HALLYU Magazine No. 42

HALLYU THE TONIGHT SHOW

BTS GUESTING

BTS MOST VIEWED MVS

NORTH AMERICA TOUR

EB’S DIGITAL SINGLE

WANNA KNOW

BTS ADVOCATES

Self-Love

VIKI OCTOBER

DRAMA LIST

SPOOKY HALLOWEEN HORROR MOVIES | TRAVEL DESTINATIONS | KOREAN SUPERSTITIONS

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Contents H A L L Y U AUTUMN 2018 Issue Number 42

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BTS TAKES OVER THE WORLD UNICEF Speech North America Tour The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon K-Armys VS I-Armys Most Viewed MVs

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EB’s Digital Single Wanna Know VIKI Drama List

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SPOOKY HALLOWEEN Scary Korean Movie List Amusement Parks Dark Side of Seoul Tour Monster Cupcakes Abandoned Places Dokkaebi Road Historical Places with Spooky Past Korean Superstitions

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Self-Love

BTS ADDRESED THE GLOBAL YOUTH DURING THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

BTS delivered an inspiring and encouraged message at a historic appearance at the 73rd UN General Assembly!

On September 24 at 12 p.m. local time, UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Fund) launched their new “Generation Unlimited” initiative at the 73rd UN General Assembly, as a part of the United Nation’s youth strategy, “Youth 2030.” The launch was headed by Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres, President of Rwanda Paul Kagame, UN Youth Envoy Jayathma Wickramanayake, UNICEF Executive

Director Henrietta Fore, and President of the World Bank Jim Yong Kim. “Generation Unlimited” is a new global partnership that is “dedicated to increasing opportunities and investments for children and young people aged 10 to 24” and encompasses the message, “our time, our turn, and our unlimited future.” As explained

by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore, it is to let the voices of young people be heard, and aims to have all youth, especially girls, in learning, training, or age-appropriate employment by the year 2030.

The first plans include a program in Argentina that connects students in rural areas with teachers through digital technology, a program in Bangladesh that provides training in various trades, and a job shadowing program for STEM fields in South Africa.

Invited as UNICEF goodwill ambassadors, BTS gave a speech in honor of the launch with RM as the representative.

loving myself ” — and what he’s learned through his own life story.

He then expressed, “Let’s all take one more step. We have learned to love ourselves. So now, I urge you to speak yourself. I’d like to ask all of you, ‘What is your name?’

He opened by introducing himself and expressed, “It is an incredible honor to be invited to an occasion with such significance for today’s generation.”

“What excites you and makes your heart beat?

Tell me your story. I want to hear your voice. I want to hear your conviction. No matter who you are, where you are from, your skin color, your gender identity, just speak yourself. Find your name and find your voice by speaking yourself.”

RM proceeded to reflect on the message of BTS’s “Love Myself ” UNICEF campaign — “True love first begins with

Referring back to how he defines his identity and his own conviction, RM concluded, “What is your name? Speak yourself.” *Source: Soompi (Written by E. Kang)

BTS NORTH AMERICA LEG OF THE WORLD TOUR BTS World Tour: Love Yourself is the third worldwide concert tour headlined by South Korean boy band BTS to promote their Love Yourself series, including their Love Yourself: Her EP, Love Yourself: Tear studio album, and Love Yourself: Answer compilation album.

Tickets went on sale May 5, 2018 for the Newark, Fort Worth, and Los Angeles shows and sold out in seconds. Due to the high demand, an additional date was added to the Los Angeles lineup, with tickets going on sale May 9, 2018. Tickets for the Oakland, Chicago, and Hamilton shows went on sale May 7, 2018.

Tickets for the Hamilton shows sold out in just over an hour, with organizers for the Ontario stop, Core Entertainment, revealing they would have sold out faster if not for the strain put on Ticketmaster’s online system due to the

heavy influx of site traffic, the likes of which had not been seen for any ticketing held before. All fourteen stops completely sold out. A fifteenth and final stop of the North American leg, Citi Field in New York, was later announced on August 8, making BTS the first Korean artist to hold a concert at a stadium in the United States. Tickets for the show sold out in under ten minutes.

On September 9, Variety announced that BTS, and singer Elton John, were the top touring acts of Fall 2018 in the United States.

According to StubHub, BTS entered the “highest-selling act” and “best-selling shows” lists with the “highest-selling average sales per show position”. Yahoo Finance revealed that BTS were also the top-selling act and topselling show artist in Canada for Fall 2018.

BTS ON THE TONIGHT SHOW

STARRING JIMMY FALLON

Source: https://www.billboard.com Article by Tamar Herman

In a big week bookended by a speech at the UN and two sold-out concerts, BTS took some time to chat and dance with Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show.

In his opening monologue, Fallon introduced BTS as “The biggest boy band on the planet,” and then, after a brief fan chant led by the ARMY sitting in the audience, the host showed a clip during which he and the seven members -- RM, J-Hope, Jimin, Jin, Jungkook, V, and Suga -- partook in the “Fortnite Dance Challenge.” The eight danced iconic moves such as the Electric Shuffle, The Worm and the Robot, and were then mimicked by characters from the video game.

BTS also showed Fallon some of the moves to “Idol.” During the interview portion of the show, BTS’ members and Fallon talked about

their time in NYC, their tour, and speaking at the UN. “I was like so nervous,” said RM, regarding his speech. “I was holding up the paper and you could see my hands shaking.” He also talked about the message of “Speak Yourself.” “It’s mainly about speaking yourself, like, instead of letting other people speak for you ‘cause to truly love ourselves it’s important to firstly know who I am, and you know, where I’m from, and what my name is, what my voice is, kinda like that.”

Fallon appeared wearing a BT21 headband featuring Chimmy, the character created by Jimin, resulting in a sweet interaction. Later on, the group performed their songs “Idol” and “I’m Fine.”

K-ARMYS VS I-ARMYS LANGUAGE While K-Armys would be able to watch the group’s various shows without any problem, I-Armys usually have to wait for subbed videos to be able to understand what’s going on.

EVENTS

ARMYS

Festivals and fansigns happen more frequent locally compared to overseas so K-Armys have more opportunities in seeing the group in such contextcompared I-Armys.

concerts

In local concerts, members would be more at ease speaking in their own language which leads to casual banters.

While they try to adapt and incorporate traditions of the country they are in which is just as sweet.

TOP 5 MOST VIEWED

BTS Music Videos 1

DNA

514 MILLION

2

BLOOD, SWEAT, & TEARS

359 MILLION

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4

MIC DROP

351 MILLION

FAKE LOVE

335 MILLION

5

SAVE ME

288 MILLION

EB’S WANNA KNOW

DIGITAL SINGLE ALBUM

EB from Produce 101’s season 1 released her digital single album, “Wanna know” on September 14th.

EB has actively been releasing new music such as his digital single album, “Gon Lan Hae” featuring Jeong Dong-su (ARKAY) from Producer 101’s season 2 in August, and the amusement park’s theme song (LA LA LA) that was released on the 12th which used AI for the first time ever to assist with lyrics and composition.

“Wanna know” is in a tropical-house song that describes the inner feelings of someone dealing with unrequited love. The music video which takes part in Seoul Land, gives off a late summer vibe.

Unlike the chic and arrogant feeling of “Gon Lan Hae”, “Wanna know” has a more calm melody with sentimental lyrics that has a repetitive hook while showcasing a unique style of rap. This album is made up of lyrics that represent the innocent hearts of young people, who don’t know their feelings for one another yet.

WHAT TO WATCH ON

VIKI THIS OCTOBER

WHERE STARS

LAND Is it possible to do well in a job when you know it’s not exactly the job you had in mind? Lee Soo Yeon (Lee Je Hoon) dreamed of becoming a pilot, but his poor vision squashed that dream.

He goes to work at Incheon International Airport in the general planning department but harbors a secret that makes him keep his distance from his coworkers. Han Yeo Reum (Chae Soo Bin) is a bubbly new passenger service agent at the airport who is eager to do her best. But her clumsy nature makes her a threat to herself and the passengers. Can Soo Yeon clean up the messes that Yeo Reum creates on the job?

MISS MA NEMESIS A mom who is falsely accused of murdering her own daughter tries desperately to reveal the mysteries surrounding her case in order to reveal the truth and her innocence.

BAD PAPA Yoo Ji Cheol is a former undefeated boxing champion who falls into despair after losing all of his fame, money, and family at once. As he begins to stand on his feet again as a mixed martial arts fighter with the help of a mysterious drug, he sets out to find the family that he lost.

LEFT YOUR EYES

THE SMILE HAS

An older brother will do anything to protect his younger sister. Yoo Jin Kook (Park Sung Woong) is a veteran homicide detective who is getting weary of his job. The only light in his life is his younger sister, Yoo Jin Kang (Jung So Min). He dotes on her and is protective of her like a father figure ever since they lost their parents. When Jin Kook starts investigating a suicide of a university student, he can’t help

but feel that the dead student’s boyfriend, Kim Moo Young (Seo In Guk), may have been responsible for her death.Moo Young seems like a nice guy who works at a Korean beer microbrewery, but there seems to be a dark side to him. When Moo Young meets Jin Kang and the two begin to develop a relationship, Jin Kook is determined to stop it. But can Jin Kook protect Jin Kang when she needs it the most?

TWELVE

his job in Japan. The two share a walk on the beach and then part ways. But Yoo Kyung and and Hyun Oh surprisingly keep bumping into each other over the course of three different trips and end up spending 12 nights together. Could this be just coincidence or something much more? “Twelve Nights� is a 2018 South Korean drama series directed by Jung Heon Soo.

NIGHTS

If you meet the same person over and over again over the course of many years, is it just coincidence or fate? Han Yoo Kyung (Han Seung Yeon) takes a trip to Korea after graduating from college in the United States and ends up fighting with her boyfriend and breaking up. She meets Cha Hyun Oh (Shin Hyun Soo), who took an impulsive trip to Korea after quitting

ROOM

N9

Strange things happen inside Room No. 9 of the high-security women’s prison. Eulji Hae Yi (Kim Hee Sun) is a ruthless lawyer who wins all of her cases. She goes to meet with Jang Hwa Sa (Kim Hae Sook), who is on death row for an infamous case of poisoning serial murders. Inside Room No.

9 of the high-security women’s prison, the souls of Hae Yi and Hwa Sa change bodies.

Does psychiatrist Gi Yoo Jin (Kim Young Kwang), who is Hae Yi’s boyfriend, somehow hold the key to the women returning to their own bodies? “Room No. 9” is a 2018 South Korean drama series directed by Ji Young Soo.

MY HEALING

LOVE

Is it possible to be a modern-day superwoman and just have it all? A great career, the love of your family, a perfect husband, and adorable kids? So Yoo Jin returns to TV as an ambitious woman in search of her own identity and independence, whether that’s being a mom or saying no to marriage and kids altogether!

SCARY

KOREAN

MOVIE LIST

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Early the next morning, they board the KTX train for Busan at Seoul Station.

Before the KTX train leaves Seoul Station, a zombie like girl jumps onto the train. The girl is infected with a horrific virus that is spreading like wildfire. Seok-Woo, Soo-An and the other passengers on the KTX train must now fight for their lives.

TRAIN TO BUSAN

Seok-Woo (Gong Yoo) is a fund manager in Seoul. He is separated from his wife and lives with his daughter Soo-An (Kim Soo-Ahn).

Seok-Woo doesn’t spend much time with his daughter or show affection to her. On the night before Soo-An’s birthday, Soo-An insists on seeing her mother for her birthday. Seok-Woo has no other choice, but to take her to Busan.

GONJIAM:

2.ASYLUM

HAUNTED

In 1979, 42 patients at Gonjiam Psychiatric Hospital killed themselves and the hospital director went missing. Rumors and strange stories about the now abandoned Gonjiam Mental Hospital abound.

An internet broadcaster and 6 other people decide to enter the abandoned hospital to experience unbridled fear. They begin to stream live video from inside the hospital.

A TALE OF TWO SISTERS

3.

Soo-Mi (Lim Soo-Jung) and Su-Yeon (Moon Geun-Young) return home after an extended illness and hospital stay. Things have not been the same since their mother passed away.

Their return is welcomed by their stepmother Eun-Joo (Yum Jung-Ah). It’s evident that SooMi, the older and stronger of the two, isn’t afraid to speak her mind when it comes to their family troubles. Su-Yeon is more timid

and wary of their stepmother and looks to Soo-Mi for help. Continually picked on and harassed by their stepmother, the two have no choice but to endure the relationship for their father’s sake. Soo-Mi promises Su-Yeon that she will never let their stepmother beat them again. Unexplainable things start to occur at the house. Something has changed, no one knows what it is, but the sisters can feel it.

THE WAILING

4.

Within a seemingly peaceful village, a plague of mysterious & violent deaths suddenly take place. The police conclude poisonous wild mushrooms are the cause of the deaths. Police Officer Jong-Goo (Kwak Do-Won) hears a rumor from a coworker about a mysterious Japanese man (Jun Kunimura) living nearby.

The rumor fingers the Japanese man as the man causing these mysterious & violent deaths. Jong-Goo, while on duty, meets MooMyeong (Chun Woo-Hee). She tells JongGoo that she saw the Japanese man where

the last deaths took place. Jong-Goo’s doubts about the man begin to waver.

Jong-Goo’s daughter Hyo-Jin then comes down with the crazed symptoms similar to what the other villagers had before their deaths. Jong-Goo becomes desperate. He heads out into the mountains to find the old Japanese man’s home. Meanwhile, his motherin-law calls in a shaman, Il-Gwang (Hwang Jung-Min), to perform an exorcism on HyoJin. Death lingers in the air.

5.DEATH BELL

On the eve of the dreaded university entrance examinations, the lives of 24 of the smartest and brightest students at one high school, are on the line. Locked inside a classroom and nowhere to escape, a television monitor broadcasts a terrified Hae-yeong,

the top student at the high school, tied up and seated on a chair inside an aquarium that slowly begins to fill with water. A voice from the monitor announces if the 24 cannot finish the exam administered within the allotted time given, Hae-yeong will die and so will everyone held captive inside the classroom. Thus begins the examination that will determine whether they live or die.

6.WHITE: MELODY OF THE CURSE Girl group “Pink Dolls” is always pushed into the background by other popular idols. When the girls release their new song “White” - a remake from unknown origins they become instant sensations.

The four members of “Pink Dolls” include EunJoo (Ham Eun-Jung), a former breakdancer, Jenny (Jin Se-Yun), a singer insecure with hitting high notes, A-Rang (Choi Ah-Ra), a singer

addicted to plastic surgery, and Shin-Ji (May Doni Kim) who can’t sing, but is good at rapping. As the group becomes more and more popular, jealousy and competitiveness increases as all the girls tries to become the lead singer. But, when a member becomes the lead singer that person falls victim to a horrible accident, one by one. Eun-Joo then realizes that the song “White” is cursed and she attempts to reveal the secret.

7.

WHISPERING

CORRIDORS

There’s a rumour that a girl is haunting a girl school in South Korea and just when the rumours have started to cool off a teacher commits suicide. Everything seems really suspicious and more people start disappearing from the school. The students are freaking out and so are the teachers, will anyone be able to solve this mystery which is going on in their school, or will they all disappear?

In a small village on a remote island, seven people spread among five families are murdered. Kim Boknam (Seo Young-Hee) is a resident in the village, a girl with innocent looks but with a dark side as well.

Bok-Nam tries to runaway from the island where she finds the residents to be cruel, but cannot escape.

Tragedy soon awaits for Bok-Nam.

8.

BeDEVILLEd

9.

THE SILENCED

In 1938, a girl, Joo-Ran (Park Bo-Young), is transferred to a boarding school in Keijyo (old name of Seoul). Joo-Ran learns of another student with the same name and she tries to figure out the hidden secret of the boarding school.

10. I SAW THE DEVIL

for the tow truck and raises her window shut. Moments later, the creepy man named Kyung-Chul smashes the passenger window open with a sledgehammer and beats Joo-Yun unconscious.

Kyung-Chul takes Joo-Yun to his home and decapitates the woman.

A few days later, an ear is found in a plastic bag by children playing near a river.

When the police arrive, they later find Joo-Yun’s head in the river. At this moment So-Hyun arrives at the crime scene and witnesses his fiance’s decapitated head.

A woman named Joo-Yun (Oh San-Ha) is stranded in her broken down car on a snowy night. She talks to her fiance on her cellphone while she awaits for a tow truck. Her fiance is So-Hyun (Lee Byung-Hun), an agent for the National Intelligence Service.

Meanwhile, a yellow van stops in front of the woman’s

broken down car. A man named (Choi Min-Sik) gets out of the van and knocks on the woman’s window. He offers to help her get the car started. The preoccupied fiance Soo-Hyun, still on the phone with Joo-Yun, advises her to stay in the car until the tow truck arrives and gets called away on business matters. Joo-Yun tells the creepy man that she will wait

At the funeral for Joo-Yun, Soo-Hyun apologizes to her for not being there to protect her and also promises to inflict pain 1,000x worse to the man responsible for her death.

When Soo-Hyun tracks down his fiance’s killer he beats the man severely. The killer awakens the next day bloodied, but still alive.

There is also an envelope with money left on his belly. Soo-Hyun’s plan for vengeance is just beginning.

SPOOKY HALLOWEEN IN KOREA

AMUSEMENT PARKS

LOTTE WORLD Located close to the city center, Lotte World provides visitors with a unique mix of classic theme park rides combined with other indoor amusements. Enjoy all of Lotte World’s regular rides and more with the park’s various themed activities: kids will enjoy the “Cute Halloween” event before the sun sets, with Happy Halloween parade, themed menus and seasonal merchandise. Once the sun sets, the cute goes away and the scare shows up with “Horror Halloween,” where you will get to try out horror rides and experience zombies walking around the park. You’ll also get a special treat with the Restricted Area M show, where you’ll see a truly spectacular Halloween show and get a chance to take photos with zombies!

everland For this year’s Halloween season, Everland theme park has unveiled its even more terrifying horror zone than last year called Blood City, and it is packed with various haunted rides and attractions.

DARK SIDE

OF SEOUL

WALKING TOUR https://darksideofseoul.com/

Visit the haunting and taunting side of Seoul that many don’t get to see. Go on a tour and walk down the spooky alleyways of forgotten mass murders that took place decades ago.

But be careful of the gwishin that is roaming around, you don’t want to be possessed now, do you?

Enjoy unique Seoul ghost tour, where your English speaking guide will lead you to the city’s most haunting sites such as a neighbourhood occupied by ghostly call girls, and a walk to the spookiest house in Seoul.

Your guide will share gruesome stories of Seoul’s infamous ghosts that are so sinister, you may not be able to sleep at night. So be spooked and enjoy this Korean ghost tour as you will roam around the city with some ghostly friends.

MONSTER

CUPCAKES

Sources: citygirlsearching.com | timeout.com

Gyeongnidan has been home to this small cupcake shop since the beginning of the area’s popularity around 5 years ago. It’s got rough walls, furry spiders, huge model of E.T. sitting outside and all the small accessories crowing the space inside this extremely small store. By its look, it didn’t seem clear as to what I should expect, but once I found the cute, monstrous cupcakes displayed in the small counter, I couldn’t wait to find out which flavors each crazy decoration came with.

The most popular menu here is the Red Velvet topped Hotel Transylvania’s very own fat mummy, the Tiramisu decorated with an RIP grave and lastly the Apple Cinnamon holding a jack-o-lantern the top. The one I was most pleased with is the Halloween special Dark Chocolate and Peanut Butter cupcake. Its artificialness you’d feel at your first bite may lower your expectation, but once you dig in, the mixture of the the bread’s soft texture and the flavorful icing is a delightful surprise.

Perfectly sweetened, the cupcakes make a fun dessert for kids while adults would also appreciate the delicate flavors within.

ABANDONED PLACES Source: eastasy.com

GONJIAM PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL The Gonjiam Psychiatric Hospital in Gwangju is one of the better known abandoned spots in South Korea. The place is heavily barricaded but around a thousand ghost hunters, tourists and photographers break inside every year. The place has the aesthetics of a longabandoned building although it was only deserted in the late 1990s. Many stories are being circulated around regarding the reason.

One popular rumor is that there were sudden, inexplicable deaths among patients and staffs for a span of 10 years, and that a mad doctor is involved. Their ghosts are said to haunt the corridors that are filled with scribbles and graffiti and rooms full of rusted machines and worn out mattresses. However, those who are more logical speculates sanitary problems and economic downturns, causing the owner to escape overseas without leaving documentation about the premise.

YONGMA LAND Yongma land was a hotspot for couples and families in the 80s. However, ever since Lotte World opened people started to lose interest in this small-scale amusement park. It officially ceased operation in 2011 and has since been left to be reclaimed by nature. Vines and weed adorn the many colourful structures such as bumper cars and the Viking ship, giving the place a nostalgic vibe as if frozen in time. The park has since been bought by someone who let visitors roam around inside for a fee of 5000 won. They will even run the merry-goround which is still working on request, and its light dazzles beautifully at night. Yongma land is now a popular spot for photographers and tourists alike. Beware though, as rumors has it that a little girl in white wanders there alone, looking for her mother.

YEONGDEOK HOUSE

Yeongdeok is famous for its seafood, especially the renowned snow crab. However, it also boasts a haunted house on top of the hill that is said to be one of the scariest locations in South Korea. There are two different sayings as to why the house is haunted. The first one says that it is built on top of a mass grave of soldiers from a failed beach landing. The second one says that the house owner died in a very mysterious car crash. Both stories share one similarity: that whoever moves into that house will die. It is only a simple two story

building with a small basement room, and many people have reported going without any paranormal experience. However, once playing back the audio tracks they recorded there, they will here mysterious voices that weren’t heard at that time. That happened when National Geographic filmed one episode of their paranormal exploration show, ‘I Wouldn’t Go in There’. Some said that it’s because of a radio antenna nearby, but who knows? The locals are immensely terrified at that place so finding it by yourself can be quite a challenge.

neulbom garden Neulbom Garden is said to have been a popular restaurant around 20 years back.

However, it suddenly shut down due to 2 successive tragedies. The restaurant owner’s daughter got into a road accident that snapped her neck and left her in a vegetative state.

Unable to cope with the stress, the restaurant owner committed suicide soon after. Years later, the abandoned building was bought by a rich person who used it to open another restaurant. Things started getting strange with the owner, employees and customers, as the doors would open and shut by themselves and all the orders somehow messed up. The boss, who could not handle the situation hid in the kitchen doing the dishes, leaving his employee to deal with everything. He is also said to have gone around clubbing customers in their head if he sees them playing with their food. Anyway, this restaurant was soon shut down too and the place is said to be so haunted that you can still hear the dishes being washed at night.

yeonpyeong island Source: travelog.me

Yeonpyeong Island has been a disputed territory since the 50s. Sitting nearly exactly on the border between North and South Korea, this island has been the victim of numerous attacks, the largest one from the North left most of the island abandoned as its residents fled to the South for fear of being shot. The island now has plenty of abandoned buildings, most of which have bullet holes in the walls. There haven’t been any notorious spirit sightings, but there are certainly plenty of ghost towns.

DOKKAEBI ROAD Source: https://theculturetrip.com

Between Jeju City and Hallasan National Park lies Dokkaebi Road, also known as the ‘Mysterious Road’ or the ‘Ghost Road’. At first sight, it looks just like an ordinary road — but if you try to roll a ball downhill, it will reverse and go up the slope. Other objects, liquids and vehicles will do the same. Don’t get too freaked out, however; it’s not supernatural, but a natural optical illusion. Although the road appears to slope uphill, it’s actually going in the opposite direction.

HISTORICAL

PLACES WITH SPOOKY PAST Source: travelog.me

INDEPENDEnCE

GATE

Built after the Sino-Japanese War to symbolize Korea’s independence, the gate has actually garnered a rather spooky Korean myth.

While the gate is meant to celebrate Korea, there are reports of spirits lurking around the monument waiting to cut the hair of any Korean that walks under it (which according to Korean tradition of growing long hair, its a huge insult) While most Koreans today do not have to worry about their long locks being chopped off, its still has a bad reputation.

yongin korean

folk village

The Korean Folk Village located in Yongin, Gyeonggido is known for one particular kind of ghost. If you’re familiar with Korean folklore, this creepy spirit is called a gwishin, specifically a cheonyeo gwishin, or a virgin ghost. These are ghosts of young women who died without being married, which was a disgrace for Korean women in the past.

The wander the night with long black hair and long white dresses, generally freaking out anyone who sees them. This village has numerous sighting reported.

Source: dramafever.com by dominic dinkins

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