REVENANT
THE CHARACTERS, PLACES, ORGANIZATIONS, AND EVENTS IN THIS DRAMA ARE FICTITIOUS
CHILD ACTORS WERE FILMED IN SAFE SITUATIONS
SCENES INVOLVING ANIMALS WERE STAGED
AND FILMED IN COMPLIANCE WITH ANIMAL WELFARE GUIDELINES
My grandmother's time is at a standstill.
She rarely interacts with the outside world.
She doesn't have a cell phone like everyone else.
She doesn't need one.
Come in.
Whether it's about company affairs or family affairs,
there's someone who perfectly handles everything for my grandmother.
It's time for you to take your sleeping pills.
My grandmother tells time through Mr. Kim.
The time to wake up,
the time to sleep,
and the time to eat.
Mr. Kim has taken care of everything for her…
for over 30 years.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26 SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7
Just one day...
We'll have a chance of winning
if we deceive her on that day.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9
SAFE DAY
You want me to act like the evil spirit?
To pretend...
to be the evil spirit?
Don't worry too much.
The evil spirit won't be able to come out today.
Leave when the sun goes down.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26 SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8
WEEKLY REPORT MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2023
"Weekly report"?
Is today Monday?
Yes, it is.
And what is this?
I did some research on Young Master Yeom.
He's been meeting a young lady often these days,
so I brought personal information about her.
It turns out...
that she is the daughter of Professor Gu Gangmo
who came to visit you.
Please come this way.
My grandmother's the only person who knows the evil spirit's real name.
Only the evil spirit...
can make her talk.
Come in.
You have a guest.
Are you going to kill Haesang too?
Why?
Am I not allowed to?
I killed my husband and son.
Why would my grandson be any different?
I'll live
if you live.
I'll keep that promise,
Hyangi.
You'll be okay since today is the day the evil spirit can't come out.
However...
be careful from tomorrow onwards.
Since you broke your promise,
that child will come…
to find you.
Hyangi will.
Did you kill that young child just so you could live like this?
It's truly horrendous.
Did you find out the name?
Yes.
It was you, wasn't it?
You deceived me, didn't you?
How dare you!
This is Kim Chiwon.
Please send an ambulance.
Madam Na…
…isn't doing well.
How dare you...
- How did Madam Na end up... - Let me go!
I'm the one
who approves this hospital's annual development fund every year.
Release me!
Yes, of course.
- I said release me! Come here! - I am aware of that, Vice-president Kim.
Please ignore what happens
in this hospital room.
Just like you did many years ago.
Release me!
Come here!
We've secured the patient.
Close the door. I said close it! Don't you hear me?
It's the other way around now.
You've become Ujin,
and I've become you.
- What? - I told them
to make sure the door stays locked.
Since it is
not time for you to die yet.
How did it go?
Did she find out the name?
She did.
The evil spirit's name is Hyangi.
Her last name would be Lee since she was Lee Mokdan's sister.
It must be Lee Hyangi.
Is it over now that we've figured out her name?
No, we have to figure out the Chinese characters for her name.
The year 1958,
Jangjin Middle School,
and Lee Hyangi.
I should be able to find her student record with this information.
No, don't.
You can't make a move now.
Safe Day is coming to an end soon.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9
Isn't everyone safe if Gu Sanyeong stays within the Line of Prohibition?
Professor Gu Gangmo was killed despite having the Lines of Prohibition.
The evil spirit will do whatever it takes to stop us.
We'll begin...
once the sun rises.
12:05 A.M. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1
You thought it was unfair too.
You were always looked down on
because you were young and had no money.
"It'll work out someday."
"I'll catch a break one day."
The world stays the same regardless of how hard you live.
Hello?
Oh, yes. This is the customer heading to Sihyun-dong, right?
Yes, I'm almost there.
Even if you feel like dying because you're frustrated and overwhelmed,
no one will acknowledge how you feel.
Stay with me.
Then you can be happy too.
Do you think you are any different?
That voice phishing offender and your grandmother
both died because you wanted them to.
Deep down, you wanted revenge and you wanted this house!
That's not true!
I found someone in need of rescue!
Are you all right?
No. No...
No!
Are you all right?
Where am I?
There was a fire, and you inhaled a lot of smoke.
Do you remember? Please lie down first.
This is Manseo-ri 26 beonji in Geumtan-myeon.
I think there's a fire.
Please come quickly.
I have to get off.
Please calm down and lie back, okay?
I'm begging you.
I really have to get off.
Please.
I'll go look for the last host.
Please contact me if you find something.
- Let's do that then. - Okay.
Are you sure you'll be okay?
Yes, thank you very much.
Professor Yeom,
I lost consciousness and woke up outside the Line of Prohibition.
What do you mean?
I think the evil spirit started a fire.
Professor Yeom...
where are you?
I'm searching for the last object.
It's raining.
What about Hongsae?
Are you with Hongsae?
He went to the Office of Education to find the student record.
The shadow disappeared.
Professor Yeom...
it's happening again!
Where is it?
Do you see the location?
It's on a road, an intersection.
It's not me, it's Detective Lee.
LEE HONGSAE
Your call has been forwarded to an automatic voice message system...
Yes, this is VCI Detective Lee Hongsae who sent the business letter.
I checked it.
I just need to find the student record for Lee Hyangi
who went to Jangjin Middle School in 1958, correct?
Yes, that's correct. I'm on my way down there right now...
Hey, why are you...
Please open the door.
SOUTH CHUNGCHEONG OFFICE OF EDUCATION MR. KIM JUNYOUNG
Open the door!
LEE HONGSAE
GU SANYEONG
This stop is Gangbyeon Station, Dongseoul Bus Terminal.
The doors are on your right.
This stop is Gangbyeon, Dongseoul Bus Terminal.
The doors are on your right.
The doors will now open.
What's wrong with you?
Excuse me, I'm here to see the field manager.
All right, please go in this way.
Thank you.
Are you a folklore professor?
Yes.
Did you happen to find
anything strange at the construction site here?
There should have been a hairpin made of jade wrapped in straw rope.
Oh, I already reported it.
What?
We found something strange when we were digging,
so we reported it to the district office.
An expert came to check it out
and said it was nothing and we could proceed with construction.
What did you do with it?
Did you discard it?
SOUTH CHUNGCHEONG OFFICE OF EDUCATION WE WELCOME YOUR VISIT
This is the document you requested. Please check if it's the right one.
STUDENT RECORD
LEE HYANGI
Yes, this is the right one.
- Thank you. - Have a nice day.
FATHER, MOTHER
OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS:
LEE YOUNGMIN, BROTHER LEE MOKDAN, SISTER
I was worried by the fact that it was wrapped in straw rope,
so I held on to it.
I didn't want to bring misfortune to the construction project
by discarding it.
Was this...
already broken?
Yes, I searched with the district office official just in case,
but there was no other part.
PROFESSOR YEOM HAESANG
How did it go?
I found the last object.
We also found Lee Hyangi's student record.
Really?
Then...
will it all be over when we seal it?
We need to do something before that.
We have to check if this object is real.
We'll know once you touch it. I'm on my way now.
- Is this it? - Yes.
STUDENT RECORD
LEE HYANGI
OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS:
LEE YOUNGMIN, BROTHER LEE MOKDAN, SISTER
Have you seen her attendance record?
"No attendance since June 20"?
Yes, June 20th.
She must have been killed after that.
But I have a question.
Lee Mokdan's body was returned to Jangjin-ri, right?
So where is Lee Hyangi's body?
I don't know.
Are you going to get rid of me?
Even if I do this?
CAFE SPRING
Hey, but...
aren't the letters a little small?
No, not at all. It's pretty just as it is. It's perfect.
The yellow awning is so pretty.
Oh, my gosh. It's so pretty.
I'm so jealous. You're the owner of a shop!
You're one to talk.
You're a civil servant.
This is pretty cool, right?
What's that sound? I think someone's calling.
Goodness, it must be Sanyeong.
Oh, then I'll come in after I wrap this up.
Hello?
Hello, this is Dongseung Insurance.
Is this Ms. Yoon Gyeongmun?
Yes, that's right. I'm Yoon Gyeongmun.
I'm calling to inform you about the contract you signed up for.
Your daughter, Ms. Gu Sanyeong, has taken out a life insurance policy
with the beneficiary as herself
and her mother, Ms. Yoon Gyeongmun, as the insured.
Wait...
Ma'am?
So what you're saying is
that if I die,
Sanyeong will receive insurance money?
Sanyeong applied for this?
Ms. Gu Sanyeong signed the insurance policy on February 25, 2023.
Did your daughter not convey the terms and conditions to you?
Ma'am?
Excuse me, but I believe you've made a mistake.
Please call me once you've properly checked it out.
MY DAUGHTER
Ms. Yoon, I'm done!
- It's Sanyeong. - Don't answer it.
What's wrong?
Ms. Yoon, are you all right?
Please...
Please!
MS. GYEONGMUN
PROFESSOR YEOM HAESANG
Ms. Sanyeong, we're almost there.
Professor Yeom, my mom!
My mom is going to die!
What do you mean?
The evil spirit is about to kill my mom!
Ms. Yoon? Ms. Yoon, have you taken your medicine?
Where is your medicine, Ms. Yoon? Ms. Yoon?
GGU
Sanyeong?
Semi, could you go to my mom right now?
Your mom? She's with me right now.
What? Did anything happen? Is she okay?
Ms. Yoon...
What's wrong with your wrists?
Ms. Yoon?
Ms. Yoon!
Are you okay, Ms. Yoon?
What's wrong?
What are you doing, Ms. Yoon?
Ms. Yoon!
Ms. Yoon, what are you doing?
Stop it.
Stop it!
Sanyeong, run.
Run, Sanyeong.
That's enough.
Stop it!
If my mom dies, I die!
If I die...
you'll disappear, right?
So what will it be?
Ms. Yoon! Are you okay, Ms. Yoon?
- What happened? - She fainted.
Hold on.
Ms. Yoon. Are you okay, Ms. Yoon?
- Did you call 911? - Yes.
I feel a pulse.
- She's breathing fine, too. - What about Ms. Sanyeong?
I don't know.
She suddenly ran out.
Ms. Yoon! Ms. Yoon, wake up!
What do we do? Ms. Yoon!
Hey, Sanyeong!
Hey, Sanyeong...
Ms. Yoon, wake up!
Ms. Yoon!
I'll go with her.
Okay, let me know if anything happens.
Okay.
- Is Sanyeong not picking up? - No.
I don't know where she went,
but the evil spirit is in control right now.
If she were herself, she wouldn't have left when her mother was in pain.
Detective Lee, please find Ms. Sanyeong. I...
will go and seal the objects.
You said you weren't sure
about the last object.
Wasn't that why you wanted to meet Sanyeong?
Yes, but we can't waste any more time.
We have to get rid of the evil spirit before other people get endangered.
Understood.
HWAWONJAE
Where on earth did she go?
Hello?
Yes, hello?
This is Professor Gu Gangmo's residence, right?
Yes, that's right. Who is this?
May I speak to Professor Gu Gangmo's daughter?
You're here.
Did you wait long?
No, I'm sorry for making you come all this way.
I already had business in Seoul,
- so don't worry. - Okay.
This is what you asked for.
Are you certain about the five objects
and the name this time?
Professor Gu Gangmo
had the same look when he came to receive the Lines of Prohibition.
He looked anxious
like he was being chased by something.
Why do you want to get rid of the evil spirit
despite being so anxious?
All of this started with my greed.
I have to put an end to it.
Because of me, if someone...
Before something bad happens to that child, I must kill the evil spirit.
If you don't want to end up like Professor Gu Gangmo,
you must be cautious.
Ghosts are adept at deceit.
Some things may seem like the answer, but they often turn out to be traps.
I hope you succeed this time.
All of the objects are related to the evil spirit.
STUDENT RECORD
LEE HYANGI
BRIGHT AND CHEERFUL, ACTIVE IN EVERYTHING, STRONG SELF-ESTEEM
INDEPENDENT, RESPONSIBLE, COMPETITIVE...
The evil spirit was the daughter of a poor fisherman.
The year 1958...
An expensive item that is hard to find in rural fishing villages...
Does this object really have something to do with the evil spirit?
Hello, I'm Lee Hongsae. I spoke with you earlier.
Come in.
You and Professor Gu Gangmo's daughter
went to the same school?
Yes.
Sanyeong contacted you
after looking through the guest book from her father's funeral?
Yes, that's right.
She said she would come by to say hello,
but she never called or came by, so I was wondering if something happened.
She hasn't been answering her cell phone, so I called her house.
She is okay, right?
I'm sorry to interrupt,
but who drew that?
I drew it.
YEAR 2022
MOON DRAWN BY YEO SOORYEON
May I know Ms. Yeo Sooryeon's contact information?
It's about something really important.
I can't give you Ms. Yeo's personal number.
Then can you please relay a message to her?
Yes, I suppose.
Do you know a child named Lee Mokdan?
Please contact me if you do.
After the private exhibition,
I saw the message and tried contacting him,
but he had already passed away.
I felt bad about what happened,
so I went to the funeral to at least pay my respects.
Do you know Lee Mokdan?
I do. Well,
I knew her older sister, to be exact.
Hyangi.
We were in the same art class
when we were in middle school.
YEAR 1958, JANGJIN MIDDLE SCHOOL
Nice job.
The subject matter and the atmosphere are both great.
But why don't we add more shading to the moon?
Okay.
Yes, just like that.
Hyangi.
What...
Hyangi.
Who are you?
Hurry up and come outside, Hyangi.
Hyangi.
I'm starving.
Go away!
Please, Rice Pot. I'm so hungry.
I'm hungry. Hurry up and give me food.
What is a girl like you going to do by attending school?
You should be helping with housework instead of doing useless things.
You only learned how to say mean things from Mom, you brat.
Let's hurry up and go home. I'm hungry.
Give me food.
I'm not some rice pot.
Why do you keep asking me for food?
PAINT GLASS BOTTLE SET
Come on, let's go home.
Hey, Rice Pot.
Rice Pot?
Come on, Rice Pot. Let's go home!
Let's go home already, please!
You rice pot.
Please, Rice Pot...
Come on, let's go home. I'm hungry. I'm...
Hyangi.
By the way, why do you always bring back your lunch without eating it?
Does it embarrass you?
Because you don't have rice or a fried egg?
Stop being noisy and just eat.
I want to eat...
fried eggs.
I wish you would disappear.
I want to eat...
white rice too.
I wish Mom and Dad would disappear too.
I want to be born into a wealthy house and fly far, far away.
I don't want to see you, so get out.
I came to inform you about something.
It's about the main agenda of the extraordinary general meeting.
It's a motion to dismiss the CEO.
You dare...
try to dismiss me?
I made Junghyeon Capital.
Junghyeon Capital...
is mine.
Not anymore.
This is...
my last revenge.
It serves you right.
You killed your husband and son
and still ended up like this.
You are...
just like me.
You...
sold off your younger sister.
YEAR 1958, JANGJIN-RI
Take it.
Hyangi took it.
The hair accessory.
What will happen to Hyangi?
They said they were going to starve her to death.
We have no choice.
Our whole family will starve to death at this rate.
Hey!
Come here.
I'll wear it for a little bit.
Why are you the only one wearing pretty things?
Come here, Lee Mokdan.
- I don't want to. - I said come here!
Sit down.
Can I...
wear it?
Yes.
It's yours now.
You're here. Do you want something?
Eat up. It tastes good.
Where are my mom and dad?
What? I haven't seen them.
Eat it.
Did you want me to die instead?
I'm asking you if you wanted me to die!
What's with you?
Did you not know…
what kind of money that was?
How could you run around without a care in the world
when your mother ended up like that?
Your mother…
was against it until the end.
She tried to save you.
She did whatever she could to try and save you.
Hyangi's mother passed away
after her younger sister's disappearance.
And bad things would continue to happen to Hyangi's family afterward.
Hello, is anyone here?
Is anyone home?
Did your father and older brother go somewhere?
They went out to sea for work.
I see.
When can you come back to school?
It's great that you're helping with the housework,
but it's important to find your dream too.
You like to draw, right?
You're talented, so let's draw together.
Hyangi! Hyangi!
Hyangi, I have bad news.
The boat... The boat sank.
The boat that your father, older brother,
and the other villagers were on sank!
Hurry up and come out!
An expensive item that is hard to find in the countryside…
It didn't belong to the evil spirit.
My grandmother never used a hairpin.
If the item didn't belong to her...
The item belonged to Choi Manwol,
the shaman who made the juvenile ghost.
YEAR 1958, JANGJIN-RI
You want me to take this money
and spare your younger sister?
Go on inside.
Mokdan.
Mokdan...
Mokdan, let's go.
Hyangi...
Let's go home.
Yes, come home with me.
Let's go home.
You're angry and afraid, right?
That's how...
you become a wicked ghost!
Now you're the evil spirit!
I know you well.
Even as an evil spirit, you want to live.
I'll save you.
You already know...
how everyone hates you and is trying to get rid of you.
I'll kill
all of them for you.
Let's make the promise again.
You'll live...
if I live.
You said you met someone who knew Lee Hyangi?
Yes, after Hyangi went missing,
she filed a missing person's report with Hyangi's homeroom teacher
and kept looking for her, but her body was never found.
If they killed someone in the middle of Seoul in 1958...
they must have secretly buried the body.
A place that is easy to manage
and never seen by others.
It's highly likely that her remains are still here.
You're right.
If we find Lee Hyangi's remains, I think we should be able to figure out
the story behind the last object.
Do you have a place in mind?
There was a place we were never allowed to enter since prior generations.
Ms. Sanyeong also mentioned this place.
The juvenile ghost must have been made here.
So you're saying Lee Hyangi's corpse is buried here?
She was a ghost that brought my family wealth.
A memorial service must have been held every year.
There are bound to be traces of soot or candle wax somewhere on the floor.
I'll live...
…if you live?
Yes, that's right.
You're wrong.
I'll live...
and you'll die.
Hyangi...
I'm sorry for saying your name,
but I didn't tell them about the other thing.
You...
won't be able to if you're dead.
Professor Yeom.
Did you know?
All the people who wanted me were greedy.
Whether it was money or power,
everyone tried to use me to obtain something.
But you were different.
You wanted to live life as yourself.
That's why I like you.
I want to stay with you.
Can't I?
Go back to where you should be.
The place where your family is.
Now that you guys know my real name,
I'll have to disappear.
But...
I need to ask you one last favor.
Ms. Sanyeong?
Where are you now, Ms. Sanyeong?
The evil spirit asked me for a favor.
A favor?
She asked us to find her remains.
Find my remains.
Retrieve my body that has been buried in a cold place no one knows about...
and bury it in a nice place.
The professor will find it if you ask him.
Can you do that for me?
She asked us to find her body?
But please don't look for it.
What do you mean?
From the beginning, the evil spirit used us to find the objects.
I think the last one is the body.
I don't know why she would want it though.
Please don't look for it.
Professor Yeom.
What is this?
Ms. Sanyeong, the body...
POWER OFF
Come here.
I'm not going to die.
I'm going to live.
His will and letter.
Why did the evil spirit drag you into this?
You used me
to get your hands on the five objects.
What'll happen once you find them all?
Hurry up and find it.
The last object.
Then you'll know.
The last object that was in my family home.
She used me to find this.
But why?
It's over.
REVENANT
SPECIAL THANKS TO JIN SUNKYU, MOON SOOK, AHN SEHO, AND LEE JINHEE
She took the hairpin with her right hand.
It's all over now, right?
I need to get rid of those five objects once and for all.
Mom, you must have had a really difficult time.
I think we found something we shouldn't have.
There must be a secret we missed.
What will happen to Sanyeong if we fail to find it?
Ms. Sanyeong will be in danger.
We're running out of time.
Translated by Rebekah Hyonha Kim