Oh My Ghost Clients Episode 1 Review: Mu-Jin’s Reluctant Rise from Ruin to Redemption

Oh My Ghost Clients Episode 1 Review | Leisurebyte

Director:
Yim Soonrye

Date Created:
2025-05-30 18:20

Editor’s Rating:

4

Oh My Ghost Clients is a quirky, supernatural legal drama that follows the unexpected transformation of No Mu-jin, a jaded labour attorney played by Jung Kyoung-ho. Initially devoid of any social conscience, Mu-Jin views his legal work purely as a means to pay the bills. But after a brush with death while chasing down corruption alongside a spirited YouTuber, his life takes a ghostly turn—literally. Suddenly, he’s being approached by ghosts with unresolved labour disputes, and to save himself, he’s forced to represent their causes from beyond the grave.

Oh My Ghost Clients Episode 1 has a runtime of 62 minutes.

Oh My Ghost Clients Episode 1 Recap

When we first meet No Mu-Jin, life is already chewing him up and spitting him out in spectacular fashion. Not only is he bankrupt, but his wife also walks right out the door, leaving behind a crumbling man and an even more crumbled bank account. Desperate to get his life back on track, Mu-Jin clutches onto his shiny new labour attorney license like a golden ticket.

Unfortunately, the dream job promised to him turns to dust when the employer turns out to be a slimeball with a history of sexually harassing his staff. To make things worse, Mu-Jin slowly realises he wasn’t just blind to the harassment happening around him—he was also a victim, though he hadn’t recognised it at the time. Talk about a harsh awakening.

So here he is, broke, jobless, abandoned, and now burdened with the ugly truth of his past. But instead of giving up, Mu-Jin does what every slightly chaotic, emotionally fried K-drama hero does—he goes rogue. He decides to start his own firm, specialising in labour disputes. Not out of justice or passion, mind you. Mu-Jin has no illusions of being a hero. He just wants cash. If saving people’s jobs pays the bills, then why not? It’s a refreshing twist from the usual idealistic courtroom crusader. Mu-Jin’s cynical, self-aware, and deeply flawed—and we kind of love that for him.

Enter Na Hee-Joo, Mu-Jin’s ever-suffering sister-in-law who works with him for free because, well, family. She’s also a content creator with a modest following—around 500 subscribers—but hey, a following is a following. Living with her is Gyeon-Woo, another content creator whose patriotic videos keep getting demonetised for reasons that are… murky.

This mismatched trio of financially struggling, mildly disillusioned underdogs decides to turn their situation around with one wild idea: they’ll start inspecting shady factories and expose labour violations through viral videos. The catch? They’ll offer the factories “consulting services” to improve safety standards—aka a very unofficial, camera-wielding form of bribery. It’s morally grey, yes, but their stomachs are emptier than their consciences.

At first, Mu-Jin was sceptical of this half-baked plan. But once the cameras roll, factories start sweating, and money begins to trickle in. It actually works—until it doesn’t. Their crusade hits a wall when they land at a notoriously dangerous factory with the highest number of on-site worker deaths. Things get real fast when Mu-Jin, quite literally, saves a migrant worker from a death scene straight out of Final Destination. The suspense is real, folks. One wrong step, and it’s curtains.

As fate (and poor bladder control) would have it, Gyeon-Woo runs off to deal with a digestive emergency, while Hee-Joo tries to persuade the factory chief that they’re not extorting him—they’re helping. Meanwhile, Mu-Jin continues his inspection and talks to the workers about staying safe. But before he can finish his lecture, another near-death accident unfolds. Steel beams come crashing down, and just as things go dark—bam—Mu-Jin blacks out.

And now we’re in the Twilight Zone. Mu-Jin wakes up in a fuzzy memory of his childhood birthday party, complete with cake, nostalgia, and confusion. The scene shifts violently to a conversation between his wife and mother, both lamenting how pathetic Mu-Jin is and how he’s basically circling the drain. Ouch. It’s a brutal emotional punch that exposes Mu-Jin’s inner guilt and self-loathing.

Suddenly, he’s somewhere… else. A young man stands before him, speaking informally, totally unbothered by Mu-Jin’s confusion. This isn’t heaven, hell, or any kind of typical afterlife. It’s a ghost temp agency of sorts, and the young man, Bo-Sal, is done with his job as a labour attorney for the dead. He offers Mu-Jin the ultimate ultimatum: take his place and continue living, or refuse and, well, die. With no real options (and not reading the ghostly floating contract thoroughly—classic Mu-Jin), he signs on the dotted line. Just like that, Mu-Jin becomes a lawyer for dead people with workplace grievances.

Oh, and remember that weird statue from earlier—the one he placed his business card in after his friend barfed on it? Yeah, that was Bo-Sal in disguise. Turns out, the puking incident planted the seed for Bo-Sal’s escape plan. Who knew vomit could be life-changing? And so, our grumpy, morally flexible hero is reborn as a paranormal problem-solver. He may not have justice in his heart, but he’s got debt on his back and a contract binding his soul. And as strange as this all sounds, Mu-Jin’s journey has only just begun.

Oh My Ghost Clients Episode 1 Review

Episode 1 of Oh My Ghost Clients kicks off with a bang—and then a collapse, quite literally. It’s a whirlwind of ruin, reality checks, and razor-sharp humour as we meet No Mu-Jin, a man whose life is falling apart faster than the factories he investigates. From losing his wife and job to becoming an unwilling startup founder of a one-man law firm, Mu-Jin is refreshingly cynical and deeply flawed, a far cry from the polished heroes we’re used to.

The way the episode balances bleak real-world labour issues with absurd humour and ghostly absurdities is both bold and brilliant. And it never once feels forced. Instead, the chaos is oddly comforting—like watching someone else’s life unravel while rooting for them to find meaning in the mess.

The supernatural twist comes at just the right time, flipping the tone from gritty realism to otherworldly weirdness without missing a beat. When Mu-Jin unknowingly signs a ghostly contract to become a labour attorney for the dead, it feels ridiculous—and yet somehow perfectly earned. The final scenes, with flashes of his guilt-ridden subconscious and the sly introduction of Bo-Sal, leave you both amused and weirdly touched. It’s a unique blend of satire, social commentary, and existential comedy, and if this first episode is anything to go by, Oh My Ghost Clients might just be one of the most refreshingly original dramas of the year.

Oh My Ghost Clients is streaming on Netflix.

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