Kokdu: Season of Deity

Kokdu: Season of Deity
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Hangul	꼭두의 계절
Hanja	꼭두의 季節
Literal meaning	Season of Kkokdu[a]
Revised Romanization	Kkokduui Gyejeol
McCune–Reischauer	Kkoktuŭi Kyejŏl
Genre	Fantasy[1] Romance[1]
Developed by	Kim 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	Kim Jung-hyun Im Soo-hyang Kim Da-som Ahn Woo-yeon Kim In-kwon Cha Chung-hwa
Music by	Park Se-joon
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	16
Production
Producers	Jeong Chan-hee[2] Bae Seon-hae[2] Yoo Cheol-yong[2] Jung Gu-young[2]
Running time	70 minutes[4]
Production companies	People Story Company[5] Story TV[5]
Original release
Network	MBC TV
Release	January 27 (2023-01-27) – March 24, 2023 (2023-03-24)

Kokdu: Season of Deity (

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

Main

• Kim Jung-hyun as Kokdu^[a] / Do Jin-woo / Oh-hyeon

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]

• Im Soo-hyang as Han Gye-jeol / Seol-hee

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]

• Kim Da-som as Tae Jeong-won

A talented woman who never missed the first rank from the time she entered Korea University of Medicine until graduation.^[15][16]

• Ahn Woo-yeon as Han Cheol

Gye-jeol's younger brother who is a detective.^[17][18]

• Kim In-kwon as Oksin / Lee Eung-chul

A demigod whose purpose of existence is to assist Kokdu.^[19][20] In human world, he is posing as a chaebol.

• Cha Chung-hwa as Gaksin / Seo Bok-gyeong

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

Pilseong Bio

• 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

• Lee Jung-joon as Jung Yi-deun

Gye-jeol's ex-boyfriend.^[23]

• Kim Byeong-ok as Shin Hong-geun

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]

• Woo Hyun as Choi Dal-seung

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

• Son So-mang as Sa Guk-hwa

Jeong-won's friend who is a nurse at Pilseong Hospital.^[24]

Extended

• 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]

• Oh Yeon-ah as Ji Soo-yeon

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

• Jung Young-joo as a deceased patient's daughter^[29]
• Sung Byeong-sook as a patient^[30]
• Kim Kang-hoon as the Creator^[31]
• Yoo Jae-suk as an employee^[32]
• Jeong Jun-ha as an employee^[32]
• Lee Mi-joo as an employee^[32]
• Wang Bit-na as Gye-jeol's mother^[33]

Production

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

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

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

Viewership

Kokdu: Season of Deity : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)

Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on 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 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 ^ a b Kkokdu is Korea's traditional wooden puppet, usually used to decorate a funeral bier.[10] ^ 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. ^ Due to some unpublished ratings, the exact average rating is unknown. References ^ a b c d "Kim Jung-hyun and Im Soo-hyang to Star in "Kkokdu's Gye-jeol"". HanCinema. Bridge News. September 26, 2022. Archived from the original on November 3, 2022. Retrieved November 3, 2022. ^ a b c d e "프로그램 소개" [Program Introduction]. Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 12, 2020. 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