I think some people are completely missing the point here.
While the "Gyeongseong creature", the successful experiment the characters in the series named "najin" itself is pure fiction, everything else is anything but. When I watched the first 7 episodes, I already knew about the japanese occupation in Korea as well as some other historical facts, especially those regarding comfort women etc. But something was telling me the human experimentation ordeal was unfortunately closer to reality than many might think. So I looked it up, and I urge others to do some research too, and immediately came across documented war crimes such as the one known as Unit 731. The details are horrifying so I won't mention anything here.
What I want to say to some of the commenters that missed this somehow is that this is political commentary in the most obvious way, the fiction and the bits of romance are just there to enhance the story. More than a sci-fi thriller, this will remain as a calling to anyone who doesn't know or has forgotten the events of the Japanese rule in Korea, and more specifically the war crimes committed during that time. In reality, there are too many instances of those in power commiting these kinds of inhumane acts during wartime, especially in the 20th century. Many countries have this sort of shameful history; this is just one example.
In the series, there were countless times when injustice and violence was depicted as part of the plot; police violence, interrogation torture, the occupation of the land, the curfews, the pain and the hunger of the people. It's too easy to think of similar situations in many parts of the world today. That's what I think gyeongsong creature was: a not so gentle reminder that most of what we were shown actually happened less than a hundren years ago. And that it takes all of us fighting for what is humane and right to get through this.
While everyone here busy with ship wars (I for one enjoy all our boys), I live for Ning's badass moments. I love how smart and strong she is. Actually, I really like how all characters act, nothing seems amiss, everyone with their own motives and actions. But I especially appreciate how our main characters' charms are presented: the young, hot-headed but pure YanLin, the cold, decisive and a mess when it comes to Ning'er Xie Wei, moral, outlandish and hot af Zhang Zhe and last but not least the beautiful, experienced and tough XueNing. How to wait until Saturday??
While the "Gyeongseong creature", the successful experiment the characters in the series named "najin" itself is pure fiction, everything else is anything but. When I watched the first 7 episodes, I already knew about the japanese occupation in Korea as well as some other historical facts, especially those regarding comfort women etc. But something was telling me the human experimentation ordeal was unfortunately closer to reality than many might think. So I looked it up, and I urge others to do some research too, and immediately came across documented war crimes such as the one known as Unit 731. The details are horrifying so I won't mention anything here.
What I want to say to some of the commenters that missed this somehow is that this is political commentary in the most obvious way, the fiction and the bits of romance are just there to enhance the story. More than a sci-fi thriller, this will remain as a calling to anyone who doesn't know or has forgotten the events of the Japanese rule in Korea, and more specifically the war crimes committed during that time. In reality, there are too many instances of those in power commiting these kinds of inhumane acts during wartime, especially in the 20th century. Many countries have this sort of shameful history; this is just one example.
In the series, there were countless times when injustice and violence was depicted as part of the plot; police violence, interrogation torture, the occupation of the land, the curfews, the pain and the hunger of the people. It's too easy to think of similar situations in many parts of the world today. That's what I think gyeongsong creature was: a not so gentle reminder that most of what we were shown actually happened less than a hundren years ago. And that it takes all of us fighting for what is humane and right to get through this.