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Everybody is warning us against the ‘bad boys’ and ‘bad girls’, and here we are in Korean drama Head Over Heels, warming up to the charms of a ‘bad ghost’! The mischievous spirit Bong-Su, in protagonist Bae Gyeon-woo’s (Choo Young-woo) body, is winning over new friends with his casual, laid-back demeanor. Everybody except Seong-ah (Cho Yi-hyun) and Ji-ho (Cha Kang-yoon) is falling for the new version, unaware it’s not even human.
Quick Recap of ‘Head Over Heels’ Episode 9
Evil Yeom-hwa (Chu Ja-hyeon) begins performing a dark ritual to gain control over Bong-Su, but teen shaman Seong-ah manages to neutralize it. However, unbeknownst to Seong-ah, Gyeon-woo can now see ghosts and is edging closer to death. Still, thanks to his human talisman, he’s able to win the archery competition. Despite warnings to avoid ghosts, the episode ends with the lead pair attempting to stop a classmate from self-harm, as an ominous suicide ghost looms over him. The intervention results in Gyeon-woo drawing blood, allowing Bong-Su to fully take over his body.
Episode 10 of ‘Head Over Heels’ begins with Seong-ah realizing that Bong-su has been pretending to be Gyeon-woo. The focus of this episode is her effort to find a way to help Bong-su’s spirit cross over so that he will leave Gyeon-woo’s body unharmed. But that’s easier said than done.
Most of this episode is light-hearted in tone, with Bong-su having the time of his life pretending to be Gyeon-woo. He is excited, childlike, energetic, surprisingly friendly, and shows little interest in becoming Yeom-hwa’s evil deity. Bong-su also hilariously has a huge crush on Seong-ah and keeps clinging to her, though never in a way that’s too creepy, weird, or scary. If anything, Seong-ah is worried that everyone likes the Bong-su version of the archer way more than the real deal.
Cho Yi-hyun continues to shine as the charming teen shaman, while Choo Young-woo is a delight as the mischievous Bong-su. His dual role as the brooding human Gyeon-woo and the playful ghost who possesses him, gives Young-woo a great opportunity to showcase his range in ‘Head Over Heels’.
A parallel subplot follows Yeom-hwa doubling down on her effort to break Bong-su, even as senior shamans Dongcheon (Kim Mi-kyung) and Do-ryeong (Yoon Byung-hee) try to keep her in check. This episode also delivers lots of colorful shamanic rituals, including an intense, dangerous summoning ceremony at the creepy haunted house where all the supernatural trouble began.
With only two episodes left, this edition of ‘Head Over Heels’ is very entertaining, delivering a lot of simple, funny high-school moments between the teen characters of the show. Things however get dark, and tragic in the climactic minutes, marking a major twist in the tale, which will wreck those who have been rooting for Seong-ha’s happiness.
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