BUCHEON, Gyeonggi Province -- Star director Yeon Sang-ho is cementing his legacy as the country’s leading genre content creator with a string of hits such as the zombie films “Train to Busan” (2016), “Peninsula” (2020) and the fantasy horror series “Hellbound” (2021). As the director heavily focuses on presenting monsters causing havoc in our world, many of the filming locations in Yeon’s projects have a gloomy atmosphere, traces of destruction and seem colorless. Bucheon Lake Botanic Park, as featured in the director’s latest Netflix series “Parasyte: The Grey,” is no different.
In real life, however, this dome-shpaed greenhouse is filled with beautiful flowers and plants. The botanic park, more widely known as “Supia,” is where the lead character Jung Soo-in (Jung So-nee) -- a female who turned into a monster after an alien species called the Parasytes invade Earth -- fought against another evil alien species that threatened human survival in the series. Though Supia was featured as one of the major battlegrounds in “Parasyte: The Grey,” it is a go-to weekend getaway for many Bucheon families and others living nearby.
Fascinating displays of Mediterranean, tropical and subtropical plants and flowers are visible from the entrance, while inside, the atmosphere is tranquil. Feel free to grab a cup of coffee (or tea) from the botanic park’s cafe and head to the two-story rest areas with a sweeping view of the indoor park. “There are many differ.
