@article{ART003343277},
author={LEE SO YUN},
title={Patterns and Affect of Female Heroes and Deities -A Comparative Analysis of K-Pop Demon Hunters(2025) and Segyeong-bonpuri-},
journal={Journal of Korean Literature},
issn={1598-2076},
year={2026},
number={53},
pages={67-92}
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AU - LEE SO YUN
TI - Patterns and Affect of Female Heroes and Deities -A Comparative Analysis of K-Pop Demon Hunters(2025) and Segyeong-bonpuri-
JO - Journal of Korean Literature
PY - 2026
VL - null
IS - 53
PB - The Society Of Korean Literature
SP - 67
EP - 92
SN - 1598-2076
AB - Why do female heroes experience shame while goddesses experience guilt? Considering that “pattern” denotes not only visible forms but also repeatedly performed behavioral modes, it is noteworthy that the affects experienced by female heroes and goddesses in K-Pop Demon Hunters and Segyeong-bonpuri are linked to certain patterns. In K-Pop Demon Hunters, Rumi undergoes shame due to the pattern of evil spirits inscribed on her body. In Segyeong-bonpuri, Jachungbi is seized by guilt because of the pattern of killings she committed to protect herself. Women’s shame is connected to the history in which women’s bodies have always been defined as different from men’s. The shame Rumi experiences is a gendered affect. Jachungbi’s guilt, likewise, is not divorced from gender, insofar as sexual violence lies at its origin. In the subsequent narrative, Jachungbi is pressured to experience shame, and in this sense, her guilt interlocks with shame. While Rumi becomes a female hero through overcoming shame, Jachungbi becomes a goddess by internalizing guilt. From this perspective, the trajectories of the female hero and the goddess can be seen as distinct. However, the primordial menstruation scene in Segyeong-bonpuri and the moment in K-Pop Demon Hunters where Rumi refers to herself as a “mistake” evoke the persistent reality that women remain grounded in a sense of self-negation. Ultimately, the trajectories of the goddess and the female hero converge.
KW - evil spirits;killing;gender;overcoming;internalization;menstruation;mistake;female hero;goddess
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LEE SO YUN. (2026). Patterns and Affect of Female Heroes and Deities -A Comparative Analysis of K-Pop Demon Hunters(2025) and Segyeong-bonpuri-. Journal of Korean Literature, 53, 67-92.
LEE SO YUN. 2026, "Patterns and Affect of Female Heroes and Deities -A Comparative Analysis of K-Pop Demon Hunters(2025) and Segyeong-bonpuri-", Journal of Korean Literature, no.53, pp.67-92.
LEE SO YUN "Patterns and Affect of Female Heroes and Deities -A Comparative Analysis of K-Pop Demon Hunters(2025) and Segyeong-bonpuri-" Journal of Korean Literature 53 pp.67-92 (2026) : 67.
LEE SO YUN. Patterns and Affect of Female Heroes and Deities -A Comparative Analysis of K-Pop Demon Hunters(2025) and Segyeong-bonpuri-. 2026; 53 : 67-92.
LEE SO YUN. "Patterns and Affect of Female Heroes and Deities -A Comparative Analysis of K-Pop Demon Hunters(2025) and Segyeong-bonpuri-" Journal of Korean Literature no.53(2026) : 67-92.
LEE SO YUN. Patterns and Affect of Female Heroes and Deities -A Comparative Analysis of K-Pop Demon Hunters(2025) and Segyeong-bonpuri-. Journal of Korean Literature, 53, 67-92.
LEE SO YUN. Patterns and Affect of Female Heroes and Deities -A Comparative Analysis of K-Pop Demon Hunters(2025) and Segyeong-bonpuri-. Journal of Korean Literature. 2026; 53 67-92.
LEE SO YUN. Patterns and Affect of Female Heroes and Deities -A Comparative Analysis of K-Pop Demon Hunters(2025) and Segyeong-bonpuri-. 2026; 53 : 67-92.
LEE SO YUN. "Patterns and Affect of Female Heroes and Deities -A Comparative Analysis of K-Pop Demon Hunters(2025) and Segyeong-bonpuri-" Journal of Korean Literature no.53(2026) : 67-92.
