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The Promise of the Soul

The Promise of the Soul

20257.71 Season12 EpisodesEnded

Overview

After a fall swaps his soul into his grandson’s body, a 69-year-old man confronts college, queer romance, and the chaos of first love—all at once.

Created by Joe Tsai
Written by 緒慈, Joe Tsai, Lin Yun-shan
Produced by Kai-Hui Wu
NetworksSanlih E-TelevisionGagaOOLala

Top Cast

Martin Wong

Martin Wong

Xia Cha / Xia Ze-fang

Kenji Fan

Kenji Fan

Ye Hai-yuan

Yaron Qiu

Yaron Qiu

Guan Ri-qing

Hong Wei

Hong Wei

Jiang Bai-ling

Li Ting

Li Ting

Chen Qian-sui

Kelly Liao

Kelly Liao

Haru

Mariko Okubo

Mariko Okubo

Hana

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Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookreincarnationuniversitybody-swaplgbtgay romancegirls' love (gl)age-gap relationshipboys' love (bl)lesbian romancevbl series

About The Promise of the Soul

The Promise of the Soul is a drama, sci-fi & fantasy series that first aired in 2025 exploring themes of based on novel or book, reincarnation, university, body-swap, lgbt, gay romance. Created by Joe Tsai, it stars Martin Wong, Kenji Fan, Yaron Qiu. After a fall swaps his soul into his grandson’s body, a 69-year-old man confronts college, queer romance, and the chaos of first love—all at once.

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