Title: 화유기 / A Korean Odyssey
Also known as: Hwayuki
Chinese Title: 花遊記
Genre: Fantasy, Romance, Comedy
Episodes: 20
Broadcast network: tvN
Broadcast period: 2017-Dec-23 to 2018-March-04
Air time: Saturday & Sunday 21:00
Synopsis
This Hong sisters drama is a reinterpretation of classic chinese novel “Journey to the West” into the present days with a romantic-fantasy twist. The story depicts the journey of seeking true light in the dark world of 2017 where the evil gods are widespread.
In 2017, Son Oh Gong (Lee Seung Ki) and King Wooma (Cha Seung Won) are in conflict with each other and they look for a true light in a dark world where evils exists everywhere.
Cast
Main Cast
Lee Seung Ki as Son Oh Gong
Cha Seung Won as King Wooma
Oh Yeon Seo as Jin Sun Mi
– Kal So Won as Jin Sun Mi (young)
Lee Hong Ki as P.K
Jang Kwang as Yoon Dae Sik
Supporting Cast
Sung Hyuk as General Winter / Fairy Ha
Kim Sung Oh as Lee Han Joo
Lee El as Ma Ji Young
Sung Ji Roo as Guru Soo Bo Ri
Lee Se Young as Jung Se Ra / Jin Boo Ja / Bong Soon / Ah Sa Nyeo
Lee Yong Yi as Jin Sun Mi’s grandmother
One as peddler’s grandson
Kang Sung Pil as gangster
Yoon Bo Ra as Alice / White Dragon Horse
Kim Ji Soo as Seo Yun Hee / Na Chal Nyuh
Song Jong Ho as Kang Dae Sung
Michael K. Lee (마이클 리) as Jonathan (Jin Sun Mi’s first love)
– Kim Hyun Bin as Jonathan (young)
Ok Ye Rin as Han Byul
Cameo
Kim Hyung Suk (김형석) as Superstar Audition’s judge (ep 1-2)
Kim Yun Woo as Superstar Audition’s judge (ep 1-2)
Choi Dae Sung as broadcasting PD (ep 1-2, 6)
Yoo Yun Jung (유연정) as Lee Da In (ep 1, Superstar contestant)
Park Sang Hoon as Eun Sung (ep 1, a kid possessed by Wooden Doll Ghost)
Baek Seung Hee as Wooden Doll Ghost’s Bride (ep 1)
Im Ye Jin as peddler (ep 2, 4)
Lee Eun Hyung as newlywed (ep 2)
Kang Jae Joon (강재준) as newlywed (ep 2)
Min Sung Wook as lust ghost (ep 2)
Jang Keun Suk as Peacock (ep.3)
Seo Yoon Ah as Mi Joo (ep 3)
Ham Na Young (함나영) as Akiko (ep 5, 16)
– Park Seung Tae as Akiko (old)
Bang Soo Jin as mermaid (ep 7)
Oh Ah Rin as Lee Soo Jung (ep 9-10)
Choi Seung Hoon as Lee Soo Jung’s older brother (ep 9-10)
Lee So Yun as devil bookseller (ep 9-10)
Seo Eun Woo as Taoist Fairy Ha (ep.15)
Production Credits
Director: Park Hong Kyun, Kim Byung Soo, Kim Jung Hyun
Screenwriters: Hong Jung Eun, Hong Mi Ran
Note
– Park Bo Geum was offered a lead role, but declined.
– Choo Ja Hyun was originally cast in the role of Na Chal Nyeo, but had to be replaced by Kim Ji Soo due to pregnancy.
– Netflix has the international streaming rights for this series.
– After a serious injury to a production staff member on the set, filming was stopped from December 30 to January 2 for an internal safety inspection. As a result, 2 PD Kim Jung Hyun and Kim Byung Soo were added in the drama production.
Episode Ratings
| Date | Episode | AGB | TNmS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-12-23 | 1 | 5.290 | 4.9 |
| 2017-12-24 | 2 | 4.849 | 5.4 |
| 2017-12-25 | 2 (Final Ver.) | 5.623 | 6.2 |
| 2018-01-06 | 3 | 5.614 | 7.1 |
| 2018-01-07 | 4 | 6.060 | 7.0 |
| 2018-01-13 | 5 | 6.102 | 6.2 |
| 2018-01-14 | 6 | 6.942 | 7.2 |
| 2018-01-20 | 7 | 5.131 | 6.1 |
| 2018-01-21 | 8 | 5.822 | 6.4 |
| 2018-01-27 | 9 | 5.054 | 5.8 |
| 2018-01-28 | 10 | 6.271 | 6.6 |
| 2018-02-03 | 11 | 5.705 | 6.5 |
| 2018-02-04 | 12 | 5.605 | 6.1 |
| 2018-02-10 | 13 | 4.397 | 5.0 |
| 2018-02-11 | 14 | 5.517 | 6.2 |
| 2018-02-17 | 15 | 3.586 | 4.5 |
| 2018-02-18 | 16 | 4.250 | 4.6 |
| 2018-02-24 | 17 | 3.821 | 5.0 |
| 2018-02-25 | 18 | 5.472 | 6.2 |
| 2018-03-03 | 19 | 5.945 | 6.8 |
| 2018-03-04 | 20 | 6.881 | 7.4 |
Sources: TNmS Media Korea & AGB Nielsen Korea (Nationwide)
*** Different between TNmS Media Korea & AGB Nielson – Here
*** Note: This drama is aired on Pay-TV channel which has fewer viewers than Free-TV channels. So, please don’t be surprised with the low rating. ***
Poster
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(Other Photo from Official Site)
Trailer:-
– Official Trailer
– Trailer I (Son Oh Gong)
– Trailer I (King Wooma)
– Trailer I (Jin Sun Mi)
– Trailer II (Son Oh Gong)
– Trailer II (King Wooma)
– Trailer II (Jin Sun Mi)
– Trailer III (Son Oh Gong)
– Trailer III (King Wooma)
– Trailer IV
– 5 Minutes Highlight
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December 2nd, 2017 at 1:59 pm
WB Lee Seung Ki!!!!!
December 4th, 2017 at 11:33 am
Lee Seung Ki together again with Cha Seung Won.
December 8th, 2017 at 2:01 pm
Omg seungi ah….. cant wait
December 9th, 2017 at 1:32 am
Omg cha seung won and lee sung gi will work together after their last drama You’re All Surrounded. I’m so looooking forward to see this!!!!! Fighting oppa!!!!!!! I love the lead casts, btw. Hihi ❤❤❤
December 11th, 2017 at 11:00 pm
wow Lee Seungi…
December 12th, 2017 at 5:06 am
Waiting for this drama so much😁 wonderful cast and synopsis… It’s the Christmas present 🎁
December 12th, 2017 at 5:15 pm
Look forward to this drama~!!! **Y
Begin wait for it release~!!!
Have much of my favorite actors act in this drama~!!!
Thank you~!!!
December 13th, 2017 at 11:36 am
What a huge relief park bo geum declined lead role offer. Lee seung gi are way~ better.
December 15th, 2017 at 5:36 pm
Waiting for this drama so much!!!!!!!
December 25th, 2017 at 4:36 am
The big mistake for hwayugi.
When samja singing at audition and woo ma wang hit the table and all of demon faint and fly away, i saw clearly the rope to hold the extras.
A bit dissatisfied which the production not detailed for each scene
December 25th, 2017 at 12:08 pm
This drama is pretty good. 9/10
December 25th, 2017 at 1:12 pm
Is 20 episodes and is going to finish on feb 26 followed by Live.
December 26th, 2017 at 11:49 am
[…] Did I mention I was excited about Hwayugi? […]
December 26th, 2017 at 3:02 pm
Nice cymistery for ep 1-2 it’s with be very good drama in last year I think
December 27th, 2017 at 2:24 am
The Hong Sisters? Must watch.
December 27th, 2017 at 12:25 pm
I did not watch the drama live. I am glad that I did because there was a problem when they aired it. I would have been pissed too. The first two episodes are good.
December 27th, 2017 at 4:22 pm
like this drama
December 27th, 2017 at 4:24 pm
Oh my cute oppa… 😘❤ seunggi
Love this drama… Cant wait for next episode 😢
December 28th, 2017 at 8:18 am
omg…. LSG so manly… trailers keep me thrilled
December 29th, 2017 at 4:24 pm
I love it so much. Can’t stop watching ep 1 & ep 2 again and again and again. I’m addicted to it.
December 30th, 2017 at 12:50 am
I like it much!!!!
December 31st, 2017 at 8:59 am
why havent the 3rd episode been uploaded??????????????????
January 1st, 2018 at 10:19 pm
I’m dying waiting for the next EP 😭😅❤️ EP 3& 4 Plsss come paliiiiiiiiiiiii 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
January 4th, 2018 at 8:40 am
I see more rumours bout this drama , once again this week EPs 3 will be not airing cuz investigation by police bout accident last week , I hope not cuz I’m so curious since last week , plizz don’t😢😢
January 6th, 2018 at 1:57 am
this drama is so good!
i love all the main actors and actress. i could not expect any less from them.
BRAVO ^-^
January 6th, 2018 at 9:28 pm
So far so good. As a Chinese, I watched many different version of “journey to the West”. The Hong sister’s version is so different that I don’t mind watching again. Very surprise to see four famous actor/actress together.
January 9th, 2018 at 2:58 am
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January 11th, 2018 at 5:38 pm
Oppa Lee Saung Gi I Love You 😉
January 11th, 2018 at 7:59 pm
I found my liked drama for this year 2018, Bravo! LSG, long-times no see.
January 11th, 2018 at 9:03 pm
This Kdrama is an adaptation from “Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons” sequel in modern world. I love all the casts here especially the 4 main leads: Lee Seung Gi, Cha Seung Won, Oh Yeon Seo and Lee Hong Ki. All of them are good in humorous skills. Fighting, Hwayuki!!!
January 12th, 2018 at 3:20 am
He is cameo in this drama http://star.koreandrama.org/jang-geun-suk/
January 12th, 2018 at 3:28 am
Additional Cast Members:
Sung Hyuk – Ha Sun-Nyeo
Song Jong-Ho – Kang Dae-Sung
One
Kal So-Won – Jin Sun-Mi (young)
Kim Ji-Soo – Na Chal-Nyeo (special appearance)
Jang Keun-Suk – Peacock (ep.3)
January 12th, 2018 at 3:28 am
Additional Cast Members:
Sung Hyuk – Ha Sun-Nyeo
Song Jong-Ho – Kang Dae-Sung
One
Kal So-Won – Jin Sun-Mi (young)
Kim Ji-Soo – Na Chal-Nyeo (special appearance)
Jang Keun-Suk – Peacock (ep.3)
January 15th, 2018 at 1:48 am
wonderful drama. the cast is perfect. thank u, guys. u make a great job 😉
January 15th, 2018 at 3:14 pm
Seunggi oppa is very skinny here 😢
January 18th, 2018 at 7:13 pm
2 more sleep 😭😂 yaaayyyy can’t waittt ..what will happen when Sam Jang knows that Son O gong love her for real 😍😍😍
January 21st, 2018 at 12:57 am
WOW! Watching a single episode feels like watching a great movie! What a cast. Cha Seung Won’s acting is awesome.
The chemistry between the lead couple was spot on!
January 21st, 2018 at 11:13 pm
its awesome I love this series
January 22nd, 2018 at 10:11 am
It had me at episode 1!!! Highly recommend this drama!!! Love the storyline & literally all the characters are amazing!!! Great casting…Lee Seung Ki & Cha Seung Won truly are phenomenal actors!!! Can’t wait for the next episode.
January 26th, 2018 at 4:08 pm
As a big fan of Journey to the west #childhooddrama I’ve watched all the drama and movie ❤️ But Whatttttt 😱😱😱 Korean Oddysey is what I need in my life plus it has romance And all the casts are Superb ❤️❤️❤️ #lifeiscomplet
January 31st, 2018 at 5:01 pm
this drama is indeed very good. highly recommended. you’ll laugh, amaze and even fall in love. as what others say it is simply awesome. <3 🙂
February 2nd, 2018 at 7:45 pm
I’m addicted to this drama.
Cha Seung Won’s acting – rib-cracking laugh.
Lee Seung Ki – so cool, cheesy and cute. Hahahahaahaha….
February 4th, 2018 at 8:49 pm
Ohmoooooö EP 11 is so intense 😳 But I just love every moment of this drama ❤️ Just Daebakkkkkkk 👌🏻
February 10th, 2018 at 3:35 pm
One of the super hit Korean drama of 2018
February 11th, 2018 at 5:34 pm
Why are the subs so slow, other k dtamas have english subs the next morning already?
February 16th, 2018 at 8:07 pm
Yaaaayy finally 1 more sleep till EP 15 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻😭😂❤️
February 20th, 2018 at 1:39 am
I really love this drama!!!!!!
February 22nd, 2018 at 9:04 am
Apaixonada pelo drama….😍😍😍
Gostaria q tivessem mais dramas coreanos no Netflix… Gosto mesmo! Virei fã!
February 22nd, 2018 at 1:41 pm
excited for ep 17 this Saturday. So its possible that Ma Wang’s child is alive. I hope it’s not just a trick.
Son oh Gong and Sam Jang have a great chemistry and ep 1-16 keeps me awake and entertained.
congratulations to the cast and crew.
February 24th, 2018 at 8:15 am
OH YEON SEO is so petty ,I really like her.She is a very good actress
February 24th, 2018 at 8:19 am
Great couple Son Oh Gong and Sam Jang. Oh Yeon Seo is such good actress in Ep16
February 27th, 2018 at 8:32 am
This drama should list in the cast Michael K Lee, as Jonathan. Amazing Korean American musical actor now living in Korea.
March 1st, 2018 at 10:59 am
Great drama, interesting plot, super excelent actor n actress, they all have good act, four tombs for all actor actress n writer, like it soo muchhhh, love love love
March 5th, 2018 at 1:11 am
why episode 20 sad ending 😭
i hope happy ending
March 5th, 2018 at 1:13 pm
The rating’s not so good. Out of lee seung gi expectation, he expect at least 10 poin of the rate
The ending was not well making. 🙁
March 5th, 2018 at 1:35 pm
I was expecting a not so good ending but still, this is a rather disappointing ending. The last episode remind me of Japanese TV series, sometime after the series ended, a few months later they broadcast an extra special episode. It is like Hwayugi ended 10 minutes into episode 20 and then they add another addition episode to it. Even a god/demon lose memory now, so lame.
March 5th, 2018 at 4:45 pm
@simon K
Yeah, you’re right. After watched last episodes, For me, The reasons of samjang’s sacrifies was nothing, completely untouch my emotion 😀
Didn’t understand why samjang ask old so bo ri, to seal son oh gong so he can not go fought black dragon.
How can she fought black dragon by herself to save the world, she even can not hold the sword properly, and terminated by kang dae sung ridiculously. She is not seen as the one chosen by heaven to eradicate demons/evil at all.
March 5th, 2018 at 11:29 pm
Ang pangit ng ending!!!! Samjang? Sus walang kwenta. Ang bilis namatay…..naman!!! What a disappóntment….
March 6th, 2018 at 2:59 pm
I am very dissapointed with this ending. I sacrifice my sleep because of this story and the ending is bullshit? Wtf?????!!! Hong sisters what are you doing. Come on make a season 2 or make the heroin alive!!!!! I hate that kind of ending!!! Oh myyyy. Come on hong sisters, tvn. I hate the endingg.
March 7th, 2018 at 9:31 pm
I have not started to watch this drama.
Since its not a good ending. I will save my time for other dramas. 😛
March 8th, 2018 at 3:23 am
quede mas que frustrada como pudo terminar asi, es enojo pense que tendria un final feliz al menos fuese sido como el drama duende que al final quedaron juntos, despues que el salvo al mundo quedo asiiiii no se vale es mas dejare de ver por un tiempo dramas… que mal produccion.
inmensamente triste
March 10th, 2018 at 5:51 pm
disappointed with the ending.
March 13th, 2018 at 10:51 pm
a very meaningless ending, no ending, nothing, maybe still stuck in writers’ block mode?
March 15th, 2018 at 5:12 pm
I love Hong sister.. but this is the first time that i don’t like how the story end. It was meaningless i mean what is the use of samjang’s new power for nothing? And she died just like that she did not save the world. Very dissapointing.
March 18th, 2018 at 7:22 am
Loved it. thought it was a lovely Drama filled with a lot of twists, excitement. I really do hope for more and am currently following all stars and cast due to the most wonderful performances displayed and directions that can be clearly seen by the director. The movements of this show really portrays the talents of the Korean music, stars (cast & actors), direction and production, culture, art, myths and fables, all raped up in just a few words Korean Odyssey. (9.8 for me can always have a good Romcom). New Zealander viewer. ^^
March 18th, 2018 at 7:18 pm
Samjang died that easily? She told that she will save the world. Only she can do it. And after fight (small fight) with dragon, she died then. Hahaha. What the hell… I like episode 1-10… But after 10-20… The story become sucks. Anyone who dont believe me, you can watch it after the end.
I rate this drama 7/10…
March 22nd, 2018 at 7:02 am
I am currently watching ep 7 but let’s take a moment to think about the plot I think that every writer has the right to write what ever he or she likes but why the is no plot? And the scriptwriter is repeating the same conversation every bloody scene. ” I am lonely. I need someone to protect me ” i swear i hear it every episode.
But I must admit the director has done a great job, scenes, actors and actresses. The thing is the lack of the plot and scenario. Please no one wants to watch a tv series that repeats the same scenario.
Please concider this next time
April 4th, 2018 at 9:24 am
Great drama, interesting plot, super excelent actor n actress, they all have good act, four tombs for all actor actress n writer, like it soo muchhhh, love love love
April 24th, 2018 at 11:52 pm
Hmm, a lot of spoilers on previous comments. Please don’t spoil it for us.
The final episode really made me tear a lot. A lot of people are disappointed with this drama but I beg to differ. I’m more than satisfied with the finale. It’s just so beautiful. :’)
Highly recommended! Please give this a try. 🙂
May 9th, 2018 at 3:27 am
Love it love the open ending evendo you know they will meet again . ( baby is theirs)
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July 17th, 2018 at 7:59 pm
It is good to watch and I think the ending of the story is justifiable. You can comprehend that the monkey god is a hard headed and do not follow rules that’s why the ending was to let the viewers know that he’ll do whatever he likes. BTW the best scene for me when the jade dragon scrifices “his” (in a body of female) life for Pal Kye, i think it is much to the goodbyes of Son O Goo and Jeo Seon Mi
August 24th, 2018 at 2:29 am
I super love the casts most especially lee lee seung gi and the story was quite mind boggling, cant help to think what will happen in every episode and always curious about Son Oh Gong’s love for Sam Jang however Im really disapointed about the ending because it seems that Sam Jang’s sacrifice to save the world was quite pointless, she didnt even get to see the dragon and fought it, she died so early and another thing is the heavens were very thankful of her sacrifice yet they didnt even recognize it very well like she after what she did she was just thrown into trash. She deserves at least a big credit from them perhaps she can be a diety or immortal something like that. Im hoping for a season 2 about Sam Jang and Son Og Gong’s reunion.Please let them have a happy ebding at least!