All language subtitles for The East Palace (2026) S01E01

That is enough.

Where is the king? I need his audience.

G.

Farrell, Secretary.

Yes, Your Majesty.

I would like you to go ahead with the
funeral rites.

Yes, Your Majesty.

Your Majesty, are you aware of the
misfortune that has fallen on us?

Our dear Crown Prince is dead.

Yes, I am aware.

Then how can you remain so calm at a
time like this?

You may all withdraw.

Yes, Your Majesty.

The crown princes keep dying. Crown
Prince Yongpyeong, Crown Prince

Yongpyeong, and now the current crown
prince.

If the spirit strikes again... That is
enough.

They are just simple myths.

How could we have a spirit within a
royal family of Neo-Confucian ideals?

Have you already forgotten 30 years ago
the crown princes died one by one just

as they are dying now? I have not. 30
years have already passed since that

time. But this is not the same as back
then.

As you well know, my first and second
sons both regrettably died of illness.

And in regard to the third case, my boy
was overcome with darkness and chose to

take his own life.

Bizarre things such as spirits do not
exist, and so you are not allowed to

speak of any of these petty myths.

Do you honestly think, Mother, that this
kind of talk is good for your mind?

If you truly see this tragedy in that
way, my son, then from this moment

on, remain as you are and stay silent.

I will see to it that nothing else
threatens the Crown Prince's. I will do

everything in my power to take action
against this at once!

Stop the wheeling!

Does everyone here also believe that
spirits of any kind could kill the sons

of your great king?

That somehow the late king and myself
had our sons taken away by a mere

spirit?

Are you saying that your king is a
coward?

What officials or subjects under heaven
would follow such a king?

Your Majesty.

A mere spirit cannot lay a hand upon the
royal bloodline.

Anyone who threatens royal authority, be
it human or spirit,

will exist no more.

Do you truly believe that man's power
can restrain the spirit?

He is the most renowned shaman in the
capital.

Thank you.

Did you see that?

Did you see that?

I'll take this one as well.

took place 30 years ago is unfolding
once again within the palace.

Therefore, you must come with me this
time to finally put an end to this

matter once and for all.

This humble monk is old and frail now
and lacks the strength to face it.

However, I do know of someone who can.

And who is that?

Kuchan is his name.

His mother was a shaman, but when she
became pregnant, the gods she served

grew angry and cursed her.

In her agony, she threw herself into the
river along with the child.

However, while the child's mother, the
shaman, died, that little boy

miraculously survived.

He remained underwater for over 15
minutes, long enough that he should have

died.

Maybe it is because he drowned and
returned to life, but from that moment

on, he was able to see spirits.

Kuton!

Get up, you little rascal!

Go, move it now!

Hey, get up already!

I told you, get up at once!

Buddha and the mountain god watching you
still chose to behave like this?

Why do you keep sleeping here when you
have a perfectly good room of your own?

Because all sorts of things come out at
night and keep tormenting me.

Good heavens.

Guton.

Come with me. There is someone to see
you of high standing.

I refuse.

Would you please leave me alone? You
must stop sleeping all day and earn your

keep with the one thing you know how to
do. I told you I don't want to do it

anymore. A Buddhist talking about
earning his keep? A fake monk is all

you'll ever be. What? A fake monk?

Fine, good. I have long wanted to quit
this wretched life.

Is something wrong with you?

Because you don't look well.

None of that is your concern. You wear
the face of one in mourning.

Gudrun. So what do you want me for?

I've heard you can see spirits and drive
such things away. Is that true?

Wonderful. I see the whole town knows
about me now.

This is why even dogs and cows come to
see me.

Gudrun. There's always a reason why
you'd have one haunting you.

It's because they have done something
foul.

Stop bringing me these people who reek
of foulness.

Be quiet and watch your manners.

He says his child is ill. He's been
cursed by spirit and they're worried

that he's dying. And this involves me
how exactly?

Huh?

Don't call me over such trifles.

I'm going back to take a nap. What?

Do you see something in me?

Your right hand.

You can't use it, can you?

Why is that?

You have a bite mark left by a spirit.

It's clear from your wound there that a
spirit of great ill will has found a way

to bind itself to you.

If only you would live more decently.

Not that it matters to me.

Oh, so this is the palace, is it?

The king.

You may all withdraw.

Yes, your majesty.

Do you know where this is?

Yes, this is the palace.

The residence of his majesty.

Yes.

It is vast and it is beautiful.

A luxurious residence.

The crown prince was bewitched by a
spirit and met his death at this pond.

The spirit uttered to me, I will dry out
the seed of the East Palace. And now my

remaining son stands on the brink of
death. That is why you are here.

You will banish the spirit.

What is the true nature of the spirit
you speak of? That is none of your

concern. Can you do it?

Do you think you can find it and destroy
it for me?

There is nothing here anymore.

The spirit has gone from the pond.

I'll have to search more than one place.

Wait.

You should stay here.

What do you think you're doing if your
strong energy is nearby then it will

flee from us so I should go and look
alone

Come back quickly

Damn fake monk told me off to the
palace.

I can't do this. I have to get out of
here.

I have to go.

No, no. Wait, wait, wait, wait.

Big Dipper lies that way, so then this
way.

Ah.

I, uh... My stomach hurts.

Oh, come on.

Will you please just let me go?

I didn't choose to come here.

No matter how lowborn I may be.

Mark my words.

If you ever attempt to flee again, I
will have both of your arms severed.

If you spread the word that you hunt
spirits here, then you will lose your

jaw.

And if you fail to catch the spirit and
my son is harmed, then I will cut off

your head personally.

They say that once you enter a palace,
you leave it only in death.

This is indeed such a place.

However, I will grant one exception.

If you capture Seth's spirit and put an
end to this, then I will bestow you your

freedom and anything else you may
desire.

Do you understand?

From now on, you'll be known as a feng
shui master who entered the palace on

royal authority.

I will assign you someone who may be of
use.

I hardly recognize you.

It has been ten years already.

And I've summoned you now.

Do you know why?

You must have needed someone you trust
to keep secrets for you.

In order to save your dying prince, you
have summoned a daughter that you

believe to be dead.

I see you still hold it against me.

What happened when you were just a
child?

Of course not.

It would be my greatest joy, father, to
be of some help to you now.

I have brought a Feng Shui master into
the palace to haunt the spirit.

Be my eyes and ears and keep a close
watch over him.

I will decide whether he is to be
trusted or put to death through you.

Is anybody here?

Excuse me.

Excuse me. Damn it.

Who are you?

Why are you not answering?

Hey, why are you opening the door
without... I'm here to assist you as

requested by His Majesty.

What use could I possibly have for a
lady like you?

Sorry? I clearly said not to send
useless people and that I want to first

change my robe, but he did not listen to
a word I said, and I have not helped a

wink all night.

I am currently at my wit's end!

Flying into a rage the moment we meet.

Do you have any manners?

Your quarters were chosen away from
prying eyes, so you should not complain

like this.

Complain?

Complain? Don't be ridiculous.

Let me ask you.

Do you know why there's nobody allowed
in here?

From what I understand, people keep
mysteriously dying in this building.

Well, let me tell you why.

All of the yin energy has gathered
itself in here.

Causing these things to dwell.

What?

The air here is ominous.

So what, um, might you see here with us?

Good heavens.

It must feel so peaceful to see nothing
at all around you.

I'm going to sleep now.

I cannot expect a beast of a man who
knows no manners to show courtesy.

Excuse me? Anyway.

Let us begin with greetings for our
first meeting.

I am Sengang, an inspector court lady.

And you are a shaman who is here to hunt
spirits, am I correct on that? Shaman? I

do not serve any kind of spirit. If you
are not a shaman, how will you catch the

pond spirit? That is none of your
concern, so... Just do whatever

I may tell you.

I could not sleep because of that thing
on the ceiling, so I will get some sleep

now.

There is no time to lose.

Careful how you behave around here.

You have entered here as a feng shui
master.

You need to mind your conduct.

I don't know the first thing about feng
shui.

You insolent wench.

How dare you raise your head and look
upon me? Where are your manners?

Have you no sense?

Oh.

My apologies, madam.

I'm from the Office of Inspection.

The king has asked that I have the new
feng shui master brought here to see

Prince Yonggan.

Leave here at once. Her Majesty, the
Queen Dowager, has ordered that no one

is allowed in.

You kept talking about manners, yet we
walked all this way just for you to be

scolded. Interesting.

Well, have you looked around the palace?

Might the room no longer have the pawn
spirit? How would I know? It's not as if

I can see through walls.

Then what exactly can you... Hey, why
are you taking it out on me? You were

the one being told off there.

For goodness sake.

Should you not at least send some kind
of energy? Hey!

His Majesty has sent over a Feng Shui
master.

Why would he send someone like that?

What is His Majesty thinking, sending
one of those here?

I have heard that he is staying in the
residence at the far end of the East

Palace.

Pardon?

Is that not the place that has been
plagued by unnatural deaths?

Yes, Your Majesty.

It was left vacant because so many died
there suddenly in the night.

A feng shui master.

I wonder what kind of soul he has.

What just happened?

Have you given up your senses?

There's a great deal of yang energy in
you.

That's a rare temperament.

His Majesty's judgment must have truly
declined to entrust such a matter to

someone like you.

Your presence proves his distrust of me.

And I... I'm only here with you because
the king threatened my life.

That bastard. He thinks his power can
imprison us.

Are you speaking of His Majesty?

That is treasonous. What are you talking
about? I meant Chilbok for my temple.

Gosh, such is my cursed fate.

How long do you intend to keep walking
without actually doing anything to help?

Did you come all this way just to take a
walk?

This will not do.

Let's go to the pond where the spirit is
said to appear.

There's no need.

I already went, and it already had gone
elsewhere.

Spirits wander around, unlike guimes who
do not.

Guime?

What is that?

This is so annoying.

How many actually know about Quimay?

Stop being so annoyed and explain it to
me. I can learn from here on.

The thing about Quimays is that they
don't come to us like a spirit would.

Spirits come from a dead human, but a
Quimay is formed when a large mass of

nature's sinister energy is in one area.

There was one on the ceiling of my room
earlier.

And one over there.

It has no soul, so it can't be driven
away like a spirit. It's more

troublesome to deal with.

It torments those who carry darkness in
their hearts and bewitches them.

Go away.

And we better go. The best plan is to
avoid them.

Then is the pawn spirit Aguime as well?

We may as do not hold any grudges
against humans.

It is most likely a Wangui. A Wangui?
What is a Wangui?

Heavens.

There are several kinds of Gui.

Common Gui are souls bound by lingering
attachments, unable to pass on to the

afterlife. They are harmless.

Wangui are the souls of those who died
bearing deep resentments of others.

They torment the ones who cause their
resentment.

And as the resentment grows larger, it
weighs down the soul, therefore binding

it to the earth forever.

Only by removing that mass of resentment
can the soul that has been bound to the

earth be released and pass on to the
afterlife.

And this is no simple task to do.

tormented by the spirit, but... I cannot
believe she turned down his request.

Does the Queen Dowager have no sense of
judgment at all?

Huh?

Well, well.

Did you speak ill of the Queen Dowager?

I thought you said that was treasonous.

More importantly, why are you tearing
apart the lining of a perfectly good

blanket? Not your business.

You are awfully carefree.

You must see Prince Yungon to drive the
spirit away, yet you seem unconcerned.

Heavens, of course I'm concerned.

If I fail to save His Majesty's son, I
will be the one who dies.

Because of that, I can't even sleep at
night.

What I mean is that poor child is
currently getting tortured. Is that not

pitiful to you?

I barely know the child, so what do I
have to do with it?

How can you possibly be that selfish?

Oh, and if you have the time, can you go
look into that pawn spirit?

Find out who it was in life and what
grudge it bears.

Only with that information can the pawn
spirit be removed. It will be difficult.

Not one person will even speak of it.

Then go and fetch a peach tree branch,
will you?

One that extends east.

Why? You never stop asking questions, do
you?

Find one, quickly.

Why does it have to be a branch pointing
east?

There.

This should be enough, shouldn't it?

I have heard that peach trees drive
spirits away from the land.

Well done.

And how do you intend to drive spirits
away with...

That feels good.

Oh, that was hot.

I am

writing

to you, Father.

It seems to me that you should set aside
your concern that he might uncover the

truth of the pawn spirit.

Because he is doing nothing whatsoever.

He is holed up in his room all day,
complaining about how he wants to take a

nap.

Did you hear about the spirit?

How many times has this happened? This
is terrible news.

I honestly cannot believe this.

What about it? So the rumors are true
that there is a spirit? It seems that

way. I heard that Prince Yongen can't
even eat. I know.

These days he's more sorry.

But is there something happening?

Please,

you need to come to your senses right
now!

You there!

Do something for this poor child,
please!

to come. It's Prince Yonggun.

Already? What do you hope to try?

I found a girl.

What are you going to do with all of
that?

Are you on your way to see Prince
Yonggun?

It's not safe. You should wait here.

You do not pay attention or listen, do
you?

I told you not to follow.

I told you. You have to go to Prince
Yonggun. That is exactly why I came

here. To go to Prince Yonggun.

What are you trying to do?

I have no choice now but to let you see
me in this state.

You need to promise that you will never
tell anyone what I'm about to do.

Why are you smearing that with your
blood?

This is the only way to take this branch
into the other side with me.

What other side do you mean?

The world of Kui.

The world of Kui? Even if I don't come
back out of the water.

You are not to save me if I don't
understand. To let you die is what

you're telling me.

That's right.

That is how I can reach the other side.

Well, since you've followed me this far.

Spirits may be listening to us here, so
come closer so I can tell you quietly.

I lack yang energy by nature, so it's
better that it takes something of yours

along.

It's time for you to go.

And just remember what I said to you.

your vessel shrouded in darkness.

and shows any signs of waking up.

You must show him your blood.

The window will be briefed.

would not work.

Not when I don't know its true nature.

Who are you?

What grudge do you bear that's making
you kill the royal bloodline?