Park Eun-bin Reveals Why Her New Ghost Rom-Com Stands Out

Park Eun-bin is stepping into a new kind of romantic comedy with tvN's upcoming weekend drama Oh My Ghost Clients, a series built around a wealthy hotel executive who can see ghosts and the prosecutor who is terrified of them. Ahead of its July 18 premiere, the actress described the role as a chance to show a different side of herself through a character split between public perfection and a secret she cannot escape.

The drama, directed by Lee Min-soo and written by Choi Jung-mi, follows Cheon Yeo-ri, a chaebol heiress and hotel CEO whose polished life is complicated by a supernatural ability. She not only sees ghosts herself; anyone who touches her can suddenly see them too, turning ordinary contact into a problem she must constantly manage.

For Park, that double life appears to be the core attraction. She said the gap between Yeo-ri's image as a hotel representative and the hidden side she must keep from others felt compelling, and that she was drawn to a woman who wants an ordinary life but has to keep fighting against circumstances that make ordinary life nearly impossible.

A rom-com heroine with a supernatural problem

Oh My Ghost Clients is described as an occult romantic comedy, but the premise gives Park more than a simple genre switch. Yeo-ri is beautiful, wealthy and capable, yet her defining conflict is not status. It is the private burden of living with a secret that changes how she moves through the world.

That makes the character different from a standard chaebol heroine. In professional settings, Yeo-ri is someone who works hard and carries herself as a business leader. In private, Park said, she follows her own routines carefully, suggesting a woman who has built structure around a life that could easily become chaotic.

Park also emphasized that Yeo-ri should not be read as cold or unpleasant simply because she seems guarded. She said it was important to understand the choices the character has made under unavoidable circumstances. In other words, the drama seems prepared to ask viewers to look past first impressions and consider why Yeo-ri keeps distance from other people.

The romantic-comedy engine comes from the character pairing. Yeo-ri's ghost-seeing secret collides with a passionate prosecutor who is deeply afraid of ghosts, creating a setup that can move between supernatural scares, workplace energy and romantic misunderstanding. For international viewers, the appeal is easy to translate: the show takes the familiar opposites-attract formula and gives it a paranormal trigger.

Park said she focused on making the early version of Yeo-ri appear flawless in order to support the misunderstandings surrounding her. But she also worked to reveal a more human, clumsy charm in the character's personal moments. That contrast is likely to be key to the performance, especially in a genre where tone can shift quickly from eerie to sweet.

The gloves are not just a fashion detail

One visual element has already stood out in teasers and posters: Yeo-ri's gloves. Park explained that because the character must always wear gloves, the styling team had to make them feel natural across many looks rather than like a single repeated prop.

The detail matters because it turns a supernatural rule into a visual signature. Yeo-ri's gloves are not only part of her wardrobe; they are protection, distance and self-control. Every outfit has to carry the same problem, whether she is dressed as a hotel executive or wearing work clothes in other scenes.

Park said she paid attention to making the gloves work with different styling variations, including scenes connected to Yeo-ri's work. That kind of design choice can help a character become instantly recognizable, and in a drama built on touch as a supernatural trigger, it also gives the audience a constant reminder of what is at stake.

The actress's comments point to a performance built from controlled contrasts. Yeo-ri has to be believable as a competent executive, a woman hiding fear or discomfort, and a romantic-comedy lead whose flaws slowly become visible. The gloves give those contrasts a physical shape: she can appear composed, but the viewer can still see the boundary she has to maintain.

That boundary also creates emotional potential. A character who cannot touch others without consequences naturally carries loneliness into the story. If the drama leans into that, the romance may work not only because the leads bicker or panic around ghosts, but because contact itself becomes something risky and meaningful.

Why this role fits Park Eun-bin's current run

Park's choice of Oh My Ghost Clients continues a busy period in which she has moved through very different tones. Korean reports around the new drama also referenced her recent conversations about challenging herself across projects, including the Netflix series The Wonder Fools and Disney+'s Hyper Knife.

That context helps explain why the new role feels strategic. Park is widely known to global viewers for Extraordinary Attorney Woo, a drama that turned a specific character study into an international breakthrough. Since then, each new project invites questions about how she will avoid repeating the same emotional color.

Yeo-ri gives her a clean answer. The character is not simply another warm or inspirational lead; she carries status, secrecy, comedy, fear and a supernatural complication all at once. Park's own explanation suggests that the attraction lies in showing the gap between how Yeo-ri is seen and how she actually survives day to day.

The drama also places her back in a mainstream weekend slot with an accessible hook. A ghost-seeing heiress and ghost-fearing prosecutor is the kind of premise that can travel well on social media because it is instantly understandable, visually clear and open to both comic and emotional scenes.

Park's stated viewing point is the change each character experiences after clashing and meeting one another. That is a practical promise for audiences: the story is not only about one unusual ability, but about how characters are altered by proximity, fear, misunderstanding and affection.

What viewers should expect in July

Oh My Ghost Clients premieres on July 18 at 9:10 p.m. KST. With that date set, the drama's early publicity is positioning Park's character as the main reason to watch: a woman who seems untouchable because of wealth and status, but is literally forced to control touch because of a secret only a few people can understand.

The strongest story signal is the blend of image and vulnerability. Yeo-ri's public life as a hotel CEO gives her authority, while the ghost-seeing condition strips away any illusion that she is fully in control. That makes her an appealing romantic-comedy lead because the humor can come from collisions, but the emotional stakes come from isolation.

For Park Eun-bin, the role offers another chance to turn a high-concept premise into a grounded character. If she can make Yeo-ri's routines, gloves and guarded behavior feel like survival habits rather than gimmicks, the drama could stand out in a crowded summer lineup.

The teaser image of Park sitting calmly while the words around her hint at an eerie fate captures the show's promise neatly. Oh My Ghost Clients may be selling ghosts and romance, but its real test will be whether viewers believe in the woman who has spent her life trying not to let either one get too close.