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Friday, October 23, 2020

Four of the Hottest, Yet Spookiest Korean Horrors for Halloween 2020

I would be remissed if I didn't add these four fantastic Korean horrors series to this year's Widescreen Online Review’s October Days of Terrors’. Each series is new and a fun and spooky watch.  They are as follow:


Title: Search
Genre: Mystery, Thriller

Synopsis

This is a military thriller drama that takes place in the Demilitarized zone (DMZ) and tells the story of a specialized search party that forms to uncover the truth behind mysterious disappearance and murder cases.

Military search troop members, including Yong Dong Jin (Jang Dong Yoon) and Son Ye Rim (Krystal Jung) try to fight against a mysterious creature and struggle to get away from the DMZ. They build camaraderie through their struggle.

Cast
Jang Dong Yoon as Yong Dong Jin (Chief soldier)
Krystal Jung as Son Ye Rim (First lieutenant)
Yoon Park as Song Min Kyoo (Captain)
Lee Hyun Wook as Lee Joon Sung (First lieutenant)
Choi Yoon Jae (최윤재) as Joo Moon Chul (Staff sergeant)
Lee Ha Yul as Park Ki Hyung (Sergeant first class)
Chungong-ri
Moon Jung Hee as Kim Da Jung (Reservist)
Lee Soon Won as Chun Min Jae
Park Da Yun as Chun Soo Young
Kim In Woo as Health Center Director Baek
Yoo Sung Joo as Lee Hyuk
Choi Duk Moon as Han Dae Shik
Yun Woo Jin as Jo Min Kook
Kim Ho Jung as Yong Hee Ra
Yoon Young Min as Chief Moon
Lee Kyung Min (이경민) as Corporal Oh


Production Company: OCN Studio
Directors: Im Dae Woong, Myung Hyun Woo
Screenwriters: Goo Mo, Ko Myung Joo
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Title: Tale of the Nine Tailed
Genre: Fantasy, Romance, Action

Synopsis

This is a drama about a kumiho who settles into the city and a producer who is after it.

Once the guardian of the Baekdu-daegan mountain range, Lee Yun (Lee Dong Wook) is a legendary nine-tailed fox, travelling back and forth between the mortal world and the afterlife killing demons. He takes human form and settles in the city, completely assimilating into human society. Meanwhile, Nam Ji Ah (Jo Bo Ah) is a TV producer who specializes in supernatural investigative TV programs. When she hears of a genuine nine-tailed fox living in the city, she is determined to get him as a guest on her TV show. Lee Rang, the step-brother of Lee Yun, is thought to be the most dangerous nine-tailed fox. Being half-human, he hates humans and uses his powers to take advantage of them.

Main Cast

Lee Dong Wook as Lee Yun
Jo Bo Ah as Nam Ji Ah
– Park Da Yun as Nam Ji Ah (child)
Kim Bum as Lee Rang
Kim Yong Ji as Yoo Ri

Supporting Cast

Hwang Hee as Shin Joo
Kim Jung Nan as Pal Ui Pa
Ahn Kil Kang as Hyun Ui Woong
Kim Hee Jung as Nam Ji Ah’s mother
Song Young Kyu as Nam Ji Ah’s father
Jang Won Hyung as Baek Shi Woo
Jung Shi Yool as Kim Soo Oh
Kim Kang Min as Pyo Jae Hwan
Jung Yi Seo as Kim Sae Rom


Production Companies: Studio Dragon, HOW Pictures
Director: Kang Shin Hyo
Screenwriter: Han Woo Ri

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Title: Zombie Detective 

Genre: Horror, Mystery, Comedy


Synopsis

The drama is about a zombie in his second year of resurrection who becomes a detective in pursuit of his past, all the while doing his best to coexist with humans.

Kim Moo Young (Choi Jin Hyuk) has been a zombie for the past 2 years. To survive, he has mimicked the mannerisms of humans in a village. He then leaves for the city. There, Kim Moo Young opens an office to work as a private detective. He does not remember anything before he became a zombie. He struggles to live with humans and to regain his past memory. Meanwhile, Gong Sun Ji (Park Joo Hyun) used to be a writer of a current affairs complaint program. A witness in a case, she was working on, was attacked by an unknown man. Due to that, she quit her job. She becomes involved with Kim Moo-Young and takes a part-time position at his private detective office.

Main Cast

Choi Jin Hyuk as Kim Moo Young
Park Joo Hyun as Gong Sun Ji
Kwon Hwa Woon as Cha Do Hyun

Supporting Cast

Hwang Bo Ra as Gong Sun Young (Sun Ji’s older sister)
Ahn Se Ha as Lee Tae Gyoon (Sun Young’s husband)
Tae Hang Ho as Lee Sung Rok
Park Dong Bin as Hwang Choon Sup
Lee Joong Ok as Wang Wei
Im Se Joo as Kim Bo Ra
Bae Yoo Ram as PD Yuk
Ha Do Kwon as Noh Poong Sik

Production Credits

Production Companies: Drama H, Raemongraein
Director: Shim Jae Hyun
Screenwriter: Baek Eun Jin

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Title: Missing: The Other Side
Genre: Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller

 Synopsis

This drama tells the story in a mysterious village where a spirits live, and follows the cases that occur there, and the truths behind them.


 

 

Go Soo as Kim Wook
Heo Joon Ho as Jang Pan Suk

Kim Wook’s Assistant

Moon Yoo Kang (문유강) as Kim Nam Gook
Ahn So Hee as Lee Jong Ah

Missing Task Force

Ha Joon as Shin Joon Ho
Ji Dae Han as Baek Il Doo
Jang Kyuk Soo (장격수) as Detective Bok

Doo Ohn Villager

Song Geon Hee as Thomas Cha
Seo Eun Soo as Choi Yeo Na
Kang Mal Geum (강말금) as Kim Hyun Mi
Lee Joo Won (이주원) as Park Young Ho
Lee Joo Myung (이주명) as Jang Mi
Ahn Dong Yup (안동엽) as Park Bum Soo
Go Dong Ha (고동하) as Kim Joon Soo
Park Hye Jin as Choi Mi Ja

Others

Kim Jung Eun as Jo Myeong Soon
Lee Ki Chan as Park Byeong Eun
Jang Sun Yool (장선율) as Seo Ha Neul

Cameo

Heo Dong Won as Park Bong Pal (ep.1)

Production Companies: Studio Dragon, Mays Entertainment
Director: Min Yun Hong
Screenwriters: Ban Gi Ri, Jung So Young

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All of these series can be found on Rakuten Viki.  However, if you have a problem with missing English subtitles, please report it on the Rakuten Viki website. For alternative viewing, you can also watch each series at the following links.

Enjoy. And Happy Halloween!

 

 

 




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