If Wishes Could Kill

Ah! Logic left the wish App

My gosh, where do I even begin the first episodes got me hooked and then I wanted to know the story behind the original two friends and what led to this but the. In a nutshell it’s all because a girl was ashamed of her shaman mother and then . I’m not even sure if I even got the reason right…

The timelines I was so confused with the timelines 2005 or they meant 2025??? In 2005 they had touch screen phones? 2008 instagram and all that or maybe the translation was just wrong ???

The story was all over the place why did the shaman daughter keep haunting people ? Was she just rotten to the core?

Main leads!!! Se Ah kept pissing me off told not to look back looks, told not to open the door opens… she’s known her lady friend NA ri is not okay tries to act like the hero and all this incidents are so detrimental that it leads to people actually really getting hurt but anyway without all these the plot would have ended on the 5th episode. But there are so many mini series that are 4 episodes so that’s still no excuse, it’s the year 2026 and we still have such brain rot ?

Nari storyline still didn’t make sense to me one of the wth is her problem her purpose like she didn’t have depth really… I actually loved the shamans in the show not many screen time but they really did awesome in their roles

Well after the first wishes were made it’s like that storyline was thrown out and if it was how the whole story was woven was just … so many plot holes.

The good thing is they are young actors known for mostly supporting roles apart from NA RI she’s had a main role before … they did well solid acting from them ..
the moral story of how human beings take different routes based on their circumstances and emotions . How being led with emotions from a dark place can not only affect you but people around you was well done .

Well first time I didn’t hear nice OSTs or maybe they were not memorable but most horrors don’t have but all in all it wasn’t the best of Korean horror I’ve seen but ….

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Watching at midnight was not a good idea

I haven’t felt genuinely scared watching a horror K-drama, or anything in the horror genre, in a while. This one had me reaching for my phone just to watch something wholesome and distract myself. I looked away so many times that I honestly feel like I missed parts of the story.

The peak of my interest came during the backstory of the curse, but they kind of lost me afterward. The tension they built dipped when the story returned to the present, and I found that part a teeny bit boring. To be fair, I also feel that the storyline set in the past, along with the actors in those scenes, took the drama to another level. That is not surprising since Kim Si-A is known for being an amazing actress. Her future is extremely bright.

The way they wrapped up the final episode hinted at a possible Season 2, which seems to be the trend these days. If they do make one, I hope we get more of Haetsal’s backstory and learn how she ended up becoming a shaman.

If there ever is a Season 2, will I watch it? Yes! But will I hate that they made one because I know it will give me nightmares? HELL YES!

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Adrenaline Rush every Ep

⭐ 8.5/10

I honestly didn’t expect “If Wishes Could Kill” to pull me in this much, but once the story starts unfolding, it becomes really hard to stop watching. The whole idea of a wish-granting app sounds exciting at first, but the drama slowly turns it into something disturbing and emotionally intense. Every wish comes with consequences, and that constant tension keeps you hooked.

One thing this drama does really well is the atmosphere. There’s always this uneasy feeling in every episode, like something terrible is about to happen. The countdown app, the psychological pressure, and the way the characters slowly lose themselves make the story feel darker and darker as it progresses. Hyeong Uk was definitely the standout character for me. His emotional scenes felt raw and believable, and watching his downfall was honestly painful in the best way.

I also liked how unpredictable the drama was. Just when you think things can’t get worse, the story somehow becomes even more chaotic. Some scenes were genuinely shocking, while others were emotionally heavy enough to stay in my mind long after finishing the episode. The background music and cinematography matched the mood perfectly and made the suspense feel even stronger.

That said, the drama does have a few flaws. The pacing slows down a bit in the middle episodes, and a few side characters deserved more development. There were also moments where certain character decisions felt frustrating or unrealistic. But personally, those issues didn’t ruin the experience for me because the main story and emotional impact were strong enough to carry the drama.

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Lesson: Nobody is truly known until their mask comes off

I just completed If Wishes Were Killed and honestly… this drama frustrated me, stressed me out, shocked me, and still managed to keep me hooked till the end. Overall, it was actually a really good show, especially because of the acting. Every actor did their role so well that even when I hated certain characters, I knew the actors were doing exactly what they were supposed to do.

One thing I realized while watching this drama is that you should never think you truly know someone, even if they are your closest person. The real side of people only comes out during the worst situations. When fear, greed, desperation, anger, or survival kicks in, people completely change. That was one of the strongest lessons this drama gave me. Trust can disappear so quickly, and sometimes the people you least expect become the ones who hurt you the most.

Nari especially irritated me so much. She acted so immature most of the time and honestly sounded like a teenage girl obsessed with arrogance and her own emotions. She kept talking about betrayal, loyalty, and honesty, but then what she did to Hyeon should also be called betrayal, right? People like her always pretend they are the loyal and truthful ones, but behind everything they lie, hurt others, and then somehow end up acting like the victim in the end. That personality annoyed me throughout the drama. But at the same time, I have to praise the actress because she played the role SO well that I genuinely hated the character. That means she did an amazing job.

And Kwon Si Won… dude, what was actually wrong with her? Just because she believed rumors and hated her own mother, she decided her mother deserved to rot in hell? That honestly made me so angry. If she truly loved her mother even a little, she should have at least talked to her and asked for the truth instead of blindly believing what others said. This is literally what happens when anger blinds your common sense. Once people become consumed by hatred, they stop thinking logically and start destroying everything around them, including themselves.

And Kwon Si Won being jealous of Do Hye Reong just because she kept visiting her mom’s house was honestly so weird to me 😭. Dude, wake up — that is not friendship, that is controlling behavior. You cannot claim to care about someone while trying to control who they meet, where they go, and how they live. That jealousy showed how possessive and emotionally unstable she really was.

The drama itself kept making me anxious because the plans to take down Kwon felt so unplanned and rushed 😭. I understand that things were happening quickly in the story, but while watching, I kept thinking, “PLEASE think properly before doing something.” Their decisions felt so hasty sometimes that it stressed me out while watching. That tension honestly made the drama more intense because I never felt relaxed while watching the plot unfold.

Also, the scenes where characters die 24 hours after their wishes come true were HORRIBLE to watch. Especially the throat-cutting scenes with the knife… absolutely not. I genuinely had to look away because those scenes made me uncomfortable. Beside those moments, though, the drama is not overly intense in terms of gore. The psychological tension and emotional frustration were honestly stronger than the violence itself.

I will say this though: if anyone plans to watch this drama, be patient and stay VERY focused on the plot because if you miss small details, you might get confused or frustrated. This is not the kind of drama you can casually watch while scrolling on your phone. You actually need to pay attention to understand everybody’s motives, lies, and actions.

And honestly, I don’t think this drama needs a Season 2. I feel like if they’re not going to bring better strategies and proper planning to defend Kim Na Ri ( I guess), then they should just leave it as it is. I was honestly tired of all the unplanned, rushed actions. I prefer when things are done with tactics and smart thinking rather than emotional, hasty decisions. And I cried so bad when the brother-in-law got injured—I genuinely thought he died for a moment. That scene hit me hard and stressed me out a lot.

What I liked most about If Wishes Were Killed is that it constantly shows how dangerous human desires can become. Once people are given the chance to get what they desperately want, morality slowly disappears. Greed, revenge, jealousy, guilt, fear — all of it starts controlling people’s decisions. Nobody in this drama felt completely innocent because every character was fighting with their own darkness in some way.

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If stupidity could kill....

This drama has only one message.... Don't make stupid friends. Not all people are smart. Some are dumb enough to do the exact same things even after they saw what happened to others when they followed the same route!

Its just another bunch of teens who had to go through a life and death situation against something big (this time a cursed app) and some of them made it out alive,some didn’t. A Very common troupe. Usually, in such type of stories, some dumb friend starts the thing and others faces the consequences.... But here,all of them were in a competition, who can be dumber than the other one.

I mean...when the story starts,the app got introduced, we all could assume one of them was gonna die,which would create the shock that will lead to the mystery. And exactly that happens, the silliest,goofiest friend in the group,Hyung Wook finds the app,makes a wish, his wish got fulfilled and he died in a very gruesome way. Ok,the mystery begins. Meanwhile,our male lead also made a wish (who actually didn’t know anything about the curse), that eventually lead him to coma. Ok,it was also necessary for the plot.

But oh my god....I was about to bang my head against the wall when our supposedly smart female lead,who is actually carrying a survivors guilt since her childhood, also made a wish to save her bf... Like girl,there could be thousand possible ways to do that instead of killing yourself???? Okay then our second male lead,who's sister is very conveniently a shaman,finds a way to break the curse temporarily..... But guess what our good boy,the smartest,logical one in the group was gonna do? Exactly, he was also going to make a wish,for God knows why.. If it wasn’t stopped by his brother in law.
Wait,it doesn’t stop there. One of our antagonist,Na Ri,who later revealed to be the cause of Hyung wook's death....also made a drunk wish for his death,even though she was told not to.....only cause she doesn’t like him. I mean...it could be some better reason,idk which childhood friend could make a wish for her friend to die so easily just beacause she doesn’t like his silly antics.And later she became the most pathetic,irritating, annoying girl ever for guess what??? She also has a crush on our male lead and she can let everyone else die for that and the evil spirit used that easily against her.
And in the epilogue, there was another dumb boy who knew the story behind the app,what happened to his own friend....did the same thing.
I guess it was Geonwoo..who actually saved all of them by making one,only one smart move in the entire drama towards the end by using his brain.

Then starts another circle of stupidity, that is the origin story of the curse. Its had so much potential to make make the origin some real horror story,something brutal,eerie, tha makes you shiever. But nope,they had to make it some teen revenge kinda story,where two besties ends up in fight and one putting curse on another. Still don't understand why she had to die in such a horrible way when she was bullied only once by her so called bestie,this plot could be explored more deeper to give it some logic. And the other shaman girl...she was ashamed of her mother and later created scene with her bestie....not even asking once what happened, why was she in her house,what happened to her mother,what was she putting in her jacket...I mean its understandable she didn’t like her mother or her bestie frequenting her house....but what kind of friend let her friend of years be treated like that by her male friends in front of everyone even without asking anything just because she was with her mother???? The logic is not there. The origin story was very weak,some teen angst without any strong base.

There were lots of qs unanswered. What happened to Nari? Why everyone mourned for Hyung Wook but not Nari? What was the backstory of Haetsal? Why was she trapped in the house? Whats with that snake? Why there was no police involved? Where were the parents? How did Si Won's father die? What was the reason of Siwon also putting curse when the persons she was angry with were already dead?Why was the phone left by police in that Hye Ryeong suicide place? What happened in the end with Bang wol's eyes,how could he suddenly see sthe spirits? What was that epilogue? Was it for season 2? Also why was the mysterious deaths of three students in the same night from same school wasnt a popular story? Why nobody knows them,at least the names?

The characters were also not well written.Apparently they were friends since childhood, but no such connection was seen. Nari had problems with probably all of them,it was very evident. The friendship wasn’t very friendshiping,there were tensions,problems, inner conflicts which they intended to show as something very sweet,but it was not.Characters were very one dimensional most of the time.

And how many gallons of blood they used? Everything was so bloody....gory,sometimes it became unbearable to watch.

Well not everything was stupid,there were some parts that were actually enjoyable. Bang wol ruled the show with his humour yet very much commanding presence. He was fantastic throughout the whole show. I also liked "no nonsense only action" Haetsal and actually want a spinoff with two of them. Their story would be very interesting to watch.

Overall,I was about to give it 6 but one extra point for Bangwol,he really stole the show.

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only watched this because of my glorious king Jaewon

i didn't know it would be this good honestly because i did only watch it because i saw that Jaewon was in it. i have a big fat crush on him <⁠(⁠￣⁠︶⁠￣⁠)⁠>

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I actually searched for the app on the Play Store and installed it.

I watched this series between 12–16 May 2026, and honestly, the concept is really good.

This is a supernatural horror-thriller with strong occult elements.

Talking about the story, there is a mysterious mobile app that can grant your wish or anyone else's wish. But in return, it takes something from you. You cannot uninstall the app, and even breaking your phone does not get rid of it. The app ends up in the hands of a group of students. What happens to them after that, and how they try to escape its curse, is something you should find out by watching the series yourself.

I don't know the names of the main actors and actresses, but everyone did a really good job. As the story moves forward, it becomes much darker and more intense.

I definitely recommend this series. From my side, it gets 7 out of 10.

After finishing the series, I actually searched for the app on the Play Store and installed it.

Then someone asked me, "What wish were you going to make?"

And I replied,

"I just wanted a few people in my life with whom I could talk without any filters."

Anyway... right now we are going through a misunderstanding, or maybe even a fight. I don't know why I ended up writing this in a review.

But yes... you should give this series a try.

Content Type: K-Drama (Web Series)

Genre: Supernatural Horror, Occult Thriller, Mystery, Young Adult

Writer/Director: Written by Park Joong-seop. Directed by Park Youn-seo.

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A solid 8 episode Korean horror drama but with minor flaws

It was a pretty solid horror drama that had amazing visual effects, story and music. The beginning for me was a little flat and was quite boring, I struggled a little to get past the show that but midway is where things started to take off. I read a few reviews and a lot of people have said how dumb the characters are but I think it was realistic because we are humans and in situations where you want to save a friend or a loved one, at that moment, your head isn't really in the right place. A few things that I liked about the characters were how strong portrayed the female lead Se A was and throughout the whole story she didn't need any saving. Though the acting was a bit of a let down, especially at the beginning of the show, it didn't feel convincing enough that these high school students were all friends but it started to improve in the later parts. A character I felt the most lost about was Kang Mi Na I know they pushed out a jealous and hateful side character to make the story more dramatic but I think that with her personality lacking depth it didn't add much to the show but rather just confusion on why Mi Na was obsessed with a boy. The premise of the show could be better because It is a recurring theme with the themes of fighting over a boy and being the heart break of female relationships which, I believe is too redundant and becoming dislikable. Another thing that I saw was people saying the way the curse started was weak. I can understand why people thought it wasn't too much of a strong reason for Do Hye Ryeong to want everyone to die but considering her age and the school environment, I personally felt the reaction was normal. Imagine your best friend who you trust to keep your secret uses your secret against you and makes you the target of all the rumours that aren't even about you? It would make you crumble and feel like you lost all your will there to feel anything.

Overall, the drama was slow at the start but managed to keep the story together.
I don't know much about Korean shamanism but this drama made me more aware of it.
I'd say it's worth it to watch the drama but if you have seen these types of horror shows a lot then I wouldn't recommend if you are too highly critical of shows that have repetitive tropes.

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the acting is superbb!!!

okay so i went in fully expecting wall-to-wall jumpscares and honestly? i was so ready to be scared out of my mind every five minutes. but this drama said no actually, let’s do something different — and that ended up being the right call. the horror doesn’t hit you over the head constantly. it builds, creeps up on you, and when it does go there, it lands so much harder because you’re already emotionally attached. love when horror works like that.
the premise is genuinely clever. Girigo is this app that supposedly grants any wish you upload as a video. sounds too good to be true, obviously, and it is — turns out the whole thing is a curse deliberately created by whoever built it. once that reveal starts unfolding, the story gets way darker and way more personal than i initially expected. it stops being about a spooky app and starts being about people.
and that’s where the drama really shines for me. the underlying message hits different — it’s not just the classic “be careful what you wish for” thing. it’s more about how human desire is messy and complicated. people think they’re wishing for something good but underneath it’s tangled up with revenge, with feeling abandoned, with wanting to hurt someone back without admitting it to themselves. that kind of nuance? in a YA horror? didn’t see it coming and i respect it.
acting-wise everyone holds their own but let’s talk about the worst characters because oh my god. Nari, Kwon Siwon, and Gitae — absolutely insufferable and i mean that as a compliment to the writing because they made me genuinely annoyed in the best way possible. and Hyungwook broooo 😭

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Very overhyped

So yeah, I watched lots..lots of videos on instagram about this kdrama, fortunately managed to avoid spoiler ones. And almost all of the were like "It's a masterpiece!", 10 out 10 etc. Trailer didn't impress me, but I still decided to give it a chance. Well...can't say that it was terrible decision, but I was surprised in a bad way.

Production here is not really bad, but it feels very low budget, like some low-budget trashy japanese series. And btw, this kdrama looks more like jdrama. Especially because of amount of blood. I instantly remembered japanese drama "Crow's Blood". It was also very silly and very bloody.

Story is not very interesting, twists are very predictable, characters not interesting, except maybe Na-Ri. Brother-in-law character is comedic relief here, and this is also one of my problems. Too many silly, stupid moments, like in comedy, and with sudden comedic music...in horror show! And as far as I know, it wasn't promoted like a black horror comedy or something like that. Also, the ending...No, I will say in general - after first couple of episodes story went downhill, except maybe episode 6. There are a lot of confusing story elements, and some of them just lead nowhere, or didn't get a proper resolution.

Can't really say much about acting - it was ok mostly. Kim Siwon and Hyeryung actresses and Kang Mi-Na are propably the best here, their acting was great, but their storylines felt really underdeveloped. Jeon So Nee was good, but nothing special, main heroine was ok, others - mediocre.

So, I don't understand the hype and good ratings. It's not completely terrible show, but not good either. I rated it with 5, mostly because it's short, with fast pacing, good concept overall, but really simirar to the german series "Wishlist", and with some good acting, but that's about it.

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