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Portraits of Delusion

현혹
Mystery · Fantasy · Drama · Historical

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01 / A closer look

The story, without the spoilers.

In 1935 Gyeongseong, a struggling painter named Yun I-ho receives a commission he cannot refuse: paint the portrait of Song Jeong-hwa, the mysterious owner of the long-abandoned Nammoon Hotel. Nobody has seen her outside in more than fifty years, and the rumours about her only grow stranger the closer he looks. She is beautiful, pale and untouched by time, and the hotel she never leaves seems to hold people rather than welcome them. As I-ho works on the portrait, he is slowly pulled under her spell, and the line between a professional job and a dangerous obsession begins to blur. Based on Hongjacga's webtoon Delusion, serialised on Naver from 2019 to 2020, Portraits of Delusion is a period mystery with fantasy at its core. Disney+ has confirmed a second-half 2026 release in twelve episodes, but the exact premiere date is still TBA. Suzy and Kim Seon-ho reunite for the first time since Start-Up.

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02 / The watch guide

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12
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04 / A closer look

The Oxfea take.

A painter is hired to paint a woman no one has seen in fifty years.

SHE HAS NOT AGED. AT ALL.

Why you'll get hooked

  • Suzy plays Song Jeong-hwa, a vampire and owner of a hotel nobody leaves; Kim Seon-ho plays Yun I-ho, the painter she commissions.
  • Set in 1935 Gyeongseong, adapted from Hongjacga's hit webtoon Delusion.
  • Directed by Han Jae-rim (The 8 Show) with a reported budget of 45 billion won.

Oxfea Score: 8.2/10 — Highly anticipated (Preview). Suzy and Kim Seon-ho reuniting, a 1935 Gyeongseong mystery and one of the biggest K-drama budgets ever — huge promise, but no exact date yet and webtoon adaptations can lose their nerve.

Preview: no episodes have aired yet. This score rates the premise, cast and director only, and will be updated after broadcast.

Portraits of Delusion: at a glance

  • Original title: 현혹
  • Genres: Mystery · Fantasy · Drama · Historical
  • Network / platform: Disney+
  • Episodes: 12
  • First release: TBA

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Directed by Han Jae-rim. Based on the webtoon Delusion by Hongjacga.

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