Genie Make A Wish- Episodes 9-10
“Habibti, Written Between Time and Fate”
Episode 9 of Genie, Make a Wish opens with a brutal reminder that this story has crossed into its darkest chapter. Iblis kills Jun-u, and there’s no triumph in it, only inevitability. Almost immediately, Ejllael storms Jung-hoon’s mansion and does something both shocking and satisfying: he rips the evil spirit straight out of the possessed child. The reveal confirms what we feared all along. Khalid is still pulling strings, and worse, he wants the lamp for himself. Ejllael makes it clear that he intends to kill Iblis personally, setting up an ominous collision we know is coming.
Trying to keep Ka-young safe, Iblis asks Sade to stay by her side while he visits Zahara. But Zahara, ever the keeper of half-truths, once again avoids explaining the mysterious 20-year memory gap. Instead, he confesses his regret over helping Shadi save his son by placing Khalid’s soul into Hunbish’s body, a choice that destroyed his garden and left only Jung-hoon’s soul flower behind. Everything about this world feels like it’s rotting from old sins.
On the human side of things, Kim Gae’s reunion with his former family is quietly heartbreaking. They don’t recognize him in his human form, except for little Ha-neul, who believes him without hesitation. Elsewhere, Mi-ju’s volunteer work brings her face to face with Ejllael, who coldly reminds her that youth doesn’t change fate. When the flowers in her yard bloom, she will die. Pan-geum takes the news especially hard, already beginning to prepare herself for the end.
Ka-young, meanwhile, is done playing small. She demands her stolen money back from the bank in cash, reviews CCTV footage at the mechanic shop, and realizes Jung-hoon’s men have been watching her. When Jung-hoon himself shows up asking her to use a wish to end his mortality, she sees through his lies instantly. Sade transforms into a jaguar to protect her, and when Chang-sik arrives with backup, Ka-young calmly introduces the supernatural chaos standing beside her. She asks Chang-sik to protect Mi-ju and Min-ji, knowing danger is closing in fast.
Iblis infiltrates Jung-hoon’s mansion and finally speaks to Shadi, who is drowning in regret. Shadi wants to save the world from Khalid, and Iblis gives him a single condition: Ka-young must be left alone. If Khalid harms her, Iblis will kill him. Shadi agrees to slow his son down for as long as he can, a fragile alliance forged out of guilt.
When thugs try to rob Ka-young later that night, Iblis intervenes violently, sending them straight to the underworld. Ka-young follows and sees the punishment awaiting him if she wins their bet. The realization breaks her heart. Back home, they share painful truths about Hunbish and the cost of every choice they’ve made.
Kim Gae appears one last time to make his final wish. Sick and dying, he asks to return to his dog form so he can say goodbye properly. Iblis hesitates, knowing the family abandoned him on purpose, but grants the wish. Gae leaves his money to his driver and walks away quietly, choosing love over bitterness.
Later, Ka-young and Iblis walk together under the night sky. He confesses that the Supreme Being once granted him three wishes, though he can’t remember if the last one was fulfilled. From Zahara’s words, he suspects his final wish was meant to save Ka-young’s soul in the past, even though it ended tragically. Ka-young admits she was truly afraid when she thought she was dying, and asks him to take her somewhere meaningful. He brings her to watch cherry blossoms fall, and for a moment, everything feels soft and fragile.
Iblis admits he no longer wants revenge. He doesn’t want to kill her. Ka-young quietly admits she feels the same way. It’s a confession wrapped in restraint, but it lands harder than any declaration.
Elsewhere, truths keep unraveling. Ejllael returns Irem’s voice. Min-ji accidentally discovers Mi-ju’s real identity at the dental clinic. Pan-geum begins preparing for her death. Bok-ja worries she’s losing her memory. And late into the night, Ka-young notices strange inscriptions inside the lamp. Iblis has never seen them before. When Ka-young traces the writing, they realize he wrote obsessively about a woman from Gorgyeo. One word appears over and over again: Habibti. My true love.
Trying to get answers, they summon Sade, Ejllael, and Irem. No one helps. Ejllael literally blocks his ears and flies away, destroying the roof in the process. Ka-young begins to wonder if the woman in the writings could be Jinniya, but the mystery only deepens.
At the same time, Sang-tae makes his final wish. He wants to return to the day he murdered his last victim and do it differently, leaving no evidence. Ka-young gives Iblis her notebook to deliver to her past self, and together they rewrite fate. They save the woman, ensure Sang-tae is caught in the act, and finally stop him for good.
Watching a life saved shakes Ka-young deeply. Even someone as broken as she is can still do something right. Iblis realizes, without resistance now, that he’s falling for her. When he returns to the present, he kisses her and tells her the truth: he believes he loved her in the past. The walls of the lamp don’t lie.
“Whispers of Wrath, Wishes on the Brink”
Episode 10 of Genie, Make a Wish opens with the fallout finally catching up to everyone. Bu-gyeong is fired after the bank discovers the mess she helped cover up, and it feels like the universe quietly closing a door that’s been wobbling for a while. At the same time, Yeong-hyeon makes a reckless move by telling Da-jin the truth about the genie. Instead of relief, it brings chaos. Da-jin wants to use a wish to save her terminally ill father, even suggesting they share wishes, but Yeong-hyeon refuses. The argument spirals fast, and by the end of it, Da-jin asks for a divorce, showing just how dangerous wishes become when fear enters the room.
At Jung-hoon’s mansion, his obsession deepens. He tries to weave another mat and cuts himself, only to heal instantly. The immortality he craves now enrages him. A flashback pulls us into the night Iblis cannot remember, where Khalid claims that Iblis slaughtered an entire town. Shadi searches for his son, asking about a woman, clearly Ka-young, but Khalid only cares about gaining more power. Even in the past, love and ambition were already at war.
Iblis confronts Ejllael, desperate for answers about the inscriptions covering his walls. He wants to know if his love for Ka-young led to her death. Ejllael refuses to explain and explodes with rage when Iblis asks about Ka-young’s lifespan. Before leaving, Ejllael gives Irem strict instructions for the next time Shadi puts the world to sleep, hinting that something catastrophic is coming.
Back in the village, dissatisfaction simmers. Seung-rye brags about her children while secretly stewing in loneliness and jealousy, especially toward Pan-geum, whose daughter sends her traveling the world. Pan-geum’s messages from Hawaii comfort Bok-ja, who begs for updates, afraid of being forgotten. At home, Pan-geum gently asks Iblis to watch over Ka-young, amused as she watches the two bicker over food like an old married couple.
Ka-young and Iblis continue decoding the inscriptions. Ka-young is still convinced they must be about Jinniya, and her jealousy slips through in small, human ways. Worried about Jung-hoon, Iblis transforms the lamp into a water bottle and insists Ka-young keep it close. He begs her to use her last wish to save herself if he’s bound again. Ka-young refuses. Losing him is not an option she’s willing to consider.
At Yeong-hyeon’s home, the wish fight reaches its breaking point. Min-ji, meanwhile, investigates Pan-geum’s past and confirms what she’s feared all along. She breaks down in her car as everything clicks into place. Pan-geum herself quietly prepares for death, organizing Ka-young’s future. Sensing something is wrong, Ka-young takes her on a trip to Seoul, determined to make joyful memories while they still can.
While Ka-young is away, Iblis visits Sang-hyeok, offering a subtle goodbye. Sang-hyeok is doing better, cutting back on arcade games, and the moment feels bittersweet, like a thread being gently tied off.
After returning, Ka-young checks on Min-ji at the dental clinic. Though hurt and angry, Min-ji helps Ka-young keep up appearances and even begins helping hide Mi-ju’s identity. Seung-rye, however, grows suspicious as she keeps seeing Mi-ju around, her curiosity sharpening into something dangerous.
That evening, Ka-young tells Pan-geum she’s leaving briefly for Dubai. Her goal is simple and terrifying: talk to Jinniya and find out whether Iblis used his last wish. Jinniya ignores her at first, until Jung-hoon corners Ka-young in a deserted alley. Jinniya appears just in time, pulling Ka-young into her lamp. She reveals the truth about Iblis’s golden wrath: he once destroyed an entire city for Ka-young. She confirms the inscriptions were written about her, though she refuses to explain more. Ka-young leaves shaken but oddly reassured.
Elsewhere, Irem asks Sade to trust his instincts if the day comes when she must obey Ejllael’s strange orders. He agrees, unsettled. Back on Earth, Yeong-hyeon makes a devastating choice. After deleting the YouTube channel, he summons the genie and wishes for Da-jin to forget everything about the genie and the wishes. Love loses to fear once again.
After granting the wish, Iblis rushes to Dubai to find Ka-young standing near the rock named after his wrath. A boy carrying red balloons passes by, triggering fragmented memories. Iblis slips into the past and meets Ka-young as she once was, anxious to leave after Muttalib’s final wish. She senses something different in him, but he’s pulled back to the present before learning more. All he can tell Ka-young is the truth: he thinks he failed her once before.
Over dinner, Ka-young presses him for answers, realizing he knows she spoke to Jinniya. When rain begins to fall, she demands a kiss, and Iblis responds in true dramatic fashion by whisking her to the desert. They dance through the night, and Ka-young admits she’s liked him far longer than she ever let on.
Back in Korea, Seung-rye’s suspicions explode into action. She sneaks into Mi-ju’s house, literally tasting the food to confirm her identity. When Pan-geum wakes to a toothache and finds Seung-rye inside her home, the truth spills out. Cornered, Pan-geum begs her to keep the secret. Seung-rye storms off in disgust.
Jung-hoon’s men overhear everything. The order comes swiftly. Ishrun is sent to kill Seung-rye before she can tell anyone.
And just as the episode closes in Dubai, Iblis sees a reflection in the river: a boy with a torch, then his past self, lounging in the shade and smoking. Past and present finally face each other, and you can feel it. The memories are coming back, whether the world is ready or not.
DramaZen's Opinion
Episodes 9 and 10 feel like the emotional and narrative tipping point of Genie, Make a Wish. The story shifts from mystery and slow-burn tension into full heartbreak territory, especially as Iblis starts remembering fragments of the past he’s been running from. Episode 9 hurts in a quiet way, showing how every wish leaves scars behind, while Episode 10 deepens that ache by revealing just how far Iblis once went for love.
What really stands out is Ka-young’s growth. She’s no longer reacting to danger, she’s choosing love even when it terrifies her. The Dubai arc, the inscriptions, and the hints of Iblis’s wrath all make it clear that their connection is ancient, destructive, and impossible to ignore. These episodes don’t rush the romance; they let it ache, and that’s what makes it so compelling.
