Battle of Fates (2026)

If You Love Fortune Telling and Destiny This Show Is for You

So I have always loved watching fortune readings in Korean dramas and variety shows. Programs like 2D1N and Running Man sometimes show New Year saju readings and I was always very curious and fascinated by them.
That’s why I was really happy to see a show like this. Having 49 different fate readers competing was very interesting. The contestants include traditional Korean shamans, tarot readers, and saju readers, and some of them can even read a person’s face, feet, or energy to predict their destiny. Watching their skills and the way they analyze people made me feel like there might really be something special behind these traditional practices.
Some episodes were very emotional and even a bit draining because the contestants faced intense moments and personal challenges. At the same time the show was very engaging and entertaining and some contestants were also very charismatic and good looking 🫣 which made it even more fun to watch.
Watching the show gave me a feeling similar to the movie Exhuma intense, mysterious, and full of suspense, like each contestant held secrets waiting to be revealed. It made the competition feel almost cinematic and kept me on the edge of my seat 💀
Overall I really enjoyed every part of this show..It was fascinating ...emotional and unique kind of a therapy for me as well ..I would definitely give it 10/10 because it amazed me and kept me interested the whole time..After watching this I really hope that someday I can get my own fate read as well 🤭 it would be amazing to see what the future holds😌

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A survival show for shaman psychics? SO fascinating and fun!

I love getting my fortune told, but at the same time I usually do it just for fun and am not a total believer. But this show definitely made me think twice.

THE GOOD:
1) Fascinating to watch the shamans get the details right, especially if more than one agree on the details
2) The battle where they read each other or the celebrities fortunes. Man, I SO WANTED to book one of them to read my fortune!
3) Can be a bit catty but also supportive for what seems like a lonely job. That supportive element was nice to see
4) It's fun when I also was able to "predict" the right answer

THE BAD:
1) The judge panel's overreactions especially Park Nara. She annoyed the hell out of me with her over the top gasps. IMO the judges' whisperings and expressions helped guide shamans to know if they were on the right track and would help others also guess similarly. That's how fake conmen can read their clients. The judges should have had neutral expressions or be behind a screen.
2) Severely edited to limit the times the shamans were wrong. Obviously if the shamans were wrong too much, viewers would lose interest in the show cuz who would want to watch frauds. The PDs would have a hard time casting a S2 and probably would face defamation suits so the editing definitely sheltered in favor of the contestants.
3) The last episodes with the shaman rituals were in poor taste imo. It felt like fake acting, taking advantage of grieving people.

Throughout the show, I was so entertained and slowly questioned if there might be something to this. But then a part of me also felt like it'd be so easy to feed info to the shamans or it being scripted or if it's a small community, they might all know each other's past already. Also, I question why would ghosts know the future? Is it really spirits they are tapping into or maybe they are accessing a part of the brain that can pick up subconscious cues better and faster than the average person. Only time will tell if future predictions are real, but regardless of my doubts, I was thoroughly entertained and would def watch s2 if it comes out!

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Believe or not?

I watched it when I saw a clip that a client was possessed by something. I enjoyed first episodes as I learned new things. Especially the foot reading 😂 But I'm a bit disappointed when at the last seconds/minutes of ep 9 they show something that didn't include in epsode 10. It confused me on what really happened.

Also some of saju and tarot readers has less exposure. They are all amazing.

Maybe I am also expecting possessed like in the horror films. Or that's a bit dangerous? 😅

I like to try the foot reading 🥹😂 And ask Hannah how's my lovelife in the future 😂

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What kind of show is this?

Okay, this is the first time in my life I’ve watched a variety show about psychics competing against each other. The idea is honestly fascinating. The cases and challenges in each episode are clever and very interesting. They bring together tarot readers, shamans, saju readers, and different kinds of fortune-tellers, then make them compete to see who is the most accurate. It’s a pretty crazy concept.

This show might actually be interesting for people who don’t believe in fortune-telling or the supernatural. At the same time, it doesn’t feel like the show is trying to force you to believe in those things (at least not for me). So what is the hidden message of the show? Is it trying to prove that psychics are real, or that they are fake? Anyway, I’ll stop overthinking that part.

There were a few things that bothered me while watching. Sometimes the judges’ reactions to the contestants’ predictions felt a bit exaggerated. Not only when they heard the readings, but also during moments like tied votes. At times it felt a little too dramatic. There were also moments that seemed to “sell sadness,” which reminded me of some TV shows in my country.
For example, there was one part where I felt really emotional and even cried while listening to one contestant’s story. The contestant’s tears felt very genuine, and it moved me enough to make me cry too. But when the scene suddenly cut to the judges, I stopped crying because their reactions looked a bit forced 😭 (just my personal opinion 🌷).

Another thing I noticed is that some scenes felt cut or edited out. I won’t go into detail, but maybe it was because of time limitations. There were many predictions that weren’t shown on screen. I understand that this might be to protect people’s privacy, but it was still a bit frustrating. It also felt like some contestants didn’t get enough screen time while others appeared much more often.
Well, things like that are quite common in Korean variety shows, so I’m not really surprised.
Aside from that, the show is good. The set design is amazing, the shamans’ costumes are impressive, and the background music sometimes gave me chills. Even the ritual in the final round looked like it was performed very seriously.

You should try watching The Battle of Fate. It’s definitely an entertaining show.

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"¿Existe realmente el destino? De ser así, ¿somos capaces de leerlo?"

Como se plantea en el primer episodio, este "experimento" nos presentó variedad de situaciones (pruebas) en las que a través de distintos medios (tarot, prácticas shamanicas, saju, entre otros) se busca "leer el destino". Me considero fan de realities, he visto de múltiples temáticas y aún así cuando me enteré de este mi curiosidad por lo esotérico se activó, no lo pude dejar pasar.

Siendo un reality de superviviencia quisiera comentar un poco de cada una de las etapas:

0) Introducción de los participantes y Lecturas variadas
+ Fue muy impresionante ver tanto el set como cada una de las entradas de los participantes. Esos atuendos, sus herramientas, personalidades, auras... me cautivaron.
Algo que me pareció memorable fue esa "primera lectura": cascabeles sonando, abanicos moviendose, cartas siendo barajeadas, laptops y hojas de información siendo consultadas... wow, había prácticas y rituales de las que no tenía ni idea. Quizá, próximamente me anime a investigar para conocer un poco más de estos temas.
+ Me pareció que la dinámica para seleccionar a los que pasaban a la siguiente etapa fue interesante ya que no solo se consideraba el "tiempo de respuesta" sino también el storytelling en sus interpretaciones, así como la precisión en los datos.
Por supuesto que hubo personajes de los que no tuvimos tanto tiempo en pantalla pero considerando la cantidad con la que empezaron, es entendible. Otra cosa que disfruté es que pudimos ver uno que otro close-up en el que los participantes nos narraban cómo iban canalizando su respuesta.

2) Lectura "tabú"
+ No sabía que "leer el destino" de otro "lector de destino" (no sé si lo dije bien) se consideraba tabú. Esos enfrentamientos estuvieron épicos, llenos de carisma y emotividad. Me gustó que cada uno fue "libre" de elegir a su contrincante, eso hizo posible que vieramos diferentes disciplinas en acción. Sin embargo, me faltó que incluyeran unas cuantas lecturas de personalidades de las que tenía curiosidad, ni modo.

3) Lectura por "sinergia"
+ Esto de trabajar en equipos y el "regreso" de esos 2 participantes me sorprendió mucho. Quedé conforme con los equipos que formaron, nos ofrecieron un poco de preocupación y drama por no ponerse de acuerdo, así como emoción al presenciar su unanimidad en una que otra predicción. Los equipos que pasaron a la siguiente etapa se lo merecían pero igual sentí pena por uno que otro que quedó en los equipos que no pasaron.

4) Lectura 1 vs. 1 al mismo cliente
+ Que cool que esta vez cada cliente eligiera a dos participantes para resolver sus dudas. La dinámica estuvo interesante pero ¿por qué solo en el primer enfrentamiento pusieron la "lectura simultánea"? se me hizo un tanto "cardíaca" porque había posibilidad de interrumpirse, si nos hubieran mostrado ese segmento con los otros enfrentamientos hubiera sido más épico.

5) Final
+ Pero que final... un tema sensible es el "brindar consuelo" y ver esos ritos para brindar paz a los vivos y descanso a los muertos me dejó anonadada. En este caso coincidió que todos fueran chamanes y la duda surgió: si hubieran llegado lectores de saju o tarotistas (por mencionar algunos) ¿cómo habrían sido sus "ritos"?. Me quedaré con la duda.
La asignación de puntos me convenció, tuvimos los otorgados por el cliente, los otorgados por los jueces y los otorgados por "otros jueces neutrales", entonces considero que "hubo balance".

Comentarios finales:
+ Me quedo conforme con el ganador y con ganas de haber visto más de ciertos participantes pero en general disfruté bastante de la propuesta.

Como pregunta del capítulo final...
¿Creo en el destino?
- Sí, con respecto a la "evidencia" mostrada... elijo creer.

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