A song like a sweet melody is peaceful, love like a flower is beautiful and illusions like the night can be deceitful. In the “Love Song For Illusion” a shadowy figure conceals their true self, taking on the clandestine mantle of an avenger to settle a family debt. The quest for retribution against a powerful figure takes a sinister turn when ensnared in an intricately laid trap of unknown origins. As daylight arrives, memory slips away, and the protagonist finds themselves thrust into an unfamiliar role within the palace walls.
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Title: Love Song For Illusion (환상연가)
Genre: Romance, Historical, Fantasy
Release: January 2024
Number of episodes: 16
Written by: Yoon Kyung-ah
Directed by: Lee Jung-seop
Original Network: KBS2
Streaming Platform: Wavve (South Korea), Viu and Viki (selected regions)
Country: korea
Based on Webtoon “Love Song For Illusion” by Vanziun
Synopsis:
The “Love Song for Illusion” is a tale about how the heart-fluttering dance of love entwines with the gripping obsession of a king harbouring dual personalities and an assassin girl entangled in a web of fate. Crown Prince Sajo Hyun, a savvy fashion designer in the bustling city, concealing his royal lineage while grappling with a haunting past. His alter ego, Ak Hee, adds a layer of complexity with a charming facade hiding a curse that inflicts agony upon physical touch.
On the flip side, we encounter Yeon Wol, a woman traversing a labyrinth of life’s twists and turns. Transitioning from the shadows as the assassin Gye Ra to an unexpected role as a concubine, she carries the legacy of the fallen Yeon Dynasty. Her mission to avenge her family takes a mysterious turn when an unknown trap erases her memory overnight, leaving her in a quest to unravel the fragments of her forgotten past. she finds herself thrust into a new role – the enigmatic consort to the crown prince. Within the palace’s secrets, under the moon’s watchful gaze, can she navigate the twists of her forgotten past, or is she a mere pawn in a cryptic game of fate?
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Cast:
Main:
- Park Ji-hoon as Sajo Hyun / Ak-hee
- Sajo Hyun (Multi-talented crown prince and fashion designer)
- Ak-hee (Hyun’s alternate cursed personality)
- Hong Ye-ji as Yeon Wol / Consort Eun-hyo: (Royal descendant of the fallen Yeon dynasty and daughter of Yeon Pung-hak AKA Gye-ra)
- Hwang Hee as Sajo Yung (Sajo Hyun’s half-brother)
- Ji Woo as Crown Princess Geum-hwa / Jin Chae-ryun (Sajo Hyun’s first wife)
- Kim Tae-woo as Sajo Seung (Sajo Hyun’s father and the king of Asatae)
- Kang Shin-il as Jin Mu-dal (Jin Chae-ryun’s father)
- Woo Hee-jin as Consort Cheong-myung (Sajo Seung’s concubine and Sajo Yung’s mother)
- Hwang Seok-jeong as Chung-ta (Shaman with various personalities)
Supporting
People around Sajo Hyun:
- Han Eun-seong as Ji Jeon-seo (Sajo Hyun’s bodyguard)
- Woo Hyun as Eunuch Neung: (Sajo Hyun’s closest eunuch)
People around Yeon Wol:
- Shin Gi-hwan as Hong-gun (Yeon Wol’s gungnyeo)
- Choi Yoon-young as Eun Mi-so (Yeon Wol’s mother)
- Oh Ji-ho as Yeon Pung-hak (Yeon Wol’s father)
- Kim Dong-won as Yang Jae-i (Baramkal assassin group leader)
- Lee Joo-an as Ha-rang (a member of Baramkal)
Everyone in the royal court:
- Yoo Hyung-gwan as the minister of finance
- Lee Kwan-hoon as the minister of war
- Kim Kyung-ryong as the minister of personnel
Others:
- Moon Yu-bin as Noh Ri-sa (Geum-hwa’s gungnyeo)
- Jo Han-jun as Gi-chul (Sajo Yung’s loyal right-hand man)
Source: Wikipedia
