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100 Days of Deception opens with a thief caught in a resistance plot
The drama begins in 1932 Gyeongseong, during Japan’s rule over Korea.
Pickpocket Lee Ga-kyung steals a bag containing bullets, not knowing they belong to freedom fighter Yoo So-ran, who plans to assassinate Japanese official Sato Shinichi.
So-ran has spent 13 years preparing the attack, driven by a personal grudge, and is working with Korean-American reporter Philip Yoo and other accomplices.
Ga-kyung wants to sell the bullets to fund her plan to leave Joseon for America, so she tracks down their owner and demands a ransom.
Her arrival at the dinner where the assassination is planned puts the operation at risk, alongside the unexpected presence of Shinichi’s armed adopted son.
The opening episodes set up a clash between Ga-kyung’s plans and the resistance’s mission, but the story’s next events are not described.
100 Days of Deception opens in 1932 Gyeongseong, where pickpocket Lee Ga-kyung steals a bag containing bullets.
The bullets belong to freedom fighter Yoo So-ran, who is preparing to assassinate Japanese official Sato Shinichi.
Ga-kyung discovers the bullets and keeps them, hoping they will help her leave Joseon for America.
She tracks down the person who smuggled the bullets to demand a ransom, disrupting the planned attack.
The first two episodes introduce a plot involving resistance, revenge and conflicting loyalties.
- Who
- Pickpocket Lee Ga-kyung, freedom fighter Yoo So-ran, and Japanese official Sato Shinichi are central to the story.
- What
- Ga-kyung steals bullets intended for a plot to assassinate Shinichi, then tracks down their owner to demand a ransom.
- When
- The story is set in 1932; the review was published on October 13, 2026.
- Where
- Gyeongseong, Joseon.
- Why
- So-ran plans to assassinate Shinichi as part of a resistance plot and for personal revenge. Ga-kyung wants money to leave Joseon for America.
Korean resistance plotters
Japanese Government-General
Aim
Korean resistance plotters
So-ran plans to assassinate Shinichi as part of a freedom-fighting operation and personal revenge.
Japanese Government-General
Shinichi is a senior official of the Japanese Government-General of Korea; the article does not state his position on the plot.
Security
Korean resistance plotters
The conspirators prepare for Shinichi’s visit and try to manage unexpected complications.
Japanese Government-General
Shinichi’s house is searched and surrounded by soldiers on the night of the planned attack.
Ga-kyung steals a bag at a Gyeongseong train station and later finds bullets hidden inside it.
So-ran’s planned assassination of Shinichi is revealed; she has spent thirteen years planning it.
Shinichi visits So-ran’s house, where soldiers have searched and surrounded the property.
Ga-kyung arrives at the house to demand a ransom for the bullets.
- Setting
- Gyeongseong, 1932
- Thief
- Lee Ga-kyung, played by Kim Yoo-jung
- Target
- Sato Shinichi, secretary of state for political affairs at the Japanese Government-General of Korea
- Plotter
- Yoo So-ran, played by Kim Hyun-joo
- Planning period
- Thirteen years
- Goal
- Ga-kyung wants to leave Joseon and sail to America
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