''Soul'' (; also known as ''Possessed'') is a 2009

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n crime horror television drama series, starring

Lim Ju-eun Lim Ju-eun (born January 7, 1988) is a South Korean actress. Career Lim Ju-eun is best known her roles in the horror thriller ''Soul'' (also known as ''Hon''), the campus musical drama '' What's Up'', and the quirky rom-com '' Wild Romance''. I ...

and

Lee Seo-jin Lee Seo-jin (born January 30, 1971) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for the reality shows '' Three Meals a Day'' and '' Grandpa Over Flowers''. As an actor, he came to prominence with his leading roles in television series '' Damo'' ( ...

. It is about a high school girl possessed by spirits and the criminal profiler who exploits her powers in his quest for justice, played by Im and Lee respectively. It aired on MBC from August 5 to September 3, 2009 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 10 episodes.

Plot

Cheerful high school girl Ha-na (

) is always the first to come out and protect her introverted twin sister Doo-na (

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), who has a slight limp. After Doo-na passes away in a fire, Ha-na finds that her body no longer completely belongs to herself. Doo-na's angry spirit now lives in Ha-na, giving her special powers and monstrous strength. Genius criminal psychologist Shin Ryu (

) is an expert profiler who is determined to see justice served. When he learns about Ha-na's abilities, he uses her powers to eliminate criminals that are above the law, and to plan his revenge on the man (

Kim Kap-soo Kim Kap-soo (born April 7, 1957) is a South Korean actor. Since his acting debut in 1977, Kim has had a long career on the stage, in television dramas and film. In addition to acting full-time, he also has his own master class acting studio. F ...

) who helped his family's killer go free.

Cast

as Shin Ryu *

as Yoon Hana **

Ahn Seo-hyun Ahn Seo-hyun (born January 12, 2004) is a South Korean actress. She began her career as a child actress in 2008, and has since appeared in films and television series such as '' The Housemaid'' (2010), '' Single-minded Dandelion'' (2014) and th ...

as young Hana *

as Yoon Doo-na ** Kim Ji-won as young Doo-na *

Park Geon-il Park Geon-il (born November 5, 1987) is a South Korean actor, singer and model. He is the lead vocalist of Supernova. He is known for his lead roles in ''Koisuru Maison: Rainbow Rose'', ''One Fine Week'' and ''Lonely Enough To Love''. Career P ...

as Jung Shi-woo *

Lee Jin Lee Jin (born March 21, 1980) is a South Korean singer and actress. She made her entertainment debut as a member of the K-pop girl group Fin.K.L, along with Lee Hyori, Ock Joo-hyun, and Sung Yu-ri. After Fin.K.L came to an unofficial end in 2002 ...

as Lee Hye-won *

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as Shin So-yi *

Kim Sung-ryung Kim Sung-ryung (born February 8, 1967) is a South Korean actress. After winning the Miss Korea beauty pageant in 1988 (she later represented her country at the Miss Universe 1989 pageant), Kim began her career as a reporter on KBS's showbiz ne ...

as Ha-na and Doo-na's mother *

as Baek Do-shik *

Yoo Yeon-seok Yoo Yeon-seok (born Ahn Yeon-seok on April 11, 1984) is a South Korean actor. After making his acting debut in 2003 with a small role in '' Oldboy'', he resumed his acting career in 2008. His notable works include the films '' Re-encounter'' (2 ...

as Baek Joong-chan *

Lee Kyu-han Lee may refer to: Name Given name * Lee (given name), a given name in English Surname * Chinese surnames Chinese surnames are used by Han Chinese and Sinicized ethnic groups in China, Taiwan, Korea, Vietnam, and among overseas Chinese c ...

as Seo Joon-hee * Chu Hun-yub as Kim Yoon-oh **

Nam Da-reum Nam Da-reum (born June 13, 2002) is a South Korean actor. He began his career as a child actor, having played young versions of the leading characters in several popular Korean dramas, and best known for his lead role in '' Beautiful World'' (2 ...

as young Yoon-oh * Jung Da-sol as Kan Ho-sa * Kwak Min-suk * Kim Kwang-kyu as Bae Seong-bin * Choi Soo-eun *

Kwon Hyun-sang Im Dong-jae (born July 2, 1981), better known professionally as Kwon Hyun-sang, is a South Korean actor. Career Kwon Hyun-Sang made his acting debut in the 2008 horror movie ''Death Bell'', which was followed by supporting roles in several film ...

* Noh Seung-jin * Jo Han-chul * Lee Soon-sung * Tae Hwang * Choi Bum-ho

Awards and nominations

International broadcast

References

External links

''Soul'' official MBC website
* * {{IMDb title, 2269311, Soul Korean-language television shows 2009 South Korean television series debuts 2009 South Korean television series endings MBC TV television dramas South Korean crime television series South Korean horror fiction television series