Gyeongseong Creature

{{Short description|2023–2024 South Korean television series}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2024}}

{{Infobox television

| image = Gyeongseong Creature (title card).png

| image_alt = Gyeongseong Creature Korean title card

| alt_name = K Project{{Cite web|script-title=ko:위하준 측 "K프로젝트 출연, 세부 내용 조율 중"[공식]|trans-title=Ha-jun Wi's side "Appearance in K Project, details are being coordinated" [Official]|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=609&aid=0000512698|via=Naver|publisher=Newsen|last=Park|first=Jeong-min|date=November 18, 2021|access-date=August 3, 2022|archive-date=November 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118090050/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=609&aid=0000512698|url-status=live}}

| native_name = {{Infobox Korean television name|hangul=경성크리처|hanja=京城크리처|rr=Gyeongseongkeuricheo|mr=Kyŏngsŏngk'ŭrich'ŏ}}

| genre = {{Plainlist|

  • Historical drama{{Cite press release|title=Shadows Behind the Cherry Blossoms: 'Gyeongseong Creature' Main Poster and Trailer Released|url=https://about.netflix.com/en/news/shadows-behind-the-cherry-blossoms-gyeongseong-creature-main-poster-and|publisher=Netflix|last=Chang|first=James|date=December 7, 2023|access-date=April 15, 2024}}
  • Suspense
  • Mystery
  • Horror{{Cite web|title='Gyeongseong Creature' to lead year-end, New Year drama releases|url=https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20231112000101|website=The Korea Herald|last=Lee|first=Si-jin|date=November 12, 2023|access-date=November 12, 2023|archive-date=November 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231112074132/http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20231112000101|url-status=live}}
  • Thriller
  • Action{{Cite web|title=Netflix series 'Gyeongseong Creature' to debut Dec. 22|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2023/11/688_363046.html|website=The Korea Times|last=Lee|first=Gyu-lee|date=November 13, 2023|access-date=November 13, 2023|archive-date=November 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231113051009/https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2023/11/688_363046.html|url-status=live}}

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| writer = Kang Eun-kyung{{Cite web|title='Gyeongseong Creature' to lead year-end, New Year drama releases|url=https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20231112000101|website=The Korea Herald|last=Lee|first=Si-jin|date=November 12, 2023|access-date=September 26, 2024}}

| director = {{Plainlist|

  • Chung Dong-yoon
  • Roh Young-sub (season 1){{cite episode|season=1|number=1|script-title=ko:나진|trans-title=Najin|series=Gyeongseong Creature|network=Netflix|language=ko|date=December 22, 2023}}
  • Jo Yeong-min (season 2){{cite episode|season=2|number=1|script-title=ko:호재|trans-title=Hojae|series=Gyeongseong Creature|network=Netflix|language=ko|date=September 27, 2024}}

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| starring = {{Plainlist|

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| music = Kim Tae-seong

| country = South Korea

| language = {{Plainlist|

  • Korean
  • Japanese

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| num_seasons = 2

| num_episodes = 17

| executive_producer = {{Plainlist|

  • Kim Do-hyuk ({{abbr|CP|Chief producer}})
  • Park Hee-seon
  • Kim Min-ji
  • So Jae-hyun
  • Kim Joon-hyuk

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| producer = {{Plainlist|

  • Hwang Jee-woo
  • Jang Se-jung
  • Park Beom-soo
  • Park Eun-kyung

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| cinematography = Song Yo-hun

| editor = {{Plainlist|

  • Jo In-hyung
  • Lim Ho-cheol

}}

| runtime = 43–78 minutes

| company = {{Plainlist|

  • Story & Pictures Media{{Cite web|script-title=ko:박서준X한소희→위하준 뭉쳤다..'경성크리처', 넷플릭스 공개[공식]|trans-title=Park Seo Joon X Han So Hee →Wi Ha Joon United..' 'Gyeongseong Creature' Released on Netflix [Official]|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=108&aid=0003091177|via=Naver|publisher=Star News|language=ko|last=Kim|first=Na-yeon|date=September 28, 2022|access-date=September 28, 2022|archive-date=September 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928043431/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=108&aid=0003091177|url-status=live}}
  • Studio Dragon
  • Kakao Entertainment

}}

| budget = {{KRW|70}}{{nbsp}}billion{{Cite web|script-title=ko:[리뷰] 700억 원 들이면 뭐하나...무색·무취·무미 '경성크리처'|trans-title=[Review] What would you do if you spent 70 billion won...Colorless, odorless, tasteless 'Gyeongseong Creature'|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=437&aid=0000371711|via=Naver|publisher=JTBC|language=ko|last=Park|first=Jeong-jin|date=December 20, 2023|access-date=December 23, 2023|archive-date=December 21, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231221003408/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=437&aid=0000371711|url-status=live}}

| network = Netflix

| first_aired = {{Start date|2023|12|22}}

| last_aired = {{End date|2024|09|27}}

}}

Gyeongseong Creature ({{Korean|경성크리처}}) is a South Korean historical mystery-horror television series written by Kang Eun-kyung, directed by Jung Dong-yoon, Roh Young-sub and Jo Yeong-min, and starring Park Seo-joon, Han So-hee, Claudia Kim, Lee Moo-saeng and Bae Hyun-sung.

Set in 1945, during the occupation of Gyeongseong (the old name for Seoul) by the Imperial Japanese Army, the story depicts the brutality inflicted on civilians by the Japanese forces, subjecting men and women to secret biological experiments, the rebels who rise against them, and the monster creature produced from human experimentation. The story was inspired by the real-life Unit 731, a covert Japanese military unit that tested biological and chemical weapons on civilians during World War II.{{Cite news |author=Lee Gyu-lee |date=2024-01-15 |title='Gyeongseong Creature' creators aim to share tragic history with world |url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2025/03/398_366964.html |access-date=2025-03-22 |work=The Korea Times}}

The first season was released on Netflix from December 22, 2023 to January 5, 2024. The second season was released on September 27, 2024.

Synopsis

=Season 1=

In the spring of 1945 in Gyeongseong, during the Japanese occupation of Korea, Jang Tae-sang, the master of the city's most lucrative pawnshop, and Yoon Chae-ok, a tracker searching for her missing mother, confront a strange creature born from biological experiments conducted in secret within Ongseong Hospital.{{cite web|title=Come Face-to-Face with Gyeongseong Creature in December|url=https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/gyeongseong-creature-release-date-cast-news-photos|website=Tudum|last1=Bentley|first1=Jean|date=December 24, 2023|access-date=January 15, 2024|archive-date=January 9, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240109031540/https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/gyeongseong-creature-release-date-cast-news-photos|url-status=live}}

=Season 2=

Set in present-day Seoul, it is about the story of Ho-jae, who resembles Jang Tae-sang, and Yoon Chae-ok, who meet and explore the unfinished relationship, fate and evil relationship of Gyeongseong.{{Cite web|script-title=ko:'경성크리처' 시즌2 올해 공개..."완전히 색다른 매력"|trans-title='Gyeongseong Creature' Season 2 Released This Year..."A Completely Different Charm"|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=001&aid=0014430562|via=Naver|publisher=Yonhap News|language=ko|last=Hwang|first=Jae-ha|date=January 8, 2024|access-date=January 8, 2024|archive-date=January 8, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240108041545/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=001&aid=0014430562|url-status=live}}

Cast and characters

=Main=

  • Park Seo-joon as Jang Tae-sang{{Cite magazine|title=Action Meets Romance In 'Gyeongseong Creature'|url=https://rollingstoneindia.com/action-meets-romance-in-gyeongseong-creature/|magazine=Rolling Stone India|last=Debashree|first=Dutta|date=February 16, 2022|access-date=August 3, 2022|archive-date=March 9, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220309012010/https://rollingstoneindia.com/action-meets-romance-in-gyeongseong-creature/|url-status=live}} and Jang Ho-jae{{Cite magazine|title=Watch the trailer for Netflix's 'Gyeongseong Creature' season two|url=https://www.nme.com/news/tv/netflix-gyeongseong-creature-season-two-cast-plot-premiere-date-more-3788041|magazine=NME|last=Yeo|first=Gladys|date=September 12, 2024|access-date=September 27, 2024}}
  1. Jang Tae-sang: A wealthy man in the 1940s who is the owner of the House of Golden Treasure (Geumokdang), the best pawnshop in Gyeongseong. He is also the best informant in Gyeongseong.
  2. Jang Ho-jae: a man who resembles Tae-sang in present-day.

: A specialist in finding missing people.

  • Claudia Kim as {{nihongo|Yukiko Maeda|前田有紀子|Maeda Yukiko|lead=yes|extra=main season 1; recurring season 2}}{{Cite web|script-title=ko:수현, 넷플릭스 '경성크리처' 출연 확정...마에다 役|trans-title=Soo Hyun confirmed to appear in Netflix's 'Gyeongseong Creature'... as Maeda|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=408&aid=0000168172|via=Naver|publisher=iMBC|language=ko|last=Yoo|first=Jeong-min|date=September 28, 2022|access-date=September 28, 2022|archive-date=September 29, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220929224259/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=408&aid=0000168172|url-status=live}}

: A powerful Japanese noblewoman from Kyoto, Japan,{{cite web|title="日本人役"がハマりすぎ!?『京城クリーチャー』女優スヒョン、流暢な京都弁で上品さまで醸し出す |url=https://trilltrill.jp/articles/3436736 |website=TRILL |date=January 9, 2024 |access-date=October 22, 2024 |language=ja |trans-title=Too good at "playing Japanese"? Suhyun [sic], the actress in "Gyeongseong Creature," exudes elegance with her fluent Kyoto dialect}} who secretly controls the Gyeongseong area.

  • Lee Moo-saeng as Captain Kuroko (season 2){{Cite web|title='Gyeongseong Creature' returns with spectacular action, intertwining past and present|url=https://www.chosun.com/english/video-en/2024/09/26/AH45YS2DPZESHGIASSYR5VAWJI/|website=The Chosun Daily|last=Kim|first=Seo-hyung|date=September 26, 2024|access-date=September 27, 2024}}

: The leader of an elite group at Jeonseung Biotech.

: The son of Myeong-ja, who possesses certain special abilities.

=Supporting=

  • Kim Hae-sook as Mrs. Nawol{{Cite web|script-title=ko:박서준·한소희·위하준, 넷플릭스 '경성크리처' 공개 확정|trans-title=Park Seo-joon, Han So-hee, and Wi Ha-joon confirmed to release Netflix 'Gyeongseong Creature'|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=052&aid=0001794512|via=Naver|publisher=YTN|language=ko|last=Kim|first=Seong-hyeon|date=September 28, 2022|access-date=September 28, 2022|archive-date=September 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928090810/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=052&aid=0001794512|url-status=live}}

: A deacon of Geumokdang who has been with Tae-sang since he was a child. She guards and takes care of orders when the owner is not around.

  • Jo Han-chul as Yoon Jung-won{{Cite web|script-title=ko:조한철, 넷플릭스 '경성크리처' 출연... 한소희 父 변신|trans-title=Jo Han-chul to appear in Netflix's 'Gyeongseong Creature'... Han So-hee's transformation|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=241&aid=0003231646|via=Naver|publisher=Ilgan Sports|language=ko|last=Park|first=Ro-sa|date=September 28, 2022|access-date=September 28, 2022}} {{Dead link|date=February 2024}}

: Yoon Chae-ok's father and Choi Seong-sim's husband.

: An independence activist and Tae-sang's close friend.

  • Park Ji-hwan as Gu Gap-pyeong{{Cite web|script-title=ko:[단독]박지환, 넷플릭스 '경성크리처' 합류!..이번엔 '글로벌 신스틸러|trans-title=[Exclusive] Jihwan Park joins Netflix's 'Gyeongseong Creature'!...This time, 'Global Scene Stealer'|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=108&aid=0003095503|via=Naver|publisher=Star News|language=ko|last=Lee|first=Kyung-ho|date=October 12, 2022|access-date=October 12, 2022|archive-date=October 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221012111729/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=108&aid=0003095503|url-status=live}}

: Geumokdang's butler.

  • Ok Ja-yeon as Na Young-chun{{Cite news|script-title=ko:"스위트홈과 달라"..'경성크리처' 박서준·한소희, 절제된 멜로 크리처물 [종합]|trans-title="It's not like Sweet Home"..' 'Gyeongseong Creature' Park Seo-joon and Han So-hee, Understated Melodrama Creature [Comprehensive]|url=http://Osen.co.kr/article/G1112242648|website={{ill|Osen (newspaper)|ko|OSEN|lt=OSEN}}|language=ko|last=Ha|first=Soo-jung|date=December 19, 2023|access-date=December 24, 2023|archive-date=December 24, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231224102055/http://Osen.co.kr/article/G1112242648|url-status=live}}

: The owner of Moonlight Bar.

  • Ahn Ji-ho as Park Beom-o{{Cite web|script-title=ko:'경성크리처' 박서준X한소희, 괴물과 맞서는 이야기...넷플릭스 드라마, 파트1 22일 공개 '영화가 좋다'|trans-title='Gyeongseong Creature' Park Seo-joon Netflix drama, part 1 released on the 22nd 'I like the movie'|url=https://www.topstarnews.net/news/articleView.html?idxno=15433702|website=Top Star News|language=ko|last=Jang|first=Pil-gu|date=December 9, 2023|access-date=December 10, 2023|archive-date=December 10, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231210074232/https://www.topstarnews.net/news/articleView.html?idxno=15433702|url-status=live}}

: A boy who works at Geumokdang.

  • Choi Young-joon as {{nihongo|Lieutenant Colonel Kato|陸軍中将賀東|Rikugun-Chūjō Gatō|lead=yes}}{{Cite web|script-title=ko:'경성크리처' 박서준·한소희, 인연 혹은 악연|trans-title='Gyeongseong Creature' Park Seo-joon and Han So-hee, fate or ill-fated relationship|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=144&aid=0000930319|via=Naver|publisher=Sports Kyunghyang|language=ko|last=Kim|first=Ji-woo|date=December 7, 2023|access-date=December 7, 2023|archive-date=December 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207180441/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=144&aid=0000930319|url-status=live}}

: The chief of the military at Onseong Hospital.

  • {{Ill|Hyun Bong-sik|ko|현봉식}} as {{nihongo|Ichiro|一郎|Ichirō|lead=yes}}

: The director of Onseong Hospital.

  • Kim Do-hyun as {{nihongo|Commissioner Ishikawa|石川委員|Kyokuchō Ishikawa|lead=yes}}

: The chief of Japanese police in Gyeongseong and Yukiko Maeda's husband.

  • Woo Ji-hyun as {{nihongo|Ryu Sachimoto|幸本龍|Sachimoto Ryū|lead=yes}}{{Cite web|script-title=ko:우지현, '경성크리처' 사치모토로 보여준 잠재력|trans-title=Woo Ji-hyun shows potential with 'Gyeongseong Creature' luxury moto|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=437&aid=0000372590|via=Naver|publisher=JTBC|language=ko|last=Park|first=Jung-seon|date=December 27, 2023|access-date=December 27, 2023|archive-date=December 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231227012026/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=437&aid=0000372590|url-status=live}}

: An artist who is assigned by Ichiro to draw the results of experiments at Onseong Hospital.

  • Lee Kyu-sung as Mori{{Cite web|script-title=ko:넷플릭스 '경성크리처' 제작발표회 현장... "박서준, 한소희, 그리고 괴물"|trans-title=Netflix's 'Gyeongseong Creature' production presentation site... "Park Seo-joon, Han So-hee, and the Monster"|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=438&aid=0000061217|via=Naver|publisher=KBS Media|language=ko|last=Park|first=Jae-hwan|date=December 21, 2023|access-date=December 24, 2023|archive-date=January 8, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240108041434/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=438&aid=0000061217|url-status=live}}

: Ishikawa's subordinate, who is given the task of keeping an eye on Tae-sang.

  • Ji Woo as Myeong-ja{{Cite web|script-title=ko:[단독] 지우 안방 복귀, '소방서 옆 경찰서'→'경성크리처' 출연|trans-title=[Exclusive] Ji-woo returns to the main room, 'Police station next to the fire station' → 'Gyeongseong Creature' appearance|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=382&aid=0001004371|via=Naver|publisher=Sports Dong-a|language=ko|last=Hong|first=Se-young|date=September 16, 2022|access-date=September 16, 2022|archive-date=September 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220916011515/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=382&aid=0001004371|url-status=live}}

: A gisaeng from Chunwol-gwan and Ishikawa's mistress who has disappeared.

  • Kang Mal-geum as Choi Seong-sim / Seishin{{Cite web|script-title=ko:[순위표] '경성크리처', 혹평 속 글로벌 6위 출발...韓1위·日 7위|trans-title=[Leaderboard] 'Gyeongseong Creature' starts at No. 6 globally amid bad reviews...韓1st place・日 7th place|url=https://www.joynews24.com/view/1668947|website=Joy News 24|language=ko|last=Park|first=Jin-young|date=December 24, 2023|access-date=December 24, 2023|archive-date=January 8, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240108041441/https://www.joynews24.com/view/1668947|url-status=live}}

: Chae-ok's mother, who is the subject of biological experiments by the Japanese military.

: An independence activist disguised as a cleaner at Onseong Hospital in order to find his missing brother.

  • Kim Yoon-woo as Choi Yeong-gwan{{Cite web|script-title=ko:'경성크리처' 최군 김윤우만 생존? 해외 시청자도 혹평|trans-title='Gyeongseong Creature' Kim Yoon-woo as Choi-gun Only Survived? Overseas viewers are also criticized|url=https://www.slist.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=511747|website=Slist|language=ko|last=Kang|first=Bo-ra|date=December 23, 2023|access-date=December 24, 2023|archive-date=January 8, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240108041442/https://www.slist.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=511747|url-status=live}}
  • {{ill|Jo Jae-ryong|ko|조재룡 (배우)}} as Soma

: A Japanese military officer who is assigned to manage the prisoners at Ongseong Hospital's underground prison.

  • {{ill|Yeon Je-wook|ko|연제욱}} as Lee In-hyuk

: An independence activist who is also Jun-taek's comrade.

=Special appearances=

  • Lee Ji-hyun as Young-kwan's mother{{cite web|url=https://www.starnewskorea.com/stview.php?no=2023122818033045524|script-title=ko:이지현, '경성크리처'서 빛난 존재감..애끓는 모성애 표현|website=Star News Korea|date=December 29, 2023}}
  • {{ill|Lim Ki-hong|ko|임기홍}} as Mr. Wang
  • {{ill|Woo Jung-won|ko|우정원}} as Shim Sun-deok

: Tae-sang's mother.

Episodes

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| Title = Chaos

| TranslitTitle = Hondon

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Background and production

=Season 1=

File:Gyeongseong Creature poster.png

In January 2022, the production team confirmed the casting and revealed that the filming was currently in progress.{{Cite magazine|title=Park Seo-joon and Han So-hee to star in upcoming thriller K-drama|url=https://www.nme.com/news/tv/park-seo-joon-han-so-hee-leads-for-thriller-k-drama-gyeongseong-creature-3147772|magazine=NME|last=Chin|first=Carmen|date=January 27, 2022|access-date=August 3, 2022|archive-date=January 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220128185548/https://www.nme.com/news/tv/park-seo-joon-han-so-hee-leads-for-thriller-k-drama-gyeongseong-creature-3147772|url-status=live}} On March 3, 2022, it was reported that Wi Ha-joon tested positive for COVID-19, and the filming was suspended since the actor was in self-quarantine.{{Cite web|script-title=ko:[단독] 위하준, 코로나19 확진...'경성 크리처' 촬영 취소|trans-title=[Exclusive] Ha-jun Wi, confirmed with Corona 19...Canceled filming of 'Kyungseong Creature'|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=311&aid=0001416571|via=Naver|publisher=Xports News|language=ko|last=Lee|first=Chang-gyu|date=March 3, 2022|access-date=August 3, 2022|archive-date=August 3, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220803130315/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=311&aid=0001416571|url-status=live}} On August 3, 2022, it was reported that actress Han So-hee suffered a minor injury to her face while filming an action scene for the series.{{Cite web|title=Han So-hee suffers minor injury on set of historical series 'Gyeongseong Creature'|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=640&aid=0000027333|via=Naver|publisher=Korea JoongAng Daily|last=Yim|first=Seung-hye|date=August 3, 2022|access-date=August 3, 2022|archive-date=September 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220921201024/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=640&aid=0000027333|url-status=live}} Han's agency confirmed on August 11 that she had recovered from the injury and returned to filming the following week.{{Cite web|script-title=ko:한소희 측 "'경성크리처' 복귀 조율 중...멍 남아있어"[공식입장]|trans-title=Han So-hee's side "Attracting the return of 'Kyungseong Creature'...bruises remain" [Official position]|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=477&aid=0000375782|via=Naver|publisher=SpoTV News|language=ko|last=Jang|first=Da-hee|date=August 11, 2022|access-date=August 11, 2022|archive-date=September 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220921201027/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=477&aid=0000375782|url-status=live}} In October 2022, it was reported that the series had finished filming and started post-production.{{Cite web|script-title=ko:[단독] 박서준x한소희 '경성크리처' 촬영 종료...내년 상반기 공개|trans-title=[Exclusive] Park Seo-joon x Han So-hee's 'Kyungseong Creature' shooting ends...Released in the first half of next year|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=109&aid=0004726429|via=Naver|publisher={{ill|Osen (newspaper)|ko|OSEN|lt=OSEN}}|language=ko|last=Jang|first=Woo-young|date=October 25, 2022|access-date=October 25, 2022|archive-date=October 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221025011008/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=109&aid=0004726429|url-status=live}}

=Season 2=

File:Gyeongseong Creature 2 poster.png

In November 2022, Netflix confirmed the production of a second season.{{Cite web|script-title=ko:[단독]박서준X한소희 '경성크리처' 시즌2 나온다..내년 초 첫 촬영|trans-title=[Exclusive] Park Seo-joon X Han So-hee 'Kyungseong Creature' season 2 comes out.. First filming early next year|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=108&aid=0003101591|via=Naver|publisher=Star News|language=ko|last=Yoon|first=Seong-yeol|date=November 3, 2022|access-date=November 3, 2022|archive-date=November 3, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221103073832/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=108&aid=0003101591|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|title=Netflix announces season 2 of 'Gyeongseong Creature'|url=https://mb.com.ph/2024/1/8/netflix-announces-season-2-of-gyeongseong-creature|work=Manila Bulletin|language=en|last=Hicap|first=Jonathan|date=January 8, 2024|access-date=January 13, 2024}} The filming schedule had yet to be decided.{{Cite web|script-title=ko:넷플릭스 측 "'경성크리처2' 제작 확정, 촬영 일정 미정"[공식]|trans-title=Netflix side "'Kyungseong Creature 2' production confirmed, filming schedule undecided" [Official]|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=609&aid=0000649339|via=Naver|publisher=Newsen|language=ko|last=Park|first=Jung-min|date=November 3, 2022|access-date=November 3, 2022|archive-date=November 3, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221103135459/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=609&aid=0000649339|url-status=live}} In August 2023, it was announced that actor Bae Hyun-sung would be joining the cast of the second season.{{Cite web|script-title=ko:배현성 측 "'경성크리처2' 출연 맞다"...박서준X한소희와 호흡 [공식입장]|trans-title=Bae Hyun-sung's side "It is true that he will appear in 'Gyeongseong Creature 2'"...Working with Park Seo-joon and Han So-hee [Official statement]|url=https://www.xportsnews.com/article/1755593|website=Xports News|language=ko|last=Lee|first=Chang-gyu|date=August 4, 2023|access-date=December 10, 2023|archive-date=December 10, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231210074230/https://www.xportsnews.com/article/1755593|url-status=live}} In September 2023, it was reported that Han So-hee felt unwell while filming the second season and was tested positive for COVID-19; she was recovering at home according to her agency.{{Cite web|script-title=ko:한소희, 코로나19 확진 "자택에서 휴식 취하는 중|trans-title=Han So Hee, COVID-19 confirmed "resting at home|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=629&aid=0000238354|via=Naver|publisher=The Fact|language=ko|last=Park|first=Ji-yoon|date=September 13, 2023|access-date=September 13, 2023|archive-date=October 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231013050941/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=629&aid=0000238354|url-status=live}}

In January 2024, Netflix announced that the second season would be set in the present time,{{cite web|title=From Past to Present: Post-Credit Footage Reveals 'Gyeongseong Creature' Season 2 to Unfold in Contemporary Seoul|url=https://about.netflix.com/en/news/from-past-to-present-post-credit-footage-reveals-gyeongseong-creature-season|website=Netflix|date=January 7, 2024|access-date=February 1, 2024|archive-date=January 9, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240109030027/https://about.netflix.com/en/news/from-past-to-present-post-credit-footage-reveals-gyeongseong-creature-season|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Gyeongseong Creature Season 2's Announcement Confirms It Will Be A Completely Different Show|url=https://screenrant.com/gyeongseong-creature-season-2-confirmed-2024-seoul/|website=Screen Rant|last=Leite|first=Marcelo|date=January 8, 2023|access-date=February 1, 2024|archive-date=January 10, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240110033720/https://screenrant.com/gyeongseong-creature-season-2-confirmed-2024-seoul/|url-status=live}} and released in 2024.{{Cite web|script-title=ko:"박서준X한소희의 끝나지 않은 인연"..'경성크리처', 시즌2 확정(공식)|trans-title="Park Seo-joon X Han So-hee's unfinished relationship".."Gyeongseong Creature," season 2 confirmed(Official)|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=112&aid=0003674680|via=Naver|publisher=Herald Pop|language=ko|last=Lee|first=Mi-ji|date=January 8, 2024|access-date=January 8, 2024|archive-date=January 8, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240108041546/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=112&aid=0003674680|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title='Gyeongseong Creature' season two will premiere this year, Netflix confirms|url=https://www.nme.com/news/tv/gyeongseong-creature-season-two-will-premiere-this-year-netflix-confirms-3566927|website=NME|last1=Ziwei|first1=Puah|date=January 8, 2024|access-date=February 1, 2024|archive-date=February 1, 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240201010951/https://www.nme.com/news/tv/gyeongseong-creature-season-two-will-premiere-this-year-netflix-confirms-3566927|url-status=live}} Also in the same month, producers confirmed that actors Lee Moo-saeng and Bae had joined the cast of the forthcoming season.{{Cite web|script-title=ko:[공식] '경성크리처2' 이무생·배현성 합류, 2024년 서울로 세계관 확장|trans-title=[Official] 'Gyeongseong Creature 2' Lee Moo-saeng and Bae Hyeon-seong join, expanding worldview to Seoul in 2024|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=312&aid=0000644012|via=Naver|publisher=Ten Asia|language=ko|last=Tae|first=Yoo-na|date=January 8, 2024|access-date=January 8, 2024|archive-date=January 8, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240108041559/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=312&aid=0000644012|url-status=live}}

Release

The first season of Gyeongseong Creature was exclusively released by Netflix on December 22, 2023.{{cite press release|title='Gyeongseong Creature' Teases Dark Secrets in Gripping Poster and Trailer|url=https://about.netflix.com/en/news/captivating-visuals-and-star-power-intertwine-in-gyeongseong-creatures|publisher=Netflix|last=Kim|first=Elsa|date=November 23, 2023|access-date=January 14, 2024|archive-date=January 9, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240109025853/https://about.netflix.com/en/news/captivating-visuals-and-star-power-intertwine-in-gyeongseong-creatures|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|script-title=ko:'경성크리처'부터 '퀸메이커'까지...2023 넷플릭스 韓 라인업|trans-title=From 'Kyungsung Creature' to 'Queen Maker'...2023 Netflix Korea Lineup|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=437&aid=0000329026|via=Naver|publisher=JTBC|language=ko|last=Park|first=Jeong-sun|date=January 17, 2023|access-date=January 17, 2023|archive-date=January 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117043019/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=437&aid=0000329026|url-status=live}} The series consists of 10 episodes, with the first seven released as Part 1, and the remaining three episodes released as Part 2 on January 5, 2024.{{Cite web|script-title=ko:박서준X한소희 '경성크리처', 12월 파트1→1월 파트2 공개 확정 [공식]|trans-title=Park Seo-joon and Han So-hee's 'Gyeongseong Creature' confirmed to be released, Part 1 in December → Part 2 in January [Official]|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0004964669|via=Naver|publisher={{ill|Osen (newspaper)|ko|OSEN|lt=OSEN}}|language=ko|last=Jang|first=Woo-young|date=November 12, 2023|access-date=November 12, 2023|archive-date=November 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231112012210/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0004964669|url-status=live}} Netflix released all seven episodes of the second season on September 27, 2024.{{cite magazine|title=Watch the teaser for Netflix's 'Gyeongseong Creature' season two|url=https://www.nme.com/news/tv/netflix-gyeongseong-creature-season-two-cast-plot-premiere-date-more-3788041|magazine=NME|last=Yeo|first=Gladys|date=August 28, 2024|access-date=August 28, 2024|archive-date=August 28, 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240828095513/https://www.nme.com/news/tv/netflix-gyeongseong-creature-season-two-cast-plot-premiere-date-more-3788041|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Teaser for 'Gyeongseong Creature' Season 2 Brings the Battle to Modern-Day Seoul, Premiering September 27|url=https://about.netflix.com/en/news/gyeongseong-creature-season-2|website=Netflix Newsroom|publisher=Netflix, Inc.|date=August 27, 2024|access-date=August 28, 2024|archive-date=August 28, 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240828101009/https://about.netflix.com/en/news/gyeongseong-creature-season-2|url-status=live}}

Reception

=Critical response=

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 92% of 12 critics' reviews for the first season were positive, with an average rating of 7.3/10.{{Cite Rotten Tomatoes|type=TV|access-date=November 13, 2024|id=gyeongseong_creature|season=1|url-status=live}} Chase Hutchinson of Collider rated it 5/10, and said "the trouble is that the rest of the series just marches right past its most promising elements without stopping for more than a second".{{Cite web|title='Gyeongseong Creature' Review: Netflix's K-Drama Plays Monsters Peek-a-Boo|url=https://collider.com/gyeongseong-creature-review/|website=Collider|last=Hutchinson|first=Chase|date=December 21, 2023|access-date=December 24, 2023|archive-date=December 24, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231224063712/https://collider.com/gyeongseong-creature-review/|url-status=live}} Jonathan Wilson of Ready Steady Cut proclaimed it "the combination of familiar elements in this specific composition is enough to provide plenty of consistent drama, especially given the sheer quality of the production".{{Cite web|title=Gyeongseong Creature Season 1 Part 1 Review – Longwinded but high-quality monster mash-up|url=https://readysteadycut.com/2023/12/22/gyeongseong-creature-season-1-part-1-review/|work=Ready Steady Cut|last=Wilson|first=Jonathan|date=December 22, 2023|access-date=December 24, 2023|archive-date=December 24, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231224064114/https://readysteadycut.com/2023/12/22/gyeongseong-creature-season-1-part-1-review/|url-status=live}} In Decider, Joel Keller said "despite our reservations, Gyeongseong Creature has a good story buried in all the murkiness but we're not sure if the show will actually be able to focus on that story as the first season goes along".{{Cite web|title=Stream It or Skip It: 'Gyeongseong Creature' On Netflix, A Scary Drama That Takes Place In Japanese-Occupied Korea|url=https://decider.com/2023/12/22/gyeongseong-creature-netflix-review/|website=Decider|last=Keller|first=Joey|date=December 22, 2023|access-date=December 24, 2023|archive-date=December 23, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231223200122/https://decider.com/2023/12/22/gyeongseong-creature-netflix-review/|url-status=live}} Brian Lowry wrote in CNN Entertainment, "it might not match Squid Game's viewership, but for sheer entertainment value surpasses it in a way that deserves to be a monster hit".{{Cite web|title='Gyeongseong Creature' mashes up monsters, sci-fi and romance in crazy Korean drama|url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/22/entertainment/gyeongseong-creature-netflix-review/index.html|work=CNN Entertainment|last=Lowry|first=Brian|date=December 22, 2023|access-date=December 24, 2023|archive-date=December 23, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231223173120/https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/22/entertainment/gyeongseong-creature-netflix-review/index.html|url-status=live}} MJ Marfori from TV5 Philippines described the series "as blending suspense and romance and succeeding in that challenge" and "sure to be a popular worldwide K-series".{{Cite web|title=[HanCinema News] "Gyeongseong Creature" Widely Lauded Overseas|url=https://www.hancinema.net/hancinema-s-news-gyeongseong-creature-widely-lauded-overseas-174219.html|work=HanCinema|last=Schwartz|first=William|date=December 23, 2023|access-date=December 24, 2023|archive-date=December 24, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231224064302/https://www.hancinema.net/hancinema-s-news-gyeongseong-creature-widely-lauded-overseas-174219.html|url-status=live}} Indonesian writer Ayu Utami stated that "the forties era sets and wardrobe were quite surprising".

Reviews for the second season were mixed to negative. Lee Yoon-seo of The Korea Herald wrote, "Although season 2 sought to address audience concerns by improving upon the slow pacing of the previous season, it may have compromised essential details in its emphasis on action and rapid development, while its core message [of the Japanese colonial era's effects on contemporary Korea] shoehorned in, rather than naturally coming through in the story."{{Cite news |author=Lee Yoon-seo |date=October 1, 2024 |title=One of Netflix's most expensive Korean originals returns, but at what cost? |url=https://www.koreaherald.com/article/3485138 |access-date=2025-03-22 |work=The Korea Herald}} In the South China Morning Post, Pierce Conran gave it 1.5 out of 5 stars, saying, "By jumping forward to the present, setting the story across all of modern Seoul, giving its protagonists superpowers and broadening the range of villains, season two feels massively overstuffed. Both narratively and visually it is reminiscent of the stark drop in quality that occurred between the first and second seasons of Sweet Home."{{Cite news |last=Conran |first=Pierce |date=September 27, 2024 |title=Netflix K-drama Gyeongseong Creature season 2 review: awful follow-up is a big step down |url=https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-pop/k-drama/article/3280266/netflix-k-drama-gyeongseong-creature-season-2-review-awful-follow-big-step-down |access-date=2025-03-22 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240928065534/https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-pop/k-drama/article/3280266/netflix-k-drama-gyeongseong-creature-season-2-review-awful-follow-big-step-down |archive-date=September 28, 2024 |work=South China Morning Post}} Rhian Daly of NME gave the season 3 out of 5 stars, saying, "It’s not a bad premise, but it’s also one that doesn’t feel particularly fresh and does the series something of a disservice. There are some improvements to season one, like a speedier pace [...] and some intriguing twists. [...] Hopefully, Netflix and its creators will have the sense to leave it as it is – a fine, if slightly soured, ending."{{Cite news |last=Daly |first=Rhian |date=September 30, 2024 |title=‘Gyeongseong Creature’ season two review: a speedier, messier return |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/tv-reviews/gyeongseong-creature-season-two-review-park-seo-joon-han-so-hee-3798125 |access-date=2025-03-22 |work=NME |language=en-GB}}

=Viewership=

Gyeongseong Creature ranked first in South Korea three days after its release{{Cite web|title=Top 10 By Country – TV in South Korea: December 18–December 24, 2023 |url=https://www.netflix.com/tudum/top10/south-korea/tv?week=2023-12-24 |website=Netflix |date=2023 |access-date=October 21, 2024}} and Number 3 in Netflix's "Global Top 10" weekly list of the most-watched non-English television titles, receiving an enthusiastic response in 20 countries, including India, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Taiwan.{{Cite web|script-title=ko:박서준·한소희 '경성크리처', 日만행 전세계 충격..글로벌 3위 [공식]|trans-title=Park Seo-joon and Han So-hee 'Gyeongseong Creature' shocked the world by the atrocities of Japan..Global 3rd place [Official]|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0004989153|via=Naver|publisher={{ill|Osen (newspaper)|ko|OSEN|lt=OSEN}}|language=ko|last=Ha|first=Soo-jung|date=December 27, 2023|access-date=December 27, 2023|archive-date=December 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231227051113/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0004989153|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=Global Top 10 – TV (Non-English): December 18–December 24, 2023 |url=https://www.netflix.com/tudum/top10/tv-non-english?week=2023-12-24 |date=2023 |website=Netflix |access-date=January 27, 2024}} It remained a Top 10 Netflix show for an additional three weeks.{{Cite web|title=Global Top 10 – TV (Non-English): December 25–December 31, 2023 |url=https://www.netflix.com/tudum/top10/tv-non-english?week=2023-12-31 |website=Netflix |date=2023 |access-date=January 27, 2024}}{{Cite web|title=Global Top 10 – TV (Non-English): January 1–January 7, 2024 |url=https://www.netflix.com/tudum/top10/tv-non-english?week=2024-01-07 |website=Netflix |date=2024 |access-date=January 27, 2024}}{{Cite web|title=Global Top 10 – TV (Non-English): January 8–January 14, 2024 |url=https://www.netflix.com/tudum/top10/tv-non-english?week=2024-01-14 |website=Netflix |date=2024 |access-date=January 27, 2024}} The first season entered the "Global Top 10" title again with the release of the second season, being the second most-watched show in Netflix's list of the "Global Top 10" (non-English) television titles.{{Cite web|title=Global Top 10 – TV (Non-English): September 23–September 29, 2024 |url=https://www.netflix.com/tudum/top10/tv-non-english?week=2024-09-29 |website=Netflix |date=2024 |access-date=October 3, 2024}}{{cite web|title=Gyeongseong Creature on Netflix TOP 10 this week |url=https://flixpatrol.com/title/gyeongseong-creature/ |website=FlixPatrol |date=October 3, 2024 |access-date=6 October 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241004071143/https://flixpatrol.com/title/gyeongseong-creature/ |archive-date=4 October 2024}}{{cite news|last1=Hicap |first1=Jonathan |title='Gyeongseong Creature' season 2 debuts in Netflix's Global Top 10 |url=https://mb.com.ph/2024/10/1/gyeongseong-creature-season-2-debuts-in-netflix-s-global-top-10 |work=Manila Bulletin |date=October 1, 2024 |access-date=19 October 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241014105033/https://mb.com.ph/2024/10/1/gyeongseong-creature-season-2-debuts-in-netflix-s-global-top-10 |archive-date=14 October 2024 |url-status=live}} It retained its Global Top Ten position in the second week after release,{{Cite web|title=Global Top 10 – TV (Non-English): September 30–October 6, 2024 |url=https://www.netflix.com/tudum/top10/tv-non-english?week=2024-10-06 |website=Netflix |date=2024 |access-date=October 11, 2024}}{{cite news|last1=Hicap |first1=Jonathan |title='Culinary Class Wars,' 'Gyeongseong Creature' season 2, 'Love Next Door' in Netflix top 10 shows |url=https://mb.com.ph/2024/10/10/culinary-class-wars-gyeongseong-creature-season-2-love-next-door-in-netflix-top-10-shows |work=Manila Bulletin |date=October 10, 2024 |access-date=19 October 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241014111435/https://mb.com.ph/2024/10/10/culinary-class-wars-gyeongseong-creature-season-2-love-next-door-in-netflix-top-10-shows |archive-date=14 October 2024 |url-status=live}} and remained on the list for another two weeks.{{Cite web|title=Global Top 10 – TV (Non-English): October 7—October 13, 2024 |url=https://www.netflix.com/tudum/top10/tv-non-english?week=2024-10-13 |website=Netflix |date=2024 |access-date=October 19, 2024}}{{Cite web|title=Global Top 10 – TV (Non-English): October 14—October 20, 2024 |url=https://www.netflix.com/tudum/top10/tv-non-english?week=2024-10-20 |website=Netflix |date=2024 |access-date=October 22, 2024}} Additionally, Gyeongseong Creature was also the seventh most searched show on Google Philippines for 2024.{{cite web|url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/movies-series/2024/12/10/these-are-the-most-searched-shows-and-movies-in-ph-on-google-for-2024-1555|date=December 10, 2024|publisher=ABS-CBN News|title=These are the most searched shows and movies in PH on Google for 2024|access-date=December 10, 2024|via=abs-cbn.com}}

Original soundtrack

=Season 1=

The season one soundtrack of the series was led by music director and composer Kim Tae-seong.{{Cite web|title=Kim Tae-seong & Monopole|url=https://kimtaeseong-studio.com/|website=kimtaeseong-studio.com|access-date=July 22, 2023|archive-date=September 23, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220923034315/https://kimtaeseong-studio.com/|url-status=live}}{{Self-published source|date=October 2024|reason=Personal website. Consists of numerous posts. Whatever is related to Gyeongseong Creature is not immediately visible.}}

==Part 1==

{{Track listing

| headline = Released on December 22, 2023

| extra_column = Artist

| title_width = 35%

| lyrics_width = 25%

| music_width = 30%

| extra_width = 10%

| title1 = Forever

| lyrics1 = 4bout

| music1 = {{Hlist|4bout|Kime}}

| extra1 = Suho

| length1 = 3:37

| title2 = Time

| lyrics2 = Choe Jeong-in

| music2 = Choe Jeong-in

| extra2 = Baek A

| length2 = 3:07

| title3 = Time

| note3 = Elec. Ver.

| lyrics3 = Choe Jeong-in

| music3 = Choe Jeong-in

| extra3 = Leafy

| length3 = 3:59

| title4 = Forever

| note4 = {{Abbr|Inst.|Instrumental}}

| music4 = {{Hlist|4bout|Kime}}

| length4 = 3:37

| title5 = Time

| note5 = {{Abbr|Inst.|Instrumental}}

| music5 = Choe Jeong-in

| length5 = 2:42

| title6 = Time

| note6 = Elec. Ver.; {{Abbr|Inst.|Instrumental}}

| music6 = Choe Jeong-in

| length6 = 3:59

| total_length = 21:01

}}

==Part 2==

{{Track listing

| headline = Released on January 12, 2024

| title1 = Gyeongseong Creature Opening Title

| music1 = Choe Jeong-in

| length1 = 1:51

| title2 = Gyeongseong Creature Main Theme

| music2 = Choe Jeong-in

| length2 = 1:56

| title3 = Time

| note3 = Orchestra Ver.

| music3 = {{Hlist|Choe Jeong-in|Kim Tae-seong}}

| length3 = 3:16

| title4 = Maruta

| music4 = {{Hlist|Choe Jeong-in|Kim Tae-seong}}

| length4 = 5:52

| title5 = Ties

| music5 = {{Hlist|Choe Jeong-in|Kim Tae-seong}}

| length5 = 2:52

| title6 = Only

| music6 = Ong Seong-eun

| length6 = 3:11

| title7 = My Fatherland

| music7 = Lim Mi-hyun

| length7 = 5:28

| title8 = Keumokdang

| music8 = Kim Yeon-jeong

| length8 = 1:33

| title9 = Cherry Blossom

| music9 = Choe Jeong-in

| length9 = 2:17

| title10 = Mother

| music10 = Choe Jeong-in

| length10 = 3:19

| title11 = Reasoning

| music11 = Lim Mi-hyun

| length11 = 3:02

| title12 = The Birth of a Goddess

| music12 = Choe Jeong-in

| length12 = 2:02

| title13 = In the Hospital

| music13 = Yoon Chae-young

| length13 = 3:22

| title14 = Irrevocable

| music14 = Choe Jeong-in

| length14 = 3:47

| title15 = Na Jin

| music15 = Choe Jeong-in

| length15 = 1:41

| title16 = Sacrifice

| music16 = Choe Jeong-in

| length16 = 3:26

| title17 = The Shape of Life

| music17 = Choe Jeong-in

| length17 = 2:36

| title18 = Secreats

| music18 = Lim Mi-hyun

| length18 = 1:44

| title19 = Same Dream

| music19 = Yoon Chae-young

| length19 = 2:46

| title20 = To. My Daughter

| music20 = Choi Jeong-in

| length20 = 2:40

| total_length = 58:41

}}

=Season 2=

{{Track listing

| headline = Released on September 27, 2024

| extra_column = Artist

| title_width = 35%

| lyrics_width = 25%

| music_width = 30%

| extra_width = 10%

| title1 = Gradation in Light

| lyrics1 = Oh Dong-jun

| music1 = Oh Dong-jun

| extra1 = Hong Isaac

| length1 = 3:44

| title2 = Lean

| lyrics2 = Hemian

| music2 = Yoo Jeong-hyun

| extra2 = Solar

| length2 = 2:36

| title3 = Forever

| note3 = Acoustic Ver.

| lyrics3 = 4bout

| music3 = {{Hlist|4bout|Kime|Echez}}

| extra3 = Kim Daniel

| length3 = 4:08

| title4 = Dawn

| lyrics4 = {{Hlist|Croq|Jade|Spacecowboy}}

| music4 = {{Hlist|Spacecowboy|Jade|Croq}}

| extra4 = Kim A-reum

| length4 = 4:10

| total_length = 14:38

}}

See also

References

{{Reflist}}

Further reading

  • {{cite news|last1=Park |first1=Jin-hai |title=INTERVIEW {{!}} 'Gyeongseong Creature' director discusses global responses, show's historical message |url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2024/10/688_383398.html |work=The Korea Times |date=1 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241001185236/https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2024/10/688_383398.html |archive-date=October 1, 2024 |url-status=live}}
  • {{cite web|last1=Ha |first1=Yu-mi |title=Park Seo-joon: 'Gyeongseong Creature' Was Almost Banned in Japan, But Here's Why It Wasn't |url=https://www.k-ennews.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=4353 |website=K-en News |date=10 October 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241014111832/https://www.k-ennews.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=4353 |archive-date=14 October 2024 |url-status=live}}