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Oh My Ghost
A warm, mischievous ghost-romcom simmering in a restaurant kitchen, where a timid cook's body becomes borrowed courage and first love glows like steam over a pot.
Oh My Ghost
Oh My Ghost

오 나의 귀신님

03 July 2015 — 22 August 2015 South Korea 1 season 16 episode Ended 8.1 (143)

Cast: Park Bo-young, Cho Jung-seok, Lim Ju-hwan, Kim Seul-gi, Kwak Si-yang

Sci-Fi & Fantasy Comedy Courage and self-expression Carpe diem: life's fragility Love and timing Grief, unresolved pasts and closure Hidden evil behind kindness

Oh My Ghost — Characters & Cast

Character Analysis

Na Bong-sun

Park Bo-young

Archetype: Reluctant heroine / wallflower Key Trait: Timid on the outside but deeply kind; can see ghosts

Motivation

At first she wants to survive unnoticed and admire Sun-woo from a distance. Later she wants to be seen and loved as she really is, and to help Soon-ae find peace.

Character Arc

She starts out as a painfully shy assistant chef who hides her feelings and "shrinks back." Through the possession and her growing bond with Sun-woo, she learns to talk openly and to go after love and her career as herself.

Kang Sun-woo

Jo Jung-suk

Archetype: Charming narcissist with a soft heart / love interest Key Trait: Cocky and playful, but quietly caring

Motivation

At first, career and pride. Later, protecting his family and the woman he loves, and finally being comforted after years of hiding his pain.

Character Arc

He begins as a self-assured star chef and TV personality. Over the series he is revealed as someone who has held in his own family pain (his sister Eun-hee's accident). He learns to let someone support him and to love the real Bong-sun.

Shin Soon-ae

Kim Seul-gi

Archetype: Trickster ghost / catalyst Key Trait: Brash, funny and full of life, even in death

Motivation

Her first goal is to fulfill a romantic wish. It becomes reconnecting with her family and learning how she died.

Character Arc

She is a virgin ghost who wants to seduce as many men as possible so she can pass on. She experiences real love for the first time, has to face her family's grief, and finds out her real unfinished business is the truth about her death. With that resolved, she leaves in peace.

Choi Sung-jae

Lim Ju-hwan

Archetype: Wolf in sheep's clothing / hidden antagonist Key Trait: Warm exterior hiding darkness

Motivation

At first, to protect his gentle public image. In the end, to cover up the crimes the evil force drives him to commit.

Character Arc

He appears to be a kind police officer married to Sun-woo's sister. The story gradually reveals his past and a malevolent spirit working through him. He is behind the hit-and-run and Soon-ae's death.

Cast

Park Bo-young as Na Bong-sun
Cho Jung-seok as Kang Sun-woo
Lim Ju-hwan as Choi Sung-jae
Kim Seul-gi as Shin Soon-ae
Kwak Si-yang as Seo Joon
Park Jung-ah as Lee So-hyung
Lee Hak-ju as Shin Kyung-mo
Kang Ki-young as Heo Min-soo
Choi Min-chul as Jo Dong-chul
Oh Eui-sik as Choi Ji-woong
Lee Dae-yeon as Shin Myung-ho
Shin Hye-sun as Kang Eun-hee
Shin Eun-kyung as Jo Hye-young
Lee Jung-eun as Seobinggo
Tae Hang-ho as Yoon Cheol-Min

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