Black (South Korean TV series)

Black (South Korean TV series)
Black is a 2017 fantasy-thriller South Korean television series starring Song Seung-heon, Go Ara, Lee El, and Kim Dong-jun. It aired from October 14 to December 10, 2017 on OCN's Saturdays and Sundays at 22:20 (KST) time slot.
Synopsis
Black is the story of a grim reaper who is forced to track down his fugitive partner. In the process, he uncovers the truth about a series of cold case murders from 20 years ago. Investigating the murders complicates the reaper's primary role of guiding the deceased to their respective afterlife, especially after he falls in love with a mortal woman - which leads him to break supernatural rules against involvement in human affairs.
Cast
Main
Song Seung-heon as Han Moo-gang / Black (Grim Reaper #444) / Kim Joon
Choi Seung-hoon as young Han Moo-gang
Han Moo-Gang newly joins the detective team of the Regional Crime Unit in order to find out the truth of a case that happened 20 years before. After his death, he is possessed by the messenger of hell, No.444. When Han Moo-Gang dies unexpectedly, the bracelet Kang Ha-ram gave to Kim Joon appears on his hand, so Kang Ha-ram mistakes him for her childhood first love, "Joon Oppa".
Go Ara as Kang Ha-ram
Ok Ye-rin as child Kang Ha-ram
Choi Myung-bin as young Kang Ha-ram
A woman who can foresee death as a dark shadow looming over someone which turns out to be a grim reaper following them to their moment of death.
Lee El as Yoon Soo-wan
Song Soo-hyun as young Yoon Soo-wan
A doctor who is in love with Han Moo-gang. She was adopted by Kim Joon's family decades prior to the main storyline, and was the victim of several filmed sexual assaults by the perpetrators of the serial murders. Her real name is Kim Sun-young.
Kim Dong-jun as Oh Man-soo
Lee Seung-woo as child Oh Man-soo
Lee Geon-ha as young Oh Man-soo
A second generation chaebol.
Supporting
People around Han Moo-gang
Kim Won-hae as Na Gwang-gyun / Crazy Dog
Jung Suk-yong as Bong Man-shik
Lee Chul-min as Oh Soo-tae
Huh Jae-ho as Park Gwi-nam
Ji Su-won as Seo Young-hwa, Han Moo-gang's mother and Kim Joon's adoptive mother who is a cardiologist.
People around Kang Ha-ram
Kim Jung-young as Choi Soon-jung, Ha-ram's mother.
Lee Si-won as young Choi Soon-jung
Kim Hyung-min as Kang Soo-hyuk, Ha-ram's father.
Go Seung-bo as Hoon-seok, Ha-ram's stepbrother.
Park Jung-hak as Ha-ram's stepfather
Grim Reapers
Kim Tae-Woo as Grim Reaper #444
Park Doo-shik as Je Soo-dong / Grim Reaper #419
Jo Jae-yoon as Grim Reaper #007
Lee Kyu-bok as Grim Reaper #416
Jung Joon-won as Jang Hyun-soo / Grim Reaper #416 (real form), a friend of Kim Joon who was killed in the Mujin Time Mart incident.
People around Man-soo
Lee Do-kyung as Oh Chun-soo, Man-soo's father.
Choi Min-chul as Oh Man-ho, Man-soo's half-brother.
Choi Won-hong as Oh Sang-min, Man-ho's son.
Kim Jae-young as Leo / Kim Woo-shik, a K-pop star
Jeon Jin-seo as young Kim Woo-shik
Oh Cho-hee as Tiffany / Lee Young-hee
Kim Young-sun as Man-soo's mother
Others
Lee Hae-young as Min Jae-hong
Woo Hyun as Wang Yong-chun, a man with spider tattoo.
Kim Bo-yoon as Soo-jin
Lee Kwan-hoon as Chen (man with missing finger)
Bae Jung-hwa as Han Jin-sook
Lee Hyo-je as Kim Joon / Han Moo-chan, Han Moo-gang's older brother who is renamed as Han Moo-chan after being adopted by Moo-gang's mother.
No Tae-yeop as Steven Yoo
Lee Joon-seo as Park Seung-chul
Song Min-hyung as Woo Byung-sik
Cha Chung-hwa as Clara
Yeon Jae-wook as Lee Byung-tae
Production
The script reading of the cast was held on July 24, 2017.
The series was under negotiation with Netflix for a simultaneous streaming deal, and it is currently available on the streaming service.
Original soundtrack
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Ratings
Remake
The series was adapted into a Malay-language web series which was released on Viu for two seasons. The Malaysian adaptation replaced the concept of grim reaper with Orang bunian, a supernatural being in Malay folklore.
References
External links
Black at Studio Dragon
Black at iWill Media
OCN television dramas
Television series by Studio Dragon
Television series by IWill Media
2017 South Korean television series debuts
2017 South Korean television series endings
South Korean thriller television series
South Korean fantasy television series
South Korean romance television series
Korean-language Netflix exclusive international distribution programming