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South Korean television series

Bring It On, Ghost
Promotional poster
Hangul 싸우자 귀신아
Hanja 싸우자 鬼神아
Lit. Let's Fight, Ghost
RR Ssauja gwisina
MR Ssauja kwisina
Genre HorrorMysteryRomantic comedy
Based on _Let's Fight, Ghost_by Im In-seu (Im Man-seob)
Developed by Studio Dragon
Written by Lee Dae-il
Directed by Park Joon-hwaMyung Hyun-woo
Starring Ok Taec-yeonKim So-hyunKwon Yul
Country of origin South Korea
Original language Korean
No. of episodes 16
Production
Executive producers Choi Kyung-sookPark Ji-youngSong Byung-joon [ko]
Producers Yoon Hyun-giLee Se-hee
Cinematography Park Jae-hong
Editors Oh Dong-heeKim Jin-seon
Production companies Creative Leaders Group 8 [ko]The Unicorn
Original release
Network tvN
Release July 11 (2016-07-11) –August 30, 2016 (2016-08-30)

Bring It On, Ghost (Korean: 싸우자 귀신아; RR: Ssauja gwisina; lit. 'Let's Fight, Ghost') is a South Korean television series starring Ok Taec-yeon, Kim So-hyun and Kwon Yul.[1] It is adapted from webtoon of the same name which was serialised on Naver from 2007 to 2010.[2][3][4] The series aired on cable network tvN on Mondays and Tuesdays at 23:00 (KST) for 16 episodes from 11 July to 30 August 2016. The series was well-received domestically and internationally. It was ranked as the ninth most watched cable drama in Korea during 2016.[5]

Park Bong-pal (Ok Taec-yeon) has grown up with the ability to see ghosts. He uses his power to work as an exorcist, banishing ghosts in order to make enough money to undergo a procedure that will take his ability away. At a haunted high school, he encounters Kim Hyun-ji (Kim So-hyun) a feisty high school student who, because of a traffic accident, became a wandering spirit. Hyun-ji believes that Bong-pal might hold the secret as to why she is a spirit. In order to be freed from endlessly wandering the earth and be able to ascend to the next life, Hyun-ji convinces Bong-pal to let her move in, and the two become ghost fighting partners.

With Hyun-ji, Bong-pal finds that he can fight even stronger ghosts, but also learns that not all ghosts are malevolent. Working and living together, Bong-pal, a long time loner, finds himself falling in love with Hyun-ji, who returns his feelings. However, both are unaware that they are being stalked by an evil spirit that was the cause of Hyun-ji's accident, and is the reason Bong-pal can see ghosts.

The male protagonist. Bong-pal is a 23-year-old Economics student and he lived with an exorcist. He can see and interact with ghosts, whom he beats up into leaving their haunts. Due to his ability, he grew up avoiding people and was always a loner before he met and fell in love with Hyun-ji.

The female protagonist. A middle high-school student who, since a car accident when she was 19, has roamed the earth for five years as a wandering spirit. With no memory of her past, she is unable to move on. Discovering that Bong-pal may hold the secret to her past, she moves in with him and becomes his ghost-fighting partner. She can see how ghosts were killed, allowing her to help Bong-pal dispel them. Living and fighting, together and against each other, she falls in love with Bong-pal.

The main antagonist. At 31, he is the youngest professor of veterinary medicine at Bong-pal's university. He has been possessed by a powerful evil spirit for so long that it is almost impossible to discern the difference between the two. Before possessing Hye-sung, the spirit had tried to possess the young Bong-pal, and the fragment of the spirit that remains in Bong-pal is the reason he can see ghosts. Fearing a ritual weapon that can destroy him and the spirit that possesses him, Hye-sung has stalked Bong-pal for years and was responsible for the death of his mother, a medium.

People around Park Bong-pal

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A 55-year-old Buddhist monk, he has been Bong-pal's spiritual protector since childhood.

Bong-pal's father. Bong-pal is estranged from his father, unaware that he has been trying to protect him.

Bong-pal's mother, a powerful medium, who died when Bong-pal was quite young.

The ghost of 32-year-old woman. Hyun-ji's friend, the two being ghosts together. Kyung-ja appears to be a "virgin ghost" common in Korean mythology, and follows handsome men around. We later on find out more about her back story.

Myungsung University

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A 26-year-old 3rd-year Physical Education student and the president of the university ghost-hunting club "Ghost Net".

A 25-year-old 3rd-year Computer and Information Science student and the vice-president of "Ghost Net".

A 25-year-old, she is a 4th-year Economics student on whom Bong-pal has a crush.

A 27-year-old woman

A 24-year-old woman

A 46-year-old man, he is a sergeant of Mapo Police Station criminal case, who is highly suspicious of Hye-sung for his connections of multiple murder cases.

A 41-year-old man, he is the chief of Mapo Police Station criminal case

Special appearances

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In March 2016, tvN announced that they would be adapting and producing a drama version of Hey Ghost, Let's Fight, a popular 2007–2010 manhwa by Im In-seu, under the same title. On April 27, Kim So-hyun's agency confirmed that she would join the drama,[18][_unreliable source?_] with male lead Ok Taec-yeon and Kwon Yul joining on May 4.[19][_unreliable source?_]

The first script reading was held on May 18, 2016, at CJ E&M Center in Sangam-dong, Seoul, South Korea.[20][_unreliable source?_] Episode 1 was aired on July 11, 2016, on tvN channel.

Original soundtrack

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Hey Ghost! Let's Fight OST
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Recorded 2016
Genre Soundtrack
Language KoreanEnglish
Label CJ E&M
No. Title Artist Length
1. "Only See You" (너만 보여) Ryu Ji-hyun & Kim Min-ji 3:03
2. "Only See You" (Inst.) 3:03
Total length: 6:06
No. Title Artist Length
1. "Midnight Run" Pia 3:16
2. "Midnight Run" (Inst.) 3:16
Total length: 6:32
No. Title Artist Length
1. "Coincidence" (우연한 일들) Kim So-hee (C.I.V.A) & Song Yuvin 4:03
2. "Coincidence" (Inst.) 4:03
Total length: 8:06
No. Title Artist Length
1. "Console Myself" (나를 위로해) Rocoberry 3:30
2. "Console Myself" (Inst.) 3:30
Total length: 7:00
No. Title Artist Length
1. "Dream" (꿈) Kim So-hyun 3:33
2. "Dream" (Inst.) 3:33
Total length: 7:06
No. Title Artist Length
1. "U & I" Sumin 3:32
2. "U & I" (Inst.) 3:32
Total length: 7:04

Disc 2:

No. Title Artist Length
1. "Let's Fight Ghost Title" Roh Hyoung-woo 2:37
2. "Fight with Ghost" Roh Hyoung-woo 1:25
3. "Ghost Four" Park Eun-ji 2:32
4. "Chungsang and Illang" Lee Ah-ram 2:24
5. "Hello Ghost" Lee Tae-hyun 2:31
6. "Dancing with a Ghost" Choi In-young 2:23
7. "Ghost Cowboy" Lee Seung-taek & Yang Byeong-bong 2:08
8. "Ghost Hunting" Ma Sang-woo 3:21
9. "Hyunji and Bongpal" Roh Hyoung-woo 2:15
Total length: 21:36

In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest.

Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
AGB Nielsen TNmS
Nationwide Seoul Nationwide
1 July 11, 2016 4.055% 5.228% 3.6%
2 July 12, 2016 4.063% 4.473% 4.2%
3 July 18, 2016 3.515% 4.237% 3.4%
4 July 19, 2016 3.866% 3.937% 3.7%
5 July 25, 2016 3.493% 3.559% 3.0%
6 July 26, 2016 3.379% 4.143% 4.2%
7 August 1, 2016 2.393% 2.122% 3.6%
8 August 2, 2016 3.668% 3.555% 5.1%
9 August 8, 2016 2.848% 3.100% 3.4%
10 August 9, 2016 3.630% 4.202% 4.3%
11 August 15, 2016 3.029% 3.883% 3.6%
12 August 16, 2016 3.178% 3.800% 3.7%
13 August 22, 2016 2.135% 1.824% 2.3%
14 August 23, 2016 3.492% 3.893% 4.1%
15 August 29, 2016 3.247% 4.092% 3.3%
16 August 30, 2016 4.311% 4.755% 5.3%
Average 3.394% 3.800% 3.8%

A Thai remake, titled Let's Fight Ghost was broadcast in Thailand in the first half of 2021 by True Asian Series, True4U, and NETFLIX; it stars Suppapong Udomkaewkanjana and Patchanan Jiajirachote of BNK48.[21]

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