Kim Tae-ri and Oh Jung-se cast in SBS's occult thriller Demon

14 September 22, 2022June 16, 2023

Kim Tae-ri and Oh Jung-se cast in SBS’s occult thriller Demon

by solstices

Kim Tae-ri, Oh Jung-se, Hong Kyung

Yay, writer Kim Eun-hee is back! From the genius behind the critically-acclaimed Signal and Kingdom comes an occult mystery thriller centered around malicious otherworldly beings. Aptly titled Demon, the SBS drama tells the tale of a possessed woman and a man who can see demons.

Kim Tae-ri (Twenty Five Twenty One) stars as Gu San-young, who’s been preparing for the Level 9 civil service exam for years. After receiving her late father’s keepsake, suspicious deaths keep occuring in her vicinity, and she soon notices herself slowly changing.

Oh Jung-se (Little Women) plays Yeom Hae-sang, a Korean folklore professor who hails from an affluent family. He’s able to see ghosts and deities, including the demon that has possessed San-young — the very same demon that murdered his mother when he was young.

Rounding out our main trio is Hong Kyung (Lovers of the Red Sky) as Lee Hong-sae, a violent crimes detective whose main goal in life is simply to get a promotion. However, after meeting San-young and Hae-sang, he soon finds himself getting wrapped up in an inconceivable case.

I’ll probably have to watch this drama through my fingers, with a plushie in my lap for emotional support, but I’m excited for it anyway. If it’s anything like The Guest, I’m all in!

Directed by Lee Jung-rim (VIP) with scripts penned by Kim Eun-hee (Jirisan), Demon is aiming for a 2023 premiere.

Via Newsis

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1 Unaspirated

September 22, 2022 at 5:36 PM

Oooh, I love this concept and this cast!

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2 Kafiyah Bello

September 22, 2022 at 5:47 PM

Love Signal and Kim Tae Ri, will check out for that reason.

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3 FiyaShady

September 22, 2022 at 7:05 PM

Jung Se is becoming male lead, yes 👏👍❤️.
Totally will watch this drama!

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4 panshel

September 22, 2022 at 7:32 PM

Congrats to Hong Kyung getting promoted to a main lead and working alongside big names Kim Tae-ri and Oh Jung-se.

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Doppelganger

September 23, 2022 at 1:10 PM

Hong Kyung just joined KTR's agency earlier this year, so I think him being cast here was part of an agency deal.

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5 Midnight

September 23, 2022 at 3:26 AM

I'm surprised that no one has yet flipped a table at the mention of the writer of Jirisan 😂
I thought Jirisan was a contender for worst script ever.
Ps. I know that Signal and Kingdom are popular. I'm joking.

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Midnight

September 23, 2022 at 3:43 AM

Pps. It makes me sad that an actor of Oh Jung Se's experience, filmography, and calibre, only comes to the spotlight when he plays the part of a disabled person.
I wonder didn't people notice him before at all?
He was in Stove League before IONTBO, and he was PHENOMENAL. I'm saying this as a diehard Namgoong Min fan, sometimes I couldn't decide which one of these two was the better actor. Their scenes together were electric. Perfect.
I love Park Eun Bin too, and I actually think she is a prodigy in acting, but she still couldn't come anywhere near NGM and OJS when they were together.

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Diana Hansen

September 23, 2022 at 8:50 AM

agreed! they were both awesome and I loved Stove League and yes to another die hard fan of Namgoong Min and Oh Jung Se.

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Rhena

May 13, 2023 at 4:44 AM

This is such a closeminded comment about Oh jungse. For him to have been very popular through IONTBO means his acting skills are very good , it's not easy to play a character with developmental disorder as it's very risky and can cook up controversies,but he's acting was so good that a fan of his character in IONTBO who also had a developmental disorder requested a date with Oh jungse .There are a lot of good actors that haven't yet experienced major spotlight and that's okay everyone has their time as long as they stay consistent with hardwork. I don't know it just seemed like you were desensitizing people with developmental disorders, there's nothing wrong with him gaining spotlight from playing a character with developmental disorder, they're also as important as other characters.

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Midnight

May 13, 2023 at 7:59 AM

You got my meaning completely wrong, probably my fault with language barrier.
I had been a fan of Oh Jung Se for so long before IONTBO that it kept surprising me that people seemed to be noticing him for the first time. This is exactly how I felt when people discovered Kim Young Kwang in Call It Love, while he had been a favorite of mine for more than a decade, and has nothing to do with the particular character OJS played in IONTBO.
I apologize for any unintentional hurt feelings.

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Rhena

May 13, 2023 at 8:40 AM

I was just triggered because I have a relative with developmental disorder and if someone accurately played his character in a show and got recognition from it that's really amazing. I'm sorry I mistook you, putting it that way I understand your point now. And yes, I also think kim youngkwang is also underrated, he's so good at acting but he's also won a baeksang award.