Love Song for Illusion
| Love Song for Illusion | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster | |
| Hangul | 환상연가 |
| Literal meaning | Fantasy Sonata |
| Revised Romanization | Hwansangyeonga |
| McCune–Reischauer | Hwansangyŏn'ga |
| Genre | |
| Based on | Love Song for Illusion by Vanziun[3] |
| Developed by | KBS (planning)[4] |
| Written by | Yoon Kyung-ah[2] |
| Directed by | Lee Jung-seop[2] |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Choi In-hee[4] |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | |
| Producers | |
| Cinematography | |
| Editors | |
| Running time | 70 minutes[5] |
| Production companies | |
| Budget | ₩10.5 billion KBS2 |
| Release | January 2 – February 27, 2024 |
Love Song for Illusion (
Synopsis
Yeon Wol (Hong Ye-ji) hides her identity and becomes an assassin to avenge her family. Her mission is to assassinate the king but fails when she falls into a trap set by an unknown person. She wakes up the next day with no memory of her past, and is appointed as the crown prince's concubine.[13]
Cast
Main
- Park Ji-hoon as Sajo Hyun / Ak-hee[1][13]
- Lee Joo-won as young Sajo Hyun[4]
- Sajo Hyun: the intelligent and multi-talented crown prince who works as a fashion designer at a downtown boutique while hiding his real identity.
- Ak-hee: Hyun's alternate personality who is charming but is cursed to feel extreme pain whenever anyone touches him.
- Hong Ye-ji as Yeon Wol / Consort Eun-hyo: the royal descendant of the fallen Yeon dynasty and the only daughter of Yeon Pung-hak who becomes an assassin called Gye-ra.[13]
- Kim Soo-ha as young Yeon Wol[4]
- Hwang Hee as Sajo Yung: Sajo Hyun's half-brother.[14][15]
- Ji Woo as Crown Princess Geum-hwa / Jin Chae-ryun: Sajo Hyun's first wife who goes to any lengths to satisfy her desires.[6]
- Kim Tae-woo as Sajo Seung: Sajo Hyun's father and the king of Asatae who overthrew the Yeon dynasty, and ascended to the throne through rebellion.[16]
- Woo Hee-jin as Consort Cheong-myung: Sajo Seung's concubine and Sajo Yung's mother.[17]
- Kang Shin-il as Jin Mu-dal: Jin Chae-ryun's father.[18]
- Hwang Seok-jeong as Chung-ta: a mysterious shaman with various personalities.[15]
Supporting
People around Sajo Hyun
- Woo Hyun as Eunuch Neung: Sajo Hyun's closest eunuch.[15]
- Han Eun-seong as Ji Jeon-seo: Sajo Hyun's bodyguard.[19]
People around Yeon Wol
- Kim Dong-won as Yang Jae-i: leader of the assassin group Baramkal.[15]
- Lee Joo-an as Ha-rang: a member of Baramkal.[20]
- Shin Gi-hwan as Hong-gun: Yeon Wol's gungnyeo.[15]
- Oh Ji-ho as Yeon Pung-hak: Yeon Wol's father.[15]
- Choi Yoon-young as Eun Mi-so: Yeon Wol's mother.[15]
People in the royal court
- Yoo Hyung-gwan as the minister of finance[15]
- Kim Kyung-ryong as the minister of personnel[15]
- Lee Kwan-hoon as the minister of war[21]
Others
- Jo Han-jun as Gi-chul: Sajo Yung's loyal right-hand man.[22]
- Moon Yu-bin as Noh Ri-sa: Geum-hwa's gungnyeo.[15]
Production and release
The first script reading of the cast was held in mid-March 2023, and filming was scheduled to begin in May.[23]
Originally, the series was scheduled to broadcast the first two episodes consecutively on January 2, 2024, from 21:45 (KST).[24] However, its time slot was changed to 22:10 (KST), and the broadcast of the second episode was pushed back to January 8.[9][25]
Original soundtrack
Part 1
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Never Lost" | Kim Min | Kim Min | Kim Ye-ji | 3:32 |
| 2. | "Never Lost" (Inst.) | Kim Min | 3:32 | ||
| Total length: | 7:04 | ||||
Part 2
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Beneath the Moonlight" (월하) | Snnny | Snnny | Sohyang | 4:02 |
| 2. | "Beneath the Moonlight" (월하; Inst.) | Snnny | 4:02 | ||
| Total length: | 8:04 | ||||
Part 3
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Was You, You Were Me" (나는 너니까) |
|
| Klang | 4:52 |
| 2. | "I Was You, You Were Me" (나는 너니까; Inst.) |
| 4:52 | ||
| Total length: | 9:44 | ||||
Part 4
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Reaching You" (닿을게) |
|
| Kim So-yeon | 4:01 |
| 2. | "Reaching You" (닿을게; Inst.) |
| 4:01 | ||
| Total length: | 8:02 | ||||
Part 5
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Be My Wind" (바람이 되어줘요) |
|
| Kim Jae-hwan | 3:54 |
| 2. | "Be My Wind" (바람이 되어줘요; Inst.) |
| 3:54 | ||
| Total length: | 7:48 | ||||
Viewership
Love Song for Illusion : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
 | Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on
Nielsen Korea.[26]
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