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The Cursed

TV·2020–2020·1 season, 12 episodes·tvN·Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy·1h·Created by Yeon Sang-ho

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Im Jin Hee is a gung ho reporter, out to do the ring thing. She covers a violent case involving Forest, the biggest IT company in South Korea. The chairman of Forest is Jin Jong Hyun. He relies heavily on shamanism. During her investigation, Im Jin Hee learns of a spiritual consulting company that is affiliated with Forest. The head of that affiliate company is Jin Kyung. While trying to reveal the secret behind Forest, Im Jin Hee meets So Jin. She is possessed by a spirit and she has a special ability.

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  1. 01The Cursed S01E03The Cursed Pen CapS01E03 · 10.0Chairman Jin is in great anxiety due to the fear of getting a procedure performed on him. With the help of Jin Kyung, Chairman Jin does everything he can to prevent the foreseeable death threat from getting to him. Meanwhile, Sung Joon asks Jin Soo to secretly investigate on the pen cap that Sung Joon found in his house. Eventually, Jin Soo finds out that the pen cap belongs to Ju Hwan. After confirming the owner of the pen cap, he goes straight home and finds himself surrounded by suspicious men.
  2. 02The Cursed S01E04Boomerang EffectS01E04 · 10.0Jin Kyung finds a way to prevent a procedure being performed on Chairman Jin. However, it may take a few more days until the preventive measure can be applied to the chairman. Until then, Chairman Jin is asked to stay low. After witnessing Detective Yang’s wrongful death, Jin Hee requests So Jin to perform a procedure on Chairman Jin as soon as possible. The only problem is that So Jin has no idea what Chairman Jin and Jin Kyung are doing to stand against her procedure.
  3. 03The Cursed S01E08So Jin Confronts Jin Kyung at the Sindorim StationS01E08 · 10.0Upon witnessing Jin Hee’s abduction, So Jin decides to go face to face against Jin Kyung and calls Jin Kyung to come and find her at the Sindorim Station. When they confront each other, So Jin lures Jin Kyung into a subway train. Jin Kyung follows her as she underestimates what So Jin is capable of. This is when So Jin grasps Jin Kyung’s hand.

Castfull cast & details

Uhm Ji-wonUhm Ji-wonLim Jin-heeSung Dong-ilSung Dong-ilJin Jong-hyunCho Min-sooCho Min-sooJin KyungJung Zi-soJung Zi-soBaek So-jinJung Moon-sungJung Moon-sungJung Seong-junKim Min-jaeKim Min-jaeLee HwanKim In-kwonKim In-kwonKim Pil-sungKo Kyu-pilKo Kyu-pilTak Jung-hoon

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode12Episodes2020Aired 9.3Season avg
  1. S01E01The Cursed S01E01Jin Hee Meets So JinFebruary 10, 2020 8.3In an unstable state, In Wook returns home and confronts his father for what he had made him and for his mother's death. He then makes his w
  2. S01E02The Cursed S01E02A Strange DeathFebruary 11, 2020 9.0After knowing about what Ju Hwan did to the whistleblower, Jin Hee asks So Jin to perform a procedure on Ju Hwan. Later, Jin Hee finds out h
  3. S01E03The Cursed S01E03Season's bestThe Cursed Pen CapFebruary 17, 2020 10.0Chairman Jin is in great anxiety due to the fear of getting a procedure performed on him. With the help of Jin Kyung, Chairman Jin does ever
  4. S01E04The Cursed S01E04Boomerang EffectFebruary 18, 2020 10.0Jin Kyung finds a way to prevent a procedure being performed on Chairman Jin. However, it may take a few more days until the preventive meas
  5. S01E05The Cursed S01E05The ChaseFebruary 24, 2020 9.0Chairman Jin survives the procedure done on him with the help from Jin Kyung, and it is now his turn to chase after the one who tried to kil
  6. S01E06The Cursed S01E06Jinkyung CorporationFebruary 25, 2020 9.0Chairman Jin recognizes So Jin's picture posted on the Forest of Curses and immediately calls Jin Kyung in. Meanwhile, Sung Joon uncovers th
  7. S01E07The Cursed S01E07Jin Kyung Prepares for a RitualMarch 2, 2020 9.0Jin Kyung invites many shamans from all around the world for a ritual that is scheduled to be held on the day of Forest’s IPO. Among them, m
  8. S01E08The Cursed S01E08So Jin Confronts Jin Kyung at the Sindorim StationMarch 3, 2020 10.0Upon witnessing Jin Hee’s abduction, So Jin decides to go face to face against Jin Kyung and calls Jin Kyung to come and find her at the Sin
  9. S01E09The Cursed S01E09Possessed Buddha StatueMarch 9, 2020 9.0It turns out the Possessed Buddha Statue is capable of preventing anyone near it to be performed by a procedure. For this reason, So Jin’s p
  10. S01E10The Cursed S01E10Big City Private EyeMarch 10, 2020 9.0A day before Forest’s IPO, Pil Sung from Big City Private Eye gives a detailed statement to the police regarding the abduction. This leads t
  11. S01E11The Cursed S01E11InugamiMarch 16, 2020 9.0While Lee Hwan pleads guilty of abducting Jin Hee and Pil Sung, Jin Hee and So Jin arrive at the house where Chairman Jin’s mother lives. Du
  12. S01E12The Cursed S01E12Jong HyunMarch 17, 2020 10.0Chairman Jin’s grand scheme of establishing his empire falls apart into pieces on the very day of Forest’s IPO after a colossal ritual. In t

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