Yook Sung-Jae, Bona, & Kim Ji-Hoon cast in SBS drama “The Haunted Palace”

Yook Sung-Jae, Bona, and Kim Ji-Hoon are cast in SBS drama series “The Haunted Palace” (literal title). The drama series is set in historical times and features a story with elements of fantasy and romantic-comedy. The screenplay is written by Yoon Soo-Jung (“Cheer Up!“) and directed by Yun Seong-Sik (“Cleaning Up“). Yook Sung-Jae will play Yoon Gab. He works within the royal palace, but becomes possessed by an Imoogi (dragon). Bona will play Yeo-Ri. She comes from a family of shamans, but she refuses to partake in that field. Kim Ji-Hoon will play King Lee Sung. All three of these characters will work together to find the secret of the females ghosts that haunt the royal palace.

“The Haunted Palace” will first air sometime next year in South Korea.

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki: Yoon Gab (Yook Sung-Jae) is a government officer and works within the palace. He has a good reputation and has a handsome appearance. One day, Yoon Gab’s body becomes possessed by an Imoogi creature. Soon afterwards, people begin to talk about him as if he has lost his mind. The Imoogi that has possessed Yoon Gab is related to Yeo-Ri (Bona), whose first love is Yoon Gab.

Yeo-Ri is the only granddaughter of a famous shaman and Yeo-Ri herself has a divine gift, but she refuses her fate as a spirit medium. She instead works as a glasses craftswoman. The Imoogi needs Yeo-Ri’s body to ascend to Heaven, but Yeo-Ri won’t allow it. After Yoon Gab becomes possessed, Yeo-Ri enters the palace that is filled with powerful female ghosts and evil spirts. Meanwhile, King Lee Sung (Kim Ji-Hoon) is a reformist monarch who dreams of a strong Joseon nation. Weird and terrible incidents continue to take place within the palace. These are related to the powerful female ghosts, who holds a grudge against the royal family. To get rid of the ghosts, Yoon Gab, Yeo-Ri, and King Lee Sung searches for the secret of the female ghosts.