'The East Palace' seeks to blend in beauty of Korean tradition while keeping story universal: director
Facebook X More Pinterest Linked in Tumblr Reddit Facebook Messenger Copy URL URL is copied. Set in a doomed royal palace, the action-packed series follows Gu-cheon (Nam Joo-hyuk) and Saeng-gang (Roh Yoon-seo), who sets out to uncover the source of a curse under orders from the king (Cho Seung-woo), who has lost all but one of his sons to the deadly curse. Gu-cheon, a lonely spirit catcher who gains the ability to move between the real world and the world of spirits following his mother's death, and Saeng-gang, a court lady who can hear the voices of spirits, develop a strong bond as they work together to get to the bottom of the curse gripping the royal bloodline.
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- ▪Set in a doomed royal palace, the action-packed series follows Gu-cheon (Nam Joo-hyuk) and Saeng-gang (Roh Yoon-seo), who sets out to uncover the source of a curse under orders from the king (Cho Seung-woo), who has lost all but one of his
- ▪Gu-cheon, a lonely spirit catcher who gains the ability to move between the real world and the world of spirits following his mother's death, and Saeng-gang, a court lady who can hear the voices of spirits, develop a strong bond as they wor
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Facebook X More Pinterest Linked in Tumblr Reddit Facebook Messenger Copy URL URL is copied. OK 'The East Palace' seeks to blend in beauty of Korean tradition while keeping story universal: director Lee Minji All News 14:31 July 08, 2026 This will let Google show Yonhap news articles that match or are related to your search Add Yonhap as a preferred source on Google SHARE Facebook X Pinterest Linked in Tumblr Reddit Facebook Messenger Copy URL URL is copied. LIKE SAVE PRINT FONT SIZE ABCDEFG ABCDEFG ABCDEFG ABCDEFG ABCDEFG By Lee Minji SEOUL, July 8 (Yonhap) -- The upcoming Netflix original series "The East Palace" seeks to highlight the visual beauty of traditional Korean palaces, while keeping its story universal enough for global audiences to follow, its director said Wednesday.
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