Director: Tak Se-woong
Cast: Joo Hyun-young, Jeon Bae-soo, Choi Bo-min, Kim Ji-in, Kim Woo-kyum
Ghost Train is a 2025 South Korean horror film directed by Tak Se-woong, following a content creator who stumbles onto something far more dangerous than viral fame when she investigates the dark legends surrounding a subway station with an alarming record of disappearances.
What is Ghost Train about?
Da-kyung runs a horror-focused YouTube channel and is struggling to grow her audience. Chasing a story with real teeth, she turns her camera toward Gwanglim Station — a transit stop notorious across the city for the sheer number of people who have vanished without explanation near its platforms. Her video spreads rapidly, pulling in the views she craved. But online success only sharpens her appetite, and she pushes further into the station's past. What she gradually unearths is not mere urban folklore: there is a hidden truth at the heart of Gwanglim, one that those who went missing before her may have also discovered — moments too late.
Cast & crew
The film is directed by Tak Se-woong and led by Joo Hyun-young as the ambitious Da-kyung, with Jeon Bae-soo, Choi Bo-min, Kim Ji-in, Kim Woo-kyum, Jung Han-bit, and Han Dong-hee rounding out the ensemble. The cast brings a grounded, naturalistic energy to the found-footage-adjacent premise.
Context & significance
South Korean horror has found a devoted following among Persian-speaking audiences worldwide, who have embraced its distinctive blend of slow atmospheric dread, social commentary, and visceral shock. Ghost Train fits squarely in that tradition, using the mundane setting of a subway station — a place of routine and anonymity — to generate genuine unease. For diaspora viewers, the story of a young woman chasing recognition through social media resonates across cultures; the pressures of online visibility are universal. The film is presented in its original Korean audio with no Persian dubbing or subtitles, so viewers comfortable with Korean or with English subtitle support will get the fullest experience on K-Time.
Where & how to watch
Ghost Train is available to stream on K-Time in original Korean audio — no Persian dubbing or Persian subtitles are available for this title. Watch it on the web browser, your TV, or your phone with no VPN required, no geo-blocking, and cancel anytime.