SEOULIAN-BEAST

Busan hillbilly, never stepped a foot out of his hometown, went to Seoul to survive. He was taught that only by settling in Seoul he can be closer to living an ‘average’ life. Young Seoulian-Beast, once a hillbilly, saw too many things in the city in the short span of 2 years. And the beast came back to Busan.

City filled with eye-blinding lights everywhere, 24/7. Seoulian-Beasts densely clutter streets of the city. Everyone’s carrying Louis Vuitton Monogram bag. They bought that because most of their friends own one or more LV. That’s called ‘average’, and they wanted to be at least ‘average’. Thus they got it. But they still have to get a degree from a prestigious university, get a job in a large, stable company, and buy a house in Seoul which is overpriced. Long way ahead to reach the ‘average’. But they’re broke because they bought the LV. They’ll have to deal with 4$ frozen lunch box for couple of months.

This so called ‘average’ thing forced upon individuals is so outrageous, it’s too much to be considered ‘average’.

Seoulian-Beast is a person who believes that the only way to survive is to adjust yourself to 'average'. A stinging look is given to those who do not live an 'average' life in Korean society. The only answer is to strive towards 'average', they say. And the further you get away from it, the more unstable your future becomes, they say. If you fall into these, you will become a Seoulian-Beast. However, the ‘average’ position is limited. People who have turned into Seoulians-Beasts come to Seoul and compete fiercely to fit into a limited position of ‘average’ life.

It’s safe to say that this society, forcing everyone to turn into Seoulian-Beasts, is broken.

I do not desire to lecture anyone. Because my personal experience is never a truth. I have no intention of criticizing anyone. Because I’m in no position to do so. I just focus on showing the broken Korean society in it’s truest form and the Seoulian-Beast's beautiful efforts to survive in it. Because I want my stories to make the audience question about Korean society, and themselves.