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No Tail to Tell (TV Series 2026) is a South Korean fantasy romantic comedy series that uses the tropes related to myth and modern life in an magical story. The 10 episode show follows Eun ho, a cynical nine-tailed fox who has lived for centuries and avoids becoming human, until an unexpected accident with a famous soccer player forces her into an ordinary life. As she experiences the chaos and complexities of human emotions, her world collides with that of Kang Si-yeol, a confident and disciplined football star whose life is changed forever by their encounter. The series stars Kim Hye-yoon as Eun ho and Lomon as Si-yeol, and it explores themes of identity, destiny, love, and responsibility through humour, heart, and supernatural twists.

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No Tail to Tell (TV Series 2026) Recap:

Who really controls Woo seok and Si yeol’s fate?

No Tail to Tell begins in the Joseon era with a nine tailed fox named Eun ho who wants to become human. Like others of her kind, she believes that if she does enough good deeds and cultivates virtue, she will earn humanity. Her closest friend Geum ho succeeds first and is excited to marry the man she loves. However, on the day of the wedding, Eun ho sees a vision of Geum ho’s future. Instead of a happy life, her friend is destined for years of suffering, loss, and loneliness. That vision changes Eun ho completely. She begins to see human life as fragile and cruel. She decides that she no longer wants to become human.

In the present timeline, Eun ho is cold and detached. She grants wishes to wealthy clients for large sums of money, but she follows strict rules. She refuses to perform truly good deeds because that may turn her human, and she avoids extreme evil because that could strip her powers. She believes she has found the perfect balance.

The story then moves back nine years to two high school boys, Hyeon Woo seok and Kang Si yeol. Woo seok is rich and talented, and he is about to be scouted for the youth national football team. Si yeol is just as skilled but poor, living with his sick grandmother and secretly working delivery jobs to survive. When school politics ruin Si yeol’s opportunity and favor Woo seok, resentment quietly begins to grow, even though the boys remain friends.

Their lives collide with Eun ho when she notices their futures. She predicts that one of them will become extremely famous and wealthy. Around the same time, a corrupt businessman named Lee Yoon hits Woo seok with his car while drunk. Si yeol tries to expose him, but Lee hires Eun ho to manipulate Si yeol’s memory. When she attempts to alter his fate, something unexpected happens. The futures of Woo seok and Si yeol switch. Si yeol is now destined for fame instead.

Will Eun ho choose humanity?

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Eun ho’s interference creates a ripple effect. Lee Yoon kills his driver to cover up the accident, and Eun ho realizes that her actions indirectly caused a death. Her spiritual balance tips, and her powers weaken. Trying to fix things, she restores the truth about the accident and forces Lee to confess. Si yeol rises to football stardom while Woo seok falls into obscurity.

Years pass. Si yeol becomes an international star playing in London, admired but increasingly arrogant. Woo seok struggles and works part time jobs. Eun ho, who has taken a break from wish granting, runs out of money and approaches Si yeol as a potential client. He refuses because he believes he already has everything. Offended and provoked, Eun ho grants Woo seok’s unspoken wish instead. Overnight, their lives switch again. Woo seok wakes up rich and famous, and Si yeol becomes an unknown player in a struggling lower division team.

Si yeol is furious and demands answers. Eun ho admits she punished him for mocking her. She claims the switch can be reversed only if Woo seok wishes for it. But things grow more complicated. A fox hunter named Jang Do cheol enters the picture. He seeks fox beads, magical sources of power, and he partners with Lee Yoon. Do cheol steals the Sajin Ritual Blade, a dagger connected to Eun ho’s past and her friend Geum ho. The blade can kill a fox or sever fate itself.

During a confrontation, Eun ho saves Si yeol’s life. That act of genuine selflessness counts as a true good deed. As a result, she loses her powers and becomes human. She is devastated. She never wanted humanity, yet she earns it by accident. Now powerless, Eun ho must rely on Si yeol. They search for Lord Pagun, a heavenly figure who has been monitoring her. Instead of answers, they find that Pagun has disappeared and is living under a human name. Meanwhile, Woo seok enjoys his borrowed fame but slowly feels uneasy. His success feels hollow and unstable.

Will Eun ho stab Si yeol?

On a mountain trip, Eun ho and Si yeol encounter a new eight tailed fox who looks identical to Geum ho but has no memories of their past. This new fox explains that she can become a nine tailed fox by gaining spiritual power, and she proposes a solution. If she switches fates with Eun ho, Eun ho can become a fox again and fix Si yeol’s life. However, the process requires genuine good deeds.

Eun ho reluctantly agrees to help her. The problem is that Eun ho still thinks like a fox. She tries to manipulate situations to appear kind while chasing selfish goals. Si yeol calls her out every time. Real good deeds require sincerity. Slowly, through volunteering and helping people she once harmed, Eun ho begins to understand what responsibility means. She discovers that many of her past wish deals ruined lives. An old man who once lost everything because of her interference dies in regret. Feeling guilty, Eun ho forces a former client to compensate the victim’s family. Each act of repair gives spiritual energy to the eight tailed fox. Eun ho also starts caring for Si yeol’s grandmother and supporting his struggling football team.

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At the same time, Do cheol grows stronger by stealing shamanic powers. Woo seok regains fragments of his erased memories and learns that Eun ho is human. He wrestles with guilt and fear. Eventually, during an international match, Woo seok collapses from heart failure. Doctors reveal he has late stage heart cancer and only months to live. The shocking truth is that Si yeol was originally meant to die young after a rapid rise to fame. Woo seok was meant to live a long but difficult life. Eun ho’s tampering twisted destiny.

Pagun confronts Eun ho and gives her a final choice. To restore fate and regain her fox form, she must stab her true love with the Sajin Blade. If she refuses, she will remain human and face consequences from heaven. The implication is clear. Si yeol is her true love. Eun ho refuses to accept such cruel options. She does not want Woo seok to die, and she does not want to sacrifice Si yeol. She believes there must be another path, even if the heavens disagree.

Will Si yeol trust Eun ho?

Woo seok, frightened by death, tries to convince Si yeol to switch their fates back immediately. Eun ho sees his desperation but also recognizes his selfishness. Instead of exposing him, she protects Si yeol’s feelings and secretly makes a deal with Woo seok to buy time.

Meanwhile, Si yeol rebuilds his life in the lower division team. He reconnects with his grandmother and repairs his relationship with Coach Yong gil. Eun ho struggles with ordinary human problems like job applications, debt, jealousy, and exhaustion. She even sells Si yeol’s air conditioner for quick cash and regrets it immediately. Being human is harder than she imagined. She cannot bend reality to fix mistakes.

Their relationship deepens through simple moments. They cook together, volunteer together, and bicker constantly. Eun ho realizes she truly has feelings for Si yeol. When she confesses, she awkwardly explains that she wants to try dating because it is something she has never experienced. Si yeol challenges her to take it seriously. They share a quiet first kiss that feels real and frightening. At the same time, danger closes in. Lee Yoon sponsors Si yeol’s team with hidden motives. Do cheol acquires a cursed vajra bell capable of channeling divine energy. He targets the new fox, hoping to claim her bead. Pagun warns that every time Eun ho interferes with fate, unpredictable consequences will follow.

No Tail to Tell (TV Series 2026) Ending Explained:

Can Eun ho save Woo seok?

In the final stretch, Eun ho creates a scholarship foundation to help the daughter of the murdered driver and spends her remaining money correcting old wrongs. She believes that if she balances the scale fully, she may earn enough spiritual power to defy heaven itself. Yet fate remains unstable. Woo seok’s condition worsens, and Do cheol prepares his next move. The ending leaves the story on the edge of catastrophe. Eun ho dreams repeatedly of Si yeol stabbing her with the Sajin Blade. It is unclear whether the dream is prophecy or fear. She stands at a crossroads between love and destiny, between fox and human. For the first time in centuries, she is not manipulating events for amusement or profit. She is fighting for people she genuinely cares about. No Tail to Tell (2026) ends with the central question still unresolved. Can fate truly be changed without sacrifice. Will Eun ho accept humanity and its pain, or will she return to being a fox and lose the fragile love she has found.

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