Death Bell (Hangul: 고死: 피의 중간고사; RR: Gosa: Piui Junggangosa) is a 2008 South Korean film. The only Korean horror film released over the summer of 2008, it is the first feature by former music video director Chang (real name Yoon Hong-seung), who also co-wrote the screenplay. Death Bell stars Lee Beom-soo in his first horror film role, and K-pop singer Nam Gyu-ri in her acting debut. Set in a Korean high school, the film’s native title refers to gosa, the important midterm exams that all students are required to sit.

The film is set in a high school, where an elite group of twenty students—including rebellious heroine Kang Yi-na, her timid best friend Yoon Myong-hyo, and her suitor Kang Hyeon—are taking a special class for their college entrance exam. After Kang Yi-na is nearly strangled and another student throttled in the restroom, the classroom TV screen switches to an image of top-ranking student Hye-yeong trapped inside a fish tank that is slowly filling with water. A disembodied voice announces that her life depends on the exam questions he will set for them, and that a student will die for every question the class gets wrong. Trapped with the students are head teacher Hwang Chan-wook and English teacher Choi So-yeong. Yi-na realizes that the students are being killed in order of their rank in the class, and she is ranked fifth. Someone is slowly killing the students one by one…

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Suddenly at Midnight (Hangul: 깊은밤 갑자기; RR: Gipeun bam, gapjagi; also known as Suddenly in Dark Night) is a 1981 South Korean horror film directed by Ko Young-nam.

Kang Yu-jin, a wealthy biology professor doing a butterfly field study, takes in a new housemaid; the young woman, Mi-ok, is the daughter of a shaman priestess who recently died in a house fire. At first, Yu-jin and his wife, Seon-hee, welcome Mi-ok into their home, but Seon-hee begins to have misgivings when she sees a strange wooden doll that the maid has brought with her. Having suffered from nightmares about exactly the same doll, Seon-hee becomes increasingly suspicious that Mi-ok is trying to kill her and usurp her household. In a fit of madness, Seon-hee causes Mi-ok to fall to her death. From then on, Seon-hee is tormented by visions of the doll attacking her.

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Darcy’s Korean Film Page review: ‘Director Ko — Korea’s most prolific director ever with 111 films to his credit — has a good feel for how to create tension from precise editing and the patient accumulation of evocative details. Actress Kim Young-ae also gives a convincing performance as the panicked wife. Her fears seem plausible, which makes the film all that much more effective’.

Into the Mirror (거울 속으로) is a 2003 South Korean horror film about a series of grisly deaths in a department store, all involving mirrors, and the troubled detective who investigates them. It was the debut film of director Kim Sung-ho.

The film was source for the 2008 US horror film Mirrors. The story was changed for the most part, although the basic idea and several scenes remained intact.

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 Saw the Devil (Hangul: 악마를 보았다; RR: Akmareul boattda) is a 2010 South Korean thriller film directed by Kim Ji-woon, written by Park Hoon-jung, and starring Lee Byung-hun and Choi Min-sik. The film premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festivaland had a limited U.S theatrical release. The film was Choi Min-sik’s first major role since his self-imposed exile in protest of the changes to the Korean screen quota system.

A psychotic serial killer is on the loose, committing some of the most diabolical crimes the police have ever witnessed. No one is safe as the body count rises and the killer continues his evil odyssey of sadistic butchery. But when the fiancée of an elite special agent becomes one of his victims, a personal investigation becomes a merciless and brutal game of vengeance. As one violent encounter leads to another, it’s a game where the hunter becomes as unhinged as the hunted…

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The Korea Media Rating Board forced Kim to recut the film for its theatrical release, objecting to its violent content. Otherwise, the film would have received a “Restricted” rating, preventing any sort of release in theaters or on home video. Seven cuts were made with the total run time of removed material between eighty and ninety seconds. Read about the different versions of the film at Melon Farmers.

“Superbly  directed by Kim Jee-woon, who gave us the bloody and stylish A  Bittersweet Life, I  Saw The Devil is  breathtakingly, shockingly violent, even for one as jaded and  desensitised as I. The camera lovingly lingers on bloody wounds, stabbings, beatings and all sorts of atrocities. The film is also  beautifully shot, so it’s quite unsettling to have stunning scenic  images amongst all the carnage. And what carnage! I Saw the Devil seems  to paint every second character as either a serial killer or a  cannibal or God-knows what, as if South Korea is a hellhole of  depravity, torture, despair and Starcraft players.” Stuart Giesel, Digital Retribution

“This isn’t a movie for everyone. No Kim Jee-Woon film is. In fact, the same could be said for a number of Korean films, particularly violent revenge dramas … It’s very, very dark and very, very violent. That’s going to be a dealbreaker for a lot of people, and I only mention it up front to give fair warning. This is an intense, unpleasant movie in which men do horrible things to one another (and to women). I’ve had to apologize to my wife several times since seeing it, because I keep hinting at how great it is while, in the same sentence, telling her that viewing the film would no doubt cause her seven different kinds of nightmares. I love the movie, but I’m not willing to let my marriage suffer as a result.” Patrick Bromley, DVD Verdict

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Chaw (Hangul: 차우; RR: Chau; MR: Ch‘au) is a 2009 South Korean film about a mutant killer pig wreaking havoc on a small mountain town, and the ragtag team of five that sets out to stop the beast. The feature subverts the monster genre into a witty, suspenseful black comedy mixed with horror, adventure and a healthy dose of camp.

The quiet town of Sammaeri near Mount Jiri has been crime-free for a decade. That is, until now. Bodies of villagers begin turning up, making the village leaders nervous just ahead of an organic food fair expected be a financial windfall. Chun Il-man (Jang Hang-seon), whose granddaughter was one of the victims, is sure that a man-killing boar is behind the crimes. He joins forces with detective Shin (Park Hyuk-kwon) and Kim Kang-soo (Uhm Tae-woong), a reassigned cop from Seoul whose mother has gone missing in the woods. With Byun Soo-ryun (Jung Yoo-mi), a biologist studying wild animals, and glory-seeking hunter Baek Man-bae (Yoon Je-moon) on the team to fight the giant killer beast, the five start up the mountain to face their enemy……

The title is pronounced “chow”, which means “trap” in Chungcheong dialect. The film was called “Chawz” in the US and has an uncut Blu-ray release there. The UK DVD is trimmed for animal cruelty.

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“Chaw” makes for a great deal of fun, and is highly entertaining throughout, being one of the rare examples where horror and humour actually complement each other. Although it doesn’t offer anything new, there really aren’t enough old school monster films around these days, and director Jeong-won Shin certainly scores points for managing to capture the spirit of the genre and for reminding fans of the form what made it so enjoyable in the first place.” James Mudge, Beyond Hollywood

“This is a lot of fun but maybe only for those already fans of South Korean cinema, because there’s not one single American company that would produce a light-weight killer pig movie that runs almost two hours! Yes, this is a full-blown black comedy/drama/monster/action/horror that refuses to pretend it has nothing to say.” Fred Anderson, Ninja Dixon

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Stoker is a 2013 horror film, family drama and psychological thriller directed by Park Chan-wook and written by Wentworth Miller. It stars Mia Wasikowska, Matthew Goode, and Nicole Kidman.

After India’s father dies, her Uncle Charlie, who she never knew existed, comes to live with her and her unstable mother. She comes to suspect this mysterious, charming man has ulterior motives and becomes increasingly infatuated with him.

Although influenced by Bram Stoker‘s Dracula screenwriter Miller clarified that Stoker was “not about vampires. It was never meant to be about vampires but it is a horror story. A stoker is one who stokes, which also ties in nicely with the narrative.” Hitchcock’s Shadow of a Doubt also influenced the film. Miller said: “The jumping off point is actually Hitchcock’s Shadow of a Doubt. So, that’s where we begin, and then we take it in a very, very different direction.”

The film marks director Park Chan-wook‘s English-language debut. Composer Philip Glass was originally hired to compose the film’s score but was replaced by Clint Mansell.

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The Host (Hangul: 괴물; RR: Goemul; literally: “Monster”) is a 2006 South Korean monster film, directed by Bong Joon-ho starring Song Kang-ho, Byeon Hee-bong, Park Hae-il, Bae Doona and Go Ah-sung. The film is a combination of a blockbuster monster movie plot and political commentary.

The Parks are an average suburban Seoul family; Park Senior, in his 60′s, runs a kiosk by the Han River; his eldest son is a bit of a loser whose wife has left him years ago with a young daughter; his younger son is a layabout with no intention of working; his daughter alone makes him proud – a prizewinning archer of note. Granddaughter Hyun-Seo is the apple of everyone’s eye so when she’s abducted by a horrible monster that emerges from the depths of the Han one day, the family is righteously upset. The prospective loss of the only thing holding them all together galvanizes them into a monster-hunting posse extraordinaire as off they go to slay the dreadful beast…

In South Korea 13 million tickets were sold making it the highest grossing South Korean film of all time.

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“Before seeing The Host, I really thought that the monster movie genre had been milked for all it was worth. But Bong Joon-ho has really done something unique with the genre in much the same way he played with the conventions of the serial killer genre in Memories of Murder. Without getting carried away in hyperbole, “The Host” is easily one of the best monster movies ever made.” Brian Holcomb Beyond Hollywood

“Despite the extraordinary CGI scenes of a fully fledged monster attacking the big city, harking back to the glory days of Godzilla and Kong, I found something oddly unscary about the creature itself. And the film, though intriguing, doesn’t quite have the raw, crazy showmanship of an old-fashioned monster movie. The creature, as it emerges from the Han river to pulverise the citizens of Seoul in South Korea, is awe-inspiring, exotic, even a touch humorous. But not terrifying like, say, Ridley Scott’s Alien.” Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian

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Deranged (Hangul: 연가시; Hanja: 鐵線蟲; RR: Yeongasi) is a 2012 South Korean science fiction horror thriller film and Korea’s first film about an infectious disease epidemic, starring Kim Myung-min, Kim Dong-wan of Shinhwa and Lee Ha-nui. It was produced by Lim Ji-young and Oz One Film, directed by Park Jung-woo and distributed by CJ E&M.

Jae-hyuk (Kim Myeong-min) is a former professor with a doctorate in biochemistry who is currently working as a pharmaceutical sales representative after losing his life savings and his job due to a bad investment he made in the stock market from advice he received from his younger brother. When a series of dead bodies are found floating in the Han River, the public is shocked to discover that the deaths are related to a fatal outbreak of virus-infected mutant parasitic horsehair worms, called ‘Yeongasi’, that can control the human brain. Those infected show symptoms of increased hunger without appropriate weight gain and excessive thirst when the worms are mature and ready to reproduce. Hence, they jump into the river to allow the worms to come out of the body. While the authorities work to find a cure, Jae-hyuk and his brother Jae-pil (Kim Dong-wan), a detective agonized with guilt for squandering Jae-hyuk’s money in the stock market, struggle to save Jae-hyuk’s family when they also exhibit similar symptoms…

“Yes, there are messages about the callousness of big business and the recurring foolishness of man tampering with nature, but they’re never didactic, and they never overwhelm the film’s escapist thrills.” Village Voice

“Terrific, engrossing and intelligent epidemic thriller from Korea, which shows up American product like Contagion and Outbreak for their shallowness and commercialism.” David Noh, Film Journal International

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Horror Stories (Hangul: 무서운 이야기; RR: Mooseowon Iyagi) is a 2012 horror omnibus film made up of four episodes by five South Korean directors.

A high school student is kidnapped by a killer and has her life on the line. To survive, she tells him the scariest stories she knows; starting with The Sun and the Moon, a story of eerie things happening in a house with a brother and sister who are waiting for their mother, Terror Plane in which a flight attendant and a serial killer is left alone in an airplane up in the air, Kong-jwi and Pat-jwi a cruel 20ogant natural beauty Gong-ji and greedy fake beauty Bak-ji, and Ambulance in which the survivors in a city filled with a deadly virus suspect each other of being infected while riding together in an ambulance.

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The Host 2 - original title Gwoemul 2 - is an upcoming 2014 horror film from South Korea/Singapore and a sequel to The Host.

The sequel was written by Im Pil-sung and is being directed by Park Myung-chun. Rumour has it there will be two monsters in the movie.

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Yongary: Monster from the Deep , original title: Yonggary or Yongary (Hangul: 대괴수 용가리; RR: Taekoesu Yongary; lit. Great Monster Yongary) is a 1967 South Korean Kaiju monster film directed by prominent genre-film director Kim Ki-duk. It stars Oh Yeong-il and Nam Jeong-im. It was released in 1969 in the USA by American International Pictures (AIP). The film is now considered to be in the public domain.

In 1999, a reimagining of the film was produced, released in Korea simply as Yonggary and released in the United States as Reptilian.

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In the Middle East, a bomb is set off that creates massive earthquakes. Meanwhile in South Korea, a young couple is about to get married and the tension builds when South Korea sends a manned space capsule to investigate the bomb site. The earthquake makes its way to South Korea, caused by a giant monster named Yongary (inspired by a mythical creature in Korean lore). Yongary attacks Seoul and makes his way to the oil refineries where he consumes the oil…

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‘What’s surprising about Yongary is how much effort seems to have gone into it, at least technically speaking. The budget was obviously agonizingly low, and the movie features some of the worst matte shots of all time, but there’s an enormous amount of miniature scenery getting smashed, and the monster suit itself is at least as good as what Toho was serving up in the late 1960’s. Such a shame, then, that the people responsible for this film didn’t feel the need to put commensurate effort into the acting, direction, or screenplay.’ 1000 Misspent Hours and Counting

‘Unfortunately, the effects as a whole were one of the weaker points of the movie. Yonggary’s fire breath was produced by a blow torch within one of the heads used for the monster’s effect, and the nozzle could clearly be seen during some of the scenes when he’s blasting fire. The sets were decent and looked realistic enough when it came to Yonggary destroying them, but when it came to actors interacting with the rubble, it wasn’t hard to tell that they were pieces of styrofoam or (in the case of bricks) cardboard boxes.’ Kaiju Classics

‘Yongary was obviously meant as a replay (some MIGHT say “rip-off”) of the Godzilla films. This is most notable in the destruction scenes where Yongary walks through a building VERY similar to Japan’s Diet Building which Godzilla walked though in the 1954 original and which King Kong climbed atop of in King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962). The special effects in Yongary are passable, but are not up to the standard set by Toho’s effects wizard, Eiji Tsuburaya. In particular, the scenes of the monster shooting fire features an obvious metal pipe protruding from the costume’s mouth. Actually, a Japanese cameraman was recruited by the Koreans to help make this film look as much like the Japanese monster films as possible.’ Joe Cascio, DVD Drive-In

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Moebius is a 2013 South Korean drama film with strong horror elements written and directed by Kim Ki-duk (The Isle, Bad Guy). It was screened out of competition at the 70th Venice International Film Festival. The film was initially banned in South Korea, before the Korea Media Rating Board reviewed it and changed the rating.

Plot teaser:

A housewife (Lee Eun-Woo) becomes enraged with jealousy over her husband’s (Cho Jae-Hyun) affair. Meanwhile, their son (Seo Young-Joo) sits in the periphery, observing their violent confrontations. One evening, the housewife takes a kitchen knife into their bedroom to exact revenge on the father. The father though is able to repel her attack and throws her out of the bedroom. The mother then goes into the son’s room…

Moebius has a limited UK release from August 5th 2014.

Reviews:

“Moebius isn’t particularly graphic, but it’s not for the faint of heart. Relentlessly, Kim plucks away at certain visual notes — a knife’s handle sticking out of a shoulder blade, a patch of skin being rubbed raw and bloody. You kind of wish he would stop, but you understand why he doesn’t: In a movie about obsessions, his obsessiveness is a way of keeping order.” The Village Voice

“No amount of critical praise will convince you to see Moebius if the premise turns your stomach, but for followers of Kim’s fascinating but uneven career, this represents a welcome uptick. “What is family? What are desires? What are genitals?” he asks in a director’s statement handed to audience members at the Venice screening. In Moebius, those three questions share the same answer: they are all repulsively funny.” Robbie Collin, The Telegraph

“The darkness is often so over the top that it results in purposeful comedy, yet it is always comedy that carries with it a great deal of pain. If laughter and tears are so closely related then Kim exploits it very well indeed. Furthering respite to the depravity on screen is Kim’s almost fantastical way of shooting. Unlike most filmmakers, Kim is not a slave to logic, but abuses it to further his artistic exploration of key ideas. The film is one extended metaphor that delves deep into the world of family, desire and gender.” The Hollywood News

“Somehow despite it all, the film is compulsively watchable. Kim Ki-duk certainly knows his way around a camera, possessing undeniable skill in manipulating audiences even if it’s to the point of provocation. It is impossible to tear your eyes away from MOEBIUS, and not just for the freak show element. The plot is carefully constructed so as never to lapse outside of plausibility, the acting is incredibly strong across the board, complex themes about sexuality in society are easily absorbed and even the silent format never feels like a gimmick.” Phil Brown, Fangoria

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Mourning Grave (Hangul: 소녀괴담; RR: Sonyeogoedam; literally. “Girl Ghost Story”) is a 2014 South Korean comedy horror film directed by Oh In-chun. It stars Kang Ha-neul and Kim So-eun. It was released domestically on July 3, 2014.

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Though it is the place where his unwanted ability to see ghosts all began, teenager In-su returns to his hometown in order to face his demons. He had tried to stay away, but his ability, which led vengeful ghosts to seek him out, drew too much attention around him and forced him back to his childhood town. He goes to his uncle Seon-il for advice, who also inherited the same supernatural abilities from his great grandfather, but he is of no help. Beyond his ghostly visions, In-su’s life is also made hell at his new high school, where a gang of bullies cruelly pick on the weaker children. All that In-su has in his life is a mysterious ghost girl who lurks around him.

One day, the bullies at the school begin to be attacked one by one by a girl in a gruesome mask. In-su is able to sense the powerful presence of a ghost’s grudge and discovers a link to a girl who was bullied at school and took her own life as a result. Looking to come to terms with his supernatural affliction and to get to the bottom of the murder mystery, In-su dives into the case…

Reviews:

“Mourning Grave is a smooth ride from start to finish, boasting a smatter of good laughs though failing to offer any real scares. The bar is admittedly low but Oh delivers one of the most satisfying recent entries into the K-horror pantheon. However, he is also the latest filmmaker to shy away from doing something original with the genre, and his film exudes a sense of caution. Given the prowess he’s demonstrated in his short films, Oh appears to be holding back, careful to deliver something studio friendly on his first big outing. Mourning Grave may harbor modest ambitions but given the current state of K-horrors, it’s refreshing to see one that meets expectations.” Pierce Conran, Twitch

“With Mourning Grave, director Oh In-chun uses his experience of blending horror and humour (as seen in his 2012 short Metamorphoses) and extends it to also include romance and melodrama; thereby ensuring that this horror/comedy/romance fulfils the almost requisite Korean cinema merging of love, loss and laughter elements in a single narrative. Feeling utterly classic from the first frame to the last, Mourning Grave is frankly one of the best Korean horror films of the past few years.” Paul Quinn, Hangul Celluloid

“The film fulfils every criteria needed for a summer blockbuster in Asia with its, love story, Asian style ghosts and humor but it’s these exact traits where the film falters with its inability to break out of the mold making it some what predictable yet still a fun ride. Just enough laughs and jumps to keep you interested but lacks the chills to make it a real ‘spine tingler’.” Word from the R.O.K.

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Ghastly – original title: 기생령) aka “Gisaeng Spirit” – is a 2011 South Korean horror film directed by Ko Seok-jin from a screenplay by Kim Yoo-ra. Its stars Eun-jeong Han, Hyomin and Min-woo No.

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After his parents are murdered, Bin is taken into the care of relatives. He begins to act strangely, the new occupants of his house experience horrific nightmares, and a mystery unfolds as a terrible secret is revealed…

Reviews:

“Ghastly is a very decent and commendably economic entry in the Korean horror genre. Despite its lack of originality, the film effectively brings together its various elements and definitely benefits from an upped gore quotient, making it very much worth the short running time for fans.” James Mudge, Beyond Hollywood

“The ending also leaves something to be desired. While some films do leave open-ended conclusions, those movies also have strong, coherent storylines from start to finish. But since this film has plot holes as large as craters, it doesn’t really explain the most important part in any horror movie: who survives in the end.” Jason Yu, Green Tea Graffiti

“Ghastly did not live up to its captivating opening scene. Technical issues niggled at the film, especially the latter half, as poor filmmaking decisions jarred the experience beyond repair. Questionable casting and basic story line threads were mishandled and it’s a shame when the film had such an interesting base holding it together. Ghastly is one of those films that lingered with me after the credits had rolled as I began to internalise the meaning of events rather than enjoying how they were actually executed in the film.” C.J. Wheeler, Hancinema

“No amount of gore and shock and jump cuts ending in someone gasping and sitting up in bed is worth seeing four freaking times unless you’re eventually going to get to a bloody scene that doesn’t end that way!” My Horrible Idea

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Cello (Korean: 첼로) is a 2005 South Korean horror film directed by Lee Woo-cheol and starring Sung Hyun-ah, Park Da-an and Jeong Ho-bin.

Plot Teaser:

After surviving a terrifying car accident that killed her best friend, Mi-ju longs for a peaceful and stable life as a music teacher at a local college. But when horrifying memories of her accident begin to surface, her tranquil life quickly becomes a nightmare. A supernatural evil seeks revenge against her and her family, and until she knows the reason why, no one is safe…

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Reviews:

“At a time in which many Western genre films are dumbed down to the point of idiocy, any film that expects its audience to do a little work to join the narrative dots has to be seen as a good thing. And when prepared to stand on its own creative feet, Cello tells its story well, aided by decent performances and an effective music score.” Cineoutsider

“There are two notable things about Cello: some nice cello music and humorous moments involving Mi-ju’s cute as a button young daughter. Alas, everything else is lacking, with the first hour feeling like an eternity, mainly because nothing happens to warrant keeping your eyes open at all (with the exception of a hanging that’s pretty neat, if a tad silly).” Beyond Hollywood

“Although the cinematography and music are quite atmospheric, the film’s attempts to balance all these elements and more means that the pacing is erratic and just as the film starts to weave its spell we cut to another aspect of the story and watch it build up to something intriguing before once again before cutting away again.” DVD Beaver

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The Silenced – 경성학교: 사라진 소녀들 (gyeong-seong-hag-gyo: sa-la-jin so-nyeo-deul) – is a 2015 South Korean horror film directed by Lee Hae-Young. It stars Park Bo-Young, Uhm Ji-Won and Park So-Dam. The film was formerly known as Gyeongseong School: The Lost Girls.

Plot teaser:

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