Bulgasal: Immortal Souls () 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 / Bulgasal Lee Joo-won as young Dan Hwal A man who used to be a human, but becomes an immortal during the Joseon period 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. 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.
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Viewership
+ Average TV viewership ratings Original broadcast date Average audience share(Nielsen Korea) NationwideNielsen Korea nationwide ratings:
SeoulNielsen Korea metropolitan ratings:
1 December 18, 2021 2 December 19, 2021 5.826% 6.036% 3 December 25, 2021 4.775% 4.413% 4 December 26, 2021 4.128% 4.301% 5 January 1, 2022 3.415% 3.622% 6 January 2, 2022 4.077% 4.374% 7 January 8, 2022 4.455% 5.062% 8 January 9, 2022 4.166% 4.520% 9 January 15, 2022 10 January 16, 2022 4.272% 4.893% 11 January 22, 2022 3.679% 4.073% 12 January 23, 2022 4.460% 5.034% 13 January 29, 2022 3.593% 3.594% 14 January 30, 2022 3.664% 3.825% 15 February 5, 2022 3.660% 3.936% 16 February 6, 2022 5.050% 5.019% Average In the table above, the represent the lowest ratings and the represent the highest ratings. This series aired on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC and EBS).
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