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Could it be that Jun-Hyun and Na-Hyun's unwavering loyalty to each other is a result of more than just familial affection? Is there a darker motive behind their brother-sister bond?
On their first encounter, the 5-year-old Tang Junhe regarded the 6-year-old Yang Xuan as a hero and willingly followed his example. Yang Xuan: “There are 12 ways to fold a paper airplane, don’t you know? I’ll teach you.” Ten years later, the 17-year-old Tang Junhe is living in Yang Xuan’s home as his younger brother and the feud between the older generations has yet to subside, as the two teenagers engage in a skirmish. “The one who falls first would always lose. I knew it but I was happy.” After ten years, the 28-year-old Tang Junhe and 29-year-old Yang Xuan are unexpectedly reunited. Is it a matter of whether things are different or whether the circumstances stay the same? Two people in the same darkness, neither one can be the light of the other. Then let’s go together and find light together.
At just 25 years old, Sam Abramov is a young legal practitioner in New York City who finds it challenging to make ends meet. His teenage years were steeped in hopes of becoming an actor or comedian, but practicality won the day - with his parents convinced that attending law school was the more pragmatic choice. Yet, what are Sam's deepest desires and how will he respond when tragedy suddenly strikes, impacting both him and his closest allies?
Does Cliff Dillon's strikingly attractive appearance only hide a troublemaker seeking refuge in Seoul's unsavory realm, or is there more to him than meets the eye?
In an ordinary lounge, a man with blond hair is engrossed in a game of pool, completely oblivious to the chaos that awaits him. Suddenly, he is struck on the head with a glass bottle and loses consciousness after hearing someone call out "Spinoza!" When he regains consciousness, he is in the middle of a rocky valley, trying his luck at fishing. Within moments, he reels in a giant fish that swallows him whole. When he wakes up yet again, he is on the ground of a boxing ring, surrounded by a packed audience, about to fight as a contestant. The man finds himself constantly transported to unpredictable locations, each time becoming embroiled in a new form of conflict. He has little time to process the changes, as he promptly finds himself thrust into another jarring scenario. As he traverses different dimensions, he has only one constant thread tying his experiences together: the word "Spinoza." It appears there is no end in sight for his unsettling journey through space and time.
Though they appear like any other individual in both their gait and speech, the Chachaoong possess an extraordinary ability to bring to life whatever image they conjure in their minds. Dubbed as Shamans, these beings are at a loss when it comes to their origin and arrival in this world. As the time arrives for the present monarch to appoint their successor, the unassuming human Yu Jin is surprisingly chosen to be the next ruler. However, this decision does not sit well with many Chachaoong, who vehemently reject the idea of a human being their leader. In his confusion, Yu Jin finds himself dodging the murderous attempts made by frustrated Chachaoong.
At the top of his class, Won Ryu-hwan ranks as one of the elite soldiers in the North Korean military. Due to his outstanding talent, Ryu-hwan has been selected for the 5446 Project: a mission to infiltrate the South and gather information on its inhabitants. However, upon deployment, he is utterly disappointed to find out what this truly entails—he must disguise himself as a village bum in Seoul. Fiercely loyal to his country nonetheless, Ryu-hwan dutifully commits to this humiliating role and successfully establishes himself as Bang Dong-gu, the bottom of the bottom-rung. Two years later, Ryu-hwan has persevered, despite no sign of the mission progressing. Yet the arrival of Lieutenants Rhee Hae-rang and Rhee Hae-jin, two fellow spies from his division, heralds the winds of change to their mission. As they settle in the town, developments between the North and South threaten to alter the status quo. With their loyalties to each other and their home being tested, the three men must decide what is most important to them: their devotion to their country or their very own lives.
1988: It is World War III. Tokyo is decimated by a mysterious black explosion, unmatched in magnitude. 2019: Fast forward 31 years. Neo-Tokyo, hastily built on the ruins of old Tokyo, is a sprawling cityscape of neon extravaganza. It is a fusion of towering skyscrapers and cutting-edge technology that is permeated through and through with an explosive, hyper-violent cocktail of biker gangs, poverty, and revolutionaries. In this derelict metropolis live Tetsuo Shima and Shoutarou Kaneda, two bikers who are the best of friends and the fiercest of rivals, despite being affiliated with the same gang. Desperate to prove himself as Kaneda's equal, Tetsuo unwittingly pulls a stunt that culminates in the awakening of a cryptic existence that threatens to change both the face of Neo-Tokyo and the lives of those who call the city their home—the awakening of a government secret simply known as Akira.
Dan Hiroki, the Chief of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's 1st Investigation Division. An elite among elites with a brilliant career, his hidden face is that of a serial killer who enacts vigilante justice upon sinful villains.
