Who is Ho-jae? Park Seo-joon’s Gyeongseong Creature Season 2 Character Explained

Warning: This article contains spoilers for Gyeongseong Creature season 2.

Gyeongseong creature Season 2 finally answered the question of who Jang Ho-jae is and what the role of Park Seo-joon is in the second chapter of the Netflix series. Initially, Park Seo-joon played Jang Tae-sang, owner of the House of Golden Treasure, who had a close-knit network that allowed him to get everything he wanted. Tae-sang played a vital role in the liberation and destruction of Ongseong Hospital in 1945 Gyeongseong (Seoul), but Gyeongseong creatureThe strange time shift left viewers confused as to who Park Seo-joon’s character is In the latest season of the Netflix K-drama.

in Gyeongseong creatureSeason 1 finale, Park Seo-joon has been revealed to play the role of Jang Ho-jae in the next installment of the show. While the move made sense for the surprise time jump, the return of the likes of Han So-hee, who would go on to play her character Yoon Chae-ok, added a lot of confusion about where Gyeongseong creatures history would take it in its modern setting. luckily, Gyeongseong creature 2 very quickly addressed this pressing question, revealing who Jang Ho-jae is and what role Park Seo-joon plays in the rest of the series.

Jang Ho-jae is Jang Tae-sang’s new identity in Gyeongseong Creature

His survival came with a price

There have been many theories about Gyeongseong creature 2 following the dramatic conclusion of the first season, and many of them centered around Park Seo-joon’s new character. Some thought that Ho-jae could be an entirely new character who would revive the story into an entirely new life. Others suggested that Ho-jae is perhaps even a relative of Ta-sang, especially due to their shared family name. Fortunately, another popular theory proved to be true as Gyeongseong creature Season 2 confirmed that Jang Ho-Jae is actually Jang Tae-sang.

The catch, however, is that Jang Ho-Jae has no memory of his former life As the owner of golden treasure. Tae-sang lived as Ho-jae, a private investigator who catches couples having affairs, for around a year before the start of the second season of the Netflix K-drama. His new identity appears to be crafted by those around him, including his business partner Kwon Yong-gil (Heo Joon-seok), hoping to keep Tae-sang’s memories of his past life. Unfortunately, that doesn’t last long thanks to Yoon Chae-ok’s surprise reappearance in 2024.

As Jang Tae-sang is still alive in 2024 in Gyeongseong creature

Lady Maeda’s Revenge had a great impact on Ta-Sang

Although Jang Tae-sang initially survived the events of season 1’s finale, things didn’t stay healthy for long. Claudia Kim’s return as Lady Maeda in Gyeongseong creature 2 is a shocking twist that sees the Japanese woman continue the research started at Ongseong Hospital. However, her quest for revenge also looms over Gyeongseong creature And plays a pivotal role in how Jang Tae-sang lives to see the modern day, despite being from the 1940s.

Lady Maeda visited the House of Golden Treasure after his presumed death in the explosion at her husband’s funeral. As an act of revenge, she orders the Kuroko warriors to destroy the House of Golden Treasure and kill Gu Gap-pyoung (Park Ji-hwan), Beom-o (Ahn Ji-ho), and Mrs. Nawol (Kim Hae-sook). . As a kindness to an old friend, Lady Maeda spares Tae-sang by infecting him with a najinKeep him alive for years. However, as a cruel price for his new life, his first victim is heavily implied to be his wife Navol, who survived the brutality.

What happened to Tae-sang between 1945 and 2024

“Ho-jae” seeks justice for the victims of the past

Apart from the brutality that occurred in the House of Golden Treasure, Not much else is known about Jang Tae-sang’s whereabouts between 1945 and 2024. However, the events of the tragedy give a clear time frame when Jang Tae-sang was infected with a najin. The House of Golden Treasure stood as strong as ever during Korea’s independence from Japan, which happened on August 15, 1945, which was only a short time after the destruction of Ongseong Hospital.

The events in the House of Golden Treasure take place during the United Nations Commission on Korea. This happened two years after Korea’s liberation from the Japanese, revealing that Jang Tae-sang had mostly remained in business for those two years. It is confirmed that Jang Tae-sang is infected with a najin between 1947 and 2023Letting him live without age. During this time, it is implied that Jang Tae-sang continued to try to thwart Lady Maeda’s plans, as he was thought to be the motorcyclist at the beginning of Gyeongseong creature Season 2.

In 2023, Jang Tae-sang is forcibly separated from his Najin after being captured by the Kuroko and Jeonseung Biotech. This forced him to take on the identity of Jang Ho-jae, as those who lose their Najin lose all the memories of their previous lives. Because of this, he lived and worked with Yong-gil at Bugang Company in the remnants of the House of Golden Treasure. Despite his lack of memory, Jang Tae-sang’s network of allies remains as steadfast as in the past, with many descendants of his old friends choosing to help him both as Ho-jae and Tae-sang.

Can Ta-sang regain his memories in Gyeongseong Creature Season 2?

His fate mirrors that of Chae-ok’s in Season 1

luckily, Jang Tae-sang regains his memories in Gyeongseong creature Season 2. The process for the return of his memories initially starts slowly when he crosses paths with Yoon Chae-ok, who retains her full memory of her life in 1940s Gyeongseong. Like Ho-jae, Ta-sang experiences little deja-vu-like flashes that bring his memories from the past back in small doses. However, these memories are only glimpses and/or feelings that he struggles to make sense of. But the more he runs into Chae-ok the more his previous life seems to return to him.

Jang Tae-sang fully regains his memories in season 2, episode 5After he is reinfected with a najin. This allows him to recover the regenerative and powerful abilities that the parasites give to their hosts, and also recover all the memories that the businessman has lost from the past. Jang Tae-sang retains his memories for the duration of the series and remains one of the few characters still infected with a najin at the end of season 2.

Although Tae-sang regains his full memories with the use of the najin, it is unknown whether he would have continued to regain his memories without it. There is potential for the theory to be explored if the thriller K-drama decides to pursue further seasons, as the absence of Yoon Chae-ok’s memories could be triggered by references to her life in the past. However, this is not certain. Plus, there’s always the chance that if Jang Tae-sang’s najin is removed again, he could become Ho-jae again or even take on a new identity in Gyeongseong creatures potential future seasons.