Shinbyeong: a dystopian future of North-Korea, illegal raves, future smart-drugs and forgotten ancient Korean myths Shinbyeong is about a rebellious young man, who lives in the slums of future, dystopian city of Pyongyang, North-Korea in search of meaning. He loses himself in the illegal underground rave-scene whilst trying to find himself gets absorbed by psychedelic drugs mixed with ancient Korean mythologies.