Head over Heels (South Korean TV series)
2025 South Korean television series
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Head over Heels (Korean: 견우와 선녀) is a 2025 South Korean television series based on the webtoon of the same name by Ahn Su-min, starring Cho Yi-hyun, Choo Young-woo, Cha Kang-yoon, and Choo Ja-hyun. The series is about a high school girl shaman who rescues her unlucky first love. It aired on tvN from June 23, to July 29, 2025, every Monday and Tuesday at 20:50 (KST).[3] It is also available for streaming on TVING in South Korea and Amazon Prime Video in selected regions.[4]
| Head over Heels | |
|---|---|
Promotional poster | |
| Also known as | Gyeonwoo and Fairy |
| Hangul | 견우와 선녀 |
| Lit. | The Cowherd and the Fairy Girl |
| RR | Gyeonuwa seonnyeo |
| MR | Kyŏnuwa sŏnnyŏ |
| Genre | Romantic fantasy |
| Based on | Gyeonwoo and Fairy by Ahn Soo-min |
| Written by | Yang Ji-hoon |
| Directed by | Kim Yong-wan |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Kim Dong-wook[1] |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 70 minutes[2] |
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| Original release | |
| Network | tvN |
| Release | June 23 – July 29, 2025 |
Synopsis
A fantasy romance drama, the story revolves around Seong-ah, a shaman who knows what will happen in the future, trying to protect her first love, Bae Gyeon-woo, by changing his ill-fated fate.
Cast and characters
Main
- Cho Yi-hyun as Park Seong-ah[5]
- Lee A-rin as young Seong-ah
- A high school student who leads a double life as a shaman by night.
- Choo Young-woo as Bae Gyeon-woo / Bongsu[5]
- Kim Hee-seong as young Gyeon-woo
- Seong-ah's first love, who is plagued by bad luck and was born with the misfortune of a predestined death.
- Cha Kang-yoon as Pyo Ji-ho[6]
- Choo Ja-hyun as Yeom-hwa[7]
Supporting
- Yoon Byung-hee as Kkotdoryeong[8]
- Kim Mi-kyung as General Dong-cheon[8]
- Seong-ah's spirit mother
- Kim Min-joo as Gu Do-yeon[9]
- Unknown as Bongsu / Jang Yoon-bo[citation needed]
- Lee Young-ran as Grand Aunt (Heaven and Earth Fairy Shrine)[citation needed]
- Lee Soo-mi as Aunt (Heaven and Earth Fairy Shrine)[citation needed]
- Moo Hyun as the possessed man (Ep. 1)[citation needed]
- Shin Min-seo as the Water Ghost (Ep. 1)[citation needed]
- Jung Sun-chul as Choi Gang-sik (Ep. 1)[citation needed]
Production
Development
The series is directed by Kim Yong-wan, whose work includes If You Wish Upon Me (2022) and The Whirlwind (2024). Written by Yang Ji-hoon, it was planned by CJENM and produced by Studio Dragon, Dexter Studio and EO Contents Group.[10]
Casting
In 2024, Cho Yi-hyun, Choo Young-woo and Choi Sung-eun were reportedly considering to appear.[5][11][12]
Viewership
| Season | Episode number | Average | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |||
| 1 | 1043 | 1104 | 886 | 788 | 851 | 961 | 1165 | 1040 | 1055 | 1026 | 1159 | 1167 | 1020 | |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share (Nielsen Korea) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide | Seoul | ||
| 1 | June 23, 2025 | 4.295% (1st) | 4.691% (1st) |
| 2 | June 24, 2025 | 4.365% (1st) | 4.490% (1st) |
| 3 | June 30, 2025 | 3.740% (1st) | 3.873% (1st) |
| 4 | July 1, 2025 | 3.483% (1st) | 3.539% (1st) |
| 5 | July 7, 2025 | 3.683% (1st) | 3.813% (1st) |
| 6 | July 8, 2025 | 4.005% (1st) | 3.910% (1st) |
| 7 | July 14, 2025 | 4.822% (1st) | 4.566% (1st) |
| 8 | July 15, 2025 | 4.431% (1st) | 4.367% (1st) |
| 9 | July 21, 2025 | 4.569% (1st) | 4.482% (1st) |
| 10 | July 22, 2025 | 4.416% (1st) | 4.202% (1st) |
| 11 | July 28, 2025 | 4.686% (1st) | 4.614% (1st) |
| 12 | July 29, 2025 | 4.942% (1st) | 5.109% (1st) |
| Average | 4.286% | 4.305% | |
