An old woman who lives abroad decides to sell her property in Korea. After an urgent call,
she was forced to return to the country. Her granddaughter, who got her pretty looks picked her
up from the airport. From the city, they headed to a secluded village where a house and a barn were
located. It was already old, but her wonderful teenage memories were still fresh in her mind.
Memories she retold to her granddaughter. A teenage girl named, Soon-Yi had a lung ailment.
Because of her condition, her family decides to move to the countryside.
They will be living in a house with a barn next to it. Only two families lived in the village,
and it looked so peaceful. Unloading their things from the truck became easy through their helpful
neighbors. Soon-Yi’s dad already passed away two years ago. They had a business but failed,
so they sought help from their dad’s business partner to find a home to stay in.
After carrying heavy stuff, they had dinner with her sister Sun-JA, her mother, and the neighbors.
The visitors told them that a man had lived in the house once, but they never had a chance to know
him. They are sure that he used to study wolves that he keeps in the barn. He died from cardiac
arrest and undiscovered his body for a while. Soon-Yi lost her appetite. She finds the neighbors
unhygienic and noisy at the table. She excuses herself to stroll outside. The
moon was beautiful. The barn nearby caught her attention. It looked creepy and silent,
so she did not bother to went near. At bedtime, Soon-Yi’s mom, Mrs. Kim,
prepared her daughter’s bed in the attic. She also decided to open the windows for some fresh air.
The lady couldn’t sleep. Suddenly, the wind blew the window’s curtain. A banging sound followed it.
Soon-Yi rushed to Sun-JA and her mom to get some help. She believes that there is someone outside.
However, they were sleeping soundly. The lady decides to just look for the sound herself.
Soon-Yi went outside and carried a shovel for defense. She followed the strange sound that
led her to the barn. She slowly opened the door. Inside is a hallway with cages on both sides.
The lady walked in, careful and ready to defend herself anytime. At the end of the hallway is
another closed door. It creaks as Soon-Yi opens it. She scanned her eyes around. All of a sudden,
a black-haired creature growls before her! She screamed with all her might
out of fear. The beast was stunned and ran in her direction to escape.
The next day, Soon-Yi went outside with her mom to dry clothes. She only had scratches
after the incident. The neighbor, Mr. Jeong, and his wife visited them and brought some potatoes.
They believe that it was a wild wolf that attacked her. Soon after the visitors left,
Soon-Yi and Mrs. Kim found something nearby the cottage. It was shaded with branches of trees,
so they did not recognize it instantly. After a while, it slowly crawled towards them. It
was a man with rugged clothes! He didn’t talk, but he munched all the potatoes.
Mrs. Kim called the police and their neighbors. While the police interrogated the wild boy,
it growled like an animal before him. They could not gather information, so they concluded that
he was a war orphan. They also haven’t found a shelter for him. They promised to call soon once
they were able to find an orphanage. The family pitied him, so they decided to let him stay.
if the authorities would not contact them back. That night, the wild man kept growling at the
window like a wolf. Mrs. Kim patiently went to his room from time to time to keep him silent.
The following day, Soon-Yi was left alone with the strange man who walked like a wolf. Her things
were still packed, so she moved the boxes one by one to open them. Suddenly, the wolf-like man
stood up and walked toward the lady. She screamed as she saw his creepy walk. He looked like he was
attacking her again. However, Soon-Yi was wrong. He was just helping him carry the box.
Ji-Tae, a boastful wealthy guy who liked Soon-Yi, came in. He is the son of their
dad’s business partner and the one who provided the family with a home in the countryside.
Apart from that, he also covers the family’s living expenses in the meantime. Ji Tae held
the lady’s hands to get her attention. Soon-Yi doesn’t like him. She wanted to push him away but
had no courage to do so. Fortunately, the wild man gripped his arms and growled to scare him.
He ran away like a coward. From then on, the lady was not irritated by the strange man’s
presence anymore. She also read a book on how to train a dog to communicate with him well.
Days passed by, and the family was now comfortable with the man. They named him Cheol-su. Sun-ja
brought him outside to play. Surprisingly, he runs fast and plays well with the kids. Soon-Yi, on the
other hand, tried her best to train him like a dog. After being bitten, she could finally teach
him how to eat slowly. At home, the family had a meal and was shocked that Soon-Yi could control
Cheol-su to eat with manners. He learned to fold the bed, brush his teeth, tie his shoes and throw
away dishes. The lady also pats his hair as a sign of approval after accomplishing a task.
One day, the family decides to go to the market. Cheol-su doesn’t want to be alone, so they brought
him there. While buying a pancake, a huge iron beam fell from the construction site nearby.
Another beam is about to fall Soon-Yi and Sun-ja but the wild man protects them with his body.
Everyone at the market was terrified of what they saw. He was so strong and even pushed the
beam away. No traces of pain was shown on his face. The family was safe, all thanks to him.
Mrs. Kim was worried about his condition. She wanted to bring him to the hospital,
but only a herbal doctor was accessible in the village. The healer had a hard
time diagnosing him. So he suggested the family to take him to a bigger hospital.
The next day, the kids are planning to play outside. Soon-Yi pretended to be busy at the
door. She low-key wants to play with the kids but feels embarrassed to tell them.
The kids noticed her, so she was invited. The group will be heading out to see the goats.
The neighbor’s children, Dong-mi and Dong-Seok, will also join them. There, the little girl,
Dong-mi, gave Cheol-su a sprouting beanstalk. She also told him to water it every day. The man
accepted it and treated it as a fragile thing. They finally arrived at the goats’ pen, where the
kids fed them with papers. On the vast field, they also played football. Cheol-su and Soon-Yi
joined them. Everyone laughs as the wild man effortlessly kicks the ball away. They had a great
time together and played until sunset. One night, Ji-Tae was drunk driving in the village
with a woman. He was so angry that Soon-Yi dumped him. He was so drunk that he did not notice the
goats’ pen before him. He bumped it and broke the fence. The herd of goats fled. Surprisingly,
Cheol-su was also there to get Sun-ja’s ball. As soon as Mr. Jeong heard a loud bang,
he immediately went out. However, he didn’t see the car but Cheol-su.
The following day, Soon-Yi taught the weird man how to write. She was also planning to teach
him how to pronounce words someday. Instead of writing, he was staring at the guitar. The lady
took it and played a song. The man was mesmerized as she sang a beautiful melody. After the song,
he slowly went near her. He pats her head, and the lady finds it uncomfortable.
The phone rang. Soon-Yi hurriedly picked it up. It was the police station! They
hesitated to bring Cheol-su to an orphanage but suggested a facility for the disabled.
Hearing that, she ended the call and told the police they had dialed the wrong number.
Soon-Yi went back to Cheol-su. There, she realized that he had been wearing the same
clothes since they found him. She looked at the cabinet and checked the clothes there. The lady
saw a hanbok and was planning something. She let him wear the dress and couldn’t stop laughing
that it fits well. To complete his traditional look, she also applied makeup on his face.
Mrs. Kim and Sun-ja arrived home. Shortly after, the neighbors came in and brought food. Soon-Yi
rattled and hid Cheol-su behind the rack of clothes. She didn’t want to be seen having
a great time with him. They stayed there not until Dong-mi saw them. The little girl
moved the rack exposing the two. Soon-Yi felt embarrassed for playing like kids with him.
Later that night, Ji-Tae sneaked into Soon-Yi’s home. Before he could get in, the lady opened
the door. He grabbed her arms and forced her to go with him. He was with three men to help him
abduct the lady. Soon-Yi bit his arms. It was so painful that he pushed her away. She fell to the
ground. Cheol-su was so mad about it. Because he is angry, he can't control the beast inside him.
His black feathers appeared and his body slowly transformed into a wolf! The three men tried to
hit him with a shovel. But he was so strong that he threw them away effortlessly. He was about to
eliminate Ji-Tae, but Soon-Yi stopped him. JI-Tae called the cops. He told them that
Cheol-su transformed into a beast and almost eliminated him. He was also mad at Soon-Yi for
being ungrateful to him. He was boastful and told the family that he was the one paying the
bills for their shelter. The lady talked back and disagreed. She said that her father was the
one paying their living expenses. Ji-Tae’s family business was originally theirs. They just stole it
after her father passed away. Mrs. Kim stopped her daughter, afraid that Ji-Tae would kick them out
of the house. The boastful man demanded never to let the freaky guy stay in his home or else they
will be the ones to move out of the house. Soon-Yi told the man that their family would
leave the house, if he brought his dad to the station for stealing their company funds. She
also told the cops that the bat and shovel outside were proof that he tried to break into the house
and abduct her. Ji-Tae felt humiliated by what she said. He threw all things in
the living area and broke Soon-Yi’s guitar. Soon-Yi confronted Cheol-su about how he became
a wolf. But before he could respond, the police captured him. Meanwhile,
Ji-Tae was wild in the police station and insisted on imprisoning the freaky guy who attacked them.
He just stopped after the police told him that he would face the destruction of property,
assault, and stealing company funds if the family filed a case. He turned silent and controlled his
temper. The authorities released Cheol-su with the condition that he would only stay in the barn.
The following day, Soon-Yi and her mom cleaned the barn so the man would be comfortable staying
there. Ji-Tae visited to make sure that they followed his instruction. Outside he also saw
an envelope from Park Jung-du, the house's previous owner. He went to Professor Kang
and confronted the man if he knew him. Soon-Yi went inside the barn to talk to
Cheol-su. She showed him a book that her father bought when he was still alive.
She told him to work hard to be able to read. The lady wants him to read the book for her someday.
Cheol-su promised her. He proceeds to practice writing so that he can learn reading next.
The two were bored, so they went out to the vast field. Soon-Yi challenged Cheol-so for a race.
He agreed and ran. Before he could reach the middle portion of the track, he stumbled.
Soon-Yi laughed and overtook him. She ran as fast as she could but suddenly, she had difficulty
breathing. The man thought that she was just joking so he continued running. Shortly after,
Soon-Yi collapsed! The man carried him. He ran to the neighborhood to ask for help.
But when no one was there, he carried the lady to the woods. Later that night, Soon-Yi’s family,
the neighbors, and the authorities went there to search for her. In the middle of the forest,
they finally found them! The lady was lying on the ground while Cheol-su sat on a trunk.
They captured him, brought him to the barn, and chained him there.
Professor Kang visited the house that night to tell everyone about Park Jung-do’s identity.
He had an experiment years ago that had serious moral dilemmas because it involved human subjects.
Whoever commissioned the project will also face serious punishment,
according to the professor. The authorities told everyone that if his DNA samples had been
traced to the one used in the experiment, they would be forced to eradicate him.
The next day, Soon-Yi will be going to the hospital. Before she left, she brought Cheol-su
a meal and told him to finish his assignment. She went inside together with the authorities
and Ji-Tae men carrying weapons. As the lady went outside, the man also ran towards her.
He was so strong that the men holding the door had difficulty pushing him inside. They couldn’t
control him, so the officer aimed his rifle at him. Soon-Yi immediately told the Cheol-su to calm
down. Fortunately, he listened, so they were able to close the door. His blood sample results also
arrived shortly after, but it was undetermined. The professor, police officer, and Ji-Tae
monitored him until Soon-Yi arrived. In the hospital, Soon-Yi and her mom were relieved
after knowing that she only had a temporary shock and it was nothing to worry about. Meanwhile,
in the village, the authorities were hopeless that they would discover something about Cheol-su.
They are convinced he was an orphan who lost his parents during the war. Ji-Tae disagreed
and instructed everyone to continue monitoring the footage of cameras installed in the barn.
Soon-Yi finally arrived home. She visited the man in the barn and allowed him to hug her. Ji-Tae
saw it and felt jealous. The authorities found him not harmful because of that hug. However,
Ji-Tae disagrees and tells everyone that he once harmed Mr. Jeong’s goats. The police officer and
the family went to Mr. Jeong to confirm it. There, Ji-Tae screamed out of anger because the man
denied that he saw Cheol-su harming his goats. On that same night, Mr. Jeong went to Ji-Tae. He
told him that it would be impossible if Cheol-su eliminated his goats. The goats had broken ribs
and no open wounds. He also saw traces of wheels near the fence and told the boastful man that if
he was telling the truth, he should bring his car to the authorities. Finally, Mr. Jeong told him to
stop hassling people and return to Seoul. Ji-Tae trembled out of fear and anger. Before the old
man could go away, he hit metal on his neck. Ji-Tae also went to the barn to see Cheol-su and
brainwash him. Before doing so, he turned off the electricity so no one would see him. Inside,
he told him that Soon-Yi’s coping mechanism for her illness is playing the guitar.
But since she lost it, she will be dying soon. He also said to him that Mr. Jeong was the one
who stole it from her. Cheol-su has to get it for the lady to like him. However, it can be recalled
that Ji-Tae broke the guitar a few days ago. Lights were turned on, and people in the house
saw on the footage that Cheol-su is disappeared from the barn. JI-Tae came in and told them the
same thing. He offered to help them locate where he was heading to. Meanwhile, Cheol-su
arrived at Mr. Jeong’s home. He saw him lying on the ground, but he was not holding a guitar.
He went inside his home by breaking the windows. Mrs. Jeong, sleeping then, was awakened by a loud
noise of things thrown away by Cheol-su. She tried to stop him, but he pushed her out instead.
The guitar was nowhere to be found, so he decided to go to other rooms. There a maiden shouted
when her things were touched. She screamed that Cheol-su was a thief. It irritated the man, so he
pushed her way, breaking the home's walls. Soon-Yi and everyone saw that scene. She was partly
convinced that he was harmful. She approached him to calm him down. There, Cheol-su showed
the lady an illustration of a guitar, telling her that he was searching for it. Rifles were
aimed at him in case he harmed the lady. However, as the man calmed down, Ji-Tae, who desperately
wanted to eliminate him, went mad and stole the gun so that he would be the one to shoot it.
Soon-Yi covered Cheol-su. Meanwhile, the authorities aimed their gun at Ji-Tae.
The short-tempered man threatened the lady that he would also eliminate her if she did not move away.
Soon-Yi slowly walked towards him but was still covering Cheol-su. Rage started when the lady
tried to grab JI-Tae’s gun. He was pissed off and pushed the lady away. He was also not content,
so he kicked her body. Cheol-su saw that and went mad. He transformed into a beast. All
of them shoot him out of shock. However, he was still alive and bit Ji-Tae on the neck.
He eliminated him. Silence filled the place, afraid that the beast would also attack them.
Cheol-su ran to the woods and also brought Soon-Yi there. The lady was teary-eyed and
wrapped his gunshot wound. She told him that she didn’t care if he was a freak. She already had a
romantic feeling toward him. Soon-Yi slept there, and the man covered her body with leaves.
The next day, Soon-Yi woke up. She heard Sun-ja screaming nearby. She warns Cheol-su to hide
because he will be put to eternal sleep. The man never listened. Soon-Yi slapped him after saying
that she hated him. Still, he did not listen. He shed tears and spoke for the first time.
He told her to don’t leave. The lady cried after hearing him talk. However, she wants him
to be safe, so she still leaves him there. The authorities rescued Soon-Yi. They never
searched anymore for Cheol-su. They fear the case will blow out and be reported by the journalist.
The experiment of Mr. Park involving humans should remain a secret forever.
Soon after, Soon-Yi and the family decide to leave the village. The lady took a final
glance at the barn before leaving. She cried as she stared at all of its corners. She also
left an origami in Cheol-Su’s room with the message to wait for her until she returns.
They also bid goodbye to their good neighbors who were with them in good and bad times.
Forty-nine years after, Soon-Yi already owned the house and the barn. Before selling it away, she
spent a night there with her granddaughter. It was already dawn, but the old woman couldn’t sleep.
On the sofa, she saw a candy she had used to have with Cheol-Su before. She missed him and went to
the barn. There, the room’s light was open. She opened the door and saw Cheol-Su there! His face
did not age. He handed an origami to the lady. It was the letter she had written before! He spent 49
years there waiting for her to return. The man also gave her the broken guitar he had tried to
fix. After giving everything to her, he bowed down for Soon-Yi to receive his pat of approval.
Soon-Yi shed tears and hugged him. She feels sorry for making him wait. She apologizes for living her
life, marrying someone, and doing what she loves without knowing that he was awaiting her return.
The old lady slept there as Cheol-Su reads her the book her father had bought.
The next day, Soon-Yi was heading back to Seoul. She decides never to
sell her property where all her good memories with Cheol-Su existed.