Possessed (TV series)

*Possessed* OST
Possessed OST
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Released	2019
Genre	Soundtrack
Language	Korean; English;
Label	Star Entry Entertainment; Kakao M;

*Possessed*
Possessed
	Promotional poster
Hangul	빙의
Literal meaning	Possession
Revised Romanization	Bing-ui
Genre	Comedy; Supernatural; Thriller;
Created by	Studio Dragon
Written by	Park Hee-kang
Directed by	Choi Do-hoon
Starring	Song Sae-byeok; Go Joon-hee; Yeon Jung-hoon; Jo Han-sun;
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of seasons	One
No. of episodes	16
Production
Producer	Song Jung-woo
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	60 minutes
Production company	Daydream Entertainment
Original release
Network	OCN
Release	March 6 –; April 25, 2019

Possessed (Korean: 빙의; RR: Bing-ui) is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Song Sae-byeok, Go Joon-hee, Yeon Jung-hoon and Jo Han-sun. It aired on OCN's Wednesdays and Thursdays at 23:00 KST from March 6 to April 25, 2019.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Synopsis

Detective Kang Pil-sung and psychic medium Hong Seo-jung join forces to get rid of the ghost of a murderer who was executed 20 years ago.

Cast

Main

Song Sae-byeok as Kang Pil-sung^[4]

A police detective who was abandoned by his family and is trying to unlock the secrets of his newly found powers of seeing ghosts.

Go Joon-hee as Hong Seo-jung^[4]

A woman who can see ghosts, read people's minds, and control people, plus has some knowledge about spirits. She has never met her mother, having been abandoned by her at a young age.

Yeon Jung-hoon as Oh Soo-hyeok

The new body that Hwang Dae-du possesses. He is a wealthy businessman and is the CEO of TF Group. When possessed, he could control a drug that can turn people into a zombie-like creature.

Jo Han-sun as Seon Yang-woo^[5]

A follower of the serial killer Hwang Dae-du who briefly inhibits his spirit. He is a surgeon at Hanul Medical Center. He is killed after he is shot multiple times by policemen.

Supporting

Twenty years ago

Jang Hyuk-jin as Kim Nak-chun

A former police officer and veteran detective who lost his partner and is killed by Seon Yang-woo. He arrested Hwang Dae-du. He wages constant battle with Hwang Dae-du and will do anything to stop him from getting power.

Seo Eun-woo as Kim Ji-hang

Detective Kim Nak-chun's daughter

Won Hyun-joon as Hwang Dae-du

A serial killer responsible for 30 murders over 5 years. He is a spirit, having been executed 20 years ago, but seeks to gain power to restore his body.

At Sangdong Police Station

Lee Won-jong as Detective Squad Chief Yoo

The chief of police who acts as a Guardian to Kang Pil-sung. He is a tough but soft officer who tries to help his comrades. He is killed when he is shot but goes into Pil-sung to instruct him what to do.

Park Jin-woo as Choi Nam-hyun

A police officer who is Kim Joon-hyung's boss. He gets discouraged easily.

Kwon Hyuk-hyun as Kim Joon-hyung

A new recruit who is Choi Nam-hyun's partner. The youngest detective.

Ahn Eun-jin as Choi Yeon-hee

A cute and lovable traffic cop who retains her youthful appearance.

Jeong Chan-bi as Yoo Seung-hee

Detective Yoo's daughter.

People around Seo-jung

Gil Hae-yeon as Geum-jo

Seo-jung's mother, she is a worshipper who was killed by Seon Yang-woo. Her spirit is then killed by Hwang Dae-du. She had the power of summoning spirits but unlike her daughter, she can cast spells.

Jo Won-ki as Bae Do-ryeong

A playful shaman who enjoys dating pretty women who comes to him for fortune telling.

Lee Ji-hae as Cho Seung-kyung

Seo-jung's landlord and sports dance instructor. He is in love with Bae Do-ryeong.

People around Soo-hyeok

Park Sang-min as Jang Choon-sub

Gangster boss who takes care of Oh Soo-hyeok's work and takes advantage of other people. Soo-hyeok's assistant who becomes the new Hwang Dae-du when his spirit enters his body. He was responsible for killing Pil-sung's mother and his assistant.

Others

Jeong Hae-na as Sohee

Seo-jung's best friend and owner of a clothing store.

Kim Yeon-jin
Woo Seon-yool
Lee Jung-min
Park Soo-yeon
Gi Se-hyeong as Chun-seop's subordinate
Oh Yu-jin as Mi-seon

Female employee at Hanul Medical Center.

Ryu Hye-rin as Hye-rin^[6]
Kwak Myung-hwa
Oh Jae-kyun
Shin Woo-hee
Lee Sang-in
Lee Chae-bin
Gong Jeong-hwan
Kwon Yong-sik
Shim So-young as So-young^[7]
Jang Myung-woon
Baek Jae-woo
Park Sung-yeon as Ji-sook
Cho Wan-gi

Cameos

Jung Han-yong as the director of Hanul Medical Center
Jang Hyun-sung as the doctor who treats Detective Chief Squad Yoo
Park Soon-chun as the director nun
Lee Young-ah as Stephanie

Original soundtrack

Part 1

Released on March 7, 2019 (2019-03-07)
No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Searching Me"	Sojung (Ladies' Code)	3:42
2.	"Searching Me" (Inst.)		3:42
Total length:			7:24

Part 2

Released on March 15, 2019 (2019-03-15)
No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"What a Meaning" (어떤 의미)	The Barberettes	3:37
2.	"What a Meaning" (Inst.)		3:37
Total length:			7:14

Part 3

Released on March 21, 2019 (2019-03-21)
No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Hold My Hand" (잡아줘)	Lee Ba-da	3:51
2.	"Hold My Hand" (Inst.)		3:51
Total length:			7:42

Part 4

Released on March 28, 2019 (2019-03-28)
No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Like That Day" (그날처럼)	Han Hee-jun	3:47
2.	"Like That Day" (Inst.)		3:47
Total length:			7:34

Part 5

Released on April 4, 2019 (2019-04-04)
No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Fly" (날아)	Na Go-eun (Purple Kiss)	3:29
2.	"Fly" (Inst.)		3:29
Total length:			6:58

Part 6

Released on April 11, 2019 (2019-04-11)
No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"I’ll Be There"	Han Seung-hee	3:50
2.	"I’ll Be There" (Inst.)		3:50
Total length:			7:40

Part 7

Released on April 18, 2019 (2019-04-18)
No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"When I Find You" (잊지마...)	Yun Kyu-sung	3:42
2.	"When I Find You" (Inst.)		3:42
Total length:			7:24

Part 8

Released on April 19, 2019 (2019-04-19)
No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"I Find You"	Seven O'Clock	3:28
2.	"I Find You" (Inst.)		3:28
Total length:			6:56

Part 9

Released on April 24, 2019 (2019-04-24)
No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Lunar Rainbow" (달무지개)	Jin-joo	3:41
2.	"Lunar Rainbow" (Inst.)		3:41
3.	"Cau Vong Anh Trang"	Jin-joo	3:41
Total length:			11:03

Ratings

In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

Ep.	Original broadcast date	Average audience share
		AGB Nielsen^[8]
		Nationwide	Seoul
1	March 6, 2019	1.558%	1.785%
2	March 7, 2019	2.650%	3.694%
3	March 13, 2019	2.190%	2.721%
4	March 14, 2019	2.263%	3.154%
5	March 20, 2019	2.135%	2.624%
6	March 21, 2019	2.312%	2.902%
7	March 27, 2019	1.906%	2.531%
8	March 28, 2019	1.966%	2.536%
9	April 3, 2019	1.880%	2.425%
10	April 4, 2019	1.676%	2.054%
11	April 10, 2019	1.565%	2.052%
12	April 11, 2019	1.621%	2.272%
13	April 17, 2019	1.466%	1.919%
14	April 18, 2019	1.488%	1.884%
15	April 24, 2019	1.402%	1.842%
16	April 25, 2019	1.858%	2.195%
Average		1.871%	2.412%

This drama airs on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC and EBS).

References

^ "OCN 2019 상반기 라인업 공개, 이서진·성동일 '트랩'→'구해줘2' 확정(공식)". Newsen (in Korean). Naver. January 31, 2019. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
^ "OCN's action-packed thriller 'Possessed' goes after spirits". Korea JoongAg Daily. February 27, 2019.
^ "In 'Possessed,' Go Joon-hee is spirit medium while Yeon Jeong-Hun plays villain". Kpop Herald. 26 February 2019.
^ ^a ^b "송새벽X고준희, OCN 휴먼 코믹 스릴러 '빙의' 출연 확정 [공식]". My Daily (in Korean). Naver. October 18, 2018. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
^ "조한선, OCN '빙의'로 2년 2개월 만에 안방 복귀". MK (in Korean). Naver. October 19, 2018. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
^ 남궁민 "'김과장'에 빙의 된지 오래..종영 아쉽다" 소감 [Namgoong Min "It's been a long time since I've been possessed by 'Chief Kim'... I'm sorry it ended"]. Sports Today (in Korean). 2017-03-30. Retrieved 2022-12-20.
^ "Possessed - Cast (Korean Drama, 2019, 빙의)". Hancinema. March 12, 2019.
^ "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 1, 2016. Retrieved March 6, 2019.

External links

[1] "OCN 2019 상반기 라인업 공개, 이서진·성동일 '트랩'→'구해줘2' 확정(공식)". Newsen (in Korean). Naver. January 31, 2019. Retrieved February 12, 2019.

[2] "OCN's action-packed thriller 'Possessed' goes after spirits". Korea JoongAg Daily. February 27, 2019.

[3] "In 'Possessed,' Go Joon-hee is spirit medium while Yeon Jeong-Hun plays villain". Kpop Herald. 26 February 2019.

[Cast-4] "송새벽X고준희, OCN 휴먼 코믹 스릴러 '빙의' 출연 확정 [공식]". My Daily (in Korean). Naver. October 18, 2018. Retrieved February 12, 2019.

[5] "조한선, OCN '빙의'로 2년 2개월 만에 안방 복귀". MK (in Korean). Naver. October 19, 2018. Retrieved February 12, 2019.

[6] 남궁민 "'김과장'에 빙의 된지 오래..종영 아쉽다" 소감 [Namgoong Min "It's been a long time since I've been possessed by 'Chief Kim'... I'm sorry it ended"]. Sports Today (in Korean). 2017-03-30. Retrieved 2022-12-20.

[7] "Possessed - Cast (Korean Drama, 2019, 빙의)". Hancinema. March 12, 2019.

[8] "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 1, 2016. Retrieved March 6, 2019.

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