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In his quest for a bride to break his immortal curse, a 939-year-old guardian of souls meets a grim reaper and a sprightly student with a tragic past.


The foolhardy ghost of the young girl Arang seeks to discover the truth behind her unjust death and meets a magistrate named Eunoh, who has the ability to see ghosts.
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Lee Joon-gi
Kim Eun Oh

Shin Min-a
Arang / Lee Seo Rim

Han Jung-soo
Mu-young

Hwang Bo-ra
Bang-wool

Yoo Seung-ho
Jade Emperor

Yeon Woo-jin
Joo-wal

Min Sung-wook
Ye Bang

Park Jun-gyu
Yama

Kim Kwang-kyu
Lee Bang

Kwon Oh-joong
Dol-swe
Tale of Arang is a sci-fi & fantasy series that first aired in 2012 exploring themes of amnesia, immortality, supernatural, possession, romance, period drama. Created by Jung Yoon-jung, it stars Lee Joon-gi, Shin Min-a, Han Jung-soo. The foolhardy ghost of the young girl Arang seeks to discover the truth behind her unjust death and meets a magistrate named Eunoh, who has the ability to see ghosts.
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