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Gyeongseong Creature: Dropped Drama Diaries

  • Aug 13
  • 3 min read

Updated: 1 day ago

Title:

Gyeongseong Creature (Season 1) (2023)

Platform:

Netflix

MDL & IMBD Rating:

8.4 & 7.4

Genre:

Historical (1940s) Thriller/ Sci Fi

Episode Count:

17 Total (10 in S1, 7 in S2)

Last Episode Watched:

3

Parental Guidance Rating:

MA: Graphic Violence, Language, Smoking, Scary Images


For more Info: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt22352854/parentalguide/

Starring:

Park Seo Jun (What's Wrong with Secretary Kim)

Han So Hee (My Name)

Claudia Kim (Chimera)

Kim Hae Sook (The WONDERfools)

Jo Han Chul (Hometown Cha Cha Cha)

Wi Ha Joo (Squid Game)

Be Hyun Sung (Family By Choice)

Lee Moo Saeng (As You Stood By)

Heo Jun Seok (My Bias, My Boss)


Synopsis:

Jang Tae Sang, a charming and resourceful man in Bukchon, Gyeongseong, enjoys his comfortable life until he crosses paths with Yoon Chae Ok, a skilled todugun known for finding missing people. Chae Ok, hardened by a tough childhood traveling through Manchuria and Shanghai, arrives in Gyeongseong searching for her mother, who disappeared a decade ago. Together, they tackle puzzling missing person cases that reveal a chilling truth, pushing Tae Sang to question his values and Chae Ok to confront her past. @MDL



Non-Spoiler Thoughts:

Gyeongseong Creature is set in Japanese Occupied Korea during the 1940's, and has a very similar vibe to Stranger Things. But it is MUCH more graphic. Blood and gore everywhere lol. The drama takes a look at a Japanese experimental prison camp inspired by the real life Unit 731.

"Unit 731 was responsible for large-scale biological and chemical warfare research, as well as lethal human experimentation. The facility was led by General Shirō Ishii and received strong support from the Japanese military. Its activities included infecting prisoners with deadly diseases, conducting vivisection, performing organ harvesting, testing hypobaric chambers, amputating limbs, and exposing victims to chemical agents and explosives. An estimated 14,000 people were killed inside the facility itself. No documented survivors are known. In addition, biological weapons developed by Unit 731 caused the deaths of at least 200,000 people in Chinese cities and villages, through deliberate contamination of water supplies, food, and agricultural land. " @Wikipedia



The premise of the drama was fascinating, the production top notch, and the music was beautiful. But if you are squeamish, girl run. I could not do it. I have failed you Han So Hee. If that's not an issue for you, just based on the three episodes I watched, I highly recommend checking it out. I really liked it, but I was afraid lol.


Mr. Sunshine is that you? lol
Mr. Sunshine is that you? lol

The drama is split into 2 seasons, coming to a grand total of 17 episodes. I hear tell that the second season isn't as good, but that it's still a solid watch.



If you are interested in learning more about Unit 731, check out the 2025 C-drama, Man's Inhumanity to Man, or the non-fiction Japan's Infamous Unit 731. I actually read this book last year and thought it had a good mix of primary sources and analysis.



Why I dropped:


Trailer:


Director: #JungDongYun (It's Okay Not to Be Okay)

Screenwriter: #KangEunKyung (Dr. Romantic)


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