Have you ever been around someone and they have an otherworldly presence? There is something just different about their whole being. I don’t know, maybe it’s just me 🤷♀️.
Anyway, here are some frightfully fun Korean movies and series about women with such a force within them that will send your souls soaring for the skies.
Which one is your favorite? Let me know in the comments below!
1. My Scary Girl
What’s It About: Hwang Dae-Woo is an English professor. He is a successful lecturer at the university but suffers from severe shyness when he is around girls. Lee Mi-Na is an art student. She is new to the area and moves into Dae-Woo’s apartment building. At the urging of his friends, Dae-Woo gets up the nerve to ask Mi-Na out. After planning the date, the two begin to hit it off and become a couple. By spending more time together, Dae-Woo starts to notice werid things about Mi-Na. The little odd things about her start to bother him and he decides to hire a private investigator. Will Dae-Woo find out what sinister secret Mi-Na is hiding?
Starring: Park Yong-Woo, Choi Kang-Hee, Jo Eun-Ji
Where To Watch: Tubi
Watch The Trailer Here:
2. Spellbound
What’s It About: Ma Jo-Goo is a street magician. One day while he was doing a show, he notices a young woman looking unhappy in his audience. He approaches her after the show and asks if she wants to take part in his show. What Kang Yeo-Ri doesn’t tell Jo-Goo is that she can see ghosts. Together the two create a horror magic show. While on stage, Yeo-Ri calls up the ghosts and Jo-Goo makes them disappear. Over time, Jo-Goo begins to develop feelings for Yeo-Ri. But because ghosts follow her, she is hesitant to return the feeling. Will Yeo-Ri be able to tell Jo-Goo the truth about her ability or will she continue to run away?
Starring: Son Ye-Jin, Lee Min Ki, Hwang Seung-Eon
Where To Watch: Tubi
Watch The Trailer Here:
3. Master’s Sun
What’s It About: Tae Gong-Sil was in an accident several years ago. Ever since then she has been plagued with the ability to see ghosts and she is terrified. The ghosts are always around her and she is unable to live a normal life. To make a living, she works odd jobs at night. Meanwhile, Joo Joong-Won is the CEO of a conglomerate department store and hotel. One night Gong-Sil is cleaning a hotel room and a ghost scares her so much that she runs out to the street and thumbs for a ride. When she accidentially enters Joong-Won’s car, thinking it was somone willing to picke her up, Joong-Won touches her and Gong-Sil realizes she can’t see the ghosts any longer. Not wanting to lose him, Gong-Sil gets a job near him and the two grow closer. Where will the spooky road lead them?
Starring: So Ji-Sub, Seo In-Guk, Kim Yoo-Ri
Where To Watch: Rakuten Viki, Amazon Prime Video, Kocowa
Watch The Trailer Here:
4. My Girlfriend Is A Gumiho
What’s It About: Cha Dae-Woong is a spoiled man. He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. He is enrlled in college with big hopes of becoming an action star. His grandfather wants him to take his studies seriously and to change his major. When his grandfather threatens to enroll him in a strict boarding school, Dae-Woong decides to run away. He ends up in the middle of no where and finds a Buddhist Templeto take shelter for the night. While inside of the temple, Dae-Woong acccidentially unleashes a gumiho. She is the legendary nine-tailed fox sealed inside of a painting. Scared, Dae-Woong tries to run away and injures himself. Mi-Ho, the gumiho, helps him recover and he keeps her happy by feeding her beef. Over time the two become close. Will Dae-Woong be able to help Mi-Ho fulfill her secret wish?
Starring: Lee Seung-Gi, Shin Min-A, No Min-Woo
Where To Watch: Rakuten Viki, Kocowa, Amazon Prime Video
Watch The Trailer Here:
5. Hotel Del Luna
What’s It About: Hotel Del Luna is a special hotel located in central Seoul. It is a hotel especially designed for ghosts. It is not visible to humans most of the time and on special nights humans can only see the hotel under rare cirumstances. Jang Man-Wol owns the hotel. Due to a sin she committed a long time ago, she has been forced to run the hotel for ghosts that have unresolved issues and grudges. One day a human wanders into the hotel and Man-Wol makes a deal with him. She will spare his life in exchange for his son, Koo Chan-Sung, working for her in twenty years time. He agrees and she lets him go. Twenty years later, Chan-Sung is now a level-headed perfectionist. He meets Man-Wol and agrees to work for her in the hotel, unaware of the deal his father had made. Will Chan-Sung learn the secrets of the hotel and its mysterious owner?
Starring: Yeo Jin-Goo, IU, Lee Do-Hyun
Where To Watch: Netflix. Rakuten Viki, Peacock
Watch The Trailer Here:
