Park Eun Bin and Yang Se Jong Preview Occult Romance in New Spooky in Love Teaser

tvN’s upcoming drama Spooky in Love is sharpening its blend of supernatural mystery and romantic comedy ahead of its July premiere, with a new teaser that places Park Eun Bin and Yang Se Jong in an uneasy partnership built around ghosts, criminal clues, and a slowly changing sense of trust.

The series is a remake of the 2011 Korean film Spellbound, reworked as an occult romance drama. Park Eun Bin plays Cheon Yeo Ri, a hotel heiress and chief executive who can see and speak with ghosts, while Yang Se Jong stars as Ma Gang Wook, an ace prosecutor whose professional confidence does not extend to the spirit world. The contrast gives the teaser its main engine: one character treats the dead as a source of information, while the other can barely remain upright when confronted with them.

A Case Built Around Ghostly Clues

In the newly released preview, Ma Gang Wook proposes that he and Cheon Yeo Ri work together on an unsolved case. His reasoning is practical, if risky. Because she can communicate with ghosts, he believes she may be able to find clues that ordinary investigators have missed. For a prosecutor chasing answers, that ability could be invaluable; for a man terrified of ghosts, it also creates immediate chaos.

The teaser shows Cheon Yeo Ri tracking crime scenes and hidden bodies through the testimony of spirits she encounters. Those moments suggest that the drama will lean into procedural mystery as much as romance, using supernatural testimony to reopen unresolved cases. But the show does not present the premise with a purely grim tone. Ma Gang Wook’s panic repeatedly breaks the tension, including a moment in which he faints after being told that a ghost is standing right beside him.

That comic imbalance is likely to be central to the drama’s early appeal. Cheon Yeo Ri appears accustomed to a life shaped by unwanted supernatural contact, while Ma Gang Wook enters her world with legal authority but very little emotional preparation. Their partnership starts as a transaction: he needs her ability, and she becomes linked to his investigation. The teaser’s strongest hook is how quickly that arrangement begins to feel more personal.

Romance Through Fear and Contact

The preview also introduces a romantic rule that could define the emotional stakes. Anyone who touches Cheon Yeo Ri is said to see ghosts as well, which has led her to avoid physical contact with other people. That detail reframes even small gestures as major choices. When the teaser shows her holding hands with Ma Gang Wook, the moment is not simply cute or sentimental; it signals that she may be willing to risk vulnerability with someone who is already frightened by the world she lives in every day.

Ma Gang Wook’s side of the equation also shifts. Although the teaser repeatedly emphasizes his fear, it later shows him trying to protect Cheon Yeo Ri and holding her in his arms. The contrast suggests a character arc built around courage rather than instant bravery. He may not stop being scared, but he appears ready to act despite that fear when Cheon Yeo Ri is involved.

The teaser closes on a lighter beat, with Cheon Yeo Ri kindly approaching an elderly woman she assumes is a ghost, only to realize the woman is very much alive. It is a small joke, but it also points to the drama’s tone: Spooky in Love seems interested in the awkward daily consequences of a supernatural gift, not only the dramatic or frightening ones.

What the Teaser Signals for tvN’s Summer Lineup

For tvN, the drama arrives with several recognizable strengths. Park Eun Bin has built a reputation for precise emotional performances across genres, while Yang Se Jong’s casting adds a romantic lead whose character can move between competence and comic vulnerability. Their chemistry will likely determine whether the drama’s unusual mix of ghost story, legal investigation, and romantic comedy feels balanced once full episodes begin airing.

The timing also gives Spooky in Love a clear summer identity. Its July 18 premiere at 9:10 p.m. KST positions it as a genre romance with enough mystery to reach beyond viewers looking only for a conventional love story. The teaser does not reveal the full case structure or how closely the drama will follow Spellbound, but it does establish the core appeal: two people with opposite relationships to fear are forced into the same haunted space.

If the drama can keep its supernatural rules coherent while letting the leads’ emotional trust develop naturally, Spooky in Love could turn a familiar opposites-attract setup into something more distinctive. For now, the teaser’s message is simple: ghosts may bring Cheon Yeo Ri and Ma Gang Wook together, but the real story will be whether they can stand beside each other once the haunting becomes personal.