# Bulgasal: Immortal Souls

Bulgasal: Immortal Souls (Korean: 불가살) is a South Korean television series starring Lee Jin-wook, Kwon Nara, Lee Joon, Gong Seung-yeon, Jung Jin-young, Park Myung-shin, and Kim Woo-seok. It is led by director Jang Young-woo, and the screenplay is written by husband-and-wife team Kwon So-ra and Seo Jae-won. It aired on tvN from December 18, 2021 to February 6, 2022. It is also available for streaming on Netflix.

## Synopsis

The series tells the story of a woman who remembers her past lives by repeating death and reincarnation for 600 years, and a man who cannot kill nor be killed and has lived for the past 600 years as a Bulgasal—a mythical creature that feeds off human blood and is cursed with immortality.

## Cast
### Main

* Lee Jin-wook as Dan Hwal
** Lee Joo-won as young Dan Hwal
    A man who used to be a human, but becomes an immortal during the Joseon dynasty while working as a military official and carrying out a task to erase the remnants of the previous dynasty.
* Kwon Nara as Min Sang-woon / Kim Hwa-yeon
** Han Seo-jin as young Min Sang-woon / Min Sang-yeon
    A woman who used to be an immortal, but goes through a tragic event that turns her into a human.
* Lee Joon as Ok Eul-tae
    Another immortal, commonly known as the "Dark Hole", living in secrecy who enjoys his eternal life, as well as his wealth and power.
* Gong Seung-yeon as Dan Sol / Min Si-ho
* Dan Sol: Dan Hwal's past wife who is the daughter of a powerful family.
* Min Si-ho: Dan Sol's reincarnation who is Min Sang-woon's younger sister.
* Jung Jin-young as Dan Geuk / Kwon Ho-yeol
* Dan Geuk: Dan Sol's father who is a powerful general.
* Kwon Ho-yeol: Dan Geuk's reincarnation who is a former detective.
* Park Myung-shin [ko] as a shaman / Hye-suk
** Shin Soo-yeon as young Hye-suk
* A shaman who lived 600 years ago.
* Hye-suk: the shaman's reincarnation who always helps Dan Hwal.
* Kim Woo-seok as Nam Do-yoon
    A high school student who follows Dan Hwal around like a puppy. He works for Ok Eul-tae. He is later revealed to be the reincarnation of Dan Hwal's son.

### Supporting

* Han Dong-kyu as Goo-bong, a resident of a village who lives a rough life due to bulgasal.
* Park Joo-hwan as Dan Ah-chan, Dan Hwal and Dan Sol's son.
* Han Seong-soo as Jo Ma-gu, a ghost with a strong appetite who even devours human corpses.
* Lee Kyu-ho as Du Eok-si-ni
* Oh Yu-jin as Kim Go-bun, Kim Hwa-yeon's younger sister.

### Special appearances

* Lee Jin-hee as Sang Un-mo, Min Sang-woon's mother.
* Kim Tae-baek as Kim Sang-hui's husband

## Production
### Casting

The lead role was first offered to Won Bin, but the actor ultimately refused.
On December 17, 2020, it was reported that Lee Jin-wook was being cast for the series and was positively considering his appearance. The actor and director Jang Young-woo previously worked together in the 2020 series Sweet Home. In February 2021, actors Lee Joon, Kwon Nara and Jung Jin-young also received casting offer. Line-up for the lead stars consisting of Lee Jin-wook, Kwon Nara, Lee Joon, Gong Seung-yeon, Jung Jin-young, Park Myung-shin and Kim Woo-seok was finally confirmed on March 17.

### Release

Bulgasal: Immortal Souls was initially scheduled for release in 2022. In November 2021, it was confirmed that the series would premiere on December 18.

## Viewership

| Season | Season | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Average |
| Season | Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Average |
| | 1 | 1.609 | 1.481 | 1.292 | 1.092 | 0.883 | 1.063 | 1.199 | 1.142 | 0.827 | 1.191 | 1.036 | 1.133 | 0.994 | 0.969 | 0.978 | 1.450 | 1.146 |