Web Drama Breakdown: Exploring The K-Drama "Island" And The Hidden Meanings/Details You Might've Missed Whilst Watching

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"Island" is a new fantasy thriller franchise that has captured the attention of K-Drama fans worldwide.

It tells the story of monsters on Jeju Island who have been looking for opportunities to get rid of the human world for a long time and have started to target a chaebol heiress who arrives on the island. The heiress is the daughter of the Daehan Group, Won MiHo. After an incident that puts her in the public's disfavor, she gets assigned to teach ethics at a high school in a town where evil is roaming free without her knowledge. Together with the other individuals on the island, she starts to form a new community to survive.

The drama stars actors Kim NamGil, Lee DaHee, ASTRO's Cha EunWoo, Sung Jun, and more. They become entangled in a twisted fate with darkness creeping around every corner.

Today, we'll take a look at a detailed breakdown of the drama and all of its elements/hidden meanings to take note of.

Be sure to let us know whether you picked up these details in the drama or not and what you thought of the show in the comments at the end of the article.

Note: This article contains spoilers for the entire season 1 (episodes 1 to 6) of "Island". 

 

A Brief Character Analysis

Van - Played by Kim NamGil

Van is a character forced to live a painful life tied to a woman who can break the curse of his immortality. He is a demon slayer who is half-monster half-human himself and often lacks emotion.

His name means, “one who has stone flesh”.

When he was young, he was the sole survivor of a lust demon's attack on his village. Leader Jong Ryung (played by actor Park GeunH