# Oh My Ghost (South Korean TV series)

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

## Synopsis

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

* Park Bo-young as Na Bong-sun
    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.
* Jo Jung-suk as Kang Sun-woo
    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.
* Lim Ju-hwan as Choi Sung-jae
    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.
* Kim Seul-gi as Shin Soon-ae
    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.
* Park Jung-ah as Lee So-hyung
    A television Program Director and Kang Sun-woo's first love.
* Shin Hye-sun as Kang Eun-hee
    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.
* Kang Ki-young as Heo Min-soo
    Sous Chef at Sun Restaurant.
* Choi Min-chul as Jo Dong-chul
    Chef at Sun Restaurant.
* Kwak Si-yang as Seo Joon
    Chef at Sun Restaurant. He studied at Le Cordon Bleu.
* Oh Eui-shik as Choi Ji-woong
    Chef at Sun Restaurant.
* Shin Eun-kyung as Jo Hye-young
    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.
* Lee Dae-yeon as Shin Myung-ho
    Shin Soon-ae's father. He runs a small restaurant whose main customers are taxi drivers.
* Lee Hak-joo as Shin Kyung-mo
    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.
* Lee Jung-eun as Shaman in Seobinggo-dong
    A shaman. Jo Hye-young's only female friend. She also close to Shin Soon-ae's ghost.
* Kim Sung-bum as Han Jin-goo
    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.
* Choi Woong as Joo Chang-gyu / Yoon Chang-sub
    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

* Oh Hee-joon as Dormitory occupant
* Lee Do-yeop as pension owner
* Lee Ha-na as radio DJ (voice cameo) (ep. 1)
* Kim Hwan-hee as Yoon Chae-hee (ep. 8)
* Ryu Hyun-kyung as Officer Kang (ep. 13–14)
* Seo In-guk as Edward (ep. 16)
* Nam Gi-ae as Seo Bing-go's customer (ep. 16)
* Park Ji-yeon as Il Pal-gwi a ghost friend of virginal ghost, Shin Soon-ae

## Ratings

Average TV viewership ratings :
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share (Nationwide) | Average audience share (Nationwide) |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Nielsen Korea | 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 | 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

| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
| 2015 | 8th Korea Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor | Jo Jung-suk | Nominated |
| 2015 | 4th APAN Star Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Jo Jung-suk | Nominated |
| 2015 | 4th APAN Star Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Park Bo-young | Won |
| 2016 | 4th Annual DramaFever Awards | Best Actress | Park Bo-young | Won |
| 2016 | 4th Annual DramaFever Awards | Best Actor | Jo Jung-suk | Nominated |
| 2016 | 4th Annual DramaFever Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Kim Seul-gi | Won |
| 2016 | 4th Annual DramaFever Awards | Best Kiss | Jo Jung-suk and Park Bo-young | Nominated |
| 2016 | 4th Annual DramaFever Awards | Best Couple | Jo Jung-suk and Park Bo-young | Nominated |
| 2016 | 4th Annual DramaFever Awards | Best Korean Drama – Comedy | Oh My Ghost | Nominated |
| 2016 | 4th Annual DramaFever Awards | Best Villain | Lim Ju-hwan | Nominated |
| 2016 | 4th Annual DramaFever Awards | Best Ensemble | Jo Jung-suk, Kang Ki-young, Choi Min-chul, Kwak Si-yang, Oh Ui-sik | Nominated |
| 2016 | 4th Annual DramaFever Awards | Best Womance | Park Bo-young and Kim Seul-gi | Nominated |
| 2016 | 52nd Baeksang Arts Awards | Most Popular Actress (TV) | Park Bo-young | Nominated |
| 2016 | 52nd Baeksang Arts Awards | Most Popular Actor (TV) | Jo Jung-suk | Nominated |
| 2016 | 52nd Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Scriptwriter (TV) | Yang Hee-seung | Nominated |
| 2016 | tvN10 Awards | Best Content Award, Drama | Oh My Ghost | Won |
| 2016 | tvN10 Awards | Romantic-Comedy King | Jo Jung-suk | Nominated |
| 2016 | tvN10 Awards | Romantic-Comedy Queen | Park Bo-young | Nominated |
| 2016 | tvN10 Awards | Two Star Award | Jo Jung-suk | Won |
| 2016 | tvN10 Awards | Best Kiss Award | Jo Jung-suk and Park Bo-young | Nominated |
| 2016 | tvN10 Awards | Best Chemistry Award | Park Bo-young and Kim Seul-gi | Won |

## Remake

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.