Oh My Ghost (South Korean TV series)

Oh My Ghost[1] (Korean오 나의 귀신님) is a 2015 South Korean television series starring Park Bo-young, Jo Jung-suk, Lim Ju-hwan and Kim Seul-gi.[2][3][4][5] It aired on tvN from July 3 to August 22, 2015, on Fridays and Saturdays at 20:30 (KST) for 16 episodes.[6][7]

Oh My Ghost
Also known asOh My Ghostess
Hangul
오 나의 귀신님
Revised RomanizationO Naui Gwisinnim
Genre
Written by
  • Yang Hee-seung
  • Yang Seo-yoon
Directed byYoo Je-won
Starring
Composers
  • Im Ha-young
  • Yoo Jong-hyeon
  • Kim Sung-yool
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producers
  • Kim Sang-heon
  • Kim Young-gyu
Producers
Cinematography
  • Choi Sang-mook
  • Lee Joo-young
Editors
  • Jo Mi-hyeon
  • Lee Min-hee
Running time60 minutes
Production companyChorokbaem Media
Original release
NetworktvN
ReleaseJuly 3 (2015-07-03) –
August 22, 2015 (2015-08-22)
Related
Oh My Ghost (Thai TV series)

Synopsis

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Na Bong-sun (Park Bo-young) has an extremely timid personality and low self-esteem, doesn't have any close friends, and is constantly getting reprimanded at her job as an assistant chef at Sun Restaurant. She also occasionally sees ghosts, thanks to a shaman grandmother. One day, Bong-sun gets possessed by a lustful virgin ghost named Shin Soon-ae (Kim Seul-gi). To make up for the lack of romance in her short life and believing that only by losing her virginity will she be able to "resolve her grudge" and move on to the afterlife, Soon-ae is determined to seduce as many men as she can by possessing various women, and she finds the perfect vessel in Bong-sun.

Bong-sun's boss is arrogant star chef Kang Sun-woo (Jo Jung-suk), whom she secretly has a crush on. Sun-woo hasn't dated anyone since getting his heart broken by his college friend Lee So-hyung (Park Jung-ah), who's a TV producer. But when Bong-sun seemingly gets rid of her shyness and suddenly changes into a confident, dynamic woman, she finally catches his eye. Meanwhile, the mystery surrounding Soon-ae's death involves Sun-woo's brother-in-law, a kind police officer, Choi Sung-jae (Lim Ju-hwan), who may not be what he seems.

Cast

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Assistant chef at Sun Restaurant. She is shy, insecure, and always has a low self-esteem. Her life changes when she is possessed by Shin Soon-ae, which makes her seem more cheerful. She studied to be a Chef under Kang Sun-woo, and then she studied abroad after winning a cooking contest.
The owner and head chef of Sun Restaurant, a professional chef specializing in pasta. He also opened a small restaurant with Korean fusion food. He has a not very good relationship with his mother but loves his sister very much.
A kind police officer. But actually, he is possessed by an evil spirit. He was the one who killed Shin Soon-ae because Soon-ae was an eyewitness when he was involved in the hit and run. Kang Eun-hee's husband.
A ghost who's still hanging around because she hasn't finished her grudge. She thought that her grudge was being a virgin ghost, but in the end, she realized that her grudge was caused by an unjust death. She was killed by Choi Sung-jae.
A television Program Director and Kang Sun-woo's first love.
The younger sister of Kang Sun-woo, a former ballerina who became the victim of a hit and run that left her paralyzed. Worked as a Cashier at Sun Restaurant.
Sous Chef at Sun Restaurant.
Chef at Sun Restaurant.
Chef at Sun Restaurant. He studied at Le Cordon Bleu.
Chef at Sun Restaurant.
Kang Sun-woo's mother, a teaching professor. She gave birth to at the age of 19, then worked while studying. She has no female friends because she was too busy dating and studying, and her only female friend is Seobinggo.
Shin Soon-ae's father. He runs a small restaurant whose main customers are taxi drivers.
Shin Soon-ae's younger brother. He is unemployed who only spends his time playing games. Later, he worked at Kang Sun-woo's second restaurant.
A shaman. Jo Hye-young's only female friend. She also close to Shin Soon-ae's ghost.
A police officer in charge of the hit-and-run case of Kang Eun-hee. He is Choi Sung-jae's partner. Later, he was killed by Choi Sung-jae.
So-hyung's late boyfriend and So-hyung's new boyfriend (double role).
  • Lee Joo-sil as Bong-sun's grandmother
A shaman.

Special appearances

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Original Soundtrack

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Oh My Ghost
OST
Soundtrack album by
Various Artists
Released2015 (2015)
Genre
LanguageKorean
LabelCJ E&M

Part 1

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Released on July 10, 2015
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Stay" (이야기)Ben4:24
2."Stay" (Inst.) 4:24
Total length:8:48

Part 2

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Released on July 24, 2015
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Oh My Ghost" (오나의귀신)Han So Hyun3:29
2."Oh My Ghost" (Trumpet ver.) 3:29
Total length:7:58

Part 3

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Released on July 31, 2015
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Leave" (떠난다)Park Bo-young3:42
2."Leave" (Inst.) 3:42
Total length:6:44

Part 4

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Released on August 14, 2015
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Eyes" (눈)Jay Park3:50
2."Eyes" (Inst.) 3:50
Total length:8:00

OST Special

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Released Date August 28, 2015
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Gimme a Chocolate"Jo Jung-suk4:05
2."Gimme a Chocolate" (Drama ver.) 3:36
3."Gimme a Chocolate" (Inst.) 4:05
Total length:11:46

Ratings

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Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
(Nationwide)
Nielsen Korea[13] TNmS
1 July 3, 2015 2.65% 3.2%
2 July 4, 2015 2.66% 3.3%
3 July 10, 2015 3.37% 3.9%
4 July 11, 2015 2.98% 4.2%
5 July 17, 2015 3.59% 3.8%
6 July 18, 2015 3.35% 4.2%
7 July 24, 2015 3.80% 3.8%
8 July 25, 2015 3.60% 4.8%
9 July 31, 2015 3.66% 4.6%
10 August 1, 2015 3.49% 4.8%
11 August 7, 2015 4.21% 4.7%
12 August 8, 2015 4.39% 4.9%
13 August 14, 2015 5.08% 6.1%
14 August 15, 2015 5.45% 6.1%
15 August 21, 2015 5.34% 6.2%
16 August 22, 2015 7.34% 8.0%
Average 4.06% 4.8%
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • This series aired on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC and EBS).

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Recipient Result
2015 Excellence Award, Actor Jo Jung-suk Nominated
Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Nominated
Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Park Bo-young Won
2016 Best Actress Won
Best Actor Jo Jung-suk Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Kim Seul-gi Won
Best Kiss Jo Jung-suk and Park Bo-young Nominated
Best Couple Nominated
Best Korean Drama – Comedy Oh My Ghost Nominated
Best Villain Lim Ju-hwan Nominated
Best Ensemble Jo Jung-suk, Kang Ki-young, Choi Min-chul, Kwak Si-yang, Oh Ui-sik Nominated
Best Womance Park Bo-young and Kim Seul-gi Nominated
Most Popular Actress (TV) Park Bo-young Nominated
Most Popular Actor (TV) Jo Jung-suk Nominated
Best Scriptwriter (TV) Yang Hee-seung Nominated
Best Content Award, Drama Oh My Ghost Won
Romantic-Comedy King Jo Jung-suk Nominated
Romantic-Comedy Queen Park Bo-young Nominated
Two Star Award Jo Jung-suk Won
Best Kiss Award Jo Jung-suk and Park Bo-young Nominated
Best Chemistry Award Park Bo-young and Kim Seul-gi Won

Remake

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In September 2018, the Thai remake of the same title premiered on True4U. It stars Nuengthida Sophon as Jiew, Keerati Mahaplearkpong as Khaopun, and Arak Amornsupasiri as Chef Artit.[16]

References

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  1. ^ "Oh My Ghost (2015)". CJ ENM. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
  2. ^ Ghim, Sora (6 May 2015). "Park Bo Young And Jo Jung Suk To Act Together". BNTNews. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Park, Jo picked for follow-up drama". Korea JoongAng Daily. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  4. ^ Jeon, Su-mi (14 May 2015). "Park Bo Young, Jo Jeong Seok, Im Joo Hwan, Kim Seul Gi, and Park Jung Ah Confirm for Oh My Ghostess". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  5. ^ "Finger hearts and first kisses for Oh My Ghostess". Dramabeans. 29 June 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  6. ^ Ghim, Sora (4 June 2015). "Oh My Ghost Will Take Responsibility For Summer". BNTNews. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  7. ^ "Thailand remakes 3 Korean TV shows". 2018-03-14.
  8. ^ Ko, Ji-seon (22 July 2015). "Park Bo-young enjoys dual role in Oh My Ghostess". K-pop Herald. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  9. ^ "Park Bo-young Grows Up at Last". The Chosun Ilbo. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  10. ^ "Actress crowned 'romantic comedy queen'". The Korea Times. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  11. ^ Choi, Shin-ae (13 May 2015). "Kwak Si Yang Cast as Flowerboy Chef in New tvN Drama". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  12. ^ "박지연·이정은·최민철·오의식 '오나의귀신님' 살리는 조연 4인방" [Park Ji-yeon, Lee Jung-eun, Choi Min-cheol, and Oh Yi-sik, 4 assistants who save 'Ona's ghost']. tvdaily.co.kr. 2015-07-25. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
  13. ^ "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved July 4, 2015.
  14. ^ "Ji Sung, Park Bo-young chosen best Korean TV actors". Yonhapnews. 28 June 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
  15. ^ "tvN10 Awards Honor The Best Variety Shows And Dramas Of The Past 10 Years". 9 October 2016. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
  16. ^ "Stream It Or Skip It: 'Oh My Ghost' On Netflix, A Thai Dramedy About A Shy Chef And A Virgin Ghost". Decider. 2018-11-26. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
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