A Korean Odyssey
2017
Original language: Korean
- comedy
- mystery
- sci-fi & fantasy
- drama
The story
A self-serving mythical creature's bid for invincibility backfires when he finds himself at the mercy of a woman who can see otherworldly beings.
What it’s like
Bright, glossy studio-lit colour with saturated costumes and sets, and a lively, buoyant score that swings between pop-romance swells and comic stings. Scenes lean on quick cutaways, mugging close-ups and bright hand-to-hand fights with stylised fantasy effects rather than grit. The tone is warm and playful, with melodramatic romantic beats played straight and a mythical trickster who is more ridiculous than menacing. Episodes move briskly and keep a steady comic rhythm, so the attention rarely sits still for long. It suits a light weekend binge, a comfort rewatch, or something to have on while folding laundry. Violence is present but cartoonish and brief, with no gore; there is some peril and mild peril-driven tension, but nothing bleak or cruel. It is for viewers who want romance, fantasy and banter that feel generous and easy to sink into, without needing to think hard about what happens next.
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