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You can't compare movies with TV dramas. They are a lot of more conservative in TV dramas.

I certainly don't understand your "simpler" characterization of Netflix dramas. Dramas like The Glory, Move to Heaven, D.P., My Name are all very good Netflix dramas, and I don't find them any "simpler" than other K-dramas.

MDL rating doesn't reflect the reality though, as in most cases.

In Korea, Mask Girl is head to head with Moving in OTT viewership numbers/ranking and also in buzzworthy actors/actresses charts.

Globally, Mask Girl rules in Netflix. Disney doesn't release numbers, but Moving is supposed to be doing quite well.

Moving maybe new for Kdrama, but it's superhero idea is like Xmen, Umbrella Academy and thousands other western superhero drama/movies.

Rating is low here.
But it is considered a global hit for Netflix and it is drawing huge viewing numbers.

You are incorrect. There are 2 types of "Netflix Originals" - one is like this one, similar to Squid Game, The Glory, where it is only shown in Netflix and no where else. These are total Netflix project where they provide the budget, approve the script and make decisions on next season (if any). All episodes are usually released at once (though in The Glory, they are experimenting divided releases), and they have shorter episodes than traditional K-drama. There are also very few OSTs in the middle of the episodes

The other type of Netflix Originals are simply global distribution right (example like Extraordinary Attorney Woo) where they are shown in TV/Cables/OTT in Korea, and Netflix in the rest of the world. These scripts do not involve Netflix at all.

This is not true actually.
Maybe not your style as Netflix does things differently.
Mask Girl is very original and daring for K-drama, and the way the story unfolds has not been done in K-drama before (or at least I myself haven't seen one before).
For example, it uses a different lead character and his/her POV in different episodes, and I find it very intriguing as I cannot tell what the next episode would bring.

And it seems to work for most people as it is considered a global hit given its dark story and theme. It was #1 non-English TV globally in Netflix last week, and #3 overall English+Non-English TV.
I find Netflix has done amazing things for K-drama. Directors seem to have more freedom to do things which cannot be shown in Korean TV.
But of course, not everyone like changes or be different. Maybe you just prefer the traditional K-drama way.

It is a very low score by MDL standard.
Anything 8 or below is considered not a very good drama and many people would skip it based on that.

I mean compared with Moving with a 9 rating with no originality, and almost everything you see there has been done before else where.

Unfortunately, Hulu/Disney+ still has not realized the full potential of K-dramas yet. Their selections are few and far between as of now. For example, they did not even bother to air Revenant until it is completed everywhere else in the world.
The most frustrating part is that they released dramas based on regions - unlike Netflix with global release outside Korea. So you may get a situation where a really popular drama you hear about can't be watched in your region because they made it unavailable.
And even though we don't care about English dub in MDL, if they want it to be a global hit including US, they do need to invest in English dubbing like Netflix.
With Moving, their most successful K-drama to date, hopefully, they will make progressive improvement.

Great Watch!
If you are thinking about it, don't hesitate. Just ignore MDL ratings which doesn't reflect real world.
It's been top in Netflix in Korea, Japan and most Asian countries; and top 10 in many countries around the world. It's also been top overall among all OTT platforms in Korea.

Such a refreshing change- no cliche, no romance, no filler...
Intriguing all the way, and no clue what the next episodes would bring.

No, all K-dramas don't have commercials. Commercials in the middle of dramas are not allowed.
They sometimes get around it by doing half hour episodes, and they are allowed commercials between the episodes - but not in this drama.

Disney+'s subtitles on Revenant was fine.
Don't see any difference from Netflix.

Prof Gu was actively trying to get possessed to cure his eyes. He visited YHS's grandma and asked her, since there was a way to get rid of the ghost, there has to be a way to "obtain" and get possessed by the ghost.
I don't see the point of telling his dad about Woojin, he can't see Woojin anyways.
The line of prohibition was broken when the firefighter came.
YHS tried to summon ghost, but you won't know what ghost would come.
They also said that it was impossible to get rid of hungry ghost, as the host still has the greed, they often ended up in suicide.

If you cannot get into a drama after 5 episodes, it means that this is just not for you.
I doubt you would change your mind even if you finish it.

Regardless of how you feel about this drama, the product placement is getting out of hand!
It is so intrusive, obnoxious, and just ridiculous. It's now so excessive to the point it's affecting my enjoyment of the show.

The Guest is much raved about in MDL - I watched it because of the high rating here, and I was disappointed.
The acting was good, but 16 episodes was too long, there were fillers, and too much back and forth in the middle, and I was bored at one point. The ending twist was also out of no where. I personally don't care for Priest-Exorcism cliche, especially when the demon is not even afraid of priests.
And we know absolutely nothing about Park Il-do.

So Disney has the global distribution right except US? Strange.

This is much better than The Guest.
My Mister??? I don't get any My Mister vibe at all.

This one? You can easily crop out the text:
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Where can we watch K-Movie though? Especially new releases?

The ghost needed 2ML's police connection to find all the objects.
Anyways, her killing was more or less random, whenever she felt like it, just as an evil teenage spirit would. So not everything needed to make perfect sense.

And I disagree with your interpretation of her wanting to become human. There was nothing which indicated that she wanted to change from evil to good. So I don't see why there needs to be any positive influence from SY. The ghost had planned to kill her mom after taking over a human body and get the insurance money. Losing the evil power was just a side effect of the process.

This drama provided most details and story about the ghost than most other possessed horror drama. Compare with the highly rated The Guest for example, where we knew nothing about Park Il-do except it was one of the most evil power "since the beginning of time".

I was pretty satisfied about the plot and the logic flowed without major plot holes as compared with most others in the genre.

This is much better, a satisfying ending, unlike Gannibal....