The Cursed (Korean: 방법; RR: Bangbeop; lit. 'Method') is a 2020 South Korean television series starring Uhm Ji-won, Jung Ji-so, Sung Dong-il, and Jo Min-su. It aired on tvN every Monday and Tuesday at 21:30 (KST) from February 10 to March 17, 2020.
Screenwriter Yeon Sang-ho said that he would "go on with season 2 if the viewing rate reaches 3%". The series was followed by a film, The Cursed: Dead Man's Prey, in July 2021.
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Synopsis
The Cursed is about a teenage girl who has the ability to bring death by using names, photos and belongings, and a just social issues reporter, fighting against the massive evil hidden behind an IT conglomerate.
Cast
Main
Uhm Ji-won as Im Jin-hee, reporter of the Ministry of Social Affairs.
Kim Joo-ah as young Im Jin-hee
Jung Ji-so as Baek So-jin, high school student.
Sung Dong-il as Jin Jong-hyun, forest chairman.
Jo Min-su as Jin Kyung, shaman.
Kim Shin-rok as Baek So-jin's mother
Supporting
Kim Min-jae as Lee Hwan, Jin Jong-hyun's secretary.
Jung Moon-sung as Jung Sung-joon, Jin-hee's husband.
Kim In-kwon as Kim Pil-sung, private investigator.
Lee Joong-ok as Chun Joo-bong
Ko Kyu-pil as Tak Jung-hoon
Special appearances
Choi Byung-mo as Kim Joo-hwan (Ep. 1)
Kwon Yul as Lee Jung-hoon (Ep. 4)