Spooky in Love

cliched, underwhelming, and accidentally conservative.

it's been long since i have written a review, and this too is going to be more of a rant so bear with me while i try to make sense of my thoughts. i'll try keeping it comprehensive by explaining the three words in the heading.

- Cliched: from the get go, i felt this show was formulaic so i had no major expectations from it, i just wanted it to serve as a lighthearted weekly palette cleanser. (and i do love ong seongwu as an actor so theres that reason too). but man how it derailed! we brought back white truck of doom, can you imagine that? someone on twitter pointed out that the writer only has projects from 2010s before this drama and you can genuinely see that in their writing. childhood connection, heart transplant, someone turning evil because of jealousy, men-focused pick me 2FL, ML's family asking FL to break the relationship, the show has all the 2010 cliches and more. it's so repetitive and uncreative, each episode in the second half tests your patience.

- Underwhelming: everyone is saying the chemistry was underutilised, but i differ from them -- i did not feel any chemistry between the leads. and these are good actors, great cast, so i dont understand how they cooked such a nothingburger with them. another thing, "spooky" in love. the expectation the first few episodes set is that this is going to be a story of the leads working together solving crimes for the victims who lost their lives unfairly. oh you believed that? how could you? this is actually a corporate power struggle show. ghosts? what about them? did you even see them after the first half? oh btw, bet you want a singapore ad instead, dont you?

- Accidentally Conservative: now i dont think thats the message they deliberately wanted to give, but thats how some of the factors played in this drama. because of yeori's, well, condition, she cant hold hands with anyone. so that makes sense, but somehow all the other romantic choices here were very conservative too. they dont date, they just decide they like each other and get engaged instead. they dont even kiss other than one accidental (eyeroll) and one actual one -- even though they know that wont make him see the ghosts. they genuinely keep their distance at all times, and have 'conservative' dates, with straightaway marriage in mind. i find that so bonkers. how are you two so in love? you havent even gotten to know each other when you got engaged, you just had a crush! but suddenly the tone is all "you are the love of my life"?????

also very weird decision to turn the adopted child into the villain, like yes we all sensed that from early on, but what exactly is the takeaway here? adoptive children grow up to eat the hand that fed them? like the one character said?

all in all, i signed up for lighthearted, timepass romcom, and i got disappointed still somehow. that's it. that's the rant.

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The Supernatural Died Before the Series Did

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Spooky in Love takes its inspiration from the 2011 film Spellbound, starring Son Ye-jin and Lee Min-ki. But that's where the similarities end. The trailers, the synopsis, and even the title we were presented with are misleading, because the supernatural aspect involving ghosts completely disappears within the first third of the series, giving way to a run-of-the-mill story that has been seen and done a hundred times before. For old hands who know the formula and the usual storytelling patterns, the problem isn't the accumulation of tropes and clichés, but how intelligently they are used within a well-constructed and engaging screenplay. For someone who doesn't watch many romantic K-dramas, or who is willing to let everything slide because the worse it gets, the more entertaining it becomes, why not. For everyone else, myself included, we came dangerously close to a complete shipwreck, because the writing turns out to be staggeringly poor. At first, it's a mix of Hotel del Luna, From Now On, Showtime! and The Judge from Hell across several themes; but unlike those series, not only will the main couple never reach the required romantic intensity, but worse still, emotion will have packed its bags because the tank will quickly run dry.

Cheon Yeo-Ri (Park Eun-bin) is the granddaughter of a chaebol family specializing in luxury hotels, and she herself runs a prestigious establishment. Competent, she nevertheless lives with a heavy burden following a boating accident she was involved in in the past: she can see ghosts who have not yet managed to move on to the afterlife. She therefore helps them, while also secretly resolving situations where the police have hit a dead end. Unfortunately, she cannot touch anyone without passing this "gift" on to them for a certain period of time. So she is alone. Her path crosses that of prosecutor Ma Gang-Uk (Yang Se-jong), a brilliant and upright man. Through a series of "coincidences" that aren't really coincidences, they are led to meet several times. After uncovering the mystery surrounding Yeo-Ri, and experiencing the consequences himself, their relationship develops and feelings begin to emerge. But between an envious and jealous family and the return of a former relationship, Kang Min-Hwan (Ong Seong-wu), Yeo-Ri will have to fight her way through the demons of her past.

The beginning looked promising because I expected to see an effective duo develop between Yeo-Ri, the wealthy heiress who does good around her, and the fearless and valiant prosecutor Kang-Wook. But the synopsis on most websites (false because they all copy one another like sheep) is misleading and deceptive: it gives the impression that we're going to follow a fantasy romance, with the supernatural at the heart of the story, whereas the drama ultimately uses this element in a much more superficial way, and it quickly disappears. The series seems determined to sell us an original and mysterious story, while a large part of its plot relies on much more conventional and artificial devices. There is therefore a disconnect between the initial promise and the final result, reinforcing the feeling that Spooky in Love never really knows what it wants to be: fantasy romance, family mystery, ghost story, or crime plot. The drama's main problem is its screenplay, which quickly gives the impression that events happen because the script needs them to, rather than because of the characters or their decisions. The writing becomes increasingly artificial, to the point where coincidences eventually replace genuine narrative construction.

The drama nevertheless has some directing qualities and a few good ideas, which makes its flaws all the more visible: there was enough material here to make something considerably better and more substantial. Some episodes feel as though they are circling around the same elements or artificially delaying revelations. The pacing therefore becomes uneven, with moments when the plot barely moves before suddenly accelerating, particularly toward the conclusion, where everything goes completely overboard and ridiculousness takes over from any sense of credibility. Characters are often pushed in a specific direction solely to allow the plot to move forward. This creates a "coincidence falling out of the sky" feeling: the script miraculously finds a solution to every problem, especially toward the end. It's all the more unfortunate because the drama could have made much smarter use of its past and its secrets. A revelation properly prepared with clues scattered throughout the story would have given the viewer the feeling of understanding, in retrospect, what had really happened. So the problem is less the revelation itself than the complete lack of preparation and its absolute convenience.

The romance suffers particularly from this mechanism: some emotional developments lack natural progression and give the impression that the characters evolve simply because the script has decided that it's time for them to do so. Park Eun-bin gives it her all as usual and strongly recalls IU in Hotel Del Luna with her prestigious wardrobe, albeit in a more understated version. But she is at the mercy of a screenplay that does her no favors. I found Yang Se-jong and Ong Seong-wu committed, but somewhat withdrawn. And as you will have understood, where there's romance, there must be a second man, because the story says he has to be there, like some kind of gimmick. Not only is it painfully predictable, but the whole thing is far too caricatural. The story lacks twists, intensity, but above all emotion and sincerity. Everything is pre-calculated, so nothing surprises us; it's far too smooth. The drama asks a lot from the viewer in terms of suspension of disbelief, but doesn't give enough in return for it to really work. Another problem is the lack of a secondary storyline that could have fleshed out the narrative and given it some momentum. The supporting characters are barely used, or used poorly. Overall, it's sweet and harmless, with a strong and interesting basic premise, but one that quickly gets bogged down in tiresome clichés.

The laziness of the writing, especially during the final two episodes, is staggering in its sheer convenience (the "cube syndrome"): the biggest waste is ultimately the supernatural element, which practically disappears just as the drama begins shifting toward its family and corporate storyline. What was supposed to be its distinguishing feature quickly becomes incidental, before almost disappearing entirely from the narrative. There is also a consistency problem in the way certain pieces of information are withheld or revealed. The final stretch should have been the point where all the different elements finally came together and made sense. Instead, it becomes the part where the screenplay exposes its strings most openly. Not everything is bad: there are a few lighthearted moments and some enjoyable comedic elements, but there are so few of them that they get buried in the overall mess. Spooky in Love wants to build a great mystery around the past, but when it comes time to solve it, it doesn't actually solve it: it finds miraculous evidence and providential coincidences that allow everything to be neatly put into place. As for the ghosts, we can simply thank them for stopping by at the beginning to say hello. Come on, I'll be lenient in the end, because even though it lacks surprises, it's still "cute."

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Spooked but where’s the love.

When the movies The Sixth Sense and Ghost have a baby, you get Spooky in Love. So let’s be clear: this was never really about investigating death and murder, nor was it truly a rom-com.

The references to Greek mythology and the boat that carries souls to the afterlife were a creative touch (sarcasm intended), and an elaborate way to end a soul, if you will. But apparently, nothing demonstrates true love better than sacrificing oneself by getting run over by a truck. Because, naturally.

This show is so riddled with tropes that it could fill a Swiss cheese. So let’s just call it what it is: a cheesy show.

Unfortunately, it is also symptomatic of what I find increasingly frustrating about some newer K-dramas: recycled ideas, lazy writing, and stories seemingly designed around what will generate Netflix hits rather than what makes for a satisfying narrative. The audience is apparently expected to consume whatever is served, specially cheese.

Just as I said in my episode reviews, the ending completely fell off a cliff. What started with an intriguing premise ultimately became unremarkable, predictable, and forgettable.

Maybe it works for dreamers. It certainly didn’t work for me.

And that’s the real shame. With two such talented actors carrying the story, they deserved a much better script.

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A disaster in disguise

Spooky in Love started with so much promise. The first two episodes blended comedy, ghostly fantasy, and a charming storyline that felt fresh and exciting. But then everything fell apart. The comedy vanished, the fantasy was sidelined, and what we got instead was an endless family feud that dragged on without adding any real flavor to the drama.

I kept waiting, thinking maybe the writers were just building up the romance but no. Each episode only got worse. The ghost plot devolved into a bizarre attempt to solve a 3000-year-old problem that felt completely irrelevant. The villain’s arc was forced and lifeless, and the vibe that made the show special in the beginning was gone.

To make matters worse, unnecessary plot devices kept piling up: a heart transplant, the infamous white truck trope, the villain unaliving yet another person… all filler, no substance. It felt like the writers thought viewers wouldn’t notice or care, which is insulting.

And let’s talk about the romance. Kdrama romcoms are still stuck in their 2010 era, awkward pecking scenes, no real kisses, even between adults who are supposed to be dating. Sure, some of these shows are made primarily for Korean audiences, but the industry knows by now that international fans are watching too. We don’t expect hyper-realism, but we do expect something smarter than this.

In the end, Spooky in Love was a disaster in disguise, a drama that wasted its incredible actors on a storyline that lost its magic, its humor, and its heart.

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A charming ghost romance buried under WAY too many subplots

Ok SO I'm gonna keep this brief because I genuinely do not have the words to describe what this drama did to me, but I'm gonna try anyway.

Idk if they put somehting in the Kdrama water or what but this show had the absolute audacity to give me a ghost seeing heiress solving murders with a stubborn prosecutor, complete with fun ghost mechanics, AND A genuinely interesting supernatural mythology… and then spend half the runtime making me watch people argue about corporate share percentages and board meetings. I ONLY HAVE TWO EYES AND TWELVE EPISODES!!

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GENERAL REMARKS:

• Initial Impressions

First things first, the premise is good. Ghost-seeing heiress, persistent prosecutor, accidental supernatural entanglement, murder cases solved through dead people's testimony. This should have been an easy home run. A layup. A gimme. And honestly, the show starts STRONG. Episode one gave me Yeo-ri finding a dead body in the woods, immediately getting into a physical altercation with Gang-uk because they each think the other is the murderer, and then casually chatting with the dead man's spirit afterwards. I was ON MY FEET. Then episode three gave us the fake relationship setup and I was fully gone. No thoughts. Head empty. Only these two!!

• Chemistry & leads

I LOVED the chemistry between Yeo-ri and Gang-uk, and I want to be very clear that these two actors are working HARD to sell a romance that the script keeps interrupting with increasingly unrelated nonsense. The glove rule!! The accidental kiss!! The fake dating turning devastatingly real!! Gang-uk lying about still seeing ghosts just so Yeo-ri would keep talking to him and immediately getting caught because she tests him on the spot!! The arcade and Han River montage where they actually get to spend time together like a normal couple?? THAT was the show I wanted to watch!! Park Eun-bin and Yang Se-jong are carrying this drama across a river of mediocre plotting and frankly deserve hazard pay!!

• Plot bloat & pacing

Unfortunately, the show has a severe case of "what if we also added THIS?" By episode seven, we're simultaneously dealing with the ghost-of-the-week procedural, a corporate succession battle, a 300-year-old Joseon cold case, a fake relationship, a money laundering scheme, a jealous grandmother and her shaman, an overseas business trip, a transfer threat, an art fraud case, corrupt prosecutors, a heart transplant mystery, an imprisoned ex-boyfriend being weaponised by the villain cousin, AND Min-hwan's increasingly obvious secret. THAT IS NOT A DRAMA. THAT IS A CURRICULUM!!

The biggest crime is what happens to the supernatural premise. The ghost-of-the-week format that makes the early episodes so charming basically disappears by the back half, and we're suddenly spending twenty minutes watching people discuss shareholder votes. BOARDROOM SCENES!! In my ghost romance!! Unacceptable!!

• The Joseon cold case

And the Joseon cold case with Dowon and Hwagyeongdang?? FASCINATING. Easily one of the most interesting supernatural storylines in the entire show. And what does the drama do with it? Resolves it in approximately two episodes and then basically never mentions it again!! Why introduce a 300-year-old mystery with that much emotional potential if you're going to toss it aside like yesterday's newspaper?!

• Villains & stakes

Min-hwan, meanwhile, is possibly the least surprising villain in the history of television. This man is suspicious from approximately episode two. He takes the necklace from the paramedic at the scene of his brother's death. He bribes shareholders. He manipulates prosecutors. He arranges Gang-uk's transfer. He buys out share transfers behind Yeo-ri's back. He lurks around her with the energy of someone who has definitely committed several crimes and is currently considering committing several more. The red flags weren't flags. They were a full parade. And somehow the show spends SIX EPISODES pretending he might be a genuine romantic rival before revealing his true nature in episode eleven. I was not shocked. I was waiting for everyone else to catch up!!

• The heart transplant & Ji-hwan arc

The heart transplant connection, however, is brilliant. Gang-uk has Ji-hwan's heart. Ji-hwan is Yeo-ri's dead friend whose death caused her to see ghosts. Min-hwan let Ji-hwan drown and has spent twelve years carrying that guilt into increasingly unhinged behaviour. THAT is the emotional spine of the drama. Grief, guilt, love, death, and the strange connection between the living and the dead are all right there. And the show somehow decides to cram most of it into the final stretch alongside approximately four other climaxes happening simultaneously!!

The Ji-hwan spirit realm sequence is genuinely beautiful, though, and I will give the show that completely. Yeo-ri surrounded by all the ghosts she helped over the years, Ji-hwan sending her back to the living world while he gets on the boat, and Gang-uk simultaneously learning that Ji-hwan was his donor?? I WAS SOBBING. That scene is the drama at its absolute best. Which honestly makes the rest of the plotting even more frustrating because you can SEE how good this could have been if the writers had trusted the central premise and simply removed half the unnecessary machinery surrounding it.

• Third-act breakup

And then we have the third-act breakup, which is the most pointless obstacle this show constructs in a drama full of pointless obstacles. Yeo-ri calls off the engagement because Gang-uk hid his heart surgery and because his grandmother scared her. Emotionally, I actually understand why she's upset!! But the execution is so rushed that it feels like the writers needed something to happen in episode ten, threw in a breakup, and then immediately remembered they had to reunite them. Less than two episodes later, it's basically over and neither character has meaningfully changed. That isn't storytelling. That's stalling. And I noticed EVERY SECOND OF IT!!

• Villains & Motivations

Gye-hee and her children as antagonists are so cartoonishly evil that they accidentally become comedy. Ha-ri coordinating with her imprisoned murderer boyfriend to destroy her own cousin is the kind of plotting that makes me tilt my head like a confused dog. These people don't have coherent motivations so much as a permanent instruction from the writers saying "be an obstacle for Yeo-ri." By the finale, when they're skulking around prison corridors and embarrassing themselves, I felt absolutely nothing. They were cardboard villains wearing designer clothes!!

• Finale highs & Lows

The finale does have some delicious moments, though. Min-hwan getting exposed at Ji-hwan's own memorial service that he organised himself?? DELICIOUS. Gang-uk showing up with the police right after Yeo-ri plays the damning video?? Extremely satisfying. Yeo-ri becoming Chairwoman and then walking outside Siena Hall holding Gang-uk's hand without gloves for the first time?? Sweet. Earned. I smiled!!

But I cannot let the condition resolution slide because WHAT WAS THAT?! The shaman explicitly says the only way Yeo-ri can stop seeing ghosts is to sacrifice her life. Yeo-ri almost dies. She survives. And then... she stops seeing ghosts. That's it. No explanation. No acknowledgment of the supernatural rules we've spent twelve episodes establishing. No thematic exploration of what losing this ability means for a woman whose entire identity has been shaped by it for twelve years. HELLO??? Did the shaman just make that up??

• Tone & ambition

And that's ultimately why Spooky in Love is so frustrating to me. It's simultaneously too ambitious and too safe. Too ambitious because it throws every possible subplot into twelve episodes and refuses to let any of them breathe. Too safe because after building up all these supposedly dangerous conflicts, it resolves almost everything neatly. Villains go to jail. Couple ends up together. Grandmother apologises. Yeo-ri gets the company. The supernatural condition disappears. Everyone goes home. Nothing that was built up as genuinely dangerous is allowed to have a lasting consequence.

Girl can literally see ghosts but somehow couldn't see the RED FLAGS standing directly in front of her for twelve episodes straight.

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FINAL THOGUHTS::

Overall, Spooky in Love was carried almost entirely by two compelling leads, fantastic chemistry, and a supernatural premise that deserved so much more than the generic corporate drama it eventually became.

There is a genuinely great drama buried somewhere in here. Unfortunately, it is buried underneath shareholder meetings, money laundering, succession battles, unnecessary angst, cartoon villains, and approximately seventeen subplots fighting for oxygen.

I watched all twelve episodes and I would like my hours back. We did not need all of this. We needed the ghosts.

With all that said, I give this drama a 6/10.

Goodbye!! 👻

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Generic, Commercial and Forgettable

Spooky in Love is a 100% commercial, generic and ultimately forgettable drama that will probably satisfy fans of its leads.

The final episodes are little more than a checklist of unresolved plots: prosecutors, fraud, murder, breakups, shamans and a happy ending we could see coming from miles away. Everything gets resolved, but almost none of it produces any real catharsis.

Even the ghosts, once one of the drama's defining elements, are brought back at the very end in an attempt to create a melancholic reflection on life and death. But you can't neglect one of your main narrative devices for several episodes and suddenly expect it to carry emotional weight again.

The series tries to collect an emotion it stopped building long ago.

It isn't a terrible drama. It simply isn't unique, exciting or memorable.

It's just one more product from an assembly line producing essentially the same thing over and over

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Mixed Feelings

Final update:
I’ve got a whole fan theory that the cast was never even handed the full script. Such a waste of chemistry and top-tier acting, honestly. And I have one question: where tf are the ghosts in this show?? What was even the point of making the FL a ghost-seer? If there were zero ghosts and no actual paranormal plotline, you might as well have just made the ML a regular old chaebol—you guys already have hundreds of those anyway. At least then we’d get a cliché show that actually makes sense. Plus, you drop a prosecutor into the plot and he literally does nothing?!
Anyway, until Yang Se-jong and Park Eun-bin are reunited in a proper slow-burn romance, it’s a permanent goodbye to this drama.






To be honest, I’m totally torn on this drama. I keep bouncing between liking it and being completely meh about it. The first two episodes started out super strong, but after that, the pacing just feels stuck. They drag out subplots that barely have anything to do with the main storyline. Plus, there are way too many conflicts thrown in at once—it gets chaotic, and none of them really connect or pay off. The transitions feel super rushed, and the continuity issues keep breaking my immersion, which makes me check out from time to time.
Given the title, I expected it to hit harder, but it’s neither genuinely creepy nor deeply romantic. Both elements feel kinda weak and half-baked. When I saw we were getting an ML who’s a prosecutor and an FL who sees ghosts, I was hyped for a solid detective-duo dynamic full of exciting adventures... but it really fell flat. A ghost pops up, tells them where they died, they go fetch the body, and that’s literally it...
Visually, the leads have crazy good chemistry, so I was really excited for this pairing. But the FL feels way too passive for someone living with ghosts. She’s almost completely expressionless and flat. I really wished the writers had made her more dynamic and lively.
As for their relationship, it feels way more like a solid friendship than actual romance. Zero passion so far—definitely no butterflies in my stomach yet.
That being said, most of the episodes have still been pretty fun to watch, so it’s definitely not a drop for me. I’m sticking with it till the end!

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Promised Ghosts and Mystery, delivered generic Rom-com

It's always intriguing to watch Park Eun-bin in a fresh drama. Her acting prowess is unique and hence I decided to give Spooky In Love a chance.
The story follows the main FL, who can see ghosts and that alone is enough to make an intriguing story. However, what I witnessed is a story that moves from supernatural to rom-com abruptly.

The first half of the show is well-written, with suspense and drama surrounding the dead. The backstory of each character sounds interesting, even though everything is predictable. The FL and ML does get their chemistry right while solving the mysteries together.

The second half is where the show gets completely off the track. The whole 'seeing ghosts' aspect is totally forgotten and it becomes a generic rom-com. The chemistry between the leads starts to feel forced and poorly developed. The pacing becomes sluggish and few scenes felt way too overstretched. There is even half an episode that plays like a Singapore tourism campaign, with the leads running around famous landmarks for reasons the script itself does not seem especially interested in explaining.

Many of the conflicts feel unnecessary, the climax feels unearned, and the whole thing never gives viewers much reason to care. It keeps insisting things are important without doing the difficult part of making them feel important. The character of Park Eun Bin felt underutilized and underdeveloped, given the actress's catalogue.

Overall, Spooky In Love begins with ghosts and mystery, but turns into recycled, generic rom-com that delivers nothing substantial and becomes forgettable by all means. I hope Park Eun Bin bounces back with another strong drama.


My Rating : 3/5

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Incoherent Writing; Spookiness Got Lost Halfway Through

The part I loved most was the leads being together with some kind of awkwardness that feels realistic in a way.
I think the problem I had with this drama was that it was never shown clearly why/how they fell in love. They met a few times and likely helped each other in the few times they met. Then the writers decided to add something to show they have some feelings for the other......Jealousy, them seeing the other with their opposite gender, and acting all weird and jealous. The writers forcibly tried to convey to the viewers that they already have feelings, and I wasn't even into that. The question is: if they weren't the Male lead and the Female lead of the story, would they have gotten feelings in that short amount of time, and why couldn't they fall in love with the another opposite gender they have had a lot with........why must the ML lead/FL lead catch feelings for the other if they haven't done anything special/ something that attracts them together.
I believe leads should have at least ins and outs, ups and downs, quarrels, bickering, something special to make the story a lot more believable.

In the first half of Spooky in Love, the spookiness wasn't even spooky; the second half of the show completely forgot it was even supposed to be spooky in the first place and went for "the" love. I thought of this as a missed opportunity and bad writing; with the mystery and ghosts and how they solve the cases for those wandering spirits, the leads could have formed feelings that are actually conceivable and, in a way, could make the show engaging.

MANY CHARACTERS WERE ONE-DIMENSIONAL

Let's start with Ma Gong Uk. This character was centered around his love for Yeo Ri, and it felt like he had no other thing going on in his life; he even ignored the advice of his grandma and fell in love with a woman he met a few times. The writers said he was a prosecutor, but I didn't even get how we could say he was a prosecutor when all he did was sit in his office all day long and think about the woman he loves and keep thinking about whether he will call her or not; he felt like an office worker. Then the show suddenly remembers, "we said he was a prosecutor, didn't we? Let's try to throw the viewers something like, Him organizing and evaluating some file", but all that doesn't look like what a prosecutor ought to (only) be doing.
No Lies, at times I got really happy when the leads' near kisses got interrupted, and I am saying MAN GET SOMETHING DONE AND STOP HOVERING AROUND THE WOMAN.


Cheon Hari's screen time, or whenever she was shown, was all about how to bring down Yeo Ri, and it gave me an annoying feeling, like she had no prospects except her thinking her problem was just how to take her down and own a business she never contributed to........SO ONE-DIMENSIONAL
Her mom was way better than her; she schemes, hides under a facade, puts on a cool face, wears false smiles, which really made her a better-written character in comparison to her daughter, and I loved her ending.

Kang Min Hwan is the kind of character who doesn't dare to show/confess to the woman he likes all his life, and when she is into someone, he gets angry and jealous. The way I wasn't even surprised he killed his brother and committed another murder was real; his end was well deserved.


I really loved the grandmas; they really loved their grandchildren, and Ioved as Yeo Ri's grandma never tried to subject her to another man when she brought Ma Gong Uk; she just accepted him, even if she was unsettled. I guessed she truly accepted him for who he was.

The ending was predictable; when things were going on, I was like "Next, Next". The show definitely spends its time on unnecessary things, like their time in Singapore. I still loved some parts in the end, like the spirits she brought to the afterlife, and them giving their all to save her. It was touching and heartwarming; she reaped what she sowed, and even her little interaction with Ji Hwan was somehow bittersweet.

I wouldn't recommend this drama to anyone; you could preferably go rewatch older K-dramas.
I thought the ML had better chemistry with his prosecutor partner than with the FL.

Rating 5.5

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Expecting Something Spectacular, Got Something Spectacularly Awful

I haven't saw the original movie, but so much went wrong in this show. The original premise wasn't something extraordinary, so I was expecting a spectacular execution. This show is about Cheon Yeo Ri, who could see ghosts by accident. She was able to transmit her curse to other people just by touching them, that she had to mostly isolate herself. Yeo Ri helped a lot of ghosts by finding their remains and secretly reporting their cases to the officials. Ma Gang Uk was a prosecutor who occasionally received her reports and resolved the cases.

Park Eun Bin really shined in this show, she really never disappoints. Yang Se Jong also did a good job as Ma Gang Uk the prosecutor, he had a great chemistry with Eun Bin. Even the villains and supporting casts did well. Unfortunately, all these elite casts and performance were all wasted since the script was practically horrible. I felt bad for Ma Gang Uk. He seemed too good to be trapped in all these stupid conspiracies.

This show doesn't seem to have a stance. I think they didn't want to be catagorized as a mystery or law show and would like to put more focus on the romance, but at the end of the day it just fell between two stools. The ghosts cases disappeared at all after a while, and the main story about ML and FL, even with quite good chemistry between them, somehow felt half-baked. These all happened since the writer put so much focus on overly-entagled company succession problem and a 12 years ago murder case. The romance itself felt sidelined, they even added the most ridiculous plot for the noble-idiocy breakup I've ever seen: superstition. After all of the things they got through, the reason why Yeo Ri got cursed was only explained in a brief time and not even clear. I also didn't get it why Kang Min Hwan really wanted to destroy Reina Hotel. When he realized he dropped something at the murder scene, it was astonishing that instead of returning to the crime scene he hired a truck and tried to crash into Ma Gang Uk!! I mean he didn't even know Gang Uk had picked it up??? The product placements in this show were ridiculous.

I would recommend this show to... no one. Yes the first half was quite watchable, but at the end it drained to the toilet. This could be a stain to Park Eun Bin filmography.

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