Article: Ten K-Dramas About Ghosts

Zombie K-dramas have gained immense popularity but Korean shows about ghosts are extra spooky. There is also a comic side to the story along with the scary ghosts that appear. Here is a list of dramas that focus on ghosts.

1. Master’s Sun

Tae Gong Shil (Gong Hyo Jin) has the power to see ghosts. She meets Joo Joong Won (So Ji Sub), a CEO. Gong Shil does not see ghosts every time she touches Joong Won and hence pleads him to let her stay in his house.

 

2. The Great Shaman Ga Doo Shim

It is a high school drama about Na Woo Soo (Nam Da Reum), a brilliant student who suddenly acquires the powers to see spirits. Ga Doo Shim (Kim Sae Ron), is a transfer student who has the powers of a ‘shaman.’

 

3. Oh My Ghost

Shin Soon Ae (Kim Seul Gi), is a virgin ghost who desperately needs a lover. She possesses Na Bong Sun (Park Bo Young), an assistant chef who is very timid. Soon Ae’s target is Kang Sun Woo (Jo Jung Suk), a head chef, who is also Bong Sun’s crush.

 

4. Black

Han Moo Gang (Song Seung Heon), is a grim reaper who joins the Regional Crime Unit’s detective team. Kang Ha Ram (Go Ara), has the powers to foresee death and she mistakes Moo Gang to be her first love. They investigate a series of murders that have been taking place.

 

5. Sell Your Haunted House

Hong Ji Ah (Jang Na Ra), is the owner of Daebak Real Estate. She is also an exorcist. Her agency specialises in driving ghosts out of houses and selling these houses. She meets Oh In Beom (Jung Yeong Hwa), a con artist who makes money by using ghosts.

 

6. Bring It On, Ghost

Kim Hyun Ji (Kim Soo Hyun), is a ghost who has been on earth for five years to discover more about her death. She meets Park Bong Pal (Ok Taecyeon) who can communicate with ghosts. When Bong Pal gets to know that Hyun Ji can see the reasons behind a ghost’s death they form a team.

 

7. The Guest

Yoon Hwa Pyung (Kim Dong Wook), is the son of a shaman family and is a psychic. Choi Yoon (Kim Jae Wook), is a priest who has the powers to perform exorcism. Kang Kil Young (Jung Eun Chae), a detective who doest not believe in spirits and ghosts changes her mind after she meets these two.

 

8. The Ghost Detective

Sunwoo Hye (Lee Ji Ah) is a woman who always wears red. She is aslo found in all the crime scenes investigated by Lee Da Il (Choi Daniel), a ghost-catching detective. Da Il has to solve the case of Jung Yeo Wool’s (Park Eun Bin) brother’s death.

 

9. From Now On, Showtime

Cha Cha Woong (Park Hae Jin), is a magician but he doesn’t actually know a lot of tricks. He has employed few ghosts to help him with his shows. He meets Go Seul Hae (Jin Ki Joo), a police officer who has the secret ability to see spirits.

 

10. Possessed

Hong Seo Jung (Go Joon Hee), possesses supernatural abilities that allows her to see spirits. But she keeps this fact hidden. When detective Kang Pil Sung (Song Sae Byeok), starts investigating a murder case, he meets Joon Hee and discovers about her powers.