Kumiho

The kumiho is a creature that appears in the oral tales and legends of Korea. According to those tales, a fox that lives a thousand years turns into a kumiho. It can freely transform, among other things, into a beautiful girl often set out to seduce men. The legends tell that while the kumiho is capable of changing its appearance, there is still something persistently fox-like about it; its countenance changes, but its nature does not. A kumiho is known to transform into an identical likeness of a bride at a wedding. Not even the bride’s mother can tell the difference. The kumiho is only discovered when her clothes are removed. Although it is typically depicted as a woman when it transforms into a human being, it can also turn into a young man that attempts to trick the women in marrying him to continue its generation. Although they are considered as having the ability to morph into other forms, the true identity of a Kumiho was said to be zealously guarded by the Kumihos themselves. There are also legends in which these transformations are said to be involuntary.