Love Song for Illusion
Promotional poster
Hangul
환상연가
Literal meaningFantasy Sonata
Revised RomanizationHwansangyeonga
Genre
Created byKBS[3]
Based onLove Song for Illusion
by Vanziun[4]
Written byYoon Kyung-ah[2]
Directed byLee Jung-seop[2]
Starring
Music byChoi In-hee[3]
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes3 (as of January 9, 2024 (2024-01-09))
Production
Executive producers
  • Sung Jun-hae[3]
  • Kim Young-jo[3]
  • Lee Ye-won[3]
  • Kim Deok-jin (CP)[3]
  • Jung Byung-hyun (CP)[3]
Producers
  • Kim Hyung-joon[3]
  • Lee Eun-jin[3]
  • Park Choon-ho[3]
  • Nam Goong-jung[3]
  • Kim Chul-min[3]
Cinematography
  • Kim Gwang-soo[3]
  • Lee Joo-hoon[3]
Editors
Production companies
Budget₩10.5 billion[6]
Original release
NetworkKBS2
ReleaseJanuary 2, 2024 (2024-01-02) –
present

Love Song for Illusion (Korean: 환상연가) is an ongoing South Korean television series starring Park Ji-hoon, Hong Ye-ji, Hwang Hee, and Ji Woo. Based on a Naver webtoon of the same name by Vanziun, it is about the romance and fierce obsession between a man with two conflicting personalities and a woman with a dark past.[1] It premiered on KBS2 on January 2, 2024, and airs every Monday and Tuesday at 22:10 (KST) time slot.[7][8] It is also available for streaming on Wavve in South Korea, and on Viu and Viki in selected regions.[9][10][11]

Synopsis

Yeon Wol (Hong Ye-ji) hides her identity and becomes an assassin to avenge her family. Her mission is to assassinate the king but fails when she falls into a trap set by an unknown person. She wakes up the next day with no memory of her past, and is appointed as the crown prince's concubine.[12]

Cast

Main

  1. Sajo Hyun: the intelligent and multi-talented crown prince who works as a fashion designer at a downtown boutique while hiding his real identity.
  2. Ak-hee: Hyun's alternate personality who is charming but is cursed to feel extreme pain whenever anyone touches him.
  • Hong Ye-ji as Yeon Wol / Consort Eun-hyo: the royal descendant of the fallen Yeon dynasty and the only daughter of Yeon Pung-hak who becomes an assassin called Gye-ra.[12]
    • Kim Soo-ha as young Yeon Wol[3]
  • Hwang Hee as Sajo Yung: Sajo Hyun's half-brother.[13][14]
  • Ji Woo as Crown Princess Geum-hwa / Jin Chae-ryun: Sajo Hyun's first wife who goes to any lengths to satisfy her desires.[5]
  • Kim Tae-woo as Sajo Seung: Sajo Hyun's father and the king of Asatae who overthrew the Yeon dynasty, and ascended to the throne through rebellion.[15]
  • Woo Hee-jin as Consort Cheong-myung: Sajo Seung's concubine and Sajo Yung's mother.[16]
  • Kang Shin-il as Jin Mu-dal: Jin Chae-ryun's father.[17]
  • Hwang Seok-jeong as Chung-ta: a mysterious shaman with various personalities.[14]

Supporting

People around Sajo Hyun

  • Woo Hyun as Eunuch Neung: Sajo Hyun's closest eunuch.[14]
  • Han Eun-seong as Ji Jeon-seo: Sajo Hyun's bodyguard.[18]

People around Yeon Wol

  • Kim Dong-won as Yang Jae-i: leader of the assassin group Baramkal.[14]
  • Lee Joo-an as Ha-rang: a member of Baramkal.[19]
  • Shin Gi-hwan as Hong-gun: Yeon Wol's gungnyeo.[14]
  • Oh Ji-ho as Yeon Pung-hak: Yeon Wol's father.[14]
  • Choi Yoon-young as Eun Mi-so: Yeon Wol's mother.[14]

People in the royal court

  • Yoo Hyung-gwan as the minister of finance[14]
  • Kim Kyung-ryong as the minister of personnel[14]
  • Lee Kwan-hoon as the minister of war[20]

Others

  • Jo Han-jun as Gi-chul: Sajo Yung's loyal right-hand man.[21]
  • Moon Yu-bin as Noh Ri-sa: Geum-hwa's gungnyeo.[14]

Production and release

The first script reading of the cast was held in mid-March 2023, and filming was scheduled to begin in May.[22]

Originally, the series was scheduled to broadcast the first two episodes consecutively on January 2, 2024 from 21:45 (KST).[23] However, its time slot was changed to 22:10 (KST), and the broadcast of the second episode was pushed back to January 8.[8][24]

Viewership

Love Song for Illusion : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
SeasonEpisode numberAverage
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1727505N/ATBDTBDTBDTBDTBDTBDTBDTBDTBDTBDTBDTBDTBDTBD
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.[25]
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
(Nielsen Korea)[25][26]
Nationwide Seoul
1 January 2, 2024 4.3% (15th) 4.3% (13th)
2 January 8, 2024 2.8% (20th) 3.0% (20th)
3 January 9, 2024 2.3% (25th) N/A
4 January 15, 2024
5 January 16, 2024
6 January 22, 2024
7 January 23, 2024
8 January 29, 2024
9 January 30, 2024
10 February 5, 2024
11 February 6, 2024
12 February 12, 2024
13 February 13, 2024
14 February 19, 2024
15 February 20, 2024
16 February 26, 2024
Average — —
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • N/A denotes that the rating is not known.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Lee, Gyu-lee (October 18, 2023). "Park Ji-hoon to lead new fantasy period series". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on October 23, 2023. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 Shin, Eun-joo (March 3, 2023). "'약한영웅' 박지훈, 웹툰 원작 '환상연가' 남주될까..."긍정 검토중" [공식]" (in Korean). TV Report. Archived from the original on November 3, 2023. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Naver.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 환상연가. Long Song for Illusion. Episode 1 (in Korean). January 2, 2024. 3:35 minutes in. KBS2.
  4. ↑ "Love Song for Illusion". Webtoon. Archived from the original on November 3, 2023. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  5. 1 2 3 Kim, Myung-mi (December 1, 2023). "지우 '환상연가' 스틸컷 공개...탐욕 야망 지닌 태자비 변신" (in Korean). Newsen. Archived from the original on December 12, 2023. Retrieved December 1, 2023 – via Naver.
  6. ↑ Choi, Doo-seon (December 28, 2023). "판타지오, 105억원 규모 드라마 '환상연가' 제작" [Fantagio produces 10.5 billion won drama 'Love Song for Illusion'] (in Korean). Financial News. Archived from the original on December 31, 2023. Retrieved December 31, 2023 – via Naver News.
  7. ↑ Park, Jae-hwan (November 16, 2023). "KBS '환상연가' 내년 1월 첫 방송... 박지훈-홍예지-황희-지우" (in Korean). KBS Media. Archived from the original on November 16, 2023. Retrieved November 16, 2023 – via Naver.
  8. 1 2 Choi, Na-young (December 16, 2023). "'환상연가' 박지훈X김태우, 처절한 부자(父子)관계 그린다" (in Korean). Osen. Archived from the original on January 2, 2024. Retrieved January 2, 2024 – via Naver.
  9. ↑ Viu Singapore [@ViuSG] (December 31, 2023). "Don't miss out on 2024 Viu's January lineup!" (Tweet). Retrieved January 2, 2024 – via Twitter.
  10. ↑ Sen, Sushmita (December 29, 2023). "Love Song for Illusion: Everything To Know About New KBS K-Drama". Yahoo!. Archived from the original on January 2, 2024. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  11. ↑ Son, Bong-seok (January 3, 2024). 이효리·신혜선·이하늬·박지훈, 2024년 포문 연다!···웨이브, 1월 신규 라인업 공개 [Lee Hyo-ri, Shin Hye-sun, Honey Lee, Park Ji-hoon to open in 2024! Wavve unveils new lineup in January] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Archived from the original on January 2, 2024. Retrieved January 3, 2024 – via Naver.
  12. 1 2 3 Kim, Myung-mi (October 17, 2023). "박지훈 홍예지, 판타지 사극 '환상연가' 주연...내년 1월 방송[공식]". Newsen (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 3, 2023. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Naver.
  13. ↑ Ahn, Ha-na (November 30, 2023). "'환상연가' 황희, 비운의 서자 '사조 융'으로 등장...박지훈과 갈등 본격화 [M+TV컷]" (in Korean). MBN. Archived from the original on December 16, 2023. Retrieved December 1, 2023 – via Naver.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "등장인물" [Characters]. KBS (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 26, 2023. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
  15. ↑ Kim, Su-jin (December 6, 2023). "김태우, 절대 군주 고뇌 연기..'황제' 비주얼 공개 [환상연가]" (in Korean). Star News. Archived from the original on December 7, 2023. Retrieved December 6, 2023 – via Naver.
  16. ↑ Son, Bong-seok (December 29, 2023). "우희진, '환상연가' 청명비 역 낙점" (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Archived from the original on December 29, 2023. Retrieved December 29, 2023 – via Naver.
  17. ↑ Kim Su-jin (December 29, 2023). "강신일, '환상연가'로 캐릭터 변신...2024년도 다작 행보" (in Korean). Star News. Archived from the original on December 29, 2023. Retrieved December 29, 2023 – via Naver.
  18. ↑ Ahn, Eun-jae (October 26, 2023). "한은성, KBS 새 월화드라마 '환상연가' 합류...박지훈·홍예지와 호흡" (in Korean). News1. Archived from the original on October 26, 2023. Retrieved October 26, 2023 – via Naver.
  19. ↑ Jang, Soo-jeong (December 8, 2023). "이주안, 박지훈·홍예지 주연 '환상연가' 출연 확정" (in Korean). Dailian. Archived from the original on December 8, 2023. Retrieved December 8, 2023 – via Naver.
  20. ↑ Kim, Won-gyeom (December 8, 2023). "이관훈, KBS 새 월화극 '환상연가' 캐스팅" (in Korean). SpoTV News. Archived from the original on December 8, 2023. Retrieved December 8, 2023 – via Naver.
  21. ↑ Woo Da-bin (January 2, 2024). "조한준, '환상연가' 출연 확정...극 긴장감 불어넣는다" (in Korean). Hankook Ilbo. Archived from the original on January 2, 2024. Retrieved January 2, 2024 – via Naver.
  22. ↑ Jo, Yeon-kyung (March 8, 2023). "[피플] 주연 꽃길 홍예지 '사극 신데렐라' 포텐 터질까" (in Korean). JTBC News. Archived from the original on November 5, 2023. Retrieved November 5, 2023 – via Naver.
  23. ↑ Kang, Ga-hee (December 14, 2023). "'환상연가' 박지훈X홍예지의 판타지 사극 로맨스..2차 티저 공개" (in Korean). Herald Pop. Archived from the original on December 14, 2023. Retrieved December 14, 2023 – via Naver.
  24. ↑ "1월 8일 예고편 / 22:10 방송". KBS (in Korean). January 2, 2024. Archived from the original on January 2, 2024. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  25. 1 2 Nielsen Korea ratings:
    • "Ep. 1". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). January 2, 2024. Archived from the original on January 10, 2024. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
    • "Ep. 2". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). January 8, 2024. Archived from the original on January 10, 2024. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
  26. ↑ 환상연가 시청률 [Love Song for Illusion ratings] (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. Retrieved January 10, 2024 – via Daum.
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