‘The Heavenly Idol’ Ending Explained
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Title: The Heavenly Idol
Hangul: 성스러운 아이돌
Cast: Kim Min-gue, Go Bo-gyeol,
Lee Jang-woo, Ye Ji-won, Park Sang-nam
Writer: Lee Chun-geum
Director: Lee So-yoon
Network: TVNING, tvN
Episodes: 12
Series Grade: C
Finale Grade: B
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The Heavenly Idol: Happy or Sad Ending?
The Heavenly Idol has a happy ending. The good guys live, the bad guys are defeated, and couples are together. The finale is a bit of a mess with much of the focus on the drama’s lackluster villains.
But Rembrary, Dal, Gam-jae, and the members of Wild Animal all get their happy ending.
The Heavenly Idol Ending Breakdown
What Happened to Rembrary?
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Rembrary wins Best Rookie at a drama award show, fulfilling the vow he made with Yeon-woo. Rembrary returns to his body in the other realm which has descended into chaos in his absence.
Rembrary finds out that Redrin is behind everything – the chaos on earth as well as the deaths of all his friends and family. Rembrary also learns that he was created by Redrin using a part of her soul.
After Redrin is defeated, Rembrary remains in the mortal world as a member of Wild Animal while also helping rid the world of the evil remnants of black magic that remain.
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What Happened to Dal?
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Dal is the hero of The Heavenly Idol and the one ultimately responsible for the defeat of Redrin.
Dal sells her soul writing a vow to destroy the holy relic which strips Redrin of her power. The destruction of the holy relic releases the souls trapped and Redrin loses her power source.
But in exchange, Dal loses her memories and everyone loses their memories of Dal.
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Dal continues working in the entertainment industry where she encounters Rembrary and Wild Animal but they do not recognize one another.
At the end of The Heavenly Idol, Dal gets her memories back after being healed by Rembrary and the drama ends with her smiling happily at Rembrary.
What Happened to the Real Yeon-woo?
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The real Yeon-woo returns to his world after Rembrary wins the acting award.
After being confronted by Rembrary at the Wild Animal dorm, Yeon-woo is revealed…to not exist.
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“Yeon Woo” is a man named Ardor from Rembrary’s realm.
Ardor envied Rembrary for his good looks and powers and was approached by Redrin to become Rembrary’s earth alter-ego.
Ardor was told by Redrin to make people hate “Yeon-woo” (to weaken his powers) and in exchange, he’d become just like Rembrary.
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What Happened to Gam-jae?
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After Redrin is defeated, Grim Reaper Gam-jae becomes the manager of Wild Animal and has ditched his all-black outfits for a lighter wardrobe.
What Happened to the Evil One?
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The Evil One is killed by Redrin who traps him in the ring she gave him to take his power.
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What Happened to Redrin?
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Redrin, the deity Rembrary worships, is revealed to be evil.
She killed many Pontifices and people over hundreds of years including Rembrary’s family and friends.
Redrin used the members of the religious cult and the holy relic on Earth to trap the souls she needs to feed her deity powers.
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Redrin is also revealed to not be an actual deity but a…seaweed spirit.
She became a deity after saving a human and the human worshiping her as a deity.
People believing Redrin to be a deity gave her the powers of a deity.
To gain power, Redrin hurt all those who believed in her. She killed the members of her cult, The Evil One, and also tried to kill Rembrary.
As a result, she loses all her believers and her power.
At the end of The Heavenly Idol, Redrin is alive but is locked up in the Afterlife.
What Happened to Wild Animal?
Wild Animal win their first-ever award at the Korea Music Awards thanks to the dance practice videos posted by their leader, Jeong-seo.
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Wild Animal become very successful as a group, winning awards and topping the charts.
Their schedules are packed and they are no longer fail idols.
Do Rembrary and Dal End Up Together?
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Rembrary and Dal lose their memories of one another but get them back in the end after Rembrary heals Dal.
The Heavenly Idol ends with the two smiling at one another. Undoubtedly, they will resume their relationship now that their memories have returned.
Do Sun Ja and Woo Shil End Up Together?
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The Wild Animal CEO and the veteran singer who dated in the past rekindle their romance.
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The Heavenly Idol Ending Review
From the very first episode of The Heavenly Idol, I was dreading Rembrary leaving and the return of Yeon-woo.
Dramas with body/soul swaps rarely have satisfying endings and I was honestly expecting the worst. The Heavenly Idol also didn’t put any effort into making Yeon-woo likable so I was dreading watching him return to reap the rewards of Rembrary’s hard work.
But I was pleasantly surprised at how The Heavenly Idol solved their two protagonists problem!
Compared to the Reborn Rich ending and Mr. Queen ending, I thought the ending of The Heavenly Idol did justice to their title character. The drama rightly recognized Rembrary as the male lead and wrote a twist that ensured he would get his happily-ever-after.
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Not to mention, everyone’s reaction to the Real Yeon-woo was hilarious.
I haven’t laughed so hard watching a drama in a long time!
A funny and inspired twist and emotionally satisfying for everyone as well.
What did you think of The Heavenly Idol?