol: an ER doctor who graduated from the lowest-ranking medical school in the country.[10][12]
  2. Seol-hee: Gye-jeol's past life who is a princess whom loved by Oh-hyeon for a long time.[14]
A talented woman who never missed the first rank from the time she entered Korea University of Medicine until graduation.[15][16]
Gye-jeol's younger brother who is a detective.[17][18]
A demigod whose purpose of existence is to assist Kokdu.[19][20] In human world, he is posing as a chaebol.
The god of rumor with the highest level of nunchi.[19][21] In human world, she is posing as a YouTube influencer, and later a nurse.

Supporting edit

Pilseong Bio edit

  • Choi Kwang-il as Kim Pil-soo
Chairman of Pilseong Hospital.[19]
  • Kim Young-woong as Jung-sik
Pil-soo's shadow who is a murderer with fourteen convictions.[22]

People in Yeongpo City edit

  • Lee Jung-joon as Jung Yi-deun
Gye-jeol's ex-boyfriend.[23]
Owner of Yongwang-nim Samgyeopsal.[19]
  • Oh Young-sil as Oh Kyung-seung
Hong-geun's wife.[19]
  • Lee Young-ran as Moon Myung-ja
CEO of Yeongpo Jongga Co.[19]
Myung-ja's husband who is the president of Yeongpo Small Business Association.[19]
  • Kim Byeong-chun as Bae Jeong-guk
Manager of Fire Fist Gym.[19]
  • Min Jun-ho as Detective Kim
A homicide detective.[19]

Pilseong Hospital edit

  • Son So-mang as Sa Guk-hwa
Jeong-won's friend who is a nurse at Pilseong Hospital.[24]

Extended edit

  • Jung Ah-mi as Jang Mi-soon
Jin-woo's biological mother who is a professor of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery at Pilseong Hospital.[25]
A doctor at Pilseong Hospital.[26]
  • Park Shin-woo as Jo Bong-pil
A pharmacist who does not hesitate to commit illegal and evil acts.[27]
  • Jung Wook as Park Chung-seong[28]

Special appearances edit

Production edit

Filming of the series had started by September 2022.[10]

Hangout with Yoo cast members Yoo Jae-suk, Jeong Jun-ha and Lee Mi-joo made cameo appearances on Kokdu: Season of Deity as part of the variety show's "HWY HR" segment. The filming of their scene with lead actress Im Soo-hyang was conducted in Ganghwa County, and was broadcast on the show on October 22, 2022.[32][34]

On October 31, 2022, the production team announced that filming for the series was halted due to the death of actor Lee Ji-han who died on October 29 during the Seoul Halloween crowd crush tragedy, and would resume at a later date after reorganization. It was reported that Lee took the role of Jung Yi-deun, the ex-boyfriend of Im Soo-hyang's character.[35][36] On November 7, an official from MBC confirmed that filming would resume on that day, and the production team decided to find a replacement for the late actor after much deliberation.[37][38] It was later announced that Lee Jung-joon [ko] would join the cast, taking over Lee Ji-han's role.[23]

Release edit

The series was initially scheduled to premiere at the end of 2022, but was pushed back to January 2023.[1][17]

Viewership edit

Kokdu: Season of Deity : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
SeasonEpisode number
12345678910111213141516
1858N/A560N/AN/AN/A523N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.[39]
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
(Nielsen Korea)[39]
Nationwide Seoul
1 January 27, 2023 4.8% (14th) 4.8% (14th)
2 January 28, 2023 2.2% (33rd) N/A
3 February 3, 2023 3.1% (20th) 3.2% (19th)
4 February 4, 2023 2.4% (34th) N/A
5 February 10, 2023 2.8% (24th)
6 February 11, 2023 1.9% (36th)
7 February 17, 2023 2.7% (23rd)
8 February 18, 2023 1.4% (47th)
9 February 24, 2023 2.0% (29th)
10 February 25, 2023 1.7% (43rd)
11 March 3, 2023 1.6% (36th)
12 March 4, 2023 2.0% (31st)
13 March 11, 2023 1.4% (43rd)
14 March 17, 2023 1.4% (37th)
15 March 18, 2023 1.3% (43rd)
16 March 24, 2023 1.6% (37th)
Average 2.1% —[c]
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings
  • N/A denotes ratings that were not published.

Awards and nominations edit

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee(s) of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Ref.
MBC Drama Awards 2023 Best Supporting Actor Cha Chung-hwa Won [40]
Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Im Soo-hyang Nominated [41]

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b Kkokdu is Korea's traditional wooden puppet, usually used to decorate a funeral bier.[10]
  2. ^ The Korean title is a play on the names of lead characters Kokdu and Han Gye-jeol, which can also be literally translated to Kokdu's Gye-jeol.
  3. ^ Due to some unpublished ratings, the exact average rating is unknown.

References edit

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