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Lovers of the Red Sky

TV·2021–2021·1 season, 16 episodes·SBS·Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy·1h 10m·Created by Jang Tae-yoo

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Set during the Joseon era, Hong Cheon Ki is a female painter with a genius like painting talent. She is picked as the first female painter of the Dohwaseo. Hong Cheon Ki also has a beautiful appearance and a bright personality. For her, painting is everything. One day, she meets Ha Ram.

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  1. 01Lovers of the Red Sky S01E01The Red SkyS01E01 · 10.0When the Devil gets out of control, the shaman is able to lock him away in the portrait of a king, but the Devil puts a curse on the land. Years later, Hong Cheon Gi, a blind girl who loves art, meets Ha Ram, a boy who was on his way to a rain making ritual. During the ritual the Devil gets loose and possesses Ha Ram, but his eyes, which are the source of his power, gets taken away and are given to Cheon Gi.
  2. 02Lovers of the Red Sky S01E0219 Years LaterS01E02 · 10.019 years later, Cheon Gi has become a painter who paints imitation and sells them for money so she can buy medicine for her father. Ha Ram has become an astrologist of the palace and also goes by the name of Ilwolseong who gives people information they seek for a price. Cheon Gi tries to get revenge after getting scammed by Jung, but ends up running into Ha Ram.
  3. 03Lovers of the Red Sky S01E03The Demon AwakensS01E03 · 10.0After helping Cheon Gi and accidentally making physical contact, the demon inside Ha Ram wakes up. But Sam Sin and the Tiger Spirit are able to lock the demon back inside Ha Ram’s body. When Cheon Gi finds Ha Ram passed out, she takes him to a safe place and looks after him.

Castfull cast & details

Kim You-jungKim You-jungHong Chun-giAhn Hyo-seopAhn Hyo-seopHa RamGong MyoungGong MyoungPrince An-pyeongKwak Si-yangKwak Si-yangPrince Su-yangLee Bo-heeLee Bo-heeQueen So-hunKo Kyu-pilKo Kyu-pilCheong Ji-giYoon Sa-bongYoon Sa-bongKyun Joo DaekLee Sang-unLee Sang-unSeo Ki-jung

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode16Episodes2021Aired 9.4Season avg
  1. S01E01Lovers of the Red Sky S01E01Season's bestThe Red SkyAugust 30, 2021 10.0When the Devil gets out of control, the shaman is able to lock him away in the portrait of a king, but the Devil puts a curse on the land. Y
  2. S01E02Lovers of the Red Sky S01E0219 Years LaterAugust 31, 2021 10.019 years later, Cheon Gi has become a painter who paints imitation and sells them for money so she can buy medicine for her father. Ha Ram h
  3. S01E03Lovers of the Red Sky S01E03The Demon AwakensSeptember 6, 2021 10.0After helping Cheon Gi and accidentally making physical contact, the demon inside Ha Ram wakes up. But Sam Sin and the Tiger Spirit are able
  4. S01E04Lovers of the Red Sky S01E04Maejukheon Painting ContestSeptember 7, 2021 10.0Ha Ram thanks Cheon Gi for taking care of him and finds out she’s the girl he met when he was a boy. Meanwhile, Cheon Gi’s father collapse a
  5. S01E05Lovers of the Red Sky S01E05The ButterfliesSeptember 13, 2021 7.0Cheon Gi is able to enter the painting contest thanks to Ha Ram. When her painting is evaluated for the first round, Prince Yangmyeong figur
  6. S01E06Lovers of the Red Sky S01E06The Final RoundSeptember 14, 2021—Cheon Gi moves on to the final round of the contest. Prince Yangmyeong gives her advice about how to paint with her heart. Later on, Cheon G
  7. S01E07Lovers of the Red Sky S01E07ReunionSeptember 27, 2021—After Cheon Gi wins the contest, her father throws a paint brush to Prince Joohyang while having a fit. Prince Yangmyeong and Ha Ram convinc
  8. S01E08Lovers of the Red Sky S01E08The Burned King's PortraitSeptember 28, 2021—Cheon Gi enters Gohwawon to start working on the King’s portrait. Expert Han shows Cheon Gi around and explain what kind work she’ll be dong
  9. S01E09Lovers of the Red Sky S01E09Physiognomy Of The ImmortalOctober 4, 2021—The demon almost gets out, but the white tiger is able to subdue it. Cheon Gi, who’s having a hard time drawing the portrait, goes to a phys
  10. S01E10Lovers of the Red Sky S01E10The Painter Of The King's PortraitOctober 5, 2021—Cheon Gi finds out about the Demon and why she was chosen to draw King Youngjong’s portrait. She also finds out that if she paints the portr
  11. S01E11Lovers of the Red Sky S01E11The Ring Of FateOctober 11, 2021—Ha Ram gets arrested under the suspicion of killing the soldiers on Mount Inwang. Cheon Gi continues to draw the king’s portrait but heard t
  12. S01E12Lovers of the Red Sky S01E12Fight To The DeathOctober 12, 2021—Cheon Gi starts repainting the portrait. King Seongjo tells Prince Yangmyeong he plans on installing him as the next Crown Prince. Prince Jo
  13. S01E13Lovers of the Red Sky S01E13The Sealing CeremonyOctober 18, 2021—Cheon Gi finishes the portrait. Prince Joohyang asks Ha Ram to find a divine object that’ll help him stay in control even when he gets posse
  14. S01E14Lovers of the Red Sky S01E14From the Jaws of DeathOctober 19, 2021—The Sealing Ceremony is unsuccessful. The portrait rips and Prince Yangmyeong barely manages to confine the Demon in Ha Ram’s body. Ha Ram a
  15. S01E15Lovers of the Red Sky S01E15To Observe The PlanetsOctober 25, 2021—King Seongjo wakes up and stop Prince Joohyang from killing the members of Baekyu Painters Society. With the help of Ha Ram, Cheon Gi gives
  16. S01E16Lovers of the Red Sky S01E16Lovers Of The Red SkyOctober 26, 2021—The Demon is finally sealed in the painting once again, but Prince Joohyang hasn’t given up yet. Years later, Ha Ram and Cheon Gi gets marri

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