Yang Se Jong Faces Ghost-Seeing Training In Spooky In Love

Yang Se Jong’s character is moving from comic fear to forced adaptation in tvN’s Spooky In Love, as the drama’s next episode places Ma Gang Wook at the center of a supernatural training arc. The occult romance, a television remake of the 2011 film Spellbound, follows the uneasy partnership between Cheon Yeo Ri, a hotel heiress who has lived with the ability to see ghosts, and Ma Gang Wook, a passionate prosecutor whose courage falters when the supernatural becomes real.

The newly previewed episode, scheduled for July 26 at 9:10 p.m. KST, picks up after a turning point that changed Ma Gang Wook’s life almost instantly. Previously, the character was already shown as intensely frightened by ghost stories, including rumors so exaggerated that they would have sounded ridiculous to anyone less terrified. That fear became far more immediate after he touched Cheon Yeo Ri’s bare hand and began seeing actual ghosts around him.

The sudden shift gives the drama a fresh source of tension. Ma Gang Wook is not simply reacting to rumors anymore; he is being asked to function in daily life while confronting a reality he had spent most of his life dreading. For a prosecutor accustomed to evidence, procedure, and public composure, the ability to see ghosts creates both a personal crisis and a comic reversal of his usual authority.

Ma Gang Wook Begins A Difficult New Routine

New stills from the upcoming broadcast show Ma Gang Wook attempting to toughen himself up through a training regimen. One part of that effort involves watching horror films with his colleague Go Pil Dong, played by Lee Chang Hoon. The setup points toward the drama’s blend of comedy and romance: Ma Gang Wook is trying to treat fear like a weakness he can discipline, even though the problem is no longer imaginary.

The training also appears to extend beyond simple exposure to scary images. The preview frames Ma Gang Wook as someone working to strengthen both body and mind, suggesting that the episode will use his fear of ghosts as more than a quick gag. His challenge is psychological, but it is also practical. If ghosts keep appearing around him, panic can no longer be his only response.

Cheon Yeo Ri’s role becomes especially important in that process. Played by Park Eun Bin, the character has years of experience dealing with ghosts and understands the burden in a way Ma Gang Wook cannot. Rather than leaving him to stumble through the new reality alone, she designs a customized training program based on what she has learned from living with the same unsettling ability.

Cheon Yeo Ri Becomes His Unlikely Guide

That dynamic gives Spooky In Love a clear emotional hook. Cheon Yeo Ri is not merely the reason Ma Gang Wook can now see ghosts; she is also the person best equipped to help him survive the experience. Their relationship, built around fear, reluctant trust, and shared supernatural circumstances, continues to push the drama’s romance through a practical problem rather than a purely sentimental setup.

Ma Gang Wook’s continued struggle is central to the preview. Even with Cheon Yeo Ri’s guidance and his own attempts to build courage, he is not shown as instantly transforming into someone comfortable with ghosts. That slower adjustment may be the point. The drama appears to be using his exaggerated panic to create humor while also allowing room for growth as he learns what Cheon Yeo Ri has long had to manage.

The remake premise also gives the series a familiar but flexible foundation. By pairing occult elements with romantic comedy, Spooky In Love can shift between fright, awkwardness, and intimacy without abandoning its central conflict. Ma Gang Wook’s new training arc brings those tones together: his fear produces laughter, the ghosts raise the stakes, and Cheon Yeo Ri’s intervention deepens their connection.

For viewers following the drama, the July 26 episode is set up as a test of whether Ma Gang Wook can take his first meaningful step toward living with the supernatural. The question is not only whether he can stop panicking when ghosts appear, but whether he can begin to understand Cheon Yeo Ri’s world from the inside. That change could reshape both his daily life and the partnership at the heart of Spooky In Love.