''The Cursed '' () is a 2020 South Korean television series starring

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, and

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. It aired on

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every Monday and Tuesday at 21:30 ( KST) from February 10 to March 17, 2020. Screenwriter

Yeon Sang-ho Yeon Sang-ho (born 25 December 1978) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. He gained international popularity for working his adult animated films ''The King of Pigs'' (2011) and '' The Fake'' (2013), and the live-action film '' Tr ...

said that he would "go on with season 2 if the viewing rate reaches 3%". The series was followed by a film, '' The Cursed: Dead Man's Prey'', in July 2021.

Synopsis

''The Cursed'' is about a teenage girl who has the ability to bring death by using names, photos and belongings, and a just social issues reporter, fighting against the massive evil hidden behind an IT conglomerate.

Cast

Main

as Im Jin-hee, reporter of the Ministry of Social Affairs. ** Kim Joo-ah as young Im Jin-hee *

as Baek So-jin, high school student. *

as Jin Jong-hyun, forest chairman. *

as Jin Kyung, shaman. *

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as Baek So-jin's mother

Supporting

* Kim Min-jae as Lee Hwan, Jin Jong-hyun's secretary. *

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as Jung Sung-joon, Jin-hee's husband. *

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as Kim Pil-sung, private investigator. *

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as Chun Joo-bong *

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as Tak Jung-hoon

Special appearances

Choi Byung-mo Choi Byung-mo (born January 14, 1972) is a South Korean actor. Personal life On June 19, 2017, Choi got married with popera singer Kiriel Lee Gyu-in (birth name Lee Gyu-in) after one year and a half of dating, the wedding ceremony was held at ...

as Kim Joo-hwan (Ep. 1) *

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as Lee Jung-hoon (Ep. 4)

Viewership

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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