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GYEONGSEONG CREATURE PART 1 - THE OVERVIEW (PART 1 OF 2)
Good news: I finished Gyeongseong Creature Part 1 last night, in one sitting.
Bad news: Now I have to wait till the 5th of January for the remaining episodes.
Plot: Based in Korea in the 1940s while it struggles under the Japanese occupation, a group of people enter a hospital to look for someone only to discover that a missing person is the least of their concerns with a literal monster on the rampage.
Cast: Park Seo-joon, Han So-hee, Wi Ha-joon, Kim Soo-hyun (Claudia Kim), Jo Han-chul, Kim Hae-sook, Ji Woo, Im Chul-soo, Choi Young-joon
The Overview
I went into this show pretty blind outside of the basic gist of the plot, I expected a run-of-the-mill creature feature and the show definitely delivers in that respect but it also gives us characters worth rooting for even if they don't always agree with each other and strong and complex women across the spectrum.
I know there are some who are a little annoyed about the shorter season (10 episodes instead of the usual 16-episode season) and while I understand the frustration, I think the shorter season was the only way to handle a story like this.
Another thing that is a little frustrating is the decision to split the season into 2 parts, so part 1 dropped with 7 episodes and the remaining 3 episodes will drop on the 5th of January. I knew about the split going into part 1 and.... I don't hate it. The way part 1 ends makes it bearable. It's not quite a cliffhanger (on the cliffhanger scale, this was positively kind) And that way I can do a full rewatch and then watch part 2, making it a more complete experience.
There is no respite in this show, once the story gets going and it gets going pretty quickly, there is no break in the tension. There are no filler episodes. The pace is also consistent throughout all 7 episodes, so it feels more like a very long, stressful film instead of a 7-episode show and I think that works in its favour.
The narrative is also very streamlined, we have very clear narrative arcs that we're following. The first episode opening voice over can be a little tedious but this is an original show (as in not based on a webcomic), so I could deal with that. The writer has done a great job balancing the time they spend with the people inside the hospital and those outside, coupled with competing motives even when people are seemingly on the same side. And the fact that all of this easy to follow is no small feat. This is one of the tightest, most cohesive shows I've seen in a while.
Gyeongseong Creature has one of the most visually striking opening credits and it's worth paying attention to. Outside of the visual appeal, there are a lot of clues/foreshadowing to be found there. The credits also add to the unsettling atmosphere of the show. 10/10.
The show takes place in Korea under the brutal Japanese occupation. I suggest paying attention to the language the characters use (Korean vs Japanese) because it can really give you insight about the character or the context of the conversation. When you're watching the show, there are conversations, where if you're not paying attention, you won't understand why the atmosphere is so charged. To live in a place, where the mere act of speaking in your own language could mean getting brutally beaten became an act of rebellion. It adds a whole other level of nuance and I loved that.
The show also doesn't shy away from the cruelty of the Japanese occupation, the sheer callous way that the local population was treated. It also brings in the medical experiments that the Japanese scientists conducted on the local people (both in China and Korea) Their attitude is perhaps the most chilling (I was cheering when the monster got loose)
It also makes you question who the monster actually is, the literal monster (the person who was turned without their consent) or the people facilitating this, the ones conducting these 'experiments'. Everyone from children to old people were fair game in their twisted quest for progress.
More in Part 2.
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‘Gyeongseong Creature’ Part 1 Review: A Solid First Brick
Gyeongseong Creature Part 1 is a slow ride but still very enjoyable. This genre hybrid reels you into World War 2 Gyeongseong with a unique and pretty dark creature mystery.
The series follows two characters, Jang Tae-sang (played by Park Seo-joon). Jang is the owner of The House of Golden Treasure, the best pawn shop in Gyeongseong. The shop is run like Rick Harrison runs his in “Pawn Stars”,…
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Gyeongseong Creature Review
This really began with the "You're the first woman who hit me" trope...
Jang Tae Sang is asked to find a police officer's mistress or he will lose all his wealth, house, and life.
As he tries to find any clues he meets Yoon Chae Ok and Yoon Joong Won who are famous for finding people. But little did they all know that there was something more behind this missing person's disappearance.
I did not know how to feel about the drama from the start.
The premise of it is fascinating: war times, people disappearing seemingly one after another, experimentation with humans and trying to save them.
But the execution of it let me down a lot. Things were happening, but at the same time, it felt extremely slow.
Maybe because every time something was about to happen, they would start talking, and after 10 minutes, the action would start.
It got me skipping parts of the drama, even if the action was my favourite part of it.
I also think that my problem was not being able to connect to at least one of the characters in the drama.
The chemistry between Park Seo Joon and Han So Hee was none existent. And for some of it, I blame the writer because they have that instant love trope but even then some dramas do work.
Some of the characters did have interesting background stories but I still did not feel any sort of way towards them.
The monster part was definitely interesting, but I did not see where it was leading to. What was the point of having a really strong monster when nobody can control it?
Overall, I do not really know how I feel about the drama. I do not hate it in particular, but it doesn't have anything I really enjoyed either...
4/10
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See You in My 19th Life
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Death’s Game Pt. 1
Honorable Mentions:
GyeongSeong Creature Pt. 1
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Behind Your Touch
Moon In The Day
Bloodhounds
Divorce Attorney Shin
Black Knight
The Glory Pt. 2
Love to Hate you
Not Others
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[Exclusive] There is no impact of breakup with Ryu Junyeol...Han Sohee officially schedules commercial filming on the 15th
Actress Han Sohee is going on an official schedule after breaking up with Ryu Junyeol, who she was in a public relationship with. She plans to continue her activities actively, leaving behind the controversy and explanation surrounding her ex-boyfriend.
According to Star News coverage on the 1st, Han Sohee is scheduled to film an advertisement for Shark, an American global home appliance brand, on the 15th. Previously, Han Sohee signed a beauty-related global model contract with Shark. In the meantime, after acknowledging her romantic relationship with Ryu Junyeol, she faced difficulties for her immature response in the process of clarifying the suspicion of 'transit love', but she is still receiving love calls from the advertising, broadcasting, and film industries. It is said that there will be no major disruption to the company's future activities.
Han Sohee has received solid support among the 'MZ generation' with her outstanding visuals, unique fashion sense, honest statements of conviction, and confident charm. She debuted in the 2017 drama 'Into the New World' and made her face known in earnest through the 2020 drama 'The World of the Married'. She later appeared Nevertheless, 'My Name', 'Soundtrack #1', and 'Gyeongseong Creature'. She has steadily built her career as an actress by appearing in major works such as '.
Recently, when her relationship with Ryu Junyeol became known, she went through a lot of trouble due to her somewhat emotional response, but it does not seem to affect her future activities.
However, it is unclear whether she will be cast in 'Delusion/현혹', which was mentioned along with Ryu Junyeol. 'Delusion/현혹' is based on a webtoon of the same name and is set during the Japanese colonial period in 1935. It depicts the story of a painter who is commissioned to portrait a fascinating woman, the identity of the woman and mysterious events that become revealed as time passes, and the artist who is suddenly dazzled by the woman.
It is known that director Han Jaerim, who directed 'Elegant World' (2007), 'The King' (2017), and 'Emergency Declaration' (2022), will take the lead. The 'Delusion/현혹' side positively reviewed the appearance of Ryu Junyeol and Han Sohee, but as the two broke up, their appearance together also became uncertain. Production company Showbox said, “We were still discussing about the casting, and nothing has changed yet.”
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GYEONGSEONG CREATURE SEASON 1 PART 2
Part 1 review and character breakdown are here and here respectively.
Wow, this was such a roller-coaster. It was everything I expected it to be and then some. Let’s get into it. As always, beware of spoilers.
To start, let me congratulate myself on guessing correctly that it was indeed Nawol-daek who gave up Tae-sang’s mother’s name. The way it was shot and edited actually made it pretty clear.
I also guessed that the threat would widen but I didn’t anticipate that there would be a massive time-jump between seasons 1 and 2. That actually raises so many questions which we’ll get to later. For now, I am very happy with the way the season ended. The show actually made it very clear just how things would go and in that respect, the foreshadowing was done well.
The pacing of the show is absolutely amazing. Having seen Part 1 when it first came out and then Part 2 just a few minutes ago, I am still not complaining that they decided to split the season. I think it may actually have been a good idea because that division was like the calm before the actual storm and I think that brief respite was necessary. When your characters are in a constant state of peril, it can sometimes make the audience disconnect because it almost becomes monotonous, the stakes no longer matter. Here, they definitely did.
The writing was also super tight with no fluff and this surprised me, once it got dark, it didn’t really try to lighten the mood with levity which a lot of other shows might have done. I think that also ties in with the subject matter and the gravity of just what they were showing. The brutality is ever present and for the perpetrators it was matter of routine which made it all the more horrifying. But when you view the other person as sub-human, it becomes easy to justify your actions irrespective of how heinous they may be.
Part 1’s focus was wider in terms of the number of characters we were introduced to and once Part 2 got going, that focus shrank so it only paid attention to Tae-sang, Chae-ok, her father, General Kato and Yukiko Maeda. The others were still there but they were no longer central to the plot and that was okay.
I admire Tae-sang’s drive to protect the people he cares about. His character went through perhaps most growth, starting from indifference to putting his life on the line multiple times to save Chae-ok. He didn’t have to do that considering he met her not too long ago but he does it anyway. He also doesn’t try to hold her back (as he tried in Part 1) and I liked that he keeps telling her that they both have to live, he gives her hope when there really didn’t seem to be any.
Chae-ok was still an absolute badass. There is a problem that a lot of dramas have where they start off with a kick-ass female character but as you get closer to the climax, she gets de-powered to prop up the male lead. I was so happy that they didn’t do that here. Chae-ok is nothing if not persistent, no matter how many times she gets knocked down, she still gets back up. There is a fire within her that nothing could put out, you could try to intimidate her but it wouldn’t get you very far.
Chae-ok and her father were always going to go back to the hospital, there was no way they would leave Seishin there at the mercy of those psychopaths. It was also always clear that her father would be the one who wouldn’t make it out. I think that when he realised just what they had done to her, he lost something within him. Death would have been better than what she had been subjected to.
The primary focus in the show was always Chae-ok and her mother and the bond between them and it wasn’t random, it all paid off in the end. It was the memories of Chae-ok that reawakened Seishin’s humanity, made her more than a mindless killer. Her final gift to her daughter was the Najin so she could live. In the end, Seishin was finally free from her tormentors, in giving up the Najin, she died but she died knowing that her baby was alive.
I had a feeling that Chae-ok would become like a hybrid form of the monster. We saw that with her mother, she was different from the other people who were infected with the Najin. She still had control of herself and if not for the anthrax, I think she would have managed to retain her humanity. Considering how Seishin reacted, it would make sense that Chae-ok would also be more in control than say Myeong-ja for instance. It’s also why Kato was so curious about her and tried to infect her.
Kato took Myeong-ja’s baby and that child is definitely a hybrid. If they have any hope of defeating it, they would a hybrid of their own. But with the time-jump, I don’t know how Maeda and Kato will figure in Season 2 since it seems to take place with a considerable time jump (in the 80s perhaps?). Unless they’ve been experimenting and have figured out a way to live longer. Especially Maeda, considering her burn injuries, I’m curious to see what form she will take in Season 2.
There are still a lot of unanswered questions like
- How does the time-jump make sense?
- What is the history between Maeda and Seishin? They hinted at it in Part 2 but didn’t give any definitive answers. Did Seishin cause the death of someone close to Maeda, who was it, how did they know each other?
- How is Ho-jae related to the Tae-sang?
- What is the meaning of the scar on Ho-jae’s back?
- What did Chae-ok do all these years?
- How do her powers differ from Seishin or even Myeong-ja?
I may get into some of these questions because there are answers we can glean from the show. But I’ll make a separate post about that so that this one doesn’t become obnoxiously long.
This show was an epic ride from start to finish and while it didn’t give us the conventional happy ending some expected, the ending it did give us is excellent. It sets up the next season perfectly while still giving a good closure to season 1. I can’t wait to what season 2 brings us.
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2024 Drama List
Here are some of the dramas I have finished this year. If it has bold font, I gave the drama a 10 and if it has italic I really enjoyed it but it’s just not a ten for any reason.
I write the reviews for all of the dramas I finish, so you can just click away and enjoy the reviews!
Last year’s list: 2023
Kdramas:
Death's Game
The Story of Park's Marriage Contract
Gyeongseong Creature
A Good Day to Be a Dog
My Demon
Welcome to Samdal-ri
The Bequeathed
A Shop for Killers
A Killer Paradox
38 Task Force
My Happy Ending
Weak Hero Class 1
Recipe for Farewell
Doctor Slump
Chicken Nugget
Pyramid Game
Wedding Impossible
Queen of Tears
Mask Girl
The Midnight Studio
Nothing Uncovered
Lovely Runner
Dramas From Other Countries:
Eye Love You (Japan)
Web Dramas:
Hope or Dope
It's Okay to Be Sensitive Season 3
Star Struck
Lonely Girls
Adult Kids
Love Playlist Season 4
Hope or Dope 2
Movies:
Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard. (Japan)
Decibel (S. Korea)
Soulmate (S. Korea)
Project Wolf Hunting (S. Korea)
Love Reset (S. Korea)
Variety Shows:
Single's Inferno 3 (Finished)
Dropped:
Queen of Divorce (ep 4)
The Impossible Heir (ep 3)
Frankly Speaking (ep 3)
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