These are the Recap & Ending Explained for Gyeongseong Creature: Episode 1. Tae-Sang lives a good life in Gyeongseong even if the city is occupied by Japanese. Because he’s rich. But his fate is changed after the commissioner Ishikawa asked him to look for his lover.
Gyeongseong Creature Episode 1 Recap
Note: From here on out there are specific plot spoilers for Gyeongseong Creature: Episode 1.
The commander orders Japanese army to retreat after knowing Tokyo is under attack. He asks the soldiers to burn everything in the experimental base. The soldiers kill all of the prisoners. They throw them into a pit. They burn them and the monster in the base. The scientist Colonel Kato leaves the experimental base with the terrible creatures Najin. He arrives in Gyeongseong.
Who Is Tae-Sang?
Tae-Sang is the riches man in Gyeongseong. He owns a pawnshop The House of Golden Treasure. His employees Mrs. Nawol and Gap-Pyeong run the shop well. The problem is that his another employee Beom-O likes to steal items in the shop. Tae-Sang believes that he can do anything in the city. But Mrs. Nawol tells her boss to stay away from Ishikawa and Lady Maeda.
Why Ishikawa Arrests Tae-Sang?
Ishikawa arrests Tae-Sang with an excuse that Tae-Sang had an affair with his wife Lady Maeda. He actually wishes Tae-Sang to look for his missing lover Myeong-Ja. Myeong-Ja is pregnant. The baby in her belly belongs to Ishikawa. Ishikawa threatens to make Tae-Sang lose everything if he cannot find his lover.
Tae-Sang returns to his shop. He reports it to Mrs. Nawol. He asks her to sell out all of his properties. He plans to leave Gyeongseong. But Ishikawa knew Tae-Sang would flee. He sends his followers to watch Tae-Sang. Tae-Sang knows he cannot complete the task Ishikawa gave him. He’s looking for a helper.
Who Is Chae-Ok?
Chae-Ok and his father Jung-Won are sleuths. They’re good at looking missing people. But she couldn’t find Sachimoto who’s a Japanese painter. She comes to Gyeongseong with her father. Her father visits Yeong-Chun’s bar to look for Sachimoto. He’s told that Tae-Sang is the person who knows Sachimoto.
Chae-Ok tails Tae-Sang. He has a fight with her because he mistakes that she’s the follower of Ishikawa. She asks him to help her look for Sachimoto. But he flirts with her. It makes her believe that he’s a trash. She reveals she’s looking for her mother.
Who Is Jun-Taek?
Jun-Taek is owner of a bar. He’s a friend of Tae-Sang. Tae-Sang comes to Jun-Taek’s bar to see him. Because he mistakes that Jun-Taek eloped with Myeong-Ja. But he’s told that Myeong-Ja broke Jun-Taek’s heart after she chose Ishikawa.
Jung-Taek knows Ishikawa gave Tae-Sang a task that he cannot complete. He believes that he will lose all of his money. So he asks him to spend the money at his place. Tae-Sang rejects it. He thinks Jung-Taek doesn’t respect his money.
Tae-Sang walks into Jun-Taek’s bar when Jun-Taek is playing piano. He drinks with him. He asks him if he knows Myeong-Ja. Jun-Taek remembers the lady. He reveals his heart was broken when the lady chose Ishikawa. Tae-Sang reveals the lady went missing. But Jun-Taek doesn’t know where the lady is.
Tae-Sang decides to leave since Jun-Taek doesn’t know where Myeong-Ja is. But Jun-Taek keeps Tae-Sang. He asks him to spend his money on his comrades since he’s going to lose it. Tae-Sang smiles. He thinks he’s going to find the lady. He tells Jun-Taek that the money means a lot to him when Jun-Taek wishes him to do something for the nation.
Where Is Myeong-Ja?
Myeong-Ja is kidnapped to the Onseong Hospital. She and other prisoners are locked up in the cell. Colonel Kato chooses two prisoners. He feeds them the food and the water. The Najins are in the water. The two prisoners feel uncomfortable after they drank the water.
Myeong-Ja wakes up in the cell. She asks the prisoner what happened after the soldier passed through. The prisoner is scared. The soldier takes the prisoner and Seong-Sim out of the cells. Myeong-Ja sees Seong-Sim’s necklace. She has an eye contact with her.
Colonel Kato takes a look at Seong-Sim and the prisoner. He asks the soldier to take the two away. Director Ichiro takes a look at Myeong-Ja who cries. Seong-Sim and the prisoner are thrown into the rooms. They see the water and the food on the floor. They eat the food and drink the water.
Does Jung-Won Agree to Help Tae-Sang Look for Myeong-Ja?
Jung-Won doesn’t intend to help Tae-Sang at first. Because the guy flirted with his daughter. But he finds out that he’s a good man. He promises to help him.
Tae-Sang returns to his shop. Mrs. Nawol is waiting for him. She reveals the broker recommended some sleuths to her. She adds that the sleuths are good at finding missing people. Tae-Sang turns around. He sees Chae-Ok and her father.
Tae-Sang wonders how did Jung-Won find the missing people. Jung-Won reveals his secret is not to give up. Chae-Ok decides to leave because she thinks Tae-Sang doesn’t trust her. He explains to her that he did it for checking if they’re expert.
But she doesn’t want to work for him because she thinks he’s a trash. Mrs. Nawol wonders what Tae-Sang did to Chae-Ok. He reveals he told Chae-Ok that her eyes are very beautiful. It makes Jung-Won want to leave with his daughter. But Tae-Sang tells the two that he can help them find Sachimoto.
Tae-Sang brags that he has many connections in the city. He points out that Myeong-Ja might be dead when Chae-Ok doesn’t believe what he said. He promises to help Jung-Won find Sachimoto if he helps him find Myeong-Ja. But Chae-Ok claims that she can find Sachimoto on her own. Tae-Sang promises to help Chae-Ok find her mother. Jung-Won wonders if Tae-Sang is a good man. Tae-Sang reveals he’s a man who wants to survive. He asks Jung-Won to find Myeong-Ja before cherry blossoms fall.
How Does Gyeongseong Creature Episode 1 End?
Episode 1 of Gyeongseong Creature ends with the soldier taking Sachimoto to the room. He asks him to come to room two. But he tells him not to be close to the room. Because it’s very dangerous. Sachimoto is close to the room with a flashlight. He finds out that there’s a person being killed in the room. He’s startled when he sees the monster.