Park Bo Young did an excellent job as both Na Bong Sun and Shin Sun Ae. I couldn't believe how much chemistry she had with Jo Jung Suk as Kang Sun Woo. They were so cute and funny together. I also liked Kim Seul Gi as Shin Sun Ae. Actually, I just like Kim Seul Gi. I'm not a huge Im Joo Hwan fan because I find his acting stiff usually. However, he was pretty good in this and actually his scene at the end was great. The look on his face spoke volumes. All of the other actors were good also.
The music is nice and I have already added some to my MP3.
I might rewatch this some day.
I recommend this drama to everyone!!!
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What an excellent drama! It's up there in my favourites list now with Healer and Faith.The story was great. It was great to see something totally different. It was well written and the pace was perfect, it was slow when it needed to be slow, and fast moving when it needed to be fast moving. It was quite a simple story but so beautifully told. It was hilarious and it made me cry (I'm not a cryer usually). The writers did such a great job without leaning on tired tropes
The actors were expert. The only one I was familiar with was Kim Seul Gi, which was why I watched this drama. She's fabulous in everything she does even if the drama is not so great (I'm looking at you "Flower Boy Next Door") . The lead actress Park Bo Young was so wonderful to watch. She essentially played 3 personalities in this and was convincing in each of them. The lead actor Jo Jung Suk was great too. I'm not sure why but i really didn't want to like him, but he'd won me over by the second episode. All of the actors were superb. There wasn't a single character, minor or major, good or bad who I didn't care about by the third episode. It's nice to see a well played bad guy who is not a walking cliche - two thumbs up to the actor (i don't want to say who it was for fear of spoilers) for being just the right amount of creepy and the writers - great job!.
Rewatch value is right up there. I would watch this again...and again. It really is a classic drama. RECOMMENDED!
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Story
The story was quite unique; as i never really heard a drama about a girl being possessed by a lusty ghost. It took me a couple of episodes to start really becoming more intrigued by this drama, and a couple more for me to completely fall in love. The concept of a guy noticing a girl due to her personality change isn't uncommon, however how this drama was presented gave me a surprise. Although it was somewhat cliche; a boisterous guy disliking and being annoyed with a doormat girl, but sooner or later- he falls in love with the other personality she had displayed. The story was actually had more depth to this as it was paced quite well despite the feeling of the ending being rushed.
Of course, you might think that Kang Seon Woo (Joo jung suk) actually fell in love with Shin Sun Ae (Kim Seul Gi); the ghost; instead of Na Bong Seon (Park Bo Young) however, be patient as everything will be revealed in the end.
Actors
Park Bong Young and Joo Jung Suk had one of the best chemistries I had seen; how their relationship grows from the first episode to the last made me immensely happy at their character growth; and both of them are just too adorable!
However, I know that a lot of people threw hate on Park Bong Young's character since she was literally like a doormat at times and frustrated everyone (including me), however the growth of her character made those thoughts of irritation disappear. Park Bong Young truly is able to show how her character develops with time.
Music
The music was decent; it wasn't terrible as the soundtracks were well picked.
Rewatch
I will rewatch this drama another time; however I may skip some parts in the beginning as I am not a huge fan of doormat characters; however I love Na Bong Seon's character growth so I might consider watching everything once again.
Conclusion?
This drama was worth the watch; I put this drama off a bit since i thought people were over-hyping this drama, but with a pleasant surprise; i think it was worth the hype!
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The plot was okay and the acting pretty good. Park Bo-Young did a wonderful job portraying two very different people.
The romance aspect of this drama fell short for me. The main couple was very cute and sweet, but there was no heat between them. There was no spark. They had great "friends" chemistry but no romantic chemistry. I didn't buy they were in love.
But I absolutely loved the other four kitchen guys acting like annoying older brothers to Bong-Sun. The kitchen antics were fun!
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Great actors, badly aged writing
So I wanted to watch a spooky drama for the spooky season and I've had this one in my list for a while. Park Bo Young is one of my absolute favorite actors and she does not dissapoint in this one either. Although you can see my score isn't that high for this one. Overall I think it's a great concept BUT I don't think it has aged very well. The ghost comes on veeerrryy strong and in 2023 it's kinda hard to watch TBH. This is being justified in that she is a desperate ghost and does not think about anything else but they really paint it as fun and innocent... On the other hand the character Na Bong Seon is the polar opposite, really shy and has no self confidence whatsoever which just makes both the characters very annoying at a start. However they do become better and even likeable as the story progresses. It's very impressive playing two characters and a chracter playing another character etc. It goes meta and Bo Young really does a stellar job. I think what makes me not like this drama so much is the writing which hasn't aged well. Watching it with comments on on Viki really got me through it at times but the last couple of episodes were really enjoyable. Would I watch it again? No, I even thought of dropping it at times ngl but the actors and the stunning corgi kept me in it. Characters that pulled through was the Shaman character, the mom and the restaurant gang. The leads were a lot at times. So actors did an amazing job, concept great, writing not aged good. Those are my thoughts. Feeling warm about the drama now as I just finished it but I also remember the journey... Of to watch Daily dose of Sunshine now. ☀Was this review helpful to you?
The main characters:
I am new to these dramas so not familiar with any of the actors. I love the chef's (Jo Jung Suk) character. He was arrogant but I definitely didn't hold it against him. He was funny and you can tell that there was more to him then his brashness. My favorite hands down was Shin Soon-ae. I enjoyed the show better when she possessed Na Bong-sun's body. I found Na Bong's character annoying to be honest. I was constantly wishing for Shin Soon-ae to jump in her body to brighten everything up once more.
Officer Choi was definitely creepy the way he went from evil one minute and nice the next. I don't think anyone who have ever believed that he was the one killing people. It was sad that he killed Shin Soon-ae without even realizing or knowing that she liked him.
I found myself wishing that the chef would somehow magically end up with the real Shin Soon-ae. I know she was dead but I really wanted her to have a happy ending. That should have been her reward for uncovering all of the evil deeds done by Officer Choi. I loved the chemistry that the characters had.
The supporting staff:
I really wanted them to explore more about Kwak Si-Yang's character, Joon. At one point, I thought they would have made this a four way love affair because of how both Na Bong-Sun and Shin Soon-ae's relationship seemed so genuine. It also looked like he was secretly carrying a torch for Na Bong but oh well.
I felt that they rushed the ending. Most of the show centered around Na Bong and Chef but then they exposed everything in like two or three episodes.
I didn't care for the ending too much. Like I said...I really wasn't cheering for Na Bong as herself. My heart ached for Shin Soon-ae when she had to leave and say goodbye to everyone. I felt that chef could have shown a bit more emotion when it looked like he finally saw her at the end. It seemed like he no longer wanted to hold her hands when he found out that it was her and not Na Bong. In my opinion, he really fell in love with Shin Soon-ae and not Na Bong. He cared about Na Bong but I really couldn't see her as something that would have lasted if Shin Soon-ae was real and alive. I wonder who would he have chosen?
I loved the shaman's relationship with Shin Soon-ae. At the end when she was crying when she felt her crossing over really pushed me to tears. I wanted for them at least to show her in heaven or something doing something fabulous or with a beautiful man like she hoped for but nothing.
All and all...I really loved this show. The chef had me at hello. I loved him.
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The story was hard to get in to, because it was unique and started slow and took some time to build up. But the more episodes i viewd, the more i felt connected to the cast and the acting from Park Bo Young. After completing the show, i thought by myself that this series was amazing and a one of a kind. The chemistry and the acting was superb, also the support rolls made this show what it is. There are not many things in this series that i dislike. However there is one thing that keeps me from rewatchting it and that is the part with the ghosts possession. The character Na Bong Sun is in my opinion possessed to many times and for to long. When does she has the time to be stronger and not timid anymore. How does she become her own person, and where does she get the strength to stand up for herself. I actually wanted 1 or 2 episodes more screen time for the not possessed Na Bong Sun, to see how she would grow from a timid girl to a strong woman. One other this i didnt like abouw the possession, was the character Shin Sun Ae, she was very selfsentered and anoying. I get why she showed this kind of behavior and it was kinda normal for her. However even when she made the deal with Na Bong Sun, to fix her up with Chef, she didnt include the likes and dislikes from Na Bong Sun, and just presented herself towards Chef, what screwed up the relationship and had to be fixed in the last few episodes.
The ending was good and quite strong. I wonder why the the directors thought it would be smart for Na Bong Sun to go study in Europe, because she had a major crush on Chef from beginnen to end. On the otherside, i understand why she would have left. In my opinion it was because Na Bong Sun, not once gotten the chance to think for herself in her life. Always seeing ghosts and doing things just to go on with her life and trying to survive.
In the future i would like the rewatch this show, but thinking of skipping few episodes, that takes to long and what in my opinion feels like fillers.
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THOUGHTS: As you can probably tell from my synopsis, there is a LOT happening in this mostly light-hearted romantic comedy. It also skims along the edge of being a little disturbing, and perhaps its most notable triumph is that it avoids making the the possible HUGE wrong moves regarding free will and consent and personal identity. Back to that in a minute though!
In the synopsis, I mention the 3 main characters but this actually has a pretty large cast. There are the three other cooks in the kitchen, there mostly for comic relief; there's Seon Woo's sister who is in a wheel chair and her policeman husband (the 4th in the dark suit picture above) who has a mysterious connection to the dead girl Sun Ae; there's also his mother and a long time friend that he thinks he's in love with; there's Sun Ae's father and brother who run a much more humble restaurant not too far from Seon Woo's; and finally there's a psychic who is trying to keep Sun Ae from going bad. So, a large cast and lots going on - it's part romance, part spiritual journey and personal growth, part mystery. It does a respectable job keeping all the story lines straight and understandable and each of the 16 episodes feels necessary.
This drama gave me serious Coffee Prince flashbacks because there were many similar elements. It takes place in a restaurant, with the three young men who work in the restaurant providing comic relief. They are similar even down to the fact that two of them are buffoons while one is a rather sensible and decent person. Seon Woo initially fancies himself in love with his closest friend's beautiful widow and she is partially why he has stayed single into his early 30s. He also has to make a pretty big leap of faith to embrace his love for Bong Seon - he has to believe in ghosts. So while I would not say that it hits the emotional heights of Coffee Prince it would be a good one to watch if you were in the mood for something Coffee Prince-like.
The most important thing about this kind of KDrama is its primary couple; so how was the chemistry? Interesting. And mostly okay. I like Chef (Seon Woo) but never really warmed up to him completely. He's pretty stiff and serious and disapproving for a romantic hero and while he does go through an evolution, he is not very different at the end versus the beginning. I really liked both Bong Seon and Sun Ae and did eventually really like where they went with their stories. However, I spent the first 6-7 episodes feeling very nervous about what was going to happen. Sun Ae has possessed Bong Seon without her consent and is doing all these things with her body that just made me extremely jittery and made me dislike Sun Ae at times, especially when it is revealed that Bong Seon has no memory of anything that happens while she is possessed. Later, they hatch a scheme to capture Chef's love by Sun Ae consensually possessing Bong Seon's body and using her more outgoing and aggressive personality to win him. This also feels seriously icky. Chef does fall in love but who exactly is he in love with? For a while I was worried the show wouldn't address these issues but they do and in a way that was satisfactory for me. I really enjoyed Bong Seon's journey that involves coming out of her shell and gaining more confidence. I'd give the chemistry of the main couple a 7 out of 10.
One last note: The subtitles on Viki aren't great - I think they tend to be more literal translations that don't always make sense rather than translating the intent. It was occasionally jarring but didn't detract too much from my enjoyment.
FINAL VERDICT: An enjoyable and complexly plotted romantic comedy with an interesting twist on a love triangle. Worth watching!
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A drama that keeps you interested right from the very beginning
If at first there might not be anything special about this drama, as each episode goes on, everything gets more serious. The beginning is cheerful, funny and light and the later episodes turn into mystery crime ones. In a way, I liked that the feel of it changed.The story might not be so special but as you watch it, it keeps getting better and better.
The acting was great! Big thumbs up to Park Bo Young for playing two totally different characters! Even though I didn't like that much some of Soon Ae's actions, I came to understand and sympathize her. She was the one that brought confidence to Bong Seon. The chemistry between the leads was great!
The OST was so beautiful, especially the one sung by Jay Park! It gave me Michael Jackson vibes.
Rewatch value - 9, it was really good and it had no boring moments. It was great until the last episode.
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Who was he in love with?
Excellent cast, but the script left something to be desired. He actually fell in love with the ghost and I could never figure out how he decided that he loved the FL instead. She got a little more assertive after being possessed, but still pretty subservient. I felt that the ghost was entirely too forward and found that irritating. However, I loved the sweet names he called the FL in deference to her small size. The romantic scenes between the ML and the FL were lovely. I've not seen him in anything else and was very impressed by his acting. This is the first time in a long time that I didn't see a ML cry during the dramatic scenes. I loved the scenes where he talked to himself, like he couldn't quite figure out what was going on and talking himself through the issue. Other than the love story, I felt the rest was unnecessarily drawn out. I wouldn't watch this again, except for some of the scenes with the two of them.Was this review helpful to you?
