Cha Chung Hwa And Kim In Kwon Dish On Creating Their Dynamic Duo And What To Look Out For In "Kokdu: Season Of Deity"

Jan 18, 2023

MBC has shared a closer look at the dynamic duo of Kim In Kwon and Cha Chung Hwa in “Kokdu: Season of Deity”!

“Kokdu: Season of Deity” is a new fantasy romance which tells the story of a grim reaper named Kokdu (Kim Jung Hyun) who comes down to this world to punish humans every 99 years. When Kokdu meets Han Gye Jeol (Im Soo Hyang), a doctor with mysterious abilities, he starts working as a visiting doctor.

Kim In Kwon and Cha Chung Hwa star as Kokdu’s assistants Ok Shin and Gak Shin, who are both half-human and half-god. The combination of their name roughly translates to “bicker,” which is the perfect description of this hilariously chaotic duo.

Kim In Kwon plays Ok Shin, a half-god of greed who is constantly chasing down money. As a master of all things money, he enjoys all the benefits of his formidable head position at Bulhwa Group, one of the top 10 chaebols in Korea. Despite his career, Ok Shin’s life purpose is to serve Kokdu, whom he regularly pisses off with his clueless personality.

The actor spoke about being drawn to the novelty of Ok Shin and paying specific attention to the character’s gestures and voice tone. He explained, “He’s a character who transcends generations as a half-god who has lived for a whopping 1,400 years. Within the process of crossing over from the underworld to this world, I thought about establishing a tone that wasn’t out of place.”

Completely opposite of Ok Shin, Cha Chung Hwa’s character Gak Shin is a half-god of rumors who is more quick-witted, intuitive, and sensible than anyone else. In order to efficiently portray Gak Shin, Cha Chung Hwa also focused on strategically setting her voice tone to be the opposite of whoever she was acting with. Additionally, as she expresses her frustration with Ok Shin’s slow wits right from the get-go, Cha Chung Hwa worked on establishing a clear difference between the characters’ personalities.

Cha Chung Hwa elaborated, “As she gives advice to the cowardly Kokdu and tries to match his mood, I tried expressing myself with a solemn yet caring tone, while I tried using a blunt tone with Han Gye Jeol, as if I know everything in the world.” She added that to put emphasis on Ok Shin and Gak Shin’s chemistry, the actors put a lot of effort into their appearances by wearing matching all-black outfits.

After both actors dished on their chemistry, Cha Chung Hwa shared, “If you watch while following the feelings of Kokdu and Han Gye Jeol who meet like fate, you’ll always be curious about the next episode. Also, please look forward to Ok Shin and Gak Shin who will look after Kokdu’s physical and spiritual sides, as well as the fantasy romance that goes back and forth between the underworld and this world.”

Kim In Kwon chimed in, “I hope [viewers] casually enjoy the thrilling and sweet story of this fantasy romance. Please also look forward to Ok Shin and Gak Shin’s exciting chemistry.”