1️⃣ Possessed Gyeon U returns to be in control of his own body every time there is physical touch between him and Seong Ah. After Seong Ah knows Gyeon U can have control over his own body every time there is physical touch between them, she brings Gyeon U back to her house with them holding hands together.
Since only Seong Ah can keep the ghost in Gyeon U's body under control, Seong Ah's spirit mom reluctantly gives permission for Gyeon U to sleep in Seong Ah's room during his stay in the shrine. Seong Ah gives the ghost who is inside Gyeon U's body a temporary nickname—she calls the ghost Bongsu.
2️⃣ Bongsu is a ghost who was a teenager soldier before he lost his life in a battle. Bongsu doesn't remember his name and that's the reason he can't cross over to the other world as a deceased. Bongsu is dazzled by Seong Ah's beauty from the time he saw her dance the flower lantern dance with Yeom Hwa.
Seong Ah and her spirit mom, along with other shamans of their alliance, are powerless to chase Bongsu out of Gyeon U's body. All they can do is only waiting for Bongsu to recall his own name, get closure for any regrets he has in the living world and then for him to cross over to the other world by his own will.
3️⃣ After being possessed by Bongsu, Gyeon U's ears can hear the traumatizing battle gun sounds that traumatize Bongsu whenever Bongsu hears gun sound effects. That is the start of Gyeon U being able to hear what ghosts hear. For the day of Gyeon U's archery competition, Bongsu teaches Seong Ah the Suppress Technique so Gyeon U can have control over his own body during the competition without having to rely on physical touch from Seong Ah.
However, on that day, Yeom Hwa uses the Unify Spell, trying to be one with Bongsu's spirit, and that becomes an attack on Gyeon U. The attack causes Gyeon U's eyes to be able to see ghosts too, and he saw Seong Ah in her fairy form for the first time on that day—the way how Seong Ah looks to Bongsu.
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After the competition, Gyeon U tells his condition to Seong Ah's great aunt who is also a shaman, and she warns Gyeon U to be careful not to be tainted by blood, otherwise his body will be fully taken over by Bongsu.
4️⃣ Gyeon U gets hurt and tainted by his own blood when he is trying to stop Mo Beom from committing suicide. Bongsu immediately uses the chance to fully take over and become the new owner of Gyeon U's body.
4️⃣ Gyeon U gets hurt and tainted by his own blood when he is trying to stop Mo Beom from committing suicide. Bongsu immediately uses the chance to fully take over and become the new owner of Gyeon U's body.
While Bongsu has full control over Gyeon U's body, he lives his life diligently as Gyeon U to the point he does his best in archery practice too, thinking that he wants to fully replace the presence of the real Gyeon U. As for Seong Ah, her touch can no longer help Gyeon U in keeping Bongsu under control. The real Gyeon U only has control over his own body during the ghost hour (1:30a.m.-3:30a.m.).
5️⃣ Bongsu is heartbroken when he sees that Seong Ah only smiles happily in front of him when she thought he was the real Gyeon U. It breaks Bongsu too to see with his own eyes that Seong Ah only wants to find his real name for him to quickly cross over to the other world.
Upset, Bongsu throws a tantrum and conflict arises between him, Seong Ah, and Jiho. Fearing that Bongsu will overtake Gyeon U's body for real, Jiho later takes Bongsu's ring and gives it to Yeom Hwa, believing that she will do a rite to help Gyeon U regain control over his own body. However, Yeom Hwa uses the ring to hold a rite to summon a grim reaper to collect Gyeon U's soul for her goal of turning Bongsu into an evil deity.
Her soul is taken because she becomes a human amulet for Yeom Hwa without Yeom Hwa realizing it. Witnessing their spirit mom breathe her last, Yeom Hwa regrets her own doings and runs to look for Bongsu to hold him responsible—but Bongsu has run away.
6️⃣ Even though Seong Ah is heartbroken by her spirit mom's passing, she still remembers her spirit mom's teaching to truly listen to ghost in order to give them the consolation they need to cross over to the other world. So, Seong Ah decides to bring Bongsu's spirit along with her and go missing for years trying to look for ways to help Bongsu.
In the meantime, everyone moves forward in their lifes, graduates high school, and goes to college. Time passes and while they are still waiting for Seong Ah to come back, Gyeon U has been actively looking for her all around the land of South Korea, only to no avail.
7️⃣ Yeom Hwa asks Gyeon U to tell her if he ever finds Seong Ah. This is because a rite needs to be held to exorcise Bongsu, who now stays in Seong Ah's body as an evil deity. The act of exorcising Bongsu will very likely cause Seong Ah to lose her life.
7️⃣ Yeom Hwa asks Gyeon U to tell her if he ever finds Seong Ah. This is because a rite needs to be held to exorcise Bongsu, who now stays in Seong Ah's body as an evil deity. The act of exorcising Bongsu will very likely cause Seong Ah to lose her life.
Yeom Hwa also asks Gyeon U to tell her if Seong Ah ever goes to his dream to bid him goodbye in white clothes. Dreaming of Seong Ah coming to bid goodbye in white clothes means she has already died, and all they have to do is collect her body for the exorcism rite. There are chances they can see Seong Ah in dreams because Gyeon U, Seong Ah, and Yeom Hwa were once bound by unify spell when Yeom Hwa did a rite wanting to be one with Bongsu's spirit in the past.
Gyeon U then starts to frequently come to Seong Ah's dream when he is sleeping at night, but he does not tell Yeom Hwa about it. Gyeon U indeed starts to come to Seong Ah's dream, but Seong Ah is always in hiding every time he comes. Seong Ah hides because she worries she will cause harm to Gyeon U.
In the shrine, Gyeon U gets lucky and he finds Seong Ah!
8️⃣ Gyeon U finally finds Seong Ah, but Seong Ah's body has been taken over by Bongsu.
8️⃣ Gyeon U finally finds Seong Ah, but Seong Ah's body has been taken over by Bongsu.
Bongsu then tells Gyeon U where to find Seong Ah if he happens to be inside Seong Ah's dream again. When Gyeon U is inside Seong Ah's dream again, he pretends to be Bongsu and only then does Seong Ah come out from her hideout. Gyeon U then tells Seong Ah he is Gyeon U, not Bongsu.
9️⃣ After Gyeon U spends some time with Seong Ah,
Seong Ah quickly rushes back to the shrine where she and her spirit mom used to live together. She goes back there to beg the shrine deities and her patron deity to return so she can have her power back as a shaman again. After she begs desperately in her cry, the shrine deities and her patron deity return to the shrine along with her spirit mom too as one of the deities😭
1️⃣0️⃣ When Seong Ah reaches the abandoned house, she manages to stop the dangerous exorcism rite, and Gyeon U too is able to help Bongsu remember who he really is just in time. Bongsu's real name is Jang Yoon Bo. In the abandoned house, a parallel moment happens. Bongsu bids goodbye to Seong Ah at the place they first met.
After sending Bongsu off, it is a happily-ever-after ending for everyone.
Brief Commentary:
Bongsu is an entertaining addition to this drama's plot. His demeanor when he is in control of Gyeon U and Seong Ah's body certainly puts viewers on hook while watching the drama.
When Bongsu is in control of Gyeon U's body, it is amusing to watch Gyeon U looking bubbly and lively with Bongsu's persona, in contrast to real Gyeon U who is more of a taciturn person.
Meanwhile, Bongsu is a rebel in his fashion sense when he is in control of Seong Ah's body. He causes headache for Gyeon U and Jiho by wearing his bold choice of fashion along with an attitude totally opposite from who Seong Ah is as a person.
Bongsu is definitely a fun character. However, it is indeed eerie too to see that he actually really was coveting to take the real Gyeon U's life by diligently practicing archery and making friends with people in Gyeon U's surroundings when he had full control over Gyeon U's body.
Bongsu is definitely a fun character. However, it is indeed eerie too to see that he actually really was coveting to take the real Gyeon U's life by diligently practicing archery and making friends with people in Gyeon U's surroundings when he had full control over Gyeon U's body.
Thank God, Bongsu redeems himself near the drama's ending when he's willing to be sent off to the other world, even if by means of force.
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