Ever wondered what kind of life a shaman lives as they grow up? Yes, the same character who either predicts the main lead’s love spark or upcoming challenges. Head Over Heels kdrama brought a new aspect for you. Usually, shamans are side characters or more like comic relief or special entries. But this series is different. Here, our female lead is a high school shaman. And our male lead is a pitiable character who hates shamans because one such person ruined his life. But still, a sweet, bubbly girl went head over heels for him. She successfully melted his defenses.
Warning: Spoilers ahead!
Storyline
Head Over Heels is a Kdrama that follows the story of Park Sung Ah, a gifted young girl who lives with her spirit mother and works as a shaman. She has the unique ability to see and communicate with spirits. The twist is that she is just a high school student. Sung Ah dreams of attending college, regardless of her major; she simply wants to experience her high school graduation and attend college like any normal teenager her age.
She is friends with a popular kid, Pyo Ji-ho Ho. She lives an invisible life at school, hiding the fact that she is a shaman from her peers. But one day, during her sessions, she met Bae Gyeonu. She instantly fell head over heels for him. But he was upside down when he entered. This means he’s destined to die soon.
Bae Gyeon U is a kid who transferred mid-semester from his previous school to Sung Ah’s school. He is a professional archer with numerous gold medals, but due to an accident, he has decided to leave the sport. He feels disconnected from his classmates and prefers to spend his days in solitude. Although the school’s archery team has approached him with an offer to join, he has declined, as he doesn’t want his bad luck to impact anyone else.
Park Sung Ah vowed to protect him and got into a tussle to shield him from all the spirits that were getting attracted toward his vulnerable spirit. In this process, she discovered that Gyeon-u is being manipulated by Yeomhwa, another shaman. She made his parents believe that Gyeon-u brings bad luck and thus threw him out of his family. That’s when his grandmother embraced him and raised him.
In a short time, Sung Ah formed a close bond with his grandmother. Although she tried to hide the fact that she was a shaman, Grandma discovered the truth but kept it a secret for her. Unfortunately, her role came to an end too soon when she passed away in the early episodes, leaving Bae Gyeon U all alone.
During this process of protecting him, Park Sung Ah, Pyo Ji Ho, and Bae Gyeon-u became close friends. Their trio became each other’s shield and support while the love triangle maintained its presence throughout the series.
Later in the series, General Dongcheon, Sung Ah’s adoptive mother, who is also a powerful shaman, came across a formidable dark spirit. It seemed that someone close to her, named Yeomhwa, was the one awakening and feeding this dark spirit with powers to grow stronger. Her target was Bae Gyeon u.
After it reached full power, this spirit possessed Bae Gyeon u, just as Yeomhwa had planned. The gentle and silent Bae Gyeon U now turned wild. Sung Ah named the spirit Bong Su.
Bong Su was completely the opposite of the owner of the body he possessed. When it came to challenges, Gyeon-u and Bong-su couldn’t be more different.
Gyeon-u often chose silence, quietly enduring situations without complaint. Bong-su, on the other hand, never held back.
Making friends was another striking contrast. While Gyeon-u found it difficult to connect with people, Bong-su could walk into any room and instantly bond with others. In many ways, Bong-su effortlessly achieved what Gyeon-u could not.
And that’s where the shift began. Sung-ah started missing her first love. Despite Bong-su’s charm, she found herself missing the simplicity and comfort that only Gyeon-u brought into her life.
Head Over Heels K Drama Cast
Cho Yu-Hyun as Park Seong Ah
Choo Young Woo as Bae Gyeon U
Cha Kang-Yoon as Pyo Ji Ho
Lee Su-Mi as Aunt
Gil Hae-Yeon as Oh Ok-Soon Grandma
Yoon Byung-Hee as Flower Master
Choo Ja-hyun as Yeom-Hwa
Is Head Over Heels Kdrama worth watching?
Yes, Head Over Heels Kdrama is definitely worth watching. With young romance and comedy, you can feel the thrills of horror and friendship.
It is a light comedy drama with some heavy and sad scenes towards the end. But overall, the plot is super fun and offers a new perspective.
Usually, we’ve seen male leads go gaga over the female leads and their charisma. But Head Over Heels brings a new viewpoint where the female lead falls for our archer boy. Her power, commitment, and love even made the gods change their destiny. So yes, it’s definitely a must-watch.
Is the ending of Head Over Heels Kdrama happy or sad?
The ending of Head Over Heels Kdrama is a happy one. Every character fought in their own way to achieve a conclusion, and they received a justified one. Although some characters lost their lives, by the end, you can understand that their deaths brought them more peace.
Final thoughts
I absolutely loved the drama. In the middle of the series, it can get a bit boring, but after the possession part, it’s super fun. If you’re a softie at heart, you will cry by the end and laugh throughout the series.
Head Over Heels is a new experience with a new perspective of a high schooler shaman. So, do add this one to your watch list.
Recommendation
It’s time for our tradition of recommendations. Dramas like Head Over Heels Kdrama are given below.
If you enjoyed the characters, then you will also enjoy them in Healer, All of Us Are Dead, Hospital Playlist, The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call, Police University, Little Women, and Resident Playbook.
And if you enjoyed the storyline, you can watch Bring it on Ghost, Ghost Doctor, Lovely Runner, Extraordinary You, A Korean Odyssey, From Now On, Showtime, Twinkling Watermelon and Twenty-Five Twenty-One.
The list is too long to conclude, but let’s stop here.
Have fun, and we’ll meet next week with something new.
Till then, take care and stay healthy.
You know, it’s all for my k-love💚
