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Saaaame. I am still hungover and sad by From Now On Showtime no longer airing and me missing it tbh 😭 So i could use a cute fantasy drama distraction heh

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Lol there are always people who don't like a drama movie etc because you cannot please everyone and should not do so either. Their loss tbh *shrug* (Others will tell ya how MLN is the best and most deep drama ever for example while i could not keep my eyes open long enough to watch the characters eating for the twentiest time in an episode and ended up dropping it over half way thru. )

I enjoyed FNOS from start to the last second and it has become my favorite Korean drama after Mr. Queen now. Love the mains, their complex dynamic, (love) story and the ghost fam so much. It hits all the boxes/tropes of what i love in a story and executes them so well.

If you have not taken the plunge yet... Mr. Queen will certainly help fill the void, and then some. Vincenzo is great too, in regards of acting, humor, genre mix, quirky characters and badassness.

From upcoming dramas... i would not write off alchemy of souls as Mr. Queen's synopsis sounds wild too if you read it without further context/knowledge, but the drama and its story just works so damn well when you actually watch it. So yeah judging a drama by the synopsis alone is never a good idea. Jinxed at first is my big hope for getting out of my current kdrama limbo caused by FNOS ending tho 😭 (I may end up simply rewatching FNOS just wait, lmao)

Tbh, I'll never understand mdls rating system. Seems entirely convoluted and arbitrary if you ask me. Popularity of a drama plays a large role in it tho and this drama has been chronically overlooked/undervalued and underpromoted while it aired (hell it was Park Hae Jins agency who did most of the promotion for it NOT the network *tableflip*) thus the rating is bogged down by that.

Thanks for the recs. I will definitely check them out ❤️

Saaaame. But hey we got a lot of Chaseul hugging at least hehe

Rewatching i saw there is so much hate for JKJ's acting/Seulhae in the timed comments on viki during the first few episodes and it pisses me off tbh. She does such a great job in combining adorableness with badass and to bring forth Seulhae's complete spectrum from acting girly in front of her crush to loudmouthed, chaotic, punch in the face impulsive justice seeker with courage and heart. During the first few eps she is actually a lot like Chun Hwa there, something you only notice upon rewatching i think. I love how she is never afraid to call people out, especially Chawoong on his bs, reading him like an open book from the get go. The character is very alive, loud and opinionated and i feel a lot of people still have the shitty double standard that while ML can behave like that women/FL's can not and have to be meek, nice and perfect instead. ugh. Let her/us live instead to box us into narrow, outdated notions ffs. (Gosh, how dare she make mistakes or be wrong at times like a human being is, that wench???? Burn her at the stakeeeee 😒 )

It is the first time i have seen JKJ's acting in a drama and she sold me completely on her range/abilities (especially later on) I love how she combines Seulhae's more brash, chaotic/stubborn side with a very human vulnerability, and kindness for the people around her. She is so adorable in the light, fluffy romance scenes too, while also slaying the heavy/deeply emotional ones (that eps 16 scene for example, you know the one.) Could not imagine anyone better for this role and the many facets it entails tbh. (Which btw is imo one of the most well-written, fleshed out female kdrama characters/FL's out here.) Will check out her other projects for sure :D

Some ppl need to learn to drop dramas more often (me included, admittedly but i am getting there lol) What is the point to watch it at 2x speed just to get it done and over with? Why force yourself to watch it if you don't enjoy it, like there are enough alternatives to pick from for you out there????

Why not both.gif? xD

But yeah if you have seen the writer's prior work you just know she has a quirky, brilliantly weird mind. Even tho Mystic Pop Up Bar is based on a webtoon instead of an original work as FNOS is, when comparing the two, you simply see her signature writing in the way she tackles situations, characters and themes. It is all just wonderfully different even if the overall story and tropes (love conquers all, fated love, ghosts/shamans etc) used is nothing that new, it is the way she brought it together with her team that makes it unique, imo.

I *do* miss it terribly already tho 😭🤣😭

Broski, if only i knew. I haven't managed to watch any other kdrama since it ended 😭 (I just keep rewatching scenes from various episodes instead, send help lol)

Yeah fair. B-buuuut still look at this resemblance 😏😁🙈:

https://twitter.com/Soo__Ah__/status/1536195895967948800?t=mb4dvNU84KzZTlWnphQU4Q&s=19

Oh I completely agree, but you may wanna mark your review as "containing spoilers" as there are *quite* a few ;)

Oh cool, so that is what i needed, thanks <3

Thanks. Are these all with (hardcoded) subs or are there some without? Since i am searching for raw good quality hd episodes of "From Now On Showtime"

Oh gosh I was looking for some reincarnated lovers dramas to fill the "from now on showtime" sized hole in my heart, but this drama here doesn't seem to be it. Guess I stay in my cozy Chaseul corner a bit longer instead 😅😅😅

Vote for the magic factory family here:

https://kisskh.at/list/10dxa261

Oh it is back to 8.5 at least. I really hate the dip in ratings briefly after finishing airing that always happens for dramas that don't have Netflix support and thus great popularity. Hope to see further increase in time but let's not jinx it 🙈

Nah we are in agreement here. I was just saying he was flat for a reason/storytelling device. Of course a multidimensional villain is always more interesting but for the purpose and intent of this story a pathetic one worked better imo. ☺️