A Korean Odyssey
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- Drama: A Korean Odyssey
- Revised romanization: Hwayuki
- Hangul: 화유기
- Director: Park Hong-Kyun, Kim Jung-Hyun, Kim Byung-Soo
- Writer: Hong Jung-Eun, Hong Mi-Ran
- Network: tvN
- Episodes: 20
- Release Date: December 23, 2017 - March 4, 2018
- Runtime: Sat. & Sun. 21:00
- Genre: Fantasy
- Language: Korean
- Country: South Korea
Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©
In 2017, Son O-Gong and Woomawang (Cha Seung-Won) are in conflict with each other and they look for a true light in a dark world where evils exists everywhere.
Notes
- "Hwayuki" takes over tvN's Sat. & Sun. 21:00 time slot previously occupied by "The Most Beautiful Goodbye" and followed by "Live" on March 10, 2018.
- Drama series is a reinterpretation of classic Chinese novel “Journey to the West,” set in the present day and having a romantic-fantasy twist.
- Park Bo-Gum was offered a lead role, but declined.
- First acting role for Lee Seung-Gi since being discharged from the military on October 31, 2017.
- First script reading took place November 4, 2017.
- First still images of Cha Seung-Won and Lee Seung-Gi in tvN drama series “A Korean Odyssey.”
- Ep.2 of "A Korean Odyssey" originally aired on Saturday, December 24, 2017, but a few glitches appeared. tvN re-aired ep.2 on Sunday, December 25, 2017 at 6:10 PM without the CG errors appearing.
- Ep.3 of tvN drama series “A Korean Odyssey” airs Saturday, January 6, 2018, one week later than originally planned, to ensure a safer working environment. On December 23, 2017, a crew member fell about 3 meters (10 feet) while hanging a chandelier on the ceiling at the filming set. He was sent to the hospital and diagnosed with paralysis of his lower body.
Cast
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| Lee Seung-Gi | Cha Seung-Won | Oh Yeon-Seo | Lee Hong-Ki | Jang Gwang |
| Son O-Gong | Woo Whee | Jin Sun-Mi | P.K | Yoon Dae-Sik |
 |  |  |  |  |
| Lee El | Kim Sung-Oh | Yoon Bo-Ra | Lee Se-Young | Sung Ji-Ru |
| Ma Ji-Young | Lee Han-Joo | Alice | Bong-Soon | Soobori |
 |  |  |  |  |
| Sung Hyuk | Sung Hyuk | Song Jong-Ho | One | Lim Ye-Jin |
| General Dong | Taoist Fairy Ha | Kang Dae-Sung | Bangmooljangsoo's grandson | Bangmooljangsoo |
 |  |  |  |  |
| Kim Ji-Soo | Michael K. Lee | Kal So-Won | Jang Keun-Suk | Kim Mi-Hye |
| Na Chal-Nyeo | Jonathan | Jin Sun-Mi (young) | Peacock (ep.3) | broken hearted woman (ep.6) |
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| Lee So-Yeon | Oh Yeon-A |
| bookseller (ep.9-10) | Egret (ep.16) |
Additional Cast Members:
- Park Sang-Hoon - Eun-Sung
- Jeong Jae-Eun - maternal aunt
- Kang Sung-Pil - gangster
- Lee Yong-Lee - Jin Sun-Mi's grandmother
- Seo Jang-Hyun - friend of Jin Sun-Mi (young)
- Jung Sang-Hyun - Sun-Mi's friend
- Son Young-Soon - elderly female street vendor
- Seo Yoon-A - Mi-Joo
- Kim Yeon-Woo - TV show "Superstar" judge Kim Yeon-Woo
- Ok Ye-Rin - Han-Byul
- Baek Seung-Hee - wooden doll ghost’s bride
- Min Sung-Wook - Saekjungki (died young ghost)
- Park Seul-Ki - reporter
- Kim Hyun-Bin - Jonathan (young)
- Daniel Joey Albright - Jonathan's co-worker (ep.7)
- Oh Ah-Rin - Lee Soo-Jung (ep.9-10)
- Choi Seung-Hoon - Soo-Jung's older brother (ep.9-10)
- Choi Dae-Sung - broadcasting station PD
- Park Seung-Tae - Kang Myung-Ja
- Kim Min-Ho - Jang Kyung-Cheon
- Park No-Shik - Dokchi
- Ri Min - Mr Park
- Kim Jung-Geun - announcer
- Carson Allen - doll ghost
- Kim Ji-Sung - ghost
- Song Hoon - ghost
- Oh Jin-Ha - health center staff
- Kim Hyun-Woo - fake heir
- Yoo Young-Bin - young man
- Lee Ji-Won - moderator
- Park Jin-Woo - kid ghost
- Bae Min-Jun - boy student (ep.1)
- No Hee-Joong - (ep.5)
- Kim Hyun-Tae - (ep.13)
- Seo Eun-Woo - Taoist Fairy Ha (ep.15)
- Kim Seung-Jun - security (ep.16)
- Han Dong-Hwan
- Han Chang-Hyun
- Han Yi-Jin
- Keum Dong-Hyun
- Park Pal-Young
- Lee Eun-Hyung
- Yu A-Reum
- Gu Jun-Woo
- Park Yong
- Myung Suk-Geun
- Park Tae-Yun
- Kwon Yong-Sik
Episode Ratings
| Date | Episode | AGB | TNmS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-12-23 | 1 | 5.290% | 4.9% |
| 2017-12-24 | 2 | 4.849% | 5.4% |
| 2018-01-06 | 3 | 5.614% | 7.1% |
| 2018-01-07 | 4 | 6.060% | 7.0% |
| 2018-01-13 | 5 | 6.102% | 6.2% |
| 2018-01-14 | 6 | 6.942% | 7.2% |
| 2018-01-20 | 7 | 5.131% | 6.1% |
| 2018-01-21 | 8 | 5.822% | 6.4% |
| 2018-01-27 | 9 | 5.054% | 5.8% |
| 2018-01-18 | 10 | 6.271% | 6.6% |
| 2018-02-03 | 11 | 5.705% | 6.5% |
| 2018-02-04 | 12 | 5.605% | 6.1% |
| 2018-02-10 | 13 | 4.397% | 5.0% |
| 2018-02-11 | 14 | 5.517% | 6.2% |
| 2018-02-17 | 15 | 3.586% | 4.5% |
| 2018-02-18 | 16 | 4.250% | 4.6% |
| 2018-02-24 | 17 | 3.821% | 5.0% |
| 2018-02-25 | 18 | 5.472% | 6.2% |
| 2018-03-03 | 19 | 5.945% | 6.8% |
| 2018-03-04 | 20 | 6.881% | 7.4% |
Source: AGB Nielson