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Virus

Virus

Once infected, you'll be lovesick

20257.01h 39m

Overview

A mysterious virus spreads out. Anyone infected feels the emotion of love, and the emotion amplifies until it kills the person in love. The pessimist Taek-seon, who likes nothing in life, is infected, and the researcher Gyun reaches her out to test her the medicine that he's developing. Soon Gyun finds out Taek-seon has special antibody, but Taek-seon slowly feels love to Gyun. Is this a real love or just a virus?

Directed by Kang Yi-kwan
Written by Kang Yi-kwan, Lee Ji-min, Kim Yun-seok
Produced by Park Un-kyoung, Jung Chang-hoon
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Top Cast

Bae Doona

Bae Doona

Ok Taek-seon

Kim Yun-seok

Kim Yun-seok

Lee Gyun

Chang Ki-ha

Chang Ki-ha

Kim Yeon-woo

Son Suk-ku

Son Suk-ku

Nam Su-pil

Moon Sung-keun

Moon Sung-keun

Professor Seong

Kim Hie-won

Kim Hie-won

Director of Research Institute

Oh Hyun-kyung

Oh Hyun-kyung

Young-hee

Min Jin-woong

Min Jin-woong

Jeong-hun

Yeom Hye-ran

Yeom Hye-ran

Ms. Yeom

Yoo Soon-woong

Yoo Soon-woong

Na Jeong-bae

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookvirus

About Virus

Virus is a drama film released in 2025 exploring themes of based on novel or book, virus. Directed by Kang Yi-kwan, it stars Bae Doona, Kim Yun-seok, Chang Ki-ha. A mysterious virus spreads out. Anyone infected feels the emotion of love, and the emotion amplifies until it kills the person in love. The pessimist Taek-seon, who likes nothing in life, is infected, and the researcher Gyun reaches her out to test her the medicine that he's developing. Soon Gyun finds out Taek-seon has special antibody, but Taek-seon slowly feels love to Gyun. Is this a real love or just a virus?

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