Original subtitles

Lee Dong-wook

Jo Bo-ah

Kim Beom

Kim Jeong-nan Ahn Kil-kang

Hwang Hui Kim Yong-ji

Tale of the Nine-Tailed

When a fox turns a hundred years old,

it can become a beautiful woman,

or it can turn into a man to copulate with another woman.

A fox that lives a thousand years...

becomes one with the heavens and turns into a Heavenly Fox.

Its divine power is like a supernaturally-charged shaman,

and it can see a thousand ri ahead.

I was going to give it to you at home.

Ta-da. Here's your birthday present.

Wow!

Do you like it?

Yes, I love it.

Year 1999, Fox Hill

Ji-a.

Help me.

Help!

My princess, you're up.

I'm so relieved.

It was all a dream.

Here.

Let's have some fruit.

Mom, I love you. I love you so much.

What happened to you in your sleep?

I love you, Dad. I love you so much.

Gosh.

I really love you too, Ji-a.

So did you have a bad dream or something?

Don't make me remember.

A fire broke out at Samho 2-dong, in Seongjin Market this evening,

causing massive casualties.

The fire broke out around 7:00 p.m.,

extinguished only after burning down three buildings.

The current number of casualties reported are a total of 22 people.

The flames were fanned by stocks piled up in a dead space...

Mom.

I'm hungry.

Have some fruit.

No, I want to have...

walnut cakes.

Where did we keep the walnut cakes?

I think we're out of walnut cakes.

Could we just buy them tomorrow?

We don't have any walnut cakes.

I once had to go to the hospital for a nut allergy.

That's right. I forgot.

You'd never forget.

My mom is a doctor.

I was too tired, so I made a mistake.

You aren't my mom!

Ji-a.

Where's my mom?

I'm your mother!

Honey!

Ji-a, open the door.

I need to talk to you.

Good girl.

Ji-a.

Look at this brat.

A-eum.

Are you A-eum?

You're not.

You're not A-eum.

Forget everything you saw today.

If you don't...

Route 144, Fox Hill.

A car is overturned.

I see blood from the driver and the passenger's side.

They lost a lot of blood.

But I don't see any bodies.

Mom.

Dad.

Yes, only one girl survived.

Mom! Dad!

Little girl, are you okay?

My mom and dad are missing.

Please help me find my parents.

I'll find your parents. Don't worry.

Do you remember what happened during the accident?

Were you alone the whole time?

Chapter 1 What Happened at Fox Pass

21 Years Later

Wedding 2020, August 29, Saturday

Eat your breakfast first before you eat your ice cream.

There wasn't any rain forecast.

Tell me about it. I got my hair done, too.

- I'm all wet. My goodness. - Your hair is all wet.

- Oh, no. - Goodness.

A fox is getting married today.

What?

- Take our picture. - Sure.

I'll do it.

One, two, three.

- Let me see. - Let's see.

- Do I look okay? - You look wonderful.

I never got an invitation.

Can you give us a minute?

Who is it? Your ex-boyfriend?

Let us meet him, too.

Get out.

Why are you here, Yeon?

I'm not here for the bouquet.

How did you find me?

How did you go completely off the grid?

Did you think your bloody past would change,

along with your face and identity?

But getting a new life...

isn't as simple as subway transfers.

- Let me go. - It's too late.

I've changed. I don't hurt people.

Goodness, Fox Sister.

You ate the livers of countless step-parents and brothers.

How could you dream of a happy ending?

I'm in love.

I want to live as a human, please.

How romantic.

But you're still going to die today.

You've been in love with a human.

You understand, right?

There's something you don't know.

First of all, I hate it the most...

when people bring up my scandal.

Second, don't dare...

show your claws before me.

- Farewell. - Just this once.

Let me see him one last time.

Let me advise you from experience.

It's better not to.

Please. It's my final request.

It's your time to go.

I see.

You have to go in now.

Let's go.

Only until the ceremony is over.

"This world may be full of creatures we're oblivious to,"

"and these creatures may be living among us."

"The countless urban legends we hear of..."

"may be another name for these creatures."

What do you think?

Did you fix up the script again? Ms. Kim will be furious.

- Will this ruin her mood? - Of course.

Even so, my version is better, right?

Of course.

Then go with this.

Producers need to be fearless or utterly fearless.

You know what's mysterious?

I don't believe in myths or ghosts at all.

But I still get scared.

I'm not scared at all, but I believe it.

You do?

Why? Have you ever seen anything like this?

Mom.

Dad.

- Yes. - Really?

You're just trying to scare me, right?

Let's just say that's the case.

What's with this awful weather?

It's supposed to be good luck to rain on your wedding day.

- Your meal voucher. - We're fine.

No, I'll take those.

Let's at least eat, since we gave them so much money.

For some reason, I can never digest food at a wedding.

But why?

The coercive happiness I can smell in the air is almost suffocating.

Try getting an injection of happiness from time to time.

Who knows? You might run into your "Mr. Right" here.

Whatever.

We need a new story ASAP

I need to find the right story first.

Our interviewee canceled.

Darn it.

The Pyebaek Room is this way.

Yes, come this way. Okay, follow me. Yes.

The ancient lord over Baekdu Mountain.

You have no right to punish us.

What are you talking about?

Without you, I'd be sitting at home watching TV while eating ice cream.

You're a gumiho who stepped down as a deity for breaking a taboo.

And that's why I'm here doing fieldwork.

Help!

Help!

Who are you?!

You can't hide anywhere looking like that.

Who are you?

Who are you?

You really won't listen.

No, you can't.

- No. - Don't look, please.

Silly girl.

You should've run while you had the chance.

I wanted to be a bride.

Don't ever fall in love again in your next life.

I have one last favor to ask.

Please...

get rid of only the good memories he has of me.

Sure thing.

Listen to me.

As for your bride...

She's not the girl you dated before.

Hey, be quiet.

You're going to make huge trouble.

You look sharp.

Do I look good?

What the heck is going on?

One second.

Ji-a, listen. This is huge.

- Why? - Their wedding is canceled.

Is that so?

Who was this man?

Do you know him?

- No, it's nothing. - Should I go and check?

- What? - Why did this peaceful wedding hall...

suddenly turn into a Pandora's Box?

Who knows? We might find the right story in there.

The bride ran away.

So she ran.

Sure, that can happen.

But what was this epiphany she had?

It costs a fortune to back out of this.

True love.

- She had a man on the side? - Yes.

He came and said, "She's my woman."

Then the bride grabbed his hand like she'd been waiting,

then said, "I'm leaving with my true love."

The witnesses all said the same thing.

There are signs of her struggle.

- Bloodstains? - They must've gotten physical.

I didn't hear anything about that.

And most importantly, what's this dress doing here?

Well, because she took it off...

You're right.

What was she wearing, then?

The witness statements and the crime scene...

are telling different stories.

Were they all hypnotized or something?

I need to see these romantics of the century.

Okay, I'll go find some videos.

It's fox hair.

Fox?

It's a red fox. Native to Korea.

Aren't native foxes extinct?

My gosh.

There's something you don't know.

Since 2012,

the fox-restoration project began.

Look.

If these foxes were from Sobaek Mountain,

why was it found here?

One was seen at an apartment in Yeongju,

and one even went north, all the way to Kaesong.

So it's not a big deal to see it at a wedding in Gangnam?

Even wild boars rob convenience stores when they're hungry.

The foxes in Sobaek Mountain are all equipped with trackers.

And none of them came down into downtown Seoul.

I spent two years working on an animal show.

So where did this come from?

Will you please pick up the phone?

I'm in love.

I want to live as a human, please.

Let's take a selfie.

Are you scared? Are you?

You've been in love with a human.

You understand, right?

Here.

Thank you.

So-yun.

Sir, are you an alien?

- No. - Then what are you?

- A gumiho. - Are you over a hundred?

Over a thousand years old.

What are you doing here?

I'm just waiting for someone.

Who?

My first love.

Why?

Because foxes never forsake their partners...

until "death us do part."

My mom also waits for the delivery man every day.

He comes in two nights.

But my love won't,

even after a hundred or a thousand nights.

- Are you okay? - I'm not okay.

- Do you want me to be your friend? - No.

Why not?

Your nose.

I don't like guys with runny noses.

And the human lifespan is too short to be friends with me.

I'm saying life is short.

So do your best in your life,

but don't endure things that are too hard to bear.

People you can't take or love,

and so on and so forth.

Afterlife Border Control

Crackdown Period Against Illegal Spirits

Afterlife Border Control

What's up, Granny?

Wanted: Murderer

You haven't been here in a while.

I've been busy, thanks to you.

I never expected to see the great Taluipa wrestle with a computer.

What else can I do? I have to go with the times.

We need to introduce a five-day workweek in the afterlife.

Did you get my text?

- Yes, the Fox Sister? - Why did you ignore it?

Do you think I have time to listen to sinners telling their stories?

When you're told to arrest them, you just have to arrest them.

How long do I have to keep doing this?!

Are you crazy?

Was the food poisoned at the wedding?

I've been on mandatory service for over 600 years.

Of course I've gone crazy.

"Mandatory service"?

Hey, no one made you give up your mountain-deity life to live like this.

You chose this in exchange for that girl's reincarnation!

"Lee Yeon, the former deity of Baekdu Mountain,"

"shall punish those who disturb..."

"the border of the two worlds in return for A-eum's rebirth,"

"and repay this kindness."

Didn't you say foxes repay kindness, no matter what?

Darn it.

Do you want to get discharged?

- You're going to hell. - What did you say?!

I'll pray with fresh water.

You disrespectful punk.

You little...!

Go easy on the glucosamine.

Your joints would do better if you were nice.

Hyeonuiong, the Guardian of Samdocheon River

- Hey, Yeon. You're here. Hi. - You're back.

What?

You're already leaving?

Honey!

Have some tteokbokki.

I lost my appetite because of that punk.

Gosh, don't be so cruel.

Think about how broken-hearted he is, waiting for that dead woman.

Not again.

You're talking like a softy again.

You know nothing about love.

I'll have all the tteokbokki myself.

Mr. Lee, why won't you pick up?

What is it?

It's code red!

- So what is it? - Where are you?

Native Korean Red Fox

Someone tampered with my script again.

Are you picking a fight?

I'm really sorry, Sae-rom.

That's no way for someone who's sorry to be acting.

- They're at it again. - Should we fight?

- Yes, let's fight. - Hey, no fighting.

You stay out of this, Chief.

I'm back.

- Any luck? - Well, that's a bit of a gray area.

What? The elopers?

Hey, bring it here. Let me see them.

A red umbrella, and embroidered at that.

Look at that wicked taste.

I picked out only the best ones.

This is when he comes in, then when he leaves.

Gosh, his face is completely covered by the umbrella.

Wait a minute.

- It didn't rain after the wedding. - He planned this ahead, didn't he?

I understand how he came in alone,

- but why is he leaving alone? - She's gone.

- What? - I looked through all the videos,

but there's no footage of the bride leaving the wedding.

Were you listening?

- To what? - That...

That director brought fox hair.

- Did you get caught? - No way.

I've been in this world for years.

Sometimes I wonder if I'm a person or a fox.

It's an existential crisis.

- Way to go. - I have a bad feeling about this.

Did you enjoy your food?

- It wasn't bad. - Installment?

Make it a lump sum.

Mr. Lee.

Look. Look at that!

Why?

Information Wanted

Right? What do we do now?

You should ditch the umbrella for a while.

This? No way.

Go tell her this.

Catch me if you can.

Are you serious? What?

Traditional Korean Cuisine Snail Bride

I said something didn't feel right.

She's infamous in the TV industry.

- You're the interviewee, right? - Yes.

I'm the producer of Searching for Urban Legends.

Could you give me an autograph later?

I watch this at least twenty times per episode.

Have a seat.

So you saw him?

- I did. - Who is this?

A monster.

- A monster? - He never ages or dies.

You know, like goblins and aliens in dramas.

- You don't believe me, do you? - To be honest, no.

Don't take me as a joke.

I never lie.

If I may ask, what do you do?

Studying for the ninth-level civil-servant exam.

Where are you from?

Yeongam, South Jeolla Province.

My mom, who lived her whole life as a farmer,

wants to see me work an office job.

Take care, then.

I'm not done yet.

Your background doesn't match your shoes.

No student would wear custom-made shoes that cost $4000.

And I don't detect the Jeolla dialect in your speech.

So I shouldn't waste my time, right?

- Goodbye. - The Fox Hill.

Fox Hill?

That's where I saw him.

Why should I believe something...

from someone who's unidentifiable?

Why don't you check for yourself?

You're back.

I picked out the wrong shoes.

And of course she didn't miss them.

Then why are you smiling?

I like her.

Gosh. What about her?

From her head to her toes.

Then let's eat her.

From head to toe.

Not yet.

- Which flavor would you like? - Mint chocolate chip.

You always have that flavor.

I gave you a lot today. You're a regular here.

Just give me the exact amount.

I'm sorry?

I can't help but repay people's kindness for a reason.

Darn it.

The number you have dialed does not exist.

- It's been a while. - What do you want?

What do you mean? I called because I missed you.

- What are you doing? - I'm busy. Bye.

I don't think you are.

We need to meet.

I refuse.

I'll set your house on fire.

Acting like a grade-school kid at over 600 isn't cute.

- You'll regret it. - I won't.

Are you still waiting...

for your dead girlfriend?

I heard an interesting rumor.

Should I tell you, or not?

Don't mess around.

Come out if you're curious.

Tonight, get on the bus at the bus stop I mentioned.

But there's one condition.

A condition?

You have to come alone.

Seonghan-dong Community Service Center

Searching for Urban Legends

Ma'am. Are you a producer?

- Yes. - I want to be a producer, too.

You should try to do something else.

I've been on duty for 22 hours.

Goodness! My legs.

- I'm going to die! - Sir, are you okay?

Are you getting on, or not?

I am. One second.

Get up. I'll take you to a doctor.

Let go!

Sir, I have to take this bus.

Hey, driver. Cut it out and let's go.

- You won't get in? - I'm getting on. Hold on.

Don't go, you brat.

- Sir! - Don't go, you brat!

It's him.

Wait!

Where do you live again?

Just get me to the guardian tree up ahead.

But sir,

you're...

much heavier than you look.

This is weird.

He's unusually heavy.

And I can't hear him breathing.

Excuse me, sir.

That hurts.

Please.

Your arm...

We're here.

You should cut down on the drinks.

Don't try to take the credit over this.

I've already repaid you.

What?

Excuse me, sir.

- Where are you headed? - Let's follow the bus 1002.

Sir, do you remember the old man who was behind me?

Who? I only saw you standing here.

Hello? There's been an accident. Route 144.

Yes, it's Fox Hill.

Fox Hill?

Route 144, Fox Hill.

My mom and dad are missing.

No.

Excuse me.

Hey, please wake up.

Hey, kid.

Kid.

I said no photos!

Hey, don't let him take photos.

Come on.

Hey, Ji-a.

What are you doing here?

Detective Baek, you almost found my corpse today.

What are you saying?!

- I almost got on that bus. - What?

I was going to get on that bus.

- Really? - Five dead, one survivor.

Really?

- We're one person short. - What?

There were seven people on this bus.

Are you sure?

I know what I saw.

He's the only one missing.

No bodies, no nothing.

I'm sure he got off.

No, this bus didn't make a stop.

There are no bus stops before the tunnel.

I need to check something. Come out!

Come on!

"Only one survives among the six passengers."

Let's go.

Too many people have died.

- So? - Just leave it.

I have to resolve this myself.

Su-yeong, do you recognize me?

We met at the bus stop.

Do you remember how the accident started?

It must be scary to think you're the only one who survived.

I was in a similar accident a long time ago.

That's why I'm alone.

If you wanted,

a tragedy can turn into a very convenient shield.

Everyone will be dying to sympathize with you.

But I want you to be strong.

It's much more fun to be a producer than to live as a victim.

Call me if you need anything.

By chance,

did you see a young man sitting by the window to the right?

He had an umbrella like this.

You saw him.

What did you see? What was it, that you're so...?

He'll be here.

What?

He'll come to kill me.

He'll be here to kill me, too.

Jae-hwan, tell Detective Baek...

to send security to the hospital.

Yes. What about the CCTV from the bus?

It was down.

It's the same as the wedding hall.

- Traffic cameras? - No, nothing at the entrance or the exit.

I'm looking for a high-school girl who arrived after a bus accident yesterday.

Are you here with her?

What?

I found him.

Ujin University Hospital

A TV producer? So what is it?

That voice...

No way...

What do you think?

Are you casting a new talent?

But I'm sorry.

I can't dance or sing.

The only talent I have is my looks.

I'm casting you for something, but that's not what I'm after.

- Then what? - Fox Hill.

Is this for a horror movie?

Well, it's a kind of urban legend.

For example, a passenger on bus 1002 has gone missing,

like he vanished.

It doesn't sound like a great movie.

Besides, I'm a romantic-comedy kind of guy.

How about this?

Bright colors do look good on camera.

I don't know if it's a coincidence, but I've already met you three times.

At first, the wedding hall where the bride suddenly disappeared.

The second time, on bus 1002.

The third, right here, where the accident victim is hospitalized.

Let's just call it "fate."

Unfortunately, though,

I'm seeing someone.

Unlike my looks, I'm a faithful guy.

Did you kill her?

Or are you here to kill her?

I found someone I want to kill...

just now.

He said he'll be here in ten. Where is he?

Normally, when someone asks such a rude question,

don't they usually come prepared?

You know, with evidence or witnesses.

Or at least a police ID.

That's right.

I was awfully rude.

- I'm sorry. - Forget the half-hearted apology.

You haven't even touched your coffee.

Have some.

I don't eat anything from strangers.

It's a dangerous world out here.

One more thing.

What now?

What's your name?

Well,

find out if you can.

Excuse me.

At least take my business card.

It's in there.

It's not a blind date or anything.

I refuse to see you again.

Jae-hwan, it's me.

Ask Mr. Baek to take a fingerprint.

Yes.

From a leather bag.

You two are meant to be, in a way.

The little girl you saved twenty years ago suddenly showed up.

She probably doesn't even remember.

I don't like her.

She does look like her.

She surprises me every time I see her.

You need to stop giving advice to that show.

No! My livelihood is at stake.

It's only a third-rate show.

And the only show you like. Searching for Urban Legends.

You even posted something on their web page,

that the Grim Reaper's costume is wrong.

I know a thing or two about Grim Reapers.

Just drive.

Su-yeong, are you okay?

I told you not to leave her alone!

I was only gone for five minutes.

- You didn't catch him? - My boys didn't see anyone.

Are you sure it wasn't a dream?

It wasn't!

Ma'a, I don't want to stay here.

I have to get out.

Su-yeong.

If I stay here,

I'll die.

Looking for Missing Parents

Mysterious Death at Fox Hill

It's mine. See if it fits you.

I'm sorry to trouble you.

It's just for one night.

Where's your family?

I live alone, so make yourself at home.

So you're alone.

When was she discharged?

Just now.

She asked me to give this to you.

- Who did? - The woman who took the patient.

Su-yeong.

Why aren't you sleeping yet?

I remembered...

what happened in the tunnel that day.

The bus...

went into the tunnel.

I took my earphones off,

and noticed it was dead quiet.

Hey, kid. Come with us...

They all died.

Then in the darkness,

that man came toward me.

- That man? - The man with the umbrella.

What did he do?

He tried to kill me.

I was so scared.

It's okay. It's going to be okay.

Are you okay? Are you hurt?

- Lift up your feet. - I'm okay.

Anyway, Su-yeong.

Where were you going at that hour?

What? I was heading home...

I checked your address.

Aren't you supposed to take the bus from the bus stop across the street?

That day, I was...

Stop making stuff up.

Ma'am.

When did you figure it out?

In a car accident, humans end up...

protecting themselves on instinct.

But there were no defense marks on the sole survivor's body.

I don't believe in miracles.

Who are you?

I might be someone you know,

but then I'm not.

How...?

- Where's the real Su-yeong? - I ate her.

Did you think you could hurt me with this?

No way.

I just...

used myself as bait.

Bait?

You! Didn't I tell you, I refuse to see you again?

I'm taking what you want back to my house.

I don't think this is the right time.

Darn it.

- Missed me? - Do you want to die, little brother?

Little brother?

It's a long story, but we're sort of a broken family.

This is why it's important to be raised properly.

How many people have you killed?

- Are you worried that I'll go to hell? - Darn it.

No, you're embarrassing.

I just didn't want to live a pathetic life like you.

What's more pathetic is your whining at that age.

Wait, time out.

Let's make a bet, instead of fighting.

Are you still into that?

Find her before the end of next month,

or your girl will die.

- What? - As you know, I'm not kidding.

I'll see you later.

Hey, who are you guys...?

Forget everything.

Everything about me.

Detective Baek

It's the fingerprint you wanted.

I just had it checked.

Did you think you could hurt me with this?

I just used myself as bait.

Bait?

Sin-ju?

Why are the doors all open?

- Missed me? - Do you want to die, little brother?

Little brother?

It's a long story, but we're sort of a broken family.

What's this sound?

This is why it's important to be raised properly.

How many people have you killed?

Are you worried that I'll go to hell?

Darn it. No, you're embarrassing.

I just didn't want to live a pathetic life like you.

What's more pathetic is your whining at that age.

Do you like it?

How did you find me?

Name, Lee Yeon. 36 years old.

I'm sure it's a fake identity.

At this point, it's not a coincidence, but fate.

You still remember everything?

Whatever you do, it must not work on me.

What do you want?

The original is here. Come and get it if you want.

I knew you weren't human.

Were you testing me?

Forget what you saw today. Everything.

If you don't,

I'll kill you.

I've been...

waiting for you.

Tale of the Nine-Tailed

A price?

I'll take away those eyes that saw things they shouldn't have seen.

I'm going to keep pestering him until one of us is dead.

Return to your world.

I'm desperate.

Is this a motion-sickness patch?

Are you sure it's hidden here?

Don't look for her. She'll change your destiny once again.

A-eum was reborn, wasn't she?

Just don't disappear before me.

Do you really want to see it?

The world I live in?