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'''''Evil Twin''''' ([[Hangul|전설의 고향]], ''Jeonseol-ui gohyang'') is a 2007 [[K-Horror|South Korean horror film]].
'''''Evil Twin''''' ({{ko-hhrm|전설의 고향||Jeonseol-ui gohyang}}) is a 2007 [[K-Horror|South Korean horror film]].
When an accident claims the life of a young girl, Hyo-jin. Her twin sister, So-yeon fell into a coma and awakens 10 years later. Many deaths follows her recovery, and she seemingly takes on her sister's personality traits. It is then revealed that the one killed in the lake 10 years ago was not Hyo-jin but So-yeon and the living twin is truly Hyo-jin. The secret is hidden by her mother, who tells the villager that Hyo-jin is dead, but the dreadful spirit of Fake Hyo-jin (So-Yeon) comes back to take someone to live underwater with her.
When an accident claims the life of a young girl, during the same incident her twin sister fell into a coma and awakens 10 years later. Many deaths follows her recovery, and she seemingly takes on her sister's personality traits.


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
The movie begins with a young woman being strangled by a man. The man strangling her is accusing her of murder and of hiding secrets. He states that "if she didn't do it then a ghost did." A series of flashbacks show children running and playing in the forest. Two little girls are playing on a bridge and fall into the water. Her frightened demeanor changes into cold and serious one. She says, "Then, cry for it."
The movie begins with a young woman being strangled by a man. The man strangling her is accusing her of murder. A series of flashbacks show two little girls playing on a bridge and falling into the water.


Three men are sitting in the dark, drinking, and asking each other what they would do if they saw a ghost. Two of the men laugh and make fun of the third about his stuttering and cowardice. Stuttering, he says that they would be scared too if they meet dead Hyo-jin. The two men stiffen at this, but nervously laugh it off. An awkward silence follow. The third man makes an excuse of having a stomach ache and leaves, complaining about them teasing him. While walking home, he nervously glances at an old bridge and pretends not to see it. He goes to an abandoned shack to relieve himself. He sees a woman sitting in a corner, her long hair covering her face. Frightened, he pulls his pants up and attempts to pretend he doesn't see her. The woman turns her face toward him and suddenly appears in front of him.
Three men are sitting and drinking, asking each other what they would do if they saw a ghost. Two of the men make fun of the third about his stuttering and cowardice. The stutterer says that they would be scared too if they met dead Hyo-jin. The third man makes an excuse and leaves. While walking home, he glances nervously at a bridge and pretends not to see it. He then sees a woman with long hair covering her face. Frightened, he attempts to pretend he doesn't see her either but the woman appears in front of him.


A young woman, So-yeon, wakes up from a creepy dream in the hospital, finding her mother beside her. The doctor informs them that she has lost her memories. So-yeon is taken home and pampered, tended to by a servant who tells her that she has been in a coma for ten years. So-yeon has a vision of drowning and develops chest pains after overhearing of a man drowned in a ditch. She goes directly to where the body was, arousing the curiosity of her servants. Far in the distance, she sees the body being carried away: the stuttering man from earlier.
The scene alters to a long hallway. The young woman, So-yeon, shown in the beginning of the film, is shown standing at the end of the hall with a mysterious person behind her. So-yeon opens her eyes, revealing the scene to be perhaps a dream. Her mother is beside her and is happy by her waking up. She tells her that she must live for her sister. A doctor is brought to examine So-yeon and informs them that she has lost her memories, distressing the older woman.


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The servants in the kitchen talk about So-yeon's twin sister Hyo-jin. When they were young, both girls fell off a bridge into the water. Hyo-jin drowned, while So-yeon went into a coma. Hyo-jin, was said to be her father's favorite while their mother had always favored the eldest, So-yeon. So-yeon was said to have been a nasty child and often bullied Hyo-jin.
A man is walking down a trail in the dark. He takes a glance at the bridge and continues to walk into the mist.


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Hearing about So-yeon's recovery, Hyun Sik, So-yeon's fiancé, is ordered by his mother to visit her. He is reluctant to see her as he was in love with Hyo-jin and was devastated by her death. Hyun Sik meets So-yeon, and she mentions that she remembers playing with him when they were kids. Hyun Sik also remembers that day. He was happily playing with Hyo-jin but So-yeon found them, becomes jealous and hit Hyo-jin, resulting in a scar. Angry at the memory, Hyun Sik walks away.
So-yeon is being pampered and tended to by a servant woman, who tells her that she has been in a coma for ten years. So-yeon does not feel the affects and tells her that she feels as if she just had a good night sleep. Suddenly, she has a vision of drowning and develops chest pains after hearing someone outside speaking about a person drowning in a shallow ditch. The servant woman goes outside to scold the people for gossiping. So-yeon asks if a man really was found, drowned to death in a ditch. The male servant tells her the affirmative and then wonders how she knew it was a man, since he never stated the gender of the victim. So-yeon does not answer and runs off, going directly to where the body was, arousing the curiosity of her servants. Far in the distance, she sees the body being carried away. It was the stuttering man from earlier. An another woman spots So-yeon and points her out to her brother, the two men who were shown earlier drinking in the dark. While walking away, So-yeon comments that she saw him drowning.


After a series of mysterious killings, it is revealed that the one killed in the water ten years ago was not Hyo-jin but So-yeon: the living twin is actually Hyo-jin. The secret was hidden by her mother, who had been telling the villagers that Hyo-jin was dead and the one alive was So-yeon, since she was her favorite. But the dreadful spirit of the real So-Yeon came back to take revenge. Facing the spirit of the real So-yeon, Hyo-jin and their mother run to the bridge, and Hyo-jin falls into the lake. The mother tries to save her, but she grabs the hand of So-yeon, and, finally seeing Hyo-jin, also grabs Hyo-jin's. Both beg their mother to save them. Hyo-jin tells her mother that she is okay, and the mother lets go of Hyo-jin's hand. The mother then falls into the lake to embrace So-yeon's spirit who is finally comforted and persuaded to let go of her vengeance against Hyo-jin; the mother apologizes for being late as she and So-yeon sink to the bottom of the lake together. Hyun Sik runs to the bridge, presumably saving Hyo-jin. The film ends with Hyun Sik and Hyo-jin, probably married to each other, on the bridge.
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Three servants in the kitchen are gossiping about So-yeon's miraculous recovery from her coma. They speak about So-yeon's twin sister Hyo-jin. When they were young both girls fell off a bridge and drowned. Hyo-jin drowned to death, while So-yeon was put in a coma. The second daughter, Hyo-jin, was said to be her father's favorite while their mother had always favored the eldest daughter, So-yeon. So-yeon was said to have been a nasty child and often bullied Hyo-jin.

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Hearing about So-yeon's recovery, Hyun Sik, So-yeon's fiance, is ordered by his mother to visit her. He is reluctant to see her as he was in love with Hyo-jin and was devastated by her death. Hyun Sik meets So-yeon addressing her coolly and in a detached manner, much to So-yeon's doesn't confusion. While out in the garden, So-yeon mentions that she remembers playing with him there when they were kids and it was a happy memory. Hyun Sik also remembers that day. He was happily playing with Hyo-jin. So-yeon finds them, becomes jealous and hits Hyo-jin. So-yeon's bracelet cuts Hyo-jin forearm, resulting in a scar. Angry, Hyun Sik tells So-yeon that it was not a happy memory and walks off.


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
* [[Park Shin-hye]] ... So-yeon/Hyo-jin
* [[Park Shin-hye]] ... So-yeon/Hyo-jin
* [[Jae Hee]] ... Hyun-sik
* [[Jae Hee]] ... Hyun-sik
* Yang Geum-seok
* [[Yang Geum-seok]] ... So-yeon's mother
* Park Myeong-sin
* Park Myeong-sin
* Yang Jin-woo
* Yang Jin-woo
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* Lee Hyo-won (17 May 2008). [http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2008/10/141_3063.html ‘Evil Twin’: Return of Korean Horror]. ''The Korea Times''. Retrieved on 12 October 2008.
* Lee Hyo-won (17 May 2008). [https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2008/10/141_3063.html ‘Evil Twin’: Return of Korean Horror]. ''The Korea Times''. Retrieved on 12 October 2008.
* [http://english.donga.com/srv/service.php3?biid=2007051773018 Film: “The Hometown of Legends” ]. ''The Dong-A Ilbo'' (17 May 2007). Retrieved on 12 October 2008.
* [http://english.donga.com/srv/service.php3?biid=2007051773018 Film: “The Hometown of Legends” ]. ''The Dong-A Ilbo'' (17 May 2007). Retrieved on 12 October 2008.
* Kim, Kyu Hyun. [http://www.koreanfilm.org/kfilm07.html#eviltwin The Evil Twin]. ''Koreanfilm.org''. Retrieved on 12 October 2008.
* Kim, Kyu Hyun. [http://www.koreanfilm.org/kfilm07.html#eviltwin The Evil Twin]. ''Koreanfilm.org''. Retrieved on 12 October 2008.
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Evil Twin
Theatrical poster
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationJeonseolui gohyang
McCune–ReischauerChŏnsŏlŭi kohyang
Directed byKim Ji-hwan
Written byAhn Min-jeong
Kim Ji-hwan
Produced byLee Kang-min
StarringPark Shin-hye
Jae Hee
CinematographySon Won-ho
Music byKim Jun-seong
Distributed byPrime Entertainment
Release date
  • May 23, 2007 (2007-05-23)[1]
Running time
95 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box office$2,396,341[2]

Evil Twin (Korean: 전설의 고향; RR: Jeonseol-ui gohyang) is a 2007 South Korean horror film. When an accident claims the life of a young girl, during the same incident her twin sister fell into a coma and awakens 10 years later. Many deaths follows her recovery, and she seemingly takes on her sister's personality traits.

Plot[edit]

The movie begins with a young woman being strangled by a man. The man strangling her is accusing her of murder. A series of flashbacks show two little girls playing on a bridge and falling into the water.

Three men are sitting and drinking, asking each other what they would do if they saw a ghost. Two of the men make fun of the third about his stuttering and cowardice. The stutterer says that they would be scared too if they met dead Hyo-jin. The third man makes an excuse and leaves. While walking home, he glances nervously at a bridge and pretends not to see it. He then sees a woman with long hair covering her face. Frightened, he attempts to pretend he doesn't see her either but the woman appears in front of him.

A young woman, So-yeon, wakes up from a creepy dream in the hospital, finding her mother beside her. The doctor informs them that she has lost her memories. So-yeon is taken home and pampered, tended to by a servant who tells her that she has been in a coma for ten years. So-yeon has a vision of drowning and develops chest pains after overhearing of a man drowned in a ditch. She goes directly to where the body was, arousing the curiosity of her servants. Far in the distance, she sees the body being carried away: the stuttering man from earlier.

The servants in the kitchen talk about So-yeon's twin sister Hyo-jin. When they were young, both girls fell off a bridge into the water. Hyo-jin drowned, while So-yeon went into a coma. Hyo-jin, was said to be her father's favorite while their mother had always favored the eldest, So-yeon. So-yeon was said to have been a nasty child and often bullied Hyo-jin.

Hearing about So-yeon's recovery, Hyun Sik, So-yeon's fiancé, is ordered by his mother to visit her. He is reluctant to see her as he was in love with Hyo-jin and was devastated by her death. Hyun Sik meets So-yeon, and she mentions that she remembers playing with him when they were kids. Hyun Sik also remembers that day. He was happily playing with Hyo-jin but So-yeon found them, becomes jealous and hit Hyo-jin, resulting in a scar. Angry at the memory, Hyun Sik walks away.

After a series of mysterious killings, it is revealed that the one killed in the water ten years ago was not Hyo-jin but So-yeon: the living twin is actually Hyo-jin. The secret was hidden by her mother, who had been telling the villagers that Hyo-jin was dead and the one alive was So-yeon, since she was her favorite. But the dreadful spirit of the real So-Yeon came back to take revenge. Facing the spirit of the real So-yeon, Hyo-jin and their mother run to the bridge, and Hyo-jin falls into the lake. The mother tries to save her, but she grabs the hand of So-yeon, and, finally seeing Hyo-jin, also grabs Hyo-jin's. Both beg their mother to save them. Hyo-jin tells her mother that she is okay, and the mother lets go of Hyo-jin's hand. The mother then falls into the lake to embrace So-yeon's spirit who is finally comforted and persuaded to let go of her vengeance against Hyo-jin; the mother apologizes for being late as she and So-yeon sink to the bottom of the lake together. Hyun Sik runs to the bridge, presumably saving Hyo-jin. The film ends with Hyun Sik and Hyo-jin, probably married to each other, on the bridge.

Cast[edit]

  • Park Shin-hye ... So-yeon/Hyo-jin
  • Jae Hee ... Hyun-sik
  • Yang Geum-seok ... So-yeon's mother
  • Park Myeong-sin
  • Yang Jin-woo
  • Han Yeo-woon
  • Bae Yoon-beom
  • Jeong Sang-hoon
  • Bang Eun-mi
  • Choi Soo-han

References[edit]

  1. ^ Box-Office Admission Results (2007). Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved on 9 February 2008.
  2. ^ "The Evil Twin".

External links[edit]

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