Genie, Make A Wish Episode 9 Recap: Truths, Love, and a Painful Past Unfold

In Genie, Make A Wish Episode 9, it takes a dark turn. The story opens with a shocking scene. Iblis kills Jun-u while pushing Ka Young from the cliff. Khalid watches from far away. He realizes it must be Iblis who killed Jun-u.

Ejieal appears, furious. He slaps Khalid and yells that he wanted Iblis dead. He doesn’t want a new master for himself. Khalid’s desire to replace Iblis as the new master angers him even more. Ejieal warns Khalid to stop before things get worse.

Meanwhile, Iblis visits Zahar. He sees Zahar’s garden dead and lifeless. When Iblis asks why, Zahar replies, “Because of you.” The words cut deep. Iblis wants a flower that could take him back to 1400 BC. He hopes to find his sealed memories there. But it’s impossible.

Secret Behind Khalid’s Immortality

Zahar then reveals something shocking. Khalid is Shadi’s son. But he was born terminally ill, coughing blood every day. Shadi, desperate to save him, found Hun-bish, a kid granted immortality by Iblis 983 years ago.

With Zahar’s help, Shadi switched their souls. Hun-bish died later, even though he was immortal. But Khalid survived and became immortal instead. Zahar faced severe punishment for this sin. His garden was destroyed, and only one foreign flower remained alive.

A strange yet touching story follows. A dog, who had turned into a human, waited for his old owner. When the owner arrived, he was confused by the man acting like a dog. But the owner’s little son, Ha-neul, recognized him instantly.

He said, “That’s Ppopi.” The man, now human again, returns to Iblis. He says he wants to be a dog again. He’s sick and dying. His only wish is to be with his owner once more. Before leaving, he tells Kim, his chauffeur, that he’ll give him all his money.

This seemingly side story is a powerful microcosm of the episode’s theme: the true “curse” of immortality isn’t living forever, but watching everyone you love die. The dog-turned-man rejects his humanity and wealth, longing only for the pure, unconditional love of his family.

This directly echoes Iblis’s own exhaustion with an eternal life devoid of genuine connection and foreshadows his growing bond with Ka Young.

Old Secrets and New Truths Collide

Ka Young’s grandmother appears next. She works in Ejieal’s volunteer lunch program. Ejieal recognizes her immediately. He tells her that even though her body is young, her true age remains the same.

He warns her that when the flower in her garden blooms, she will die. The words shock Pan Geum. She realizes her lifespan hasn’t changed at all.

Elsewhere, Khalid meets Ka Young. She calmly tells him that she knows Jun-u can’t be his father. Their talk grows tense. She suddenly cuts his face with a knife to test him.

The scar heals instantly. She was right — Khalid is immortal. Sayyid steps in and protects Ka Young from Khalid’s men. Villagers and the chief appear, forcing Khalid to retreat.

Iblis then visits Shadi. Their meeting is cold. Shadi admits he cannot control his son. Iblis replies that he will neither call Khalid his son nor spare him. He knows he must kill him eventually.

Ka Young later withdraws all her money from the bank. At her shop, robbers attack her. Iblis arrives in time. He kills the robbers and sends their souls to the underworld. Ka Young follows him, wanting answers. Iblis tells her he’s been trapped in eternity for refusing to bow to humans.

On their way home, Iblis opens up more. He tells her he once had three wishes. His first wish gave him the power to send humans to hell. His second allowed him to corrupt his masters.

Ka Young asks what the third one was. Iblis admits he doesn’t remember it but believes it must have caused a tragic result.

Lost Memories and a Final Rescue

Later, Ka Young notices strange writing on the lamp pillars. The Arabic words catch her attention. She copies them one by one. Some messages say, “You who came from Goryeo are enslaved.” Another says, “You never make any money and yet you keep selling your scrawny dates.”

Both realize these could be their old memories or pieces of their shared past. They meet with Sayyid, Irem, and Ejieal to discuss the lost memories. Sayyid knows nothing. Irem doesn’t have approval to speak. Ejieal refuses to help at all. The mystery deepens.

Meanwhile, Sung Tae makes his third wish. He wants to go back in time and kill the victim from April 2024, erasing all traces. Iblis from the future appears and gives Ka Young a recording — proof and evidence from the future. She quickly understands what she must do. She runs to catch Sung Tae at 9 p.m.

At the same time, Sung Tae from the past realizes the truth. His future self has come to destroy the evidence. When the girl appears, he attacks her. Ka Young arrives in time and hits him hard. Iblis tells the police everything. Sung Tae is finally arrested as a serial killer. Justice is served.

Iblis returns to the present. Ka Young looks shy. Iblis kisses her gently. He tells her that he will remember their memories inside the lamp. Iblis calls it his “habiti,” his heart’s home.

He promises that he will remember his true love. The episode ends with their kiss — soft, quiet, and filled with longing.

The Five Souls and Their Wishes

Ending

Genie, Make a Wish Episode 9 mixes pain, memory, and redemption. It connects every mystery built from the start. The story gives meaning to Iblis’s endless curse. It shows how love and guilt can exist together. The ending feels calm yet haunting.

Episode 9 explains not only Iblis’s tragic curse but also Ka Young’s quiet strength. Their story continues to question fate, time, and love — all wrapped in the mystery of one genie’s wish.

Fan Theory Corner: What Was Iblis’s Third Wish?

• 1. A wish to forget a great pain (which backfired, trapping him without context).

• 2. A wish to always find a specific soul (Ka Young’s, perhaps dooming them to a repeated cycle).

• 3. A wish for someone else to live, costing him his own freedom.

What do you think his third wish was? Let us know in the comments!

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