Series synopsis
The Bride of Habaek, also known as 하백의 신부 is a South Korean drama comedy sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on tvN on July 3, 2017. It ended on August 22, 2017. It was created by Yoon Mi-Kyung. It stars Nam Joo-hyuk, Shin Sae-kyeong, Lim Ju-hwan and Krystal Jung.
Yoon So Ah is a pragmatic neuropsychiatrist who carries a tremendous financial burden to run her own practice. Her family has been tasked with serving Ha Baek, a reincarnated water god, for many generations, and So Ah is forced to do the same. Ha Baek starts to develop feelings for So Ah, but he has competition for her heart from Hoo Ye, the CEO of a resort company, who clashes with So Ah over a piece of land but then falls in love with her. Can a relationship between a mortal female and a god h ...
Premise
Yoon So Ah is a pragmatic neuropsychiatrist who carries a tremendous financial burden to run her own practice. Her family has been tasked with serving Ha Baek, a reincarnated water god, for many generations, and So Ah is forced to do the same. Ha Baek starts to develop feelings for So Ah, but he has competition for her heart from Hoo Ye, the CEO of a resort company, who clashes with So Ah over a piece of land but then falls in love with her. Can a relationship between a mortal female and a god have a future?
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Nam Joo-hyuk as Ha Baek
- Shin Sae-kyeong as Yoon So-A
- Lim Ju-hwan as Shin Hoo-ye
- Krystal Jung as Mu Ra / He Ra
- Gong Myoung as Bi Ryum / Ahn Bin
- Choi Woo-ri as Jo Yeom-Mi
- Bae Noo-ri as Shin Ja-Ya
- Song Won-geun as Min
Supporting cast
- Lee Dal-hyung as Jo Gyul Rin
Guest cast
- Yang Dong-geun as Joo Dong [Story teller]
- Cho Jung-chi as [Painter / Ha Baek's servant]
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 16 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 16 | July 3, 2017 | August 22, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 The god Ha-baek, heir to the throne of the Water Kingdom, comes to the human world and meets psychiatrist So-ah, who mistakes him for a patient. |
July 3, 2017 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 So-ah doesn't realize she's descended from servants of the gods. After a sudden kiss from Ha-baek, she starts to hear strange things. |
July 4, 2017 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 So-ah becomes mentally unstable after hearing the voices of plants and bugs. Yeom-mi suggests the cause might be guilt over failing to help someone. |
July 10, 2017 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | tvN |
|---|---|
| First aired | July 3, 2017 |
| Last aired | August 22, 2017 |
| Runtime | 65 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Monday, Tuesday at 23:00:00 |