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Maybe IU and YJG are major stars in Korea- but then Scarlet Heart and Absolute Boyfriend had relatively poor ratings in Korea

Great observation! Hong Sisters have rarely begun well in their fantasy dramas and end up progressing well later .This is where the actors come in who lend more believability to the fantasy and the great stakes for the lead pair -worked very well with So Ji Sub /Gong Hyo Jin in The Masters Sun and Lee Seung Gi /Shin Min Ah in My Girlfreind is a Gumiho .For this show,
I personally feel the actors are miscast -would be happy to be proven wrong as the show progresses!

This is one of my go to dramas when I have withdrawal symptoms from strong dramas.Others are City Hunter,WWSK,Doctors etc..
Rewatching this for the 4th time now and the show just feels so good even today.

Just started this and this is a thriller done right ! Not a fan of Chinese shows but this is really good stuff.As a fan of Sherlock Holmes stories ,I anyway like the male lead character a lot..

Am at Ep 5 now and the plot is developing quite nicely so far!

He was also in Tales of the New Gisaeng -a long length drama which was quite a success

I kept this show pending for a long time.Having seen and really liked L in Angel's last mission,now planning to give it a go

L is incredible in this show.Maybe playing an angel comes naturally to these idols but the casting worked big time !

The OSTs have been my go to songs for the last 10 days now.This drama has some of the most pleasant songs ever made !

So right !The whole father episode at the hotel is ripped off from Beauty and the Beast where the father gets stuck at the Beast's castle.

Ji sung in the lead role and PD of I can hear your voice,Thirty but seventeen,Pinochhio and Cheongdamdong Alice
Looks like I will check this out!

Actually,its a fantasy drama.The story has a Beauty and the beast vibe in reverse genders and there does seem to be a justification so far..

The writers Hong sisters are experts at creating melodrama.Sometimes it works (My girlfriend is a Gumiho,My Girl ,The Greatest love) and sometimes it screws really promising shows (Big,Warm and Cozy,Hwayugi)
Fingers crossed for this one.

This is really cool!

While the hotel doesn't exist the hotel sets are awesome-i would be first in line to make a reservation to stay if it existed!

No. They seem to go in more for the horror comedy mode here.The one "Scary"scene in ep 1 had me ROFL..

While I get the character traits you are mentioning,I just think this role was more suited to a slightly older and more experienced actress than IU.Would be happy if her role develops here much better in the later eps.

Looks like new eps are in from your comments.Need to catch up to the show !

Great writer and director combination .Liked both their last independent shows (School 2017 and Miracle we met)
And I would definitely check out any show with Choi Jin Hyuk in it

Just watched the first episode.It was good and established the backstory but quite less entertaining compared to Hwayugi first eps. IU looks too plain for the lead role that actually requires a very polished and expressive actress and Yeo Jin Goo only impressed in the scenes he was terrified and running for his life-and this is quite a shame as they are both good actors with different material.This story gives a reverse Beauty and the Beast vibe!
The production values of the Hotel itself are SUPERB ! Great sets and world building involved.
Will hold for now and watch when it is done.

The OSTs are quite catchy though