The first teaser is out for KBS’s upcoming Fantasy Sonata – along with more stills – introducing us to the conflicting two souls of Park Ji-hoon (Weak Hero Class 1) and his star-crossed romance with leading lady Hong Ye-ji (2037).
The trailer sinks us straight into the dark tragedy, with crown prince Sajo Hyun (Park Ji-hoon) lamenting that, “I allowed you in my heart, for a moment.” The appearing text screen tells us that it was a fated love. But Yeon Wol (Hong Ye-ji) clarifies, “Our fate was that we shouldn’t have met.
For some backstory, Wol descends from royalty as well, but the Yeon clan’s dynasty was put to ruin. And now Wol is faced with a difficult decision when she’s positioned to become Hyun’s concubine. In the following text screens, we read that this is a fantasy sageuk romance that goes beyond stubborn obsession. How quaint.
We then watch as Ak-hee (also Park Ji-hoon) forces his spirit into Hyun’s body, maniacally declaring that, “This body is no longer yours.” But Hyun isn’t willing to submit and the teaser closes on his resolve to fight him off, spitting back that, “I will not lose to the likes of you.”
Rounding out the royal family in supportive roles, in the new stills we get our first look at Ji-woo (The First Responders 2) as the crown princess Geum-hwa and Hwang Hee (Tale of the Nine Tailed 1938) playing Hyun’s older half-brother, Sajo Yoong.
On the production side, directing is helmed by PD Lee Jung-seob (Dal-li and Gamjatang, Seven Day Queen) with scripts penned by Yoon Kyung-ah (Oh! Samkwang Villa, A Moment at Eighteen). Adapted from a popular webtoon by the same title, KBS’s Fantasy Sonata will be coming to our screens this January airing in the Monday-Tuesday slot.
