Death's Game

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Death's Game
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Promotional poster
Hangul
이재, 곧 죽습니다
Literal meaningYi-jae, You're Going to Die Soon
Revised RomanizationIjae, got jukseumnida
McCune–ReischauerIjae, kot chuksŭmnida
Genre
Based onDeath's Game
by Lee Won-sik and Ggulchan
Written byHa Byung-hoon [ko]
Directed byHa Byung-hoon
Starring
Music byPark Sung-il[3]
Ending theme"Even If There's No Miracle"
by Seo In-guk
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes8 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerLee Ye-seul[4]
Producers
  • Kim So-jung[4]
  • Kwon Mi-kyung[4]
  • Lee So-young[4]
  • Chu Joon-sik[4]
  • Kim Ji-young[4]
Cinematography
  • Kim Jung-won[4]
  • Lee Eui-yeol[4]
EditorPark Hyun-jung[4]
Running time38–64 minutes
Production companies
Budget₩3.35 billion (for VFX)
Original release
NetworkTVING
ReleaseDecember 15, 2023 (2023-12-15) –
January 5, 2024 (2024-01-05)

Death's Game (Korean: 이재, 곧 죽습니다) is a South Korean fantasy reincarnation television series written and directed by Ha Byung-hoon [ko], and starring Seo In-guk and Park So-dam. Based on a webtoon of the same name by Lee Won-sik and Ggulchan which was serialized on Naver in 2019, it depicts the story of a person, who in the midst of frustration, begins a new life with death.[5] It is an original drama of TVING and is available for streaming on its platform, and on Amazon Prime Video in selected regions except South Korea and China.

The series was divided into two parts: Part 1 released on December 15, 2023, and Part 2 released on January 5, 2024, at 12:00 (KST).

Synopsis[edit]

The series tells the story of Choi Yi-jae, who being on the verge of falling into hell, experiences death and reincarnation 12 times due to the judgment of Death.[6]

Cast[edit]

Main[edit]

  • Seo In-guk as Choi Yee-jae: a man who lost his will to live after repeatedly failing to find a job for seven years.[7]
  • Park So-dam as Death: a mysterious being who condemns Yee-jae to 12 cycles of death and reincarnation before falling into hell.[7]

Supporting[edit]

Choi Yee-jae's reincarnation[edit]

  • Choi Si-won as Park Jin-tae: a 33-year-old second son and successor of Taekang Group.[8]
  • Sung Hoon as Song Jae-seop: a 38-year-old extreme sports athlete.[9]
  • Kim Kang-hoon as Kwon Hyeok-su: a 17-year-old high school student who's a school bullies' target.[10]
  • Jang Seung-jo as Lee Ju-hun: a 35-year-old secret organization fixer who solves any client's request.[9]
  • Lee Jae-wook as Cho Tae-sang: a 21-year-old aspiring mixed martial arts fighter who gave up his dream due to his family's circumstances and being imprisoned for some reason.[11]
  • Lee Do-hyun as Jang Geon-u: a 24-year-old handsome model and heartthrob who catches everyone's attention wherever he goes.[12]
  • Kim Jae-wook as Jeong Gyu-cheol: a 34-year-old mysterious painter who was born in an ordinary family.[13]
  • Oh Jung-se as An Ji-hyeong: a 42-year-old detective who wanted to become a great police officer like his father.[14]
  • Kim Won-hae as homeless man.[15]
  • Kim Gun-Ho as office worker.

Others[edit]

  • Kim Ji-hoon as Park Tae-woo: the first son and CEO of Taekang Group.[16]
  • Go Youn-jung as Lee Ji-su: a novelist who has been in a relationship with Yee-jae since they were college students.[17]
  • Yoo In-soo as Lee Jin-sang: Hyeok-su's classmate and a school bully.[18]
  • Kim Mi-kyung as Yee-jae's mother[19]
  • Choi Woo-jin as Woo Ji-hun: a homicide detective and Ji-hyung's junior.[20]
  • Oh Ji-yul as Woo Seul-gi: Ji-hun's daughter.[21]

Extended[edit]

  • Nam Kyung-eup [ko] as Chairman Park: Tae-woo and Jin-tae's father, and the founder of Taekang Group.[22]
  • Kim Geon-ho as an office worker[4] / Yee-jae's 11th reincarnation[23]
  • Kim Ha-eon as young Jin-tae[4]
  • Jung Min-joon as young Tae-u[4]
  • Kim Beop-rae [ko] as Boss[24]
  • Jeon Seung-hoon as Na Tae-seok[25]
  • Seo In-geol as Kim Seong-hyeop[25]
  • Seo Woo-hyeok as Han Jun-sang[25]
  • Bae Gang-hee as Kim Eun-jae[25]
  • Han Ye-ji as Park Min-ji[25]
  • Lim Ji-gyu as Mr. Kim: Tae-u's right-hand man.[26]
  • Jung Yong-ju as Kim Ji-yeong[27]
  • Bae Ji-won as Kim Jin-u[27]
  • Kim Han-sol as young Yi-jae[28]

Special appearances[edit]

Episodes[edit]

PartEpisodesOriginally released
14December 15, 2023 (2023-12-15)
24January 5, 2024 (2024-01-05)
No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
Part 1
1"Death"
Transliteration: "Jugeum" (Korean: 죽음)		Ha Byung-hoon [ko]Ha Byung-hoonDecember 15, 2023 (2023-12-15)
Choi Yi-jae is on the way to his final interview at Taekang Group before graduating, but his life changes after a man dies in front of him. After struggling for seven years of job hunting, Yi-jae finally decides to end his own life and jump from a building. He awakes in somebody's body, sitting on a luxurious plane, and meets a mysterious being called "Death". Feeling insulted by Yi-jae's last will, Death punishes him to die 12 times, and his soul will occupy 12 individual's bodies facing imminent death. If he prevents the death of the body he enters, he can live with it for the rest of his life. Yi-jae refuses to live again, then a floating orb appears, and it transfers the memories and abilities of the body's original owner to him. Yi-jae decides to live again after viewing Park Jin-tae's memories, who is a chaebol heir of the Taekang Group. However, Jin-tae died shortly after the plane exploded. Yi-jae then enters the body of Song Jae-seop, who took part in a challenge to land safely without a parachute with a monetary reward of 300 billion won. He died, however, as soon as he hit the ground.
2"The Reason You're Going to Hell"
Transliteration: "Jiuk-e ganeun i-yu" (Korean: 지옥에 가는 이유)		Ha Byung-hoonHa Byung-hoonDecember 15, 2023 (2023-12-15)
Yi-jae's sin is great enough to even anger God, and he must find out what that sin is. But if he fails to figure it out, he'll go to hell, even after surviving the remaining deaths. He enters Kwon Hyeok-su's body, a high school student who is being relentlessly bullied by Lee Jin-sang. As he finds a way to survive, he returns to Hyeok-su's house and suddenly remembers his mother. He looks back on his past self and just wants to have a job, get married, and start a family like everyone else. His plan to make Jin-sang an outcast is a success, and when everything is going smoothly, Jin-sang, who was greatly humiliated by his downfall, attacks and repeatedly smash Hyeok-su on the head with a brick until he dies, and Yi-jae fails to survive for the third time. He then enters Lee Ju-hun's body, who is captured after stealing the boss' money but escapes using a motorbike. The organization is hunting down Ju-hun.
3"Death Can't Take Anything Away."
Transliteration: "Jugeum-eun amugeotdo gajyeogaji mothanda." (Korean: 죽음은 아무것도 가져가지 못한다.)		Ha Byung-hoonHa Byung-hoonDecember 15, 2023 (2023-12-15)
Now as Ju-hun, Yi-jae manages to survive and escapes the manhunt, and he meets up with his lover, planning to elope with her with the money. However, the lover betrayed him and shot him in the head, and Yi-jae fails to escape death for the fourth time. Yi-jae was reincarnated as Cho Tae-sang, a former mixed martial arts fighter who was jailed for a fatal traffic accident, but in fact, Tae-sang was not the real culprit, and he was only accepting a lawyer's offer to take the blame for someone else in exchange for money. Coincidentally, one of Tae-sang's cellmates was Lee Jin-sang, who was found guilty of murdering Hyeok-su. Tae-sang went on to successfully exact his revenge on Jin-sang. However, as Tae-sang threatened his lawyer that he would expose the truth, prisoners were paid to attempt to murder Tae-sang, but he managed to survive and was released four days after Yi-jae entered his body. Upon his release, however, Tae-sang was killed by his cellmate, who was also secretly paid to kill him, rendering this Yi-jae's fifth failure to evade death. In his sixth life, Yi-jae woke up as a five-month-old baby.
4"The Reason You're Afraid of Death"
Transliteration: "Jugeum-i duryeo-un i-yu" (Korean: 죽음이 두려운 이유)		Ha Byung-hoonHa Byung-hoonDecember 15, 2023 (2023-12-15)
The baby was murdered by his parents, who neglected and abused him. Yi-jae's seventh life immediately commences, and enters the body of famous and handsome model named Jang Geon-u. He then recovers the embezzled money that Ju-hun stole from his boss. At the coffee shop, Yi-jae reunites with his first love, Lee Ji-su, who becomes a novelist and publishes an award-winning novel based on their romantic relationship, despite their breakup. He came to realize that Ji-su still loves him and regrets both the breakup and the decision to commit suicide, seeing that his mother and Ji-su are grieving his death. Yi-jae finally told Ji-su his true identity and that his stories of reincarnations and deaths are true, and just when Yi-jae was about to continue telling Ji-su the truth, a car ran over and killed Ji-su, and causing Geon-u to be seriously injured. The driver turns out to be Jin-tae's brother and Taekang Group CEO Park Tae-u, who is connected to him and the four bodies he entered. After Tae-u killed him, Yi-jae reawakens again in purgatory and swore revenge against Tae-u. He confronted Death and aimed the gun at its forehead before a gunshot was heard.
Part 2
5"It Is Impossible to Break Free and Fight against Death."
Transliteration: "Jugeum-ui teur-eul kkaego ju-geumgwa ssa-uneun geon bulganeunghada." (Korean: 죽음의 틀을 깨고 죽음과 싸우는 건 불가능하다.)		Ha Byung-hoonHa Byung-hoonJanuary 5, 2024 (2024-01-05)
Death, who didn't die from the gunshot, mocks Yi-jae while mourning to the death of Ji-soo, who's destined to die in Tae-u's hands through a car crash. Yi-jae plans to kill Tae-u to avenge Ji-soo, but Death warns him that she would sentence him to hell if he commits murder before shooting him. Yi-jae was reborn as Jeong Gyu-cheol, a talented painter and serial killer who murdered 15 people and used their blood to create his artworks. When Tae-u offers to buy him a new painting, Yi-jae sees it as an opportunity to get closer to Tae-u. He subdue Tae-u to Gyu-cheol's mansion and art studio, intending to kill and dismember him using Gyu-chul's method. Due to Gyu-cheol's brain tumor however, Yi-jae faints and is tied to a table bed, where Tae-u brutally cuts off his limbs before killing him. Death mocks Yi-jae for suffering the most brutal death he has experienced so far, but he bursts into laughter as in truth, he secretly filmed the murder of Gyu-chul as evidence to bring down Tae-u.
6"Memory"
Transliteration: "Gieok" (Korean: 기억)		Ha Byung-hoonHa Byung-hoonJanuary 5, 2024 (2024-01-05)
In Yi-jae's ninth life, he enters An Ji-hyeong's body, who is a police detective, akin to his father, who aspired to be a great policeman. However, he prioritized his life over his duty, leading to his colleagues' disapproval. Yi-jae, under Ji-hyeong's persona, arrested Tae-sang's murderer and got praised by the public. Yi-jae went to Gyu-chul's mansion to collect evidence of Tae-u murdering Gyu-chul, as well as exposing Gyu-cheol's crimes. Yi-jae then approached Tae-u and promised to bring him to justice, but the director of a TV station covered up the truth. Tae-u surrendered himself for killing Gyu-cheol and lied about being a survivor of the serial killer. After Tae-u was released due to lack of evidence, Yi-jae exposed all of Tae-u's crimes with the evidence he gathered using his past memories. He then sent Tae-u on an exploding plane as how he killed his younger brother Jin-tae but gives him a chance to survive by using a parachute. As Yi-jae about to suffocate Tae-u to death, he was stopped by Ji-su's memories. Yi-jae decides to just leave, but Tae-u tried to kill Yi-jae before a truck crashed onto him.
7"Opportunity"
Transliteration: "Gihwi" (Korean: 기회)		Ha Byung-hoonHa Byung-hoonJanuary 5, 2024 (2024-01-05)
Tae-u loses his legs and is in a half-vegetative state due to an accident. Yi-jae, who wanted revenge, exposes Tae-u's crimes and arrests those who helped cover up his crimes. Yi-jae then lives as Ji-hyeong for a few months before sacrificing himself to save a colleague. He is reborn as a homeless man and attends the funeral of Ji-hyeong, who was remembered as a heroic detective and icon of justice. Yi-jae, who by then no longer hope to continue experiencing the cycles of death and incarnation, falls in despair before he accidentally falls off a flight of stairs and died again. Afterwards, Yi-jae becomes an ordinary office worker, who is the same person he witnessed dying seven years ago. After dying, Yi-jae faces Death, who tells him he has one final life left. Yi-jae decides to end his life and head to hell, finding no reason to live. After Death fired the last bullet, Yi-jae reawakens and to his horror, he finds himself reborn as his mother.
8"Don't Go Looking For Death. Death Will Come Find You."
Transliteration: "Jugeum-eul chatji malla. Jugeum-i dangsin-eul chaj-eul geos-ida." (Korean: 죽음을 찾지 말라. 죽음이 당신을 찾을 것이다.)		Ha Byung-hoonHa Byung-hoonJanuary 5, 2024 (2024-01-05)
Yi-jae becomes hysterical after seeing his mother's memories, including her heartbreak over his death, and realizes the pain he caused her. He also realizes that this is what Death is trying to make him understand—that his sin led to premature death, causing pain and suffering to his loved ones. Yi-jae learns about his mother's resilience despite her difficult times and her regret for not being a better mother, causing him to feel a deeper remorse for his actions. Yi-jae decided to go hiking on a mountain where his mother and late father used to go when they were young, and although an accident occurred, Yi-jae survived and went to live for another 32 years in his mother's body before finally dying a peaceful death. Reuniting with Death, Yi-jae wants another chance to live again as himself to compensate for the suffering his mother endured. Feeling touched that Yi-jae finally realizes his sin, Death agrees to allow him to live as Yi-jae again and declares that his punishment is over. The scene ends with Yi-jae standing on the same building where he jumped to his death and took his mother's phone call.

Production[edit]

Development[edit]

Developed under the working title I'm Going to Die Soon (이제 곧 죽습니다; Ije got jukseumnida),[30] Death's Game was written and directed by Ha Byung-hoon [ko], who previously worked on dramas like JTBC's 18 Again and KBS2's Go Back.[31][32] He based the drama on the webtoon of the same name by Lee Won-sik and Ggulchan.[32] SLL, Studio N and Saram Entertainment managed the series' production.[31][33] It was supposed to be a JTBC drama and would air on the channel, and stream through TVING.[34]

On January 13, 2023, it was announced by director Ha that the production is in the final casting and filming would begin as early as February and would last for about six months.[35]

On May 31, 2023, Dexter Studios announced that they received an order for VFX technology of the series with a total budget of ₩3.35 billion (US$2.93 million).[note 1] The period of contract is from May 31, 2023 to January 31, 2024.[36] A representative said, "Visual special effects will be widely used in various scenes as the main character is placed in different environments and conditions each time he lives 12 lives," adding, "the delicate technology will contribute to the drama's fantasy elements and mysterious atmosphere."[37]

Casting[edit]

The role of Choi Yi-jae was first offered to Kang Ha-neul.[30][34]

On February 8, 2023, Seo In-guk and Park So-dam was confirmed for the main roles of the series.[7] On February 21, Joy News 24 reported that the actors conducted a full script reading on the 14th and Seo started to film on the 20th.[38] It also marks Park's small screen comeback since tvN's Record of Youth in 2020, as she took a hiatus to recover from papillary thyroid cancer.[32][39][40]

On August 4, 2023, TVING released a video of the star-studded lineup cast namely Seo, Park, Kim Ji-hoon, Choi Si-won, Sung Hoon, Kim Kang-hoon, Jang Seung-jo, Lee Jae-wook, Lee Do-hyun, Go Youn-jung, Kim Jae-wook, and Oh Jung-se.[41]

Original soundtrack[edit]

Album[edit]

Death's Game
Soundtrack album by
Various artists
ReleasedJanuary 11, 2024 (2024-01-11)
Length85:29
LanguageKorean
LabelVlending Inc.
Singles from Death's Game
  1. "It's a Lie"
    Released: November 29, 2023 (2023-11-29)
  2. "Even If There's No Miracle"
    Released: December 15, 2023 (2023-12-15)
  3. "A Day's Greeting"
    Released: January 5, 2024 (2024-01-05)

Death's Game soundtrack album was released on January 11, 2024;[42] it contains all of the singles and background tracks from the series.[43]

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Even If There's No Miracle" (기적은 없어도)Seo Dong-sungPark Sung-ilSeo In-guk4:00
2."It's a Lie" (거짓말인데)Seo Dong-sungPark Sung-ilSondia3:34
3."A Day's Greeting" (오늘이 하는 말)Lee Chi-hoonPark Sung-ilSondia4:54
4."Guilty of Coming to Find Death" (죽음은 먼저 찾아온 죄) Sim Hyung-bo 2:50
5."Main Theme of Death's Game" Park Sung-il 2:45
6."Death's Game" (이재, 곧 죽습니다) Park Sung-il 2:41
7."The Orb of Memory" (기억의 구슬) Judah Earl 2:06
8."A Death by Design" (계획된 죽음) Sim Hyung-bo 3:21
9."Ephemeral Symphony" (한 번의 삶) Park Sung-il 3:19
10."Death is Merely a Means to End My Pain" (죽음은 그저 내 고통을 끝낼 도구에 불과하다) Sim Hyung-bo 3:13
11."Self-Imposed Punishment" (스스로에게 내린 벌) Lee Sang-min 2:31
12."We Begin the Hunt" (사냥을 시작한다) Judah Earl 2:30
13."The Dog That Bit his Master" (주인을 배신한 개) Kim Sung-jong 2:31
14."Devil vs Devil" (악마 vs 악마) Kim Yoo-kyung 3:07
15."The Origin of All Deaths" (모든 죽음의 시작) Sim Hyung-bo 3:13
16."Those Left Behind" (남겨진 사람들) Judah Earl 3:11
17."Inception of Revenge" (복수의 시작) Lee Sang-min 4:33
18."A Day Where Nothing Goes Right" (되는 게 하나도 없는 날) Kim Yoo-kyung 3:07
19."Multiple Lives" (여러 개의 목숨) Lee Sang-min 3:30
20."Shadow of Death" (죽음의 그림자) Sim Hyung-bo 3:27
21."The Devil to Kill a Devil" (악마로 악마를 죽인다) Sim Hyung-bo 2:44
22."The Hidden Truth of Linked Deaths" (연결된 죽음의 실체) Lee Sang-min 4:35
23."An Eye for an Eye" (눈에는 눈) Lee Sang-min 3:10
24."Living in Fear Isn't Real Life" (두려움에 떠는 인생은 지짜 인생이 아니다) 
  • Judah Earl
  • Jeremiah Earl
 3:06
25."1201" Kim Yoo-kyung 3:08
26."The Way to Escape Death" (죽음을 벗어나는 방법) Judah Earl 2:30
27."To You in the Future" (미래의 너에게) Park Sung-il 1:53
Total length:85:29

Singles[edit]

Original soundtrack (Part 1–3)
Part 1
Released on November 29, 2023
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."It's a Lie" (거짓말인데)Seo Dong-sungPark Sung-ilSondia3:34
2."It's a Lie" (거짓말인데; Inst.) Park Sung-il 3:34
Total length:7:08
Part 2
Released on December 15, 2023
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Even If There's No Miracle" (기적은 없어도)Seo Dong-sungPark Sung-ilSeo In-guk4:00
2."Even If There's No Miracle" (기적은 없어도; Inst.) Park Sung-il 4:00
Total length:8:00
Part 3
Released on January 5, 2024
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."A Day's Greeting" (오늘이 하는 말)Lee Chi-hoonPark Sung-ilSondia4:54
2."A Day's Greeting" (오늘이 하는 말; Inst.) Park Sung-il 4:54
Total length:9:48

Release[edit]

TVING confirmed the release date of Death's Game would be on December 15, 2023.[44]

On November 18, 2023, it was announced that the series would be available to stream through Amazon Prime Video in 240 countries and territories except China and South Korea.[45]

The series was divided into two parts: Part 1 was released with first four on December 15, 2023, while Part 2 released with the remaining four episodes on January 5, 2024, at 12:00 (KST).[46]

Reception[edit]

Critical response[edit]

Cine21's Kim Hyun-seung stated that "many works have dealt with the afterlife, but the worldview built by [Death's Game] is quite novel". He also cited that "[Death's Game] is receiving favorable reviews on CG that is rare in South Korea" and "somewhat disappointed that all narratives rely on visual effects".[47]

Viewership[edit]

Amazon Prime Video reported that the series has been a hot topic around the world since the released of Part 1 on the 15th. It is the most watched show in Indonesia and Thailand and entered the Top 10 in 43 countries around the world, including Australia, Brazil, Japan, Malaysia, Peru, the Philippines, Singapore, and Taiwan in December 2023.[48]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ The total value of the contract is ₩3.35 billion (US$2.93 million), including ₩1.35 million (US$1,180.12) for pre-production and ₩3.2 billion (US$2.8 million) for the main contract.[36]

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