Eun-Suh Park

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Eun-Suh Park as portrayed by actress Bae Doo-na

Eun-Suh Park is the original Korean wellwraith and is, arguably, the most unknown next to Sara Costa. She was born in 1964 and murdered in the summer of 1983.

Her Story

The creator of the movie The Ring Virus saw the strange similarities between Sadako and Eun-Suh’s lives, so he threw in elements from the Ring novel. Because of this, the accuracy of the movie's information on Eun-Suh is debatable.

Known Information

The most accurate information known is that Eun-Suh did exhibit clairvoyant powers at a very young age. She and her mother, Jung-Sūk Park, were well known weather forecasters in their village but were considered witches because of their powers. She moved to the mainland and worked at a nightclub under the assumed identity of "Sunny Park" and was a suspect in the death of one of her co-workers. It is also interesting to note that, prior to popular belief, there was no well. She was murdered by her half brother and buried in a location that was soon made into the video’s originating spot. Most other information is unknown or debatable, such as the existance of androgen insensitivity syndrome, the suicide of Park Jung-Sūk, or the rape by her half-brother.

Controversy

Sadako≠Eun-Suh Debate

While Eun-Suh is a confirmed wellwraith, it is high unlikely that she is an incarnation of Sadako. Sadako's death was two years after Eun-Suh's birth, which creates a paradox in the generally accepted idea that the wellwraiths are Sadako incarnate.

Wellwraith?

Is it questioned on whether Eun-Suh can even be called a wellwraith because she was not thrown in a well. The end of her video does show a well, but it is possible that this well is merely an abstract image conjured by Eun-Suh, rather than a concrete image she might have seen.