The Nine-Tailed Fox originated in South Korea? Koreans are embarrassed to be punched in the face by japanese in public!
The nine-tailed fox can be called the most favored ghost god image in Korean film and television works, and related works are released every few years.
The nine-tailed fox first came from the Classic of Mountains and Seas compiled during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period in China. It then spread to East Asian countries such as Japan, South Korea, and Vietnam, which also belong to the Chinese character culture circle.
In Japan, the most famous legend about the nine-tailed fox is that it was the favorite of Emperor Toba before it was renamed Tamamo, and was eventually eradicated by the Yin and Yang master Abe Haruaki due to the storm.
The Classic of Mountains and Seas says: "The mountain of green hills has beasts, its shape is like a fox and nine tails, its sound is like a baby, it can eat people, and the eaters are not deceived." ”
There are many legends about the nine-tailed fox in Korea, and the story of the fox becoming a human can be traced back to the "History of the Three Kingdoms" or "The Relics of the Three Kingdoms" in the Goryeo Dynasty.
According to legend, the nine-tailed fox was cultivated by foxes for a long time, with nine tails, high mana, and often transformed into a beautiful woman to seduce and prey on humans. Because according to the rules, if the nine-tailed fox wants to become a human, it must eat 100 human livers; there are also legends that if it marries a human male for 100 days, it can become a human without being discovered.
Legend has it that fox beads are also found in the story, which are the result of foxes practicing for hundreds of years, and it is said that they can be used to transfer souls. Although the nine-tailed fox often appears in Korean horror stories, it is portrayed as pure and kind in most works. For example, when it is about to be completed, the nine-tailed fox often sacrifices itself for the sake of its loved ones, and the desire to become a human usually ends in failure.
It is precisely because the nine-tailed fox is portrayed as a three-dimensional image of both good and evil, and its personality is loved by Koreans in many ghosts.
The horror movie "Millennium Fox" released in 1969 is the pioneering work of Korean nine-tailed fox film and television works, followed by a series of works based on nine-tailed foxes, such as "Nine-tailed Fox", "Nine-tailed Fox Wai Biography", "Nine-tailed Fox Family", "My Girlfriend is a Nine-tailed Fox", "Book of Nine Families" and so on, with rich and diverse themes, from ancient to modern, from horror fantasy to funny love.
The famous Korean horror series "The Hometown of legends" often sets up a nine-tailed fox unit, and which actor plays the role of the nine-tailed fox every time becomes a hot topic. Because the role of the nine-tailed fox is very attractive, it has also become a springboard for actresses to succeed. The nine-tailed fox can be described as a well-deserved big IP in South Korea, and it can be seen in many fields such as comics and games.
Perhaps for this reason, Koreans are confident that the nine-tailed fox originated from them, but the scene of being punched in the face by the Japanese is really funny.
The Nine-tailed Fox of China
Nine-tailed foxes, as well as xuan foxes, white foxes, etc., first appeared in the totemic beliefs of primitive religions, because few people have seen the real nine-tailed fox, so in ancient folklore, the nine-tailed fox mostly stayed at the level of fox immortals.
Most of the fox immortals are hidden in the deep mountains to practice, expending mental effort for cultivators, and the true good foxes will not cultivate by eating people or inhaling yang qi.
Most of the fox fairies do not appear in the face of foxes, they are known for their ability to change, or they are transformed into various characters, or become old people with silver beards and white hair, or become Taoist priests with fairy wind dao bones, or immortal officials with star crown feathers, or scholars with full stomachs, more are colorful girls, and some become charming women to seduce men. The various figures in the human world are conjured up enough to reach the level of falsehood.
Legend has it that the demon fox has a unique appearance, the wisdom and ability of the world, and the general little demon fox can transform into a human form after a hundred years of cultivation, and all of them are absolutely beautiful. The most famous of the demon foxes is the nine-tailed fox. The fur of the nine-tailed fox is pale white and the pupils of the eyes are dark red. It is generally found in the cold areas of high mountains, and there will be a rustling sound when it is infested.
In the pre-Qin era, the nine-tailed fox was regarded as a beast in people's minds, a sign of the king's title and the prosperity of the country, and had the meaning of an auspicious sign of marriage. At the same time, the nine-tailed fox in the Classic of Mountains and Seas is not purely good, but has good and evil.
In the literary works of the past, from the nine-tailed fox Tushan Girl to the nine-tailed fox Daji, the two sides of the nine-tailed fox were shown to people. Pu Songling's fox immortals, which combine human virtues into one, have become good friends of human beings, they value friendship, respect true feelings, innocence and kindness, but they are more lovely than human beings.
There is history in literature, and literature exists in history. The nine-tailed fox has also entered people's vision from mythology through literary works.