9/7/2023 0 Comments Minute of islands plot![]() ![]() If that seems like a lot to grasp, it is – and Island doesn’t make that an easy task. ![]() Also in the picture is is Yo-han ( ASTRO’s Cha Eun-woo), a young Catholic priest under the tutelage of Butler Jang – who works for Mi-ho and is involved in much more than she knows – with preternatural talents for exorcism and a penchant for modern methods he wears a pair of headphones while effortlessly battling evil spirits. But she’s saved by the immortal demon hunter Van (Kim Nam-gil) – who strangely seems to recognise her. Won Mi-ho (Lee Da-hee), a chaebol heiress banished from her family and company after a scandal, heads to the island but gets ambushed by demons the minute she arrives. As counterfeit statues were erected as a means to protect the original 46, some were eventually imbued with an evil energy by an unknown source, which led to an undercurrent of demonic magic running through Jeju. Demons brought chaos and carnage upon the peaceful isle, which prompted God to imbue the blood of 46 of his children into the dol hareubang to prevent more demons from terrorising Tamna. Their history, in the Island universe, goes back to when Jeju was known as Tamna Island before South Korea’s Joseon Dynasty. In the world of Island – TVING and Amazon Prime Video’s latest fantasy action K-drama series – the story behind dol hareubang is slightly different. While the superstition surrounding these statues has dissipated over the centuries, they are widely considered iconic symbols of Jeju to this day. Called dol hareubang, they were revered as symbols of the gods’ offering of protection to the people of Jeju from demons who travel between realities. ![]() Visitors to present-day Jeju Island will notice what look like humanoid sculptures, made of porous basalt rock, standing outside numerous entryways around the island. ![]()
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