''Abyss'' () is a 2019 South Korean television series starring

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and

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. It aired on

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in South Korea on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:30 ( KST).

Synopsis

Go Se-yeon is a beautiful prosecution lawyer at the top of her game, and Cha Min is her friend, an unattractive but rich heir to a cosmetics empire. They are both revived into different bodies by supernatural beings using an "Abyss" after their deaths in separate incidents. The "Abyss" is a celestial object which has the power to revive anything that has died; the reincarnated bodies take on the appearance of that person's soul. Go Se-yeon takes on a 'plainer' appearance, whilst Cha Min becomes very attractive and young; virtually the opposite of before. They start working together to find out the reason for their revival and who caused Go Se-yeon's death.

Cast

Main

as Cha Min **

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as Cha Min (before his death) ** Yang Han-yeol as young Cha Min :The rich yet unattractive successor to a cosmetics company who is reincarnated as an attractive young man after his death. He has been friends with Go Se-yeon since childhood. *

as Go Se-yeon (after reincarnation)/Lee Mi-do (before plastic surgery) ** Kim Sa-rang as Go Se-yeon (before her death) ** Lee Soo-min as young Go Se-yeon :A prosecution lawyer who is murdered by the Eomsan-dong

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. She tries to figure out who killed her and how she has been reincarnated. *

as Oh Yeong-cheol / Oh Seong-cheol :A skilled surgeon who is referred to as a legend in the medical community. He has a mysterious demeanour and hidden secrets.

Supporting

Central District Prosecutors' Office / Dongbu Police Station

* Kwon Soo-hyun as Seo Ji-wook / Oh Tae-jin ** Kim Yeon-ung as young Seo Ji-wook :A prosecution lawyer and one of Go Se-yeon's colleagues before her death. *

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as Park Dong-cheol :The police detective who is head of the investigation into Go Se-yeon's death. * Song Sang-eun as Lee Mi-do (after plastic surgery) :Go Se-yeon's former colleague and Dong-cheol's ex-girlfriend, who has left Korea for the United States.

Lan Cosmetics

* Han So-hee as Jang Hee-jin / Oh Su-jin ** Shim Hye-yeon as young Oh Su-jin (Ep. 5) **

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as teenage Oh Su-jin :Cha Min's fiancée who mysteriously disappears just before their wedding. *

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as Eom Ae-ran :Cha Min's domineering mother and head of the family's cosmetics empire. *

Park Sung-yeon Park Sung-yeon is a South Korean actress. She is known for her roles in dramas such as ''Love Alarm'', '' Mine'', ''Abyss'', '' Reflection of You'', '' Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol'' and '' Record of Youth''. She also appeared in movies '' The Sil ...

as Park Mi-soon : Cha Min's nanny and housekeeper. * Lee Ji-hyun as Jang Sun-young : Jang Hee-jin's mother.

Others

* as Park Gi-man :The vengeful father of a victim of the Eomsan-dong

. * as Park Mi-jin : Gi-man's daughter who is a victim of the Eomsan-dong

. *

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as Seo Cheon-shik : Seo Ji-wook's father who is a chief judge. * as Se-yeon's father * Park Mi-hyun as Se-yeon's mother * Kim Yoon-bo as Kim Sil-jang : The secretary of the chairman of Lan Cosmetics. *

Kim Sung-bum Kim Sung-Bum (also ''Kim Seong-Beom'', ko, 김 성범; born May 30, 1979) is a South Korean judoka, who competed in the men's heavyweight category. He is a two-time Olympian, and four-time medalist at the Asian Judo Championships. He defeated ...

as Detective Choi : A detective in Team 1 and Park Dong-cheol's junior and right-hand man.

Special appearances

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as male alien "grim reaper" (Ep. 1) *

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as female alien "grim reaper" (Ep. 1)

Production

The first script reading took place in February 2019 in

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. Actors

and

, who recently acted in '' The Smile Has Left Your Eyes'' (2018), made a special appearance.

Original soundtrack

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Viewership

Awards and nominations

Notes

References

External links

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