Park Eun Bin and Yang Se Jong Set July Premiere Tone With New Spooky in Love Teaser

tvN’s upcoming drama Spooky in Love is setting up its romance through one risky gesture: a touch of the hand. The network has released a new teaser for the occult romance, giving viewers a closer look at Park Eun Bin and Yang Se Jong as two people whose first meeting is defined by attraction, fear, and an unwanted supernatural side effect.

The drama is a remake of the 2011 film Spellbound, a story remembered for mixing romantic comedy with ghostly suspense. In this version, Park Eun Bin plays Cheon Yeo Ri, a hotel heiress who can see and hear ghosts. Yang Se Jong plays Ma Gang Wook, a determined prosecutor who is terrified of ghosts despite being drawn into Yeo Ri’s strange world.

The newly released preview focuses on the rule that shapes their relationship. Yeo Ri knows that anyone whose hand she touches may begin seeing ghosts too, so she keeps a careful distance from other people. Her isolation is not framed only as fear; it is also a form of protection, because closeness can place someone else inside the same frightening reality she has been living with.

A Supernatural Rule Becomes A Romantic Obstacle

That distance is challenged by Gang Wook almost immediately. In the teaser, he asks for Yeo Ri’s help and follows her with a persistence that disrupts the boundaries she has built around herself. When he takes her hand without hesitation, the moment turns the drama’s central idea into something simple and visual: intimacy is not just emotionally risky, but literally world-changing.

The teaser also signals that Spooky in Love will not treat the premise as pure horror. Gang Wook’s blunt response after holding Yeo Ri’s hand creates comic tension, especially when his words leave her flustered rather than reassured. Their exchange suggests a pairing built on clashing temperaments: she is guarded because she understands the cost of contact, while he pushes forward through willpower even when he does not fully understand what he is entering.

That dynamic gives the drama a familiar K-drama engine with a supernatural twist. Many romances begin with a pair who misunderstand each other, argue, and slowly learn what the other person is hiding. Here, the secret is visible to Yeo Ri from the beginning, but not to the people around her. The question is whether Gang Wook’s fear of ghosts will become a reason to run away or a reason to stay close enough to understand her life.

The Teaser Balances Comedy, Mystery, And Anticipation

Another scene in the preview adds a more chaotic question to the setup: Yeo Ri and Gang Wook are shown waking up in the same bed under the same blanket. The teaser does not explain how they got there, but the image is clearly designed to push curiosity about how quickly their partnership moves from reluctant contact to entangled daily life.

For Park Eun Bin, the role arrives with a premise that requires both restraint and comic timing. Yeo Ri appears to be someone who has learned to manage loneliness as a survival strategy, yet the teaser shows that her composure can crack when Gang Wook refuses to react in predictable ways. That contrast could give the character room to move between melancholy, alarm, and sharp romantic comedy.

Yang Se Jong’s character has a different challenge. Gang Wook is described as passionate and determined, but the teaser undercuts that confidence by making him afraid of the very supernatural world he is about to encounter. If the drama leans into that contradiction, his role can function as both emotional support and comic disruption, especially as the hand-touch rule pulls him deeper into Yeo Ri’s reality.

July Premiere Gives tvN A Genre-Romance Entry

Spooky in Love is scheduled to premiere on July 18 at 9:10 p.m. KST. The timing gives tvN a summer drama with a clear genre hook: romance that begins not through a confession or coincidence, but through a supernatural rule neither lead can ignore once it is broken.

The remake angle also gives the series a built-in point of comparison without requiring it to repeat the film exactly. A drama format has more time to explore Yeo Ri’s isolation, Gang Wook’s fear, and the practical consequences of sharing a ghost-filled world with someone else. That added space may be important if the series wants the romance to feel earned rather than simply driven by a high-concept premise.

For now, the teaser’s job is straightforward, and it does it efficiently. It identifies the leads, explains the central rule, shows the first clash, and leaves viewers with an unresolved image that invites speculation. Whether the full series emphasizes scares, comedy, or emotional healing, Spooky in Love has made its opening promise clear: once these two characters hold hands, neither of them can return to ordinary life unchanged.