Season guide

New Journey to the West: Season 8

11 episodes Premiered Oct 9, 2020 Updated Oct 6, 2026

In this season, the show was filmed in South Korea with the Korean traditional fairytale theme, Tale of Hengbu. Kang Ho-dong plays Heungbu's son; Lee Soo-geun plays the gourd; Eun Ji-won plays the swallow; Cho Kyuhyun plays Nolbu's wife; Song Min-no plays Heungbu and P.O plays Nolbu.

Previously on New Journey to the West

Season 8 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

⚡ Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of New Journey to the West Season 7.
⚡ Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
⚡ Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
⚡ Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.

Season overview

Season 8 Episodes

Episode Guide

🛡️ SPOILER SHIELD

Season 8 Progress Shield

Last Watched:

Future titles & synopses blurred. Tap "Reveal" on any card to peek.

Binge Efficiency Engine

Season 8: Filler vs. Essential Canon

Filter episodes by narrative weight. Focus on essential mytharc and skip standalone side quests.

27%

73%

Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes

Core (8): Character development & subplots

Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler

S8·E1 Mytharc

Episode 1

Oct 9, 2020 · 90 min

Day 1 (Jirisan) The members played Boom Boom game as the character selection game. Whoever gets it wrong will be out and last one standing will get to choose the character first.

S8·E2 Core

Episode 2

Oct 16, 2020 · 90 min

Hodong was given a task by Na PD to give the morning mission briefing.

S8·E3 Core

Episode 3

Oct 23, 2020 · 90 min

3 Winners of "Music Scholarship Quiz" are Mino (1st, 210 points), Soogeun (2nd, 170 points), P.O and Hodong (joint 3rd, 150 points), Kyuhyun (5th, 110 points) and Jiwon (last, zer

S8·E4 Core

Episode 4

Oct 30, 2020 · 90 min

After the dinner, they played the "Guess Who Quiz". For every wrong answer, the production team will remove a Jirisan speciality product from the list of 10 items from the table.

S8·E5 Core

Episode 5

Nov 6, 2020 · 90 min

A few days later, Mino and P.O were tasked to design on a t-shirt and hoody jacket for each member and was present on their team building at the studio. Na PD announced the new t

S8·E6 Core

Episode 6

Nov 13, 2020 · 90 min

Packing carts such as fish cake and gopchang, a collection of Ace menus, and late-night Nanapocha to decorate the night of unity. Guest Mino, a speedy promotion to president in an

S8·E7 Core