Netflix's new drama "Bulgasal: Immortal Souls" episode 1 featured Lee Jin Wook's transformation from a nameless boy to the top commander during the late Goryeo era. The episode begins with the story of the commoner's son, who is believed to have been cursed by the bulgasal and brings bad luck to whoever stays with him.
'Bulgasal: Immortal Souls' Episode 1 Highlights: the Cursed Boy is Now Dan Hwal
As the villagers ran away from the Japanese pirates who had attacked their town, they heard a noise and encountered a mysterious creature in the woods.
However, a woman approached the monster and asked out to take her baby. She mentioned that the Bulgasal cursed the unborn child and that it should not be born. The villagers were stunned to see that the creature had run away from the pregnant woman.
On the same night, the husband found his wife lifeless as she hung herself on a tree.
Meanwhile, the father witnessed another bizarre incident as the baby fell out of her body. According to the shaman, the child was cursed and Bulgasal is set to hunt the baby.
Years have passed, the boy with no name lived without anyone by his side as the father had to abandon him after knowing that he was cursed. The villagers also treat him as an outsider and even plan on killing him to stop deaths and chaos in their village.
As he was about to get slaughtered by a group of men, he was saved by the general and named him Dan Hwal. He lived under his wing and became one of his toughest soldiers.
From being a nameless boy, Dan Hwal is now the Goryeo's Dynasty's top commander and known for his great fighting skills.
Despite defeating numerous monsters, the word "curse" still stuck with him.
His wife, the general's daughter, Dan Sol, blames Dan Hwal for losing their newborn daughter, including the devastating fate of their eldest son, who is blind.
Seeing his past, he accepts the blame and promises to end the curse by killing the bulgasal himself.
Dan Hwal Meets the Bulgasal
Unfortunately, it was the other way around for Dan Hwal as the bulgasal attacked everyone at the camp.
His wife and son ran away to the woods in hopes of escaping the attack, but they ended up being killed by the creature.
Dan Hwal regrets not touching his son and showing affection towards him because he thinks that the curse might be transferred onto him.
As he bids goodbye to his son, Dan Hwal gets stabbed by the bulgasal with a sword.
It turns out that the woman who saved him twice was the creature he had been looking for.
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In "Bulgasal: Immortal Souls" episode 1, Dan Hwal turned into a bulgasal after his eyes turned all black, hinting that his soul was transferred to the creature, making him immortal.
