Kim JungHyun's Kokdu In "Kokdu: Season Of Deity" Walks The Tightrope Between Love & Time | Character Sketch

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Once in a blue moon comes a K-Drama character that becomes legendary by virtue of their existence alone. The moment you lay your eyes on them, they're etched in your memory indelibly, and you know that they will be just as iconic in ten years as they are now. Such a character is Kokdu from "Kokdu: Season Of Deity", played by Kim JungHyun in his highly anticipated small-screen comeback, and you can mark our words when we say that Kokdu is going to be one for the history books.

Kim JungHyun, one of the finest actors of our generation, is also one of the most versatile. From comedy to thrillers, romance, and more - there's nothing this man cannot do with utter perfection. So, when his screen comeback was first announced, fans couldn't help but look forward to it with high expectations. Now that "Kokdu: Season Of Deity" is finally airing, it is being showered with love and attention from fans all over the world.

For those who might not know, "Kokdu: Season Of Deity" is an ongoing supernatural fantasy romance drama that tells the story of star-crossed lovers who are fated to be apart. The eponymous Kokdu has been cursed with incarnating on Earth as a vigilante every 99 years for 99 days. However, when the time comes, his plans are slightly derailed by the reincarnation of his beloved - Seol Hui (played by Im SooHyang) as Han GyeJeol because he doesn't remember her.

This is Kpopmap's "Character Sketch" and today, we're discussing the impassioned yet cruel limbo that our central protagonist Kokdu is born of. Earlier this month, Kpopmap opened a poll, asking readers to vote for the