Director: Son Dong-wan
Cast: YERI, Lee Chan-hyeong, Suh Dong-hyun, Oh So-hyun, Kim Eun-bi
The Ghost Game is a 2025 South Korean horror-mystery film directed by Son Dong-wan, running 94 minutes. It stars YERI alongside a young ensemble cast in a supernatural story set against the pressures and secrets of high-school life.
What is The Ghost Game about?
Ja-yeong carries a burden from her past that she has never shared with anyone at school. When a group of classmates decides to hold a necromancy ritual one night — summoning spirits through an old ceremonial game — boundaries between the living and the dead begin to blur. What starts as teenage daring quickly escalates into genuine terror, as forces that should have stayed dormant refuse to leave. Each member of the group must confront not only the supernatural threat around them but also the secrets and guilt they brought with them into the ritual. The film builds its dread steadily, keeping the mystery of Ja-yeong's past tightly coiled until the tension becomes unavoidable.
Cast & crew
YERI, widely known from the K-pop group Red Velvet, leads the cast as the haunted Ja-yeong and brings an understated vulnerability to the role. She is supported by Lee Chan-hyeong, Suh Dong-hyun, Oh So-hyun, Kim Eun-bi, and Park Seo-yeon, forming a close-knit ensemble whose group dynamic drives much of the film's psychological tension. Director Son Dong-wan makes his genre feature debut with this project.
Context & significance
South Korean horror has built a global following over the past decade, and The Ghost Game taps into a specifically school-based subgenre that resonates across East Asian popular culture — adolescent shame, suppressed trauma, and the consequences of inviting the unknown. For Persian-speaking viewers abroad who have grown up watching Korean drama and genre cinema, this film slots neatly into that tradition. YERI's crossover from K-pop stardom adds an extra layer of interest for fans already familiar with the Korean entertainment world. The film is available on K-Time with a full Persian dub, making it accessible without any language barrier for diaspora viewers who prefer to watch in Persian.
Where & how to watch
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