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Why Korea’s Monsters Aren’t Meant to Scare You
Season 7
Episode 12
Why isn’t Korea’s most famous monster really all that scary? From mischievous tricksters to modern movie demons, dokkaebi evolved through centuries of folklore, Confucian values, and pop culture—culminating in K-Pop Demon Hunters.
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