Secrets burned and buried in The Village

47 September 10, 2015September 16, 2015

by javabeans

Ooh, it’s eerie. I like eerie. SBS’s The Village: Secret of Achiara has released its first teaser, and it’s shrouded in mystery and tension, with a lot of furtive looks by Moon Geun-young in the lead role.

It starts off boldly, with Moon burning a newspaper article that describes the death of a family in a car crash, telling us, “Twenty-three years ago, I died.” What the what now? We knew that there’d be a dead body turning up in the town of Achiara, and that Moon would be involved in uncovering the story behind it, but it’s even better if she’s somehow wrapped up in the greater intrigue too.

It may be a fair guess to suppose that Moon somehow ended up taking on the identity of the other girl in the photograph, which is also burned—is she also the fleeting figure in the background? Is she dead or alive? What happened all those years ago, and given that our heroine is so curious to figure it out, why doesn’t she know already if she’s connected to it?

Moon’s character reportedly learns something confusing and shocking before coming to Achiara, and is spurred to uncover each of the secrets hidden in the village. The teaser ends as Moon says, “You and I, called to this place. Village: Secret of Achiara.”

The Village: Secret of Achiara follows Yong-pal as SBS’s next Wednesday-Thursday drama.

Via SBS Fun E

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1 genuinecity

September 10, 2015 at 7:07 AM

Ooooooh, interesting! Definitely going to tune in! But lol @ the last few screen caps of Moon's face captured in diff angles. We get it drama: MUY MYSTERIES.

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2 Jisungie

September 10, 2015 at 7:10 AM

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3 pancchi

September 10, 2015 at 7:16 AM

Interesting...
But her eyes...?? Something..can't figure out.

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Muenchabench

September 10, 2015 at 10:51 AM

I believe she has a lazy eye. Personally I think it's pretty cool/distinctive, though I'm am surprised they used that last photo as the poster shot.

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Kiara

September 10, 2015 at 11:19 AM

Is it kind of a common thing in Korea? Some are more obvious than others but I noticed it in a lot of actors especially when they try to focus on an object or look side ways.

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fab

September 10, 2015 at 11:37 AM

A lazy eye is a medical condition which is poor vision in one eye.

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Wendy

September 10, 2015 at 7:10 PM

Correct, a lazy eye is poor vision in one eye which you cannot tell just by looking at a person. What Muenchabench probably is talking about is a turn / squint / cross eye which she doesn't have. You can tell by the light reflection, just the angle of photo means more of the skin of the nose covers the white part of the eye.

It's called a pseudostrabismus / pseudosquint.

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fab

September 10, 2015 at 11:30 AM

She has lovely cross eyes. It's more common than you think. MGY's are more noticeable because she has big eyes.

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kimchikay

September 10, 2015 at 1:32 PM

Actually, those from asian descent tend to have - what looks like - an "eye turn" or "lazy eye" (though lazy eyes can occur without an actual turning of the eye but that's another story) even though they may in fact have "straight" eyes. The reason is that the single monolid structure and the folds in the corners of the eye (called epicanthal folds) aren't as distinctive as those who are non-asian...in this case, I think that's the main issue (and if she's had any eyelid plastic surgery done, it's probably messed with it more)

A lazy eye - by definition - is when there is significantly poor vision in the bad eye and the "good" eye takes over functioning. Sometimes the eye can be "turned" and other times, the eye looks perfectly fine, but in fact, there is loss of vision occurring (which is why eye exams are so important in children).

That is your science lesson for the day. Btw, I'm an optometrist, hence all the technical talk.

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pancchi

September 10, 2015 at 6:43 PM

Lol.. Thank you for science lesson, Kay. Am very bad at it!

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Quiet Thought

September 10, 2015 at 1:59 PM

Now I can't stop seeing it. Her eyes don't line up in any of the stills. Well, whatever works. We can't all be as perfect as Shin Mina.

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pancchi

September 10, 2015 at 6:54 PM

Agree!!
Thank you for the reply everyone. I had first seen her in My Little Bride and loved her since then. But i couldn't figure out why her face seems odd. So the ques..

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riya88

September 10, 2015 at 10:59 PM

you mean shin minah....she is one of my favourite actress too...

well here you see.... she too has it...

http://s8.postimg.org/nh0949bl1/Shin_Min_Ah2.jpg

http://s8.postimg.org/jn6sv3u91/shin_min_ah_3.jpg

http://s8.postimg.org/wq2fedkh1/shinminah.jpg

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pancchi

September 11, 2015 at 2:27 AM

Really so many of them have it. I had only noticed Moon's..

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riya88

September 11, 2015 at 3:21 AM

yes dear... bec mgy has big eyes.... so its more noticeable,many korean celebrities have this...........

han hye joo... han ji hye,jeon ji hyun....they all seem to have it...in some pics ....same goes for mgy she too look cross eyed sometimes...but in some of her pics her eyes properly aligned...

http://postimg.org/gallery/249gbvczc/9d0941e9/

Quiet Thought

September 11, 2015 at 9:21 AM

Sigh. Yeah, but on her it looks . . . perfect.

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pancchi

September 11, 2015 at 9:27 AM

Even then they all look so amazing!! I had no idea so many of them have it.

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riya88

September 10, 2015 at 11:10 PM

i think 99% korean ppl has this whatever you can call it lazy eye or cross eye....you can check out the pics on google....

kim tae hee, song hye ko.....psh too has it...its pretty common ...no offense to any actress...in no way i m trying to degrade them so pls don't misunderstand...

http://s22.postimg.org/qatzalz5t/135012_u10.jpg

http://s22.postimg.org/74gs7fio1/Kim_Tae_Hee_Issue_Daily3.jpg

http://s22.postimg.org/pimpxo5kx/Park_Shin_Hye.jpg

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4 alpha

September 10, 2015 at 7:17 AM

I am impressed! I was worried about what tone the drama will take, but I definitely love their eerie impact they are going after.

Yes! Lots of yes to the drama.

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5 Twentyonebuds

September 10, 2015 at 7:19 AM

Oooh spooky! Please let this bue good. I want Moon Geun Young to be in something i can bear to watch till the end again.. painter of the wind can only redeem her so far -.-

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kanz

September 10, 2015 at 7:47 AM

I've watched POTW numerous times already just to satisfy my Moonie thirst for a good drama..

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Chris

September 10, 2015 at 10:22 AM

Hum what? Cinderella sister she killed it as bitchy eunjo, and pissed off many people (this shows how good she was at playing eunjo lmao)

CS was melo and not romantic comedy like most wished, but it was a good drama, it dragged but it was good and also got good ratings.

Also her movies were also good choices.

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6 ellenelle

September 10, 2015 at 7:21 AM

LOL That was trying too hard to be mysterious; ended up being funny instead haha

Still watching! Too intrigued!

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7 ellenelle

September 10, 2015 at 7:23 AM

On another note, where be her flawless, long, voluptuous Cinderella's sister hair? I would have preferred that look than short hair :(

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kanz

September 10, 2015 at 7:45 AM

She just cut her long hair about a week ago for this drama...

But IMO her short hair gives off mature, older vibe like the one in Cinderella's Sister, I love her short hair there..

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8 Amy

September 10, 2015 at 7:24 AM

I'm also in, love a good mystery and it stars my favorite actress MGY.

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9 3imi

September 10, 2015 at 7:26 AM

Looks like the title "The Village: Secret of Achiara" was created for the games Professeur Layton LoL
This drama will surely be interesting, I'm still disappointed that Kim Jae Wook rejected the role, I so wanted to see him in a drama ><
I really want him to be the lead in his next project, he deserves it greatly

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10 kanz

September 10, 2015 at 7:50 AM

Well, SBS is fast!
Few days ago script reading, then photoshoot and teaser filming, then released the teaser...
And they're currently filming since 2 days ago..
Surely they would shoot as much as possible before air date, right? Considering Yongpal is just few weeks away from finale.

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11 katshirou

September 10, 2015 at 8:22 AM

Dear Dramabeans admin, please recap this drama. MGY is ❤ and of course, YSJ is ❤?❤???

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12 Guizmo

September 10, 2015 at 8:29 AM

With you Javabeans unnie I like eerie ?Now is that someone could tell me when it starts? Can't wait thanks for this ??

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13 toolatethehero

September 10, 2015 at 8:56 AM

yey!this look promising 0_0

i didnt like her past drama after CS and that short-lived flings with KB didnt didnt help either so its awesome to see her again in dramas. I got nothing but LOVE for MGY..

Speaking of yong pal, ms javabeans may I ask why you haven't still recap yong pals ep. 11 ? im so eager whats your take on it, been refreshing your site for awhile.

Kamsamida! :)

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14 Bubble

September 10, 2015 at 9:19 AM

Oooh...she can see ghost? ?...shrouded with mystery...nice. The teaser works really well. Can't wait for the next one.

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15 cat

September 10, 2015 at 9:37 AM

The long hair.where did they gooo?

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16 miiko

September 10, 2015 at 9:53 AM

interesting..

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17 Hungry

September 10, 2015 at 10:06 AM

Yes, come and save the scarce drama land MGY. I will gladly embrace it a few episodes for you.

The trailer is quite interesting though. It certainly pique my interest. I hope this one is good.

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18 Chris

September 10, 2015 at 10:24 AM

MGY had long and purple hair, so she cut if off for this drama. You know cop/investigators in kdrama land always have their hair short. Imo MGY looks older with this short hair and I like.

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kanz

September 10, 2015 at 3:12 PM

She will play an English teacher here, not cop/investigator.
You can't have a teacher to had long purple emo hair right? LOL

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19 Cocoboo

September 10, 2015 at 11:09 AM

I like the creepy teaser! Might give this show a try.

I'm not familiar with Moon Geun Young, but I like her look with the short hairstyle. She looks cute and youthful. ^^

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20 Mariana

September 10, 2015 at 11:31 AM

BORING trailer...

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21 Lilly

September 10, 2015 at 12:36 PM

I want it to start Tomorrow!
I will be patient though because they said in previous article here that more time might make it even better.

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22 sisterkiller

September 10, 2015 at 1:35 PM

wish she'd kept her longer hair, but i agree it does age her up, which is a good thing really. i hope she's not a candy type, and i hope it's super creepy. basically a lot of hopes!