The story begins with the tale of a classic Korean story of romance about a princess named Pyun-gang whose husband, On-dal dies. Then we flash forward to a mother who has brought her haunted daughter (also named Pyun-gang) to a psychic, who informs her that her daughter is haunted by the ghost of the princess . He then goes on to say that the girl must marry her On-dal by her 16 birthday and produce a child within a year otherwise she will die. The family treats it skeptically until years later, Pyun-gang has several near-death experiences and is immediately spooked, convinced she is going to die. As luck would have it, soon thereafter, a new transfer student joins Pyun-gang's class. His name is On-dal, and he's intelligent, handsome and rich which really doesn't make the prospect of high school marriage such a tough deal for Pyun-gang, what with her impending death and all.
Acting
Lim Eun-kyung commits to screaming damsel chaos.
Costume
Flashback hanboks vs. 2004 school uniforms clash gloriously.
Writing
The curse rules are nonsense and the film knows it.
Director
Oh Duk-Hwan
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Pyun-gang and On-dal are figures from Goguryeo folklore, typically rendered as tragic lovers—this film's romcom spin is deeply unserious.
Eun Ji-won was a K-pop idol (Sechs Kies) making his acting debut here, which explains the 'rich handsome transfer student' casting.
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