OCN’s mystery thriller Black released two posters featuring its leads Song Seung-heon (Saimdang: Light’s Diary) and Go Ara (Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth). The drama tells the story of grim reaper Black and death psychic Ha-ram whose posters below reveal their characters and intense look.

Song Seung-heon, who is starring in a cable drama for the first time, plays the soul-collecting grim reaper shown in the poster with a hand gesture and stare reflecting his coldness and abilities. He is described as a cold grim reaper who does not even flinch at the sight of a horrible crime scene or a dead body, which is why he appears bold in the poster despite the number of shadow-like souls in the backdrop. The poster also shows him wearing a black suit, one of the things that characterize his appearance and one of the reasons why he earned the nickname “Black.” He is an unsympathetic grim reaper who can’t understand human emotions but somehow he eventually finds himself falling in love with a mortal human and facing a harsh punishment as a result.

That woman is named Kang Ha-ram and played by Go Ara. Ha-ram has also an intense stare in the poster but unlike Black, she shows signs of fear. She is not an ordinary woman given her ability to predict the death of people which she sees as shadows that surround them when it draws near. She can also see how they will die and it terrifies her so much that she uses her sunglasses to avoid her visions and hide from the shadows. This explains her frightened appearance in the poster as she takes off her sunglasses and notices the shadow behind her.

Black is written by Choi Ran of God’s Gift—14 Days and directed by PD Kim Hong-sun of Voice. It will premiere on October 14, taking over the Saturday-Sunday slot currently occupied by Save Me.

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