Ahead of episodes 3 and 4, the series unveiled first-look stills of Jang Do-cheol (played by Kim Tae-woo), teasing the arrival of a mysterious shaman whose mere presence cranks up the tension. He’s the one who warned, “From now on, it’s fox hunting”―and he clearly means it.
Previously, Eun-ho (Kim Hye-yoon), a gumiho (nine-tailed fox), cornered Lee Yoon (Choi Seung-yoon) and forced him to stop lying. He proceeded to confess everything―from a drunk hit-and-run to murder and a secret burial―allowing Eun-ho to regain the spiritual power she was losing. Meanwhile, the fallout from Lee Yoon’s past “accident” sent soccer prospects Hyun Woo-seok (Jang Dong-joo) and Kang Si-yeol (Lomon) down opposite paths. Nine years later, Kang is a global superstar with a top international club, while Hyun can’t even land a spot in Korea’s fourth tier. When they reunite, a mysterious “wish card” from Eun-ho lands between them, hinting that their fates may be on a collision course once again.
Enter the game-changer. In the newly released images, a stranger shadows Eun-ho from just a step behind, with Lee Yoon lingering nearby. The stranger is revealed as the enigmatic shaman Jang Do-cheol―and his energy is menacing. His exact connection to Lee Yoon is unclear, but the pairing screams an unholy alliance.
Most striking is Jang Do-cheol’s chilling grin and the knife leveled at Eun-ho, amplifying the danger. Facing him, Eun-ho’s expression hardens from unease to fury. After his ominous promise to “hunt a fox,” what drives Jang Do-cheol to pursue her―and what twisted history binds them?
Episode 3, airing Friday, Jan. 23, finds Kang Si-yeol rejecting his “fallen idol” fate and plotting to reset the life swap with Hyun Woo-seok. At the same time, Jang Do-cheol and Lee Yoon make their first moves in tracking Eun-ho. According to the production, Jang Do-cheol’s arrival flips the show’s mood on its head: why is a human hunting a gumiho, and how will Eun-ho fight back?
‘No Tail to Tell’ airs Episode 3 on Friday at 9:50 p.m.
(SBS Entertainment News | Kang Sun-ae)