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Friday, March 30, 2018

A Korean Odyssey Episode 1

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A report is shown on TV regarding a forest fire at some mountain. A man with a mustache and wearing a blue suit is watching the news.

Meanwhile, Jin Seon Mi is seen on her way to her class. She meets some of her classmates outside the classroom and starts saying she’s a ghost and that everyone should stay away from her. She proceeds to her desk and sees horrible writings on it. The teacher enters the classroom and asks everyone to stand up. Only Seon Mi stands, now realizing that the female teacher was a ghost. She takes out her yellow umbrella and opens it to expose the talisman on it, driving the spirit away.

As she goes home, the spirit follows her and even tries to do her harm. The man with mustache comes to the rescue and drives the spirit away for good. He explains that his umbrella did the trick. The man introduces himself as a fairy and asks Seon Mi for a favor. Seon Mi agrees, on the condition that he would swap umbrellas with her.

He takes Seon Mi towards a tunnel and instructs her what to do from there. She’s supposed to get a fan named Pacheoson from a house in the middle of the forest. This house cannot be seen by humans but humans are the only beings that can enter it as well. SeonMi is perfect for this role since she sees supernatural beings. He warns Seon Mi to get out of the house as soon as she finds the fan. She must turn a blind eye on anything that she sees or hears. Seon Mi, feeling confident, proceeds with her mission.

The house is full of mirrors on the outside as well as inside. Seon Mi finds the fan and starts to walk back. A man in red holding a staff appears and notices her presence. He holds her bag and lifts her up along with it. Seon Mi pretends not to see the man and walks past him but then he gets her umbrella and drops it on the floor. Seon Mi takes it back, making the man certain that she can see him. He asks about the fan she took and she explains that Mr. Fairy asked her to get it as a deal. He scares Seon Mi into thinking that something bad would happen to her the moment she steps outside the house. He proposes that he comes with Seon Mi in leaving the house, and asks the little girl to put out the candles in the room. Seon Mi realizes that only she could put out the flames that will allow the man to leave the place, which he calls the Marble Mountains. So she makes a deal with him for protection. The man promises to come to her rescue. All she has to do is call out his name, Son Oh Gong, and he would come for her anytime, anywhere. They seal the deal and Seon Mi starts putting the candles out one by one. Oh Gong was eventually freed from his shackles. He makes the house vanish and changes his clothes. He shouts for joy on his newfound freedom.

Oh Gong attempts to leave but Seon Mi stops him, reminding him of his promise. He then reveals his true nature and reminds Seon Mi of the conditions of their deal. She needs to call out his name in order for him to rescue her. While attempting to do so, Oh Gong immediately retrieves Seon Mi’s memory of his name and tosses it in the air. He then takes the fan and leaves Seon Mi in the middle of the field.

Twenty-five years later, Seon Mi has made a living as a real estate agent. She now owns a real estate company and buys properties possessed with spirits. On one of the properties she bought, she gets attacked by the ghost of an aspiring star who died starving itself to lose a few pounds. She befriends the ghost and even gave food. She asks the ghost about the fairy whom she made a deal with when she was a kid but the ghost doesn’t know anything.

A girl is singing at a talent show and two of the judges failed her. The last judge, Woo Hwi asks her if she’s desperate enough to get in and she passes because of it. The girl meets up with Woo Hwi at his dressing room. Apparently, the girl was possessed by the ghost whom Seon Mi befriended earlier. After passing the audition, the ghost passed on, as it has already achieved peace.

In his office, Woo Hwi talks with his assistant about performing all those deeds in order to become a diety. But on the outside, people are mocking him for overreacting on the show. His assistant proposes to kill those people but Woo Hwi refuses, as it might affect his current standing which he has been working on for a thousand years now. The assistant brings up another problem regarding the man living with Woo Hwi: speeding tickets by the car with plate 99D5050.

This car is seen overspeeding again and parks in front of a big house. Oh Gong steps out of the car, dressed as a priest. He was escorted inside by the owner and they were met with stuff being thrown outside the window. Oh Gong enters the room and talks with a possessed boy. The boy disses him, saying he’s a mere monkey who was imprisoned after committing a sin in the Spiritual Realm. Oh Gong was there to try and correct his mistake by helping get rid of bad spirits like this one. He goes to find the core, the main body of evil spirits. He starts smashing everything with a bat until he gets to a male doll dressed in tux. The boy stops him and pleads to be forgiven in exchange for assistance. He promises to help Oh Gong find Sam Jang. If you eat the flesh and blood of Sam Jang, you become extremely powerful. The spirit left a bite mark on Sam Jang’s body and he promises to help Oh Gong find this human. All this while the doll is finding some means to hurt Oh Gong. The doll attacks but Oh Gong saw through it and hits the doll with the bat. The spirit has eventually been vanquished.

Oh Gong goes back to meet the parents, who are talking with the real priest. He gets a liquor in return for the favor and leaves the place.

He goes to a park and talks to an ice cream vendor. The guy turns out to be General Winter, who has decided to live in the Human Realm. He wishes for Oh Gong to be able to return to the Spiritual Realm without any problem. They talk about Sam Jang, whose blood smells like lotus flower. General Winter remarks that if it is indeed true that Sam Jang exists, many monsters would come for it. They also talk about Oh Gong staying with Woo Ma Wang.

Woo Hwi arrives at his place and is greeted by the security guard. He passes on a potted plant, a celebratory gift intended for Oh Gong. He also remarks about the way Oh Gong parks, taking up three spaces at a time. This makes Woo Hwi really frustrated.

He enters his house and finds Oh Gong watching TV. He scolds him about putting his stuff where they should be and about the parking issue. They talk about Oh Gong going back to the Spiritual Realm. He says that releasing Oh Gong from the Marble Mountains was an accident he wants to correct by letting Oh Gong stay with him. But he has to leave once he gets promoted.

A woman is seen crying over the phone. She gets the attention of a wooden bride doll. The doll lures her and possesses her.

Oh Gong meets with Soo Bo Ri and discusses his latest mission. Soo Bo Ri states that the doll has a bride that needs to be dealt with as well. Oh Gong says that this will be his last mission in the Human Realm but apparently, his reinstatement has not been confirmed yet because of horrible reviews. Oh Gong loses it and breaks the table. He says that he will stop earning points and just eat the Sam Jang. He confirms from Soo Bo Ri that the Sam Jang really does exist in this generation.

At a concert, energy is being taken from the audience while PK sings. He is a white-haired man and talent of Lucifer Entertainment. Soo Bo Ri talks about it with Woo Hwi and asks for a favor. He reveals the identity of Sam Jang, which is Seon Mi, and that Oh Gong wants to eat Sam Jang. Soo Bo Ri asks Woo Hwi to find Sam Jang and protect her.

Seon Mi goes to the house of the boy possessed by the doll and finds out that they don’t wanna sell the house anymore since the child is well. She leaves with Han Joo, her assistant. Han Joo sees the woman possessed by the doll standing in front of the house.


Oh Gong goes to an antique shop and sees an odd-looking kettle. The kettle informs him of what transpired with regards to the wooden bride doll. He asks for money from Oh Jeong, a company CEO, and buys the kettle. The possessed woman returns to the shop and sees Oh Gong.

Oh Gong goes to General Winter’s ice cream stall and gives him the kettle, saying it should warm the place since the general’s energy is unintentionally freezing the surroundings. He also says that he’s looking for the bride doll not to earn points but to know the whereabouts of Sam Jang.

Seon Mi is with Han Joo on their way to a bathhouse in Uijeongbu. She sees a ghost at the top of a car in front of them. The ghost is making the driver sleepy. Seon Mi asks Han Joo to speed up and approach the car on the driver’s side. She asks the driver to pull down his window. When the driver did, she started cursing and blared their car’s horn. The driver got pissed and tells them to pull over. The ghost leaves so Seon Mi asks Han Joo to get awat from the pissed driver immediately.

Seon Mi and Han Joo gets away safely from the pissed driver. At an intersection, their car waits for the traffic light to go green. Oh Gong crosses the street. Seon Mi sees him and remembers from 25 years ago. Oh Gong provokes her even further so she steps out of the car and chases after him. She lost him but the ghost of a young boy leads her directly to Oh Gong.

Oh Gong still enjoys the fact that he outsmarted Seon Mi, but she says that she doesn’t need him anymore. That she knows his name but chose not to call him out, then she leaves.

Oh Gong follows her, obviously rattled by what she knows. Seon Mi maintains her resolve. Oh Gong gets pissed and leaves. Seon Mi recalls what happened before and sheds a tear.

Woo Hwi goes to Seon Mi’s office and was greeted by Han Joo, who recognized him as one of the judges in the audition show. Han Joo offers to get coffee while he waits in Seon Mi’s office. He goes through her stuff and finds her indoor slippers. He gets addicted to its smell, saying it’s the smell of Sam Jang. Han Joo sees him in this awkward situation so he decides to leave and come back at another time. His assistant proposes to kill Han Joo but he refuses.

The pissed driver finds Seon Mi and tries to hit her but Oh Gong comes to her rescue. He retreats immediately. Oh Gong confronts Seon Mi again regarding his name but was interrupted by a call from Han Joo. He gets scary pissed so Seon Mi was forced to tell the truth. She opens up about waiting for him desperately for 25 years but now it has finally ended. This leaves Oh Gong even more frustrated.
He goes to Fairy Ha for advice. The fairy tells him that he has been frustrated for not being allowed to do something for 25 years, giving the booze as an example. Oh Gong decides to focus on finding the Sam Jang instead.

Seon Mi gets back to her office and goes home afterwards, unaware that the possessed woman has been tailing her. The woman saw her with Oh Gong earlier and deduces that there must be a connection between her and the man who got rid of the groom.

The doll gets in her house and starts throwing things at her. This injured Seon Mi and causes her blood to be smelled by all sorts of monsters. They quickly went to trace the smell of Sam Jang’s blood. Woo Hwi also smells the blood and starts growling. Oh Gong was in the area and started getting rid of the monsters. He also gets rid of the bride doll easily. He sees Seon Mi and smells her blood. He also sees the bite mark left by the groom doll. Woo Hwi arrives and finds out that Oh Gong has also found Sam Jang. Seon Mi was actually touched and thought that Oh Gong was there to save her but he declares that he is there to eat her.


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