Scripted series · SBS
Master's Sun
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
So Ji-sub
Joo Jоong-won / "Master"
17 eps
Gong Hyo-jin
Tae Gong-sil / "Sun"
17 eps
Seo In-guk
Kang-woo
17 eps
Kim Yoo-ri
Tae Yi-ryung
17 eps
Hwang Sun-hee
Cha Hee-joo / "Hanna Brown"
17 eps
Han Bo-reum
Hanna Brown (Young) / "Cha Hee-joo"
17 eps
Park Hee-von
Tae Gong-ri
17 eps
Kim Mi-kyeong
Joo Sung-ran
17 eps
Ha Soo-ho
Sung Hoon
17 eps
Kim Bo-ra
Ha Yoo-jin
1 eps
Kim Hee-jung
Kang Gil Ja [Water ghost lady]
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Master's Sun actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Master's Sun reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and World Building.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
The story
What it's about
Joo Joong-won is the arrogant, greedy CEO of Kingdom, a conglomerate that includes a supermall and a hotel. "Ghost whisperer” Tae Gong-shil, is a misunderstood outcast who can't keep a boyfriend or a job since a near death experience left her seeing needy ghosts. She feels compelled to help them resolve their earthly issues so they can move on to the afterlife... and he feels compelled to think she's crazy. Soon their lives merge into a complicated web of hijinx, misunderstandings, and... yes, love.
The run
Seasons
1 season · 17 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
201317 episodes
7.4IMDbJoo Joong-won is the stingy and greedy CEO of Kingdom, a conglomerate that includes a major department store and hotel. He meets the gloomy Tae Gong-sil, who started seeing ghosts after an accident. Their lives take a new turn as they work together to deal with the terror and sadness brought about by the spirits, while delving into a kidnapping incident in Joong-won's past. And unknowingly, they fell in love with each other.
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Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Writing
- Hong Mi-ranWriter
- Hong Jeong-eunWriter
Direction
- Jin HyukDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
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