{
  "id": 3090006,
  "title": "Breaking Down the Ending of Spooky in Love",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/breaking-down-the-ending-of-spooky-in-love",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-24T18:48:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Time",
    "slug": "time",
    "url": "https://time.com/article/2026/08/21/spooky-in-love-ending-explained/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In the finale of Spooky in Love, the supernatural powers of protagonist Cheon Yeo-ri (Park Eun-bin) are revealed to be a result of a tragic yacht accident that occurred 12 years prior to the start of the series. Yeo-ri was not born with the ability to see ghosts, but rather developed it after nearly drowning in the accident that killed her boyfriend, Kang Ji-hwan (Kim Min-chul), and Min-hwan's little brother, also named Kang Ji-hwan (Kim Min-chul). This condition has caused Yeo-ri to be constantly haunted by the spirits of the deceased, who seek help from her and isolate her from the living world. Wearing a protective pendant given to her by Ji-hwan's grandmother, Yeo-ri's supernatural abilities intensify due to her family's immense wealth and influence. Chairwoman Baek (Ye Soo-jung) plans to pass the Reina Group, a powerful hotel chain, to Yeo-ri instead of her step-daughter or children. Yeo-ri's sense of justice, combined with her desire to protect the hotel and resort company, leads her to form a fake engagement with Gang-uk (Yang Se-jong) to keep her grandmother at bay. However, when it is revealed that Yeo-ri's ability to see ghosts is tied to the life she owes to the afterlife, Gang-uk's connection to the late Jin-hwan (Kim Do-wan), his mother's desire for revenge against his brother Min-hwan, and the lingering presence of the ghost of murdered woman Jang Eun-ju (Yoon Hye-rim) all contribute to the final battle for Yeo-ri's love and the fate of her company.",
  "summary": "Park Eun-bin and Yang Se-jong star as a ghost-whispering hotel heiress and ace prosecutor in the supernatural romance series.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}