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Gyeongseong Creature

2023–2024 South Korean television series

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Gyeongseong Creature
Gyeongseong Creature Korean title card
Also known asK Project[1]
Hangul
경성크리처
Hanja
京城크리처
Revised RomanizationGyeongseongkeuricheo
McCune–ReischauerKyŏngsŏngk'ŭrich'ŏ
Genre
Written byKang Eun-kyung[6]
Directed by
  • Chung Dong-yoon[6]
  • Roh Young-sub (S1)[7]
  • Jo Yeong-min (S2)[8]
Starring
Music byKim Tae-seong
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languages
  • Korean
  • Japanese
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes17 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Kim Do-hyuk (CP)
  • Park Hee-seon
  • Kim Min-ji
  • So Jae-hyun
  • Kim Joon-hyuk
Producers
  • Hwang Jee-woo
  • Jang Se-jung
  • Park Beom-soo
  • Park Eun-kyung
CinematographySong Yo-hun
Editors
  • Jo In-hyung
  • Lim Ho-cheol
Running time43–78 minutes
Production companies
Budget₩70 billion[10]
Original release
NetworkNetflix
ReleaseDecember 22, 2023 (2023-12-22) –
September 27, 2024 (2024-09-27)

Gyeongseong Creature (Korean: The time allocated for running scripts has expired.The time allocated for running scripts has expired.) is a South Korean historical drama suspense mystery horror television series written by Kang Eun-kyung, directed by Jung Dong-yoon with Roh Young-sub in season 1 and Jo Yeong-min in season 2, and starring Park Seo-joon, Han So-hee, Claudia Kim, Lee Moo-saeng, and Bae Hyun-sung. Set in 1945, during the occupation of Gyeongseong (the old name for Seoul) by the Imperial Japanese Army, the story depicts the brutality inflicted on civilians by the Japanese forces, subjecting men and women to secret biological experiments, the rebels who rise against them, and the monster creature produced from human experimentation. The first season was released on Netflix from December 22, 2023, to January 5, 2024. The second season was released on September 27, 2024.

Synopsis

Season 1

In the spring of 1945 in Gyeongseong, during the Japanese occupation of Korea, Jang Tae-sang, the master of the city's most lucrative pawnshop, and Yoon Chae-ok, a tracker searching for her missing mother, confront a strange creature born from biological experiments conducted in secret within Ongseong Hospital.[3]

Season 2

Set in present-day Seoul, it is about the story of Ho-jae, who resembles Jang Tae-sang, and Yoon Chae-ok, who meet and explore the unfinished relationship, fate, and evil relationship of Gyeongseong.[11]

Cast and characters

Main

  1. Jang Tae-sang: A wealthy man who is the owner of the House of Golden Treasure (Geumokdang), the best pawnshop in Gyeongseong. He is also the best informant in Gyeongseong.
  2. Jang Ho-jae: a man who resembles Tae-sang.
A specialist in finding missing people.
A powerful Japanese noblewoman who secretly controls the Gyeongseong area.
Leader of an elite group at Jeonseung Biotech.
A man who follows Ho-jae and Chae-ok.

Supporting

Deacon of Geumokdang who has been with Tae-sang since he was a child, she guards and takes care of orders when the owner is not around.
Yoon Chae-ok's father and husband of Choi Seong-sim.
An independence activist and Tae-sang's close friend.
Geumokdang's butler.
Owner of Moonlight Bar.
A boy who works at Geumokdang.
Chief of the military at Onseong Hospital.
  • Hyun Bong-sik [The time allocated for running scripts has expired.] as The time allocated for running scripts has expired.[21]
Director of Onseong Hospital.
  • Kim Do-hyun as The time allocated for running scripts has expired.[20]
Chief of Japanese police in Gyeongseong and husband of Yukiko Maeda.
An artist who is assigned by Ichiro to draw the results of experiments at Onseong Hospital.
Ishikawa's subordinate who is given the task of keeping an eye on Tae-sang.
A gisaeng from Chunwol-gwan and Ishikawa's mistress who has disappeared.
Chae-ok's mother who is the subject of biological experiments by the Japanese military.
An independence activist disguised as a cleaner at Onseong Hospital in order to find his missing brother.
A Japanese military officer who is assigned to manage the prisoners at Ongseong Hospital's underground prison.
  • Yeon Je-wook [The time allocated for running scripts has expired.] as Lee In-hyuk[20]
An independence activist who is also Jun-taek's comrade.

Special appearances

  • Lim Ki-hong [The time allocated for running scripts has expired.] as Mr. Wang[20]
  • Woo Jung-won [The time allocated for running scripts has expired.] as Shim Sun-deok[20]
Tae-sang's mother.

Episodes

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Season 1

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Season 2

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Background and production

Season 1

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Promotional poster incorporating several notable characters from the first season.

In January 2022, the production team confirmed the casting and revealed that the filming was currently in progress.[27]

On March 3, 2022, it was reported that Wi Ha-joon tested positive for COVID-19, and the filming was suspended since the actor was in self-quarantine.[28]

On August 3, 2022, it was reported that actress Han So-hee suffered a minor injury to her face while filming an action scene for the series.[29] On August 11, Han's agency confirmed that she had recovered from the injury and returned to filming the following week.[30]

In October 2022, it was reported that the series had finished filming and started post-production.[31]

Season 2

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Promotional poster incorporating several notable characters from the second season.

In November 2022, Netflix confirmed the production of a second season.[32][33] The filming schedule was yet to be decided.[34]

In August 2023, it was announced that actor Bae Hyun-sung would be joining the cast in Season 2.[35]

In September 2023, it was reported that Han So-hee felt unwell while filming the second season and was tested positive for COVID-19; she was recovering at home according to her agency.[36]

In January 2024, Netflix announced that Season 2 would be set in the present time,[37][38] and released in 2024.[39][40] Also in the same month, producers confirmed that actors Lee Moo-saeng and Bae had joined the cast of the forthcoming season.[41]

Release

The first season of Gyeongseong Creature was exclusively released by Netflix on December 22, 2023.[42][43] The series consists of 10 episodes split into two parts, with the first seven released as Part 1, and the remaining three episodes released as Part 2 on January 5, 2024.[44][42]

Netflix released all seven episodes of the second season on September 27, 2024.[45][46]

Reception

Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, The time allocated for running scripts has expired. of 11 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.3/10.The time allocated for running scripts has expired.[47] Chase Hutchinson of Collider rated it 5/10, and said "the trouble is that the rest of the series just marches right past its most promising elements without stopping for more than a second".[48] Jonathan Wilson of Ready Steady Cut proclaimed it "the combination of familiar elements in this specific composition is enough to provide plenty of consistent drama, especially given the sheer quality of the production".[49] In Decider, Joel Keller said "despite our reservations, Gyeongseong Creature has a good story buried in all the murkiness but we're not sure if the show will actually be able to focus on that story as the first season goes along".[50] Brian Lowry wrote in CNN Entertainment, "it might not match Squid Game's viewership, but for sheer entertainment value surpasses it in a way that deserves to be a monster hit".[51] MJ Marfori from TV5 Philippines described the series "as blending suspense and romance and succeeding in that challenge" and "sure to be a popular worldwide K-series".[52] Indonesian writer Ayu Utami stated that "the forties era sets and wardrobe were quite surprising".[52]

Viewership

Gyeongseong Creature ranked first in South Korea three days after its release, was Number 3 in Netflix's "Global Top 10" weekly list of the most-watched non-English television titles, and received a warm response in 20 countries, being listed in the Top 10 including India, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Taiwan.[53][54] It remained a Top 10 Netflix show for an additional three weeks.[55][56][57]

The release of Season 2 was the second most-watched show in Netflix's list of the "Global Top 10" (non-English) television titles.[58]

Original soundtrack

Season 1

The season one soundtrack of the series was led by music director and composer Kim Tae-seong.[59]

Part 1

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Part 2

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Season 2

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See also

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