- Source: Lucifer (South Korean TV series)
Lucifer (Korean: 마왕; Hanja: 魔王; RR: Mawang) is a 2007 South Korean television series starring Uhm Tae-woong, Shin Min-a, and Ju Ji-hoon. It aired on KBS2 from March 21 to May 24, 2007 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 20 episodes.
The series is the second installment of the revenge trilogy by director Park Chan-hong and writer Kim Ji-woo, after Resurrection in 2005 and followed by Don't Look Back: The Legend of Orpheus in 2013.
Plot
A string of murders brings together a conflicted detective, a psychic librarian, and a mysterious lawyer with dubious motives. Detective Kang Oh-soo (Uhm Tae-woong) is assigned to two seemingly unrelated murder cases, where the only clues left behind are tarot cards, with the first card meaning "judgment." This leads him to Seo Hae-in (Shin Min-a), a quiet librarian who has the uncanny ability to make a psychic connection to an object to discover its history. She reveals to him that the victims were connected to the death of a high school boy years ago. The one common link between the suspects is their defense attorney, Oh Seung-ha (Ju Ji-hoon), a young lawyer who is seemingly kind and altruistic. Hae-in and Seung-ha later fall in love, though Oh-soo also has feelings for her.
As the culprit continues to leave clues, more lives are ruined and the body count rises. Oh-soo races to uncover the truth, but he is also haunted by the sins of his past which he has been trying to atone for. An incident in his youth 12 years ago has snowballed into a larger tragedy, and the two men involved are destined to face each other again, unsure who is good and who is evil.
Cast
= Main
=Uhm Tae-woong as Kang Oh-soo
Seo Jun-young as young Oh-soo
A 29-years old detective who works in the violent crimes division. He is energetic, brave, relentless in his duties, and a straight talker. Oh-soo comes from a rich family and is the second son of a famous politician. During his middle school years, he was considered a troublemaker and a bully. At 17, he stabbed a fellow student to death during an argument. To atone, he turned away from his dark past.
Shin Min-a as Seo Hae-in
Ko Joo-yeon as young Hae-in
A 24-years old librarian who possesses an ability for psychometry and is knowledgeable about tarot cards. Bright and optimistic, she lives with her widowed mother, who is deaf and mute. Hae-in learned about her supernatural ability when she was 12 years old.
Ju Ji-hoon as Oh Seung-ha/Jung Tae-sung
Kwak Jung-wook as young Tae-seung
A 28-years old public defender. Known for his kindness, Seung-ha frequently volunteers at a soup kitchen, and always listens intently to his client's problems and suggests solutions. 12 years ago, his life changed after the death of his older brother, followed shortly by his mother's death due to shock and grief. He disappeared after graduating from middle school, and resurfaces as a lawyer. While hiding his real identity, he meticulously prepares for revenge.
= Supporting
=Kang Oh-soo's family
Jung Dong-hwan as Kang Dong-hyun, Oh-soo's father
Choi Deok-moon as Kang Hee-soo, Oh-soo's older brother
Yoon Hye-kyung as Choi Na-hee, Hee-soo's wife
Kang Oh-soo's friends
Kim Young-jae as Na Seok-jin, Hee-soo's assistant and Na-hee's lover
Han Jung-soo as Yoon Dae-shik, private money lender
Oh Yong as Kim Soon-ki, ex-prison inmate
Police detectives
Joo Jin-mo as Ban Chang-ho, chief detective
Greena Park as Lee Min-jae
Kim Young-joon as Shin Jae-min
Supporting cast
Jo Jae-wan as Kim Young-chul
Lee Bo-hee as Yeo Soon-ok, Hae-in's mother
Lee Eun as Gong Joo-hee, Hae-in's best friend
Kim Kyu-chul as Cha Gwang-doo, lawyer and former detective
Im Seung-dae as Hwang Soo-geon
Park Kwang-jung as Mo In-ho
Yoo Yeon-soo as Jo Dong-seob
Kim Kyung-ik as Sung Joon-pyo, reporter
Extended cast
Lee Min-hee as lost girl
Lee Do-ryun as Gwan Hyun-tae
Jeon Ye-seo as Oh Seung-hee, Seung-ha's sister
Park Chul-ho as Jung Tae-hoon, Tae-seung's older brother
Choi Jae-hwan
Lee Sung-min as Hwang Dae-pil
Kim Min-kyu
Oh Hyun-chul
Park Young-seo as the real Oh Seung-ha
Ratings
Awards and nominations
Remake
Lucifer became very popular in Japan when it aired on cable channel So-net in October 2007. This led to the production of a Japanese remake in 2008 titled Maō, starring Satoshi Ohno, Toma Ikuta, and Ryoko Kobayashi.
References
External links
Official website (in Korean)
Lucifer at HanCinema
Lucifer at IMDb
Lucifer on KBS World
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