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All locations, characters, organizations, and incidents

depicted in this drama are entirely fictitious.

Filming was in compliance with COVID-19 guidelines

and child actors were filmed in a safe environment.

1,000 YEARS AGO

Have a seat.

Here.

Take your brother and run away. Save yourselves.

Go on.

Do not look back at us. Just go.

Stop right there!

It...

It is a Monster!

FINALE

Oh, my goodness.

Oh, dear. Where are you from?

Why are you in this forest so late at night?

Come inside.

5 YEARS LATER

I don't want that!

Come on!

I don't want it. Stop it.

- Come on! - Stop it!

Come on!

It's gross!

- Come on! - I said stop it!

- Come on! - Mother.

He is bothering me when I am trying to gather herbs.

If you goof around in the mountains, the Monsters will come for you.

Did you hear that?

Hey, just look at this.

- Stop following me. - Be careful.

- I don't want to. - Come on!

JOMAGU: A RAVENOUS MONSTER THAT EVEN EATS CORPSES

Hey!

Help me!

Thank you for saving my brother.

You should thank her too.

He has been coughing ever since he was a baby.

Many of the villagers around here cough like him.

Kids, where are you?

Thank you. We should go.

Kids?

You're infatuated with those children.

You think of them as your own.

I'm afraid that you might leave me.

I will never leave you.

We are the only Bulgasals on this land.

The only Bulgasals...

Wait.

I remember you.

You looked familiar when you saved my brother.

You saved us back in that cave too, right?

I remember everything now.

Can you not speak?

Do you understand what I say?

What? Are those herbs for my brother's cough?

Tell her to go away right now!

Mother!

How could you bring someone from the mountains?

Have you no fear?

People say Bulgasals live on that mountain.

They deceive us by disguising themselves as humans.

They feed on our blood and are immortal.

She is not a Monster that eats humans.

She saved us.

She was also the one who brought us here back then.

Why do you live in the mountains?

Did you lose your house in the war?

Or did some thieves kill your family?

The mountains are terrifying.

It is not easy for me to raise them here either.

Live with us.

We can protect each other. Please?

In the end, you abandoned me for the humans.

You lied to me.

Even the scarlet moon bleeds.

I did not abandon you.

I will be gone

only until the children have grown up.

The moon has turned countless times.

And no matter how long I wait...

you do not return.

10 YEARS LATER

You should rest today.

I had a bad dream last night,

so I have an ominous feeling today.

Do not worry and rest up.

We will be back soon.

- We should go. - Okay.

Can you come here for a moment?

Come here.

You have not aged one bit.

The villagers will find it odd,

so cover yourself.

We should go.

- Goodbye. - Come on.

Take care of yourselves.

We will.

What is it? Do you want to give it to that girl in the village?

Please.

I was just admiring its beauty.

- Should I pick it for you? - No.

No!

We should go.

Hurry!

If it was not for her,

we would have died.

What a relief.

But...

I am sure she is not human.

You knew that too, right?

Mother, she is a part of our family now.

She is taking care of us.

Yes. She is a part of our family.

But one day, she must go back for all of our sakes.

Goodness. But she has grown on us.

But I wonder who that man is.

I heard you were going to Gaegyeong.

I will leave behind my family and only take my second son with me.

Then what do you plan to do with your first son?

He is sick.

He coughs up blood.

And he started to go mad after his mother died.

He cannot succeed me.

I am glad that I have a second son from a second wife.

My second son takes after me in every way.

He is strong and brave.

Who's there?

What is it?

I cannot find our son, Eul-seo.

He went hunting this afternoon,

but he has not returned from the forest where there is a Monster.

Send men to the mountains.

Something does not feel right.

I knew it.

You are Bulgasal.

Ever since I was little, I was able to see things

when I held people's hands.

My mother told me

that I was reading the soul's memory.

But I see nothing in yours.

I heard...

that only Bulgasal does not have a soul.

But...

I do not care if you are Bulgasal or some other Monster.

You saved us and are a part of our family.

But promise me

that you will never harm humans, no matter what happens.

That is enough for me.

I saw you looking at the mountains.

You always have that expression whenever you do.

Is there something you long for back there?

We must hurry. Hurry!

Something must have happened in the village.

Was it a human or a Monster?

Who killed my son?

It was Bulgasal,

Father.

Eul-seo hunted in the mountains

where Bulgasal lives.

Bulgasal?

There is no such thing. It is only a made-up story.

No, Father.

I saw it.

I even know where it is.

No!

My goodness. What are they doing?

- Goodness. - Wait.

- How could they treat her like that? - Oh, dear!

What is going on?

- Hold on. - Stop that!

What on earth are you doing?

I heard that the one who killed my son was here.

It must be you.

The one who came from a foreign land.

Oh, my goodness!

- You are Bulgasal. - That is Bulgasal.

She is Bulgasal!

- Bulgasal! - Goodness.

How could Bulgasal be here?

No!

Hey!

- No! Don't! - She is Bulgasal.

She was the one who killed my son.

She disguised herself as human and fed on human blood.

She neither ages nor dies because she has no soul.

Look!

She is not dying!

- He is right! - What do we do?

She is not dying!

She must really be Bulgasal!

- She is Bulgasal! - She is!

She is Bulgasal!

But promise me

that you will never harm humans, no matter what happens.

Bind her!

- Yes, my lord! - Yes, my lord!

Please stop!

She has never killed anyone!

She is right!

Have you two been with her all this time?

No, my lord!

They were immature and did not know any better!

They are innocent!

I stabbed her heart, but she is still alive.

What should I do?

We will behead her.

And we will bury her deep underground after chopping off her limbs.

Set the house on fire as well!

- Yes, my lord! - Yes, my lord!

- Goodness. - Oh, dear!

Must you set the house on fire?

- Blood! - What is happening?

Mother!

Mother!

Mother!

Mother...

Mother...

Mother...

Mother!

Your neck...

I am all right.

Why are you angry at me?

Why did you do this?

Why did you kill everyone?

Those pathetic humans tried to harm you.

That is why I told you not to care about them.

It is all over now. Come back with me.

Why...

How dare you lowly humans try to kill me!

This is all futile.

Bulgasal does not die.

I will curse every one of you

who has spilled my blood.

Your arm, stained by my blood, will be chopped off.

Your eyes will fail to see.

And your body, drenched with my blood, will never hold living children.

I will kill you all here.

And once you reincarnate, I will find and kill you all over again.

This curse will go on as long as I live.

I will never forget my vengeance.

What have you done?

Your heart has already been wounded and I have stabbed mine.

We will die together now.

I can't let them die like this.

My sister...

It is all right.

You will live.

I despise you.

I truly despise you.

I will come back.

And when I do,

I will tear apart the people who did this to me

and I will drink their blood.

And...

I will find you.

You...

are mine.

What is going on?

Why did you come here?

Is this...

the power you wield?

Can I become like you?

That evil spirit killed everyone.

Run away from him!

No. I must take him with me.

I need him.

No...

You cannot take him.

I could not let your brother harm my son.

After all, he is still my son.

If karma brings us together once again,

I will ask for your forgiveness then.

It can't be...

The soul will go back to its owner.

No...

I refuse to become human again.

Detective Kwon.

I'm sorry...

for running away by myself

and not helping you.

I'll come back for you.

I still have something left to do.

I've been looking for you.

What are you doing here?

I knew you'd come.

Do you recognize this place?

This was your home

when you were Bulgasal 1,000 years ago.

After I became Bulgasal,

I came here once.

I was curious about how you lived.

But...

I wasn't able to enter the cave.

Min Sang-woon...

She was here.

It seemed like she was waiting for you.

She didn't know that you had died as a human.

But you shouldn't be deeply moved.

She only waited so she could kill you.

She was afraid

you'd kill Shi-ho and Do-yun again.

The one who protected you from her...

was me.

Are you ready to kill her now?

Are you ready to fulfill your curse?

Are you ready to return to who you were 1,000 years ago?

You...

Where did that blood come from?

Once Bulgasal gets a taste

of human blood...

it's quite difficult to hold back.

I was also disgusted at first.

After all, I was human too. But you know what?

The more I had, the less disgusted I felt.

The human emotions I once had

slowly dissipated,

and I gradually became a true Monster.

Are you okay?

You will soon become like me...

since you also had a taste.

What have you done?

I consumed as much blood as I could on my way here.

To give to you.

Drink my blood.

You can have every last drop of it.

This way, you can go back

to being a Monster.

Then...

you'll appreciate all the hard work I've done for you.

You'll go back to being who you were 1,000 years ago...

and help me get rid of this dark hole.

Don't you want to go back

to being the Bulgasal you once were?

The one who wiped out the entire village

and whose presence made everyone bleed to death?

I've always wanted...

to become like you.

No.

I don't want to go back to the Bulgasal you want me to be.

I won't.

Why not?

Because I want to live as the human I was.

In that case...

I don't need you either.

This is all your fault.

You wanted to kill Hwal as well.

So why?

Why are you pretending to care about him now?

I told you

that he and I are the same.

You're wrong.

He's not like you.

If it weren't for you...

Hwal would have been mine.

I shouldn't have let you meet again in the first place.

No!

Please...

Hwal...

Please...

Don't go.

Please look at me...

Don't go...

Hwal.

We did it.

Let's move him to the well...

He's coming...

What did you say?

He's coming...

Now that he has consumed blood,

there's no turning back.

Hwal.

No!

No!

You can't!

You can't!

Why?

Why did you do this?

What can I do to save you?

Take my soul right now.

Please?

It's too late.

Why?

We agreed to live together.

So how could you do this?

I had no choice

if I wanted to put an end to everything.

I said I forgave you for what you did 1,000 years ago.

But I can't forgive myself.

It's unbearable for me.

I can't go back to being human anymore.

As long as I'm alive...

the curse will continue.

What do you mean?

Do-yun will be born blind over and over again.

And Shi-ho will never be able to give birth.

That can't be true.

I'm sorry...

for everything I did 1,000 years ago.

I thought you had left me,

so I was angry.

I did everything I could to keep you by my side.

But that only made you hate me.

And I killed those you cherished.

I shouldn't have looked for you.

I shouldn't have met you again.

But it still pains me...

to leave you behind.

But after I die,

you, Shi-ho, Do-yun...

Detective Kwon, and Hye-seok

will all be okay.

Once I'm gone,

everyone...

will be okay in their next lives.

I've made you suffer for all these years.

I'm sorry.

Don't be.

Come find me again.

No. I'll look for you next time.

Bulgasal can't reincarnate.

I don't care! Reincarnate somehow!

Ask the king of the underworld to give you another life!

You looked for me all these years.

So next time,

I will find you.

So...

you have to remember me.

Help me...

Father...

I wonder if they're okay.

What should we do if no one comes back?

They will.

Don't worry.

SANG-WOON

Hey, Sang-woon.

Shi-ho.

What's wrong?

- Sang-woon. - Sang-woon!

Where is Ok Eul-tae?

He's dead.

Then where is Hwal?

Then...

what about Detective Kwon?

Sang-woon...

Sang-woon.

Are you okay? What's wrong?

What? What happened?

Sang-woon, when did you get hurt?

Why didn't you tell me?

I'm okay. I just need some rest.

But first,

I need to show you something.

What are you talking about?

Get on my back. Let's go to the hospital. Do-yun!

No. You need to see this first.

We shouldn't leave Detective Kwon there all by himself.

I need to show you where he is.

Sang-woon...

I got my revenge on Ok Eul-tae.

But I lost too much.

But...

I'm glad...

that you and Do-yun are alive.

Why would you say such a thing?

Why?

Shi-ho.

Yes?

You said you wanted to make it up to me.

Then have beautiful babies

and make a big family.

And...

you have to live a good life.

Okay?

Let's not die.

I won't die. So you shouldn't die either.

Let's go back together.

Run away!

Hurry...

Run!

I'm sorry

for running away by myself and not helping you.

You agreed to return to your family!

Let me go.

I have to end this.

A thousand years ago...

I killed Hye-seok.

And I cursed Do-yun, Shi-ho,

and Detective Kwon.

So I have no family to return to.

Let me help you.

You've done enough.

It's okay for you to live.

No!

But after I die,

you, Shi-ho, Do-yun, Detective Kwon, and Hye-seok

will all be okay.

Sang-woon.

Sang-woon.

Sang-woon.

Gosh, we've been away for so long that dust has piled up.

I know.

Shi-ho.

Let's stay strong.

He promised to reincarnate again, so we just need to wait here.

What do you mean?

Hwal said so.

He said people who cross paths once are bound to meet again.

So let's wait for them here.

We promised to live here together.

We should be here when Hwal and Sang-woon come back.

8 MONTHS LATER

Uncle's off to school.

- Okay. Bye. - Bye.

- Come home early. - Okay.

- Brush your teeth. - I don't want to.

6 YEARS LATER

- You're late. We need to leave soon. - No, we don't.

- Hey! Min-seo! - I don't want to.

Hey! You!

You're in big trouble!

Come here!

10 YEARS LATER

Come on. What is it?

What do you want to tell me?

Shi-ho.

Yes?

I'm getting married.

Really?

Yes.

I'm so happy for you.

- Have a drink. - Thank you.

You can have that.

30 YEARS LATER

- It's good. - Let's drink.

- Eat up. - It's tasty, Uncle Do-yun.

- Cheers. - Cheers.

- Cheers. - Cheers.

Mom.

How long will you live here alone like this?

How about you move in with me?

You found her?

50 YEARS LATER

- What is this? - It's for you.

What's wrong?

Are you okay?

What's wrong with me?

324, SAN, SANGYONG CITY, GYEONGGI-DO

Is anyone here?

Seriously?

Excuse me...

Yes. The house I told you about.

I'd like to buy it.

I need to hang up. I'll call you back.

Excuse me, but who are you?

Miss.

I'm sorry. I should get going.

Are you okay?

Yes, I am. Thank you.

Are you okay?

- Oh, it's nothing. - It looks bad.

Right.

I have a first-aid kit in my car. I'll go get it.

Have we...

met before?

Thank you for watching 'Bulgasal: Immortal Souls'.

BULGASAL: IMMORTAL SOULS

Subtitle translation by: Soo-ji Kim