A few months ago, every actor and director I admire were posting about this film, so I was waiting to be able to watch it. I was finally able to today, and it’s going to stay with me.
Spoilers Below!
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What is a rape victim to do? If they try to live to the fullest and not let their trauma define them, they are assumed to be lying and “faking it”. If they live in the shadows, people pity them and try to get them to “get over it”. People expect rape victims to always be sad and miserable, be broken, and “show their trauma”. If you tell people you are a victim, people gossip, look down on you, and try to “decide if they should believe you”. If you don’t tell people, they assume you must have life easy and don’t take anything seriously and haven’t had any trauma and troubles in life. Adults around the victim can sometimes be no help, as they’d rather turn a blind eye or stay in disbelief than upend their family lives.
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You may have some questions after watching this. I’ll write what I understood.
Significance of the apple: It is likely apples were present at the scene(s) of trauma, or have something to do with the rapist uncle. Regardless, Jooin becoming okay with seeing apples around symbolises her slowly being okay and coming to terms with her trauma and what she experienced.
Why did Go Minsi’s character react that way when the boyfriend showed up? The group that meets up are rape victims who have been through similar trauma and experiences, which makes their bond unique, and the other person or people there know about their trauma and support them. This young boyfriend doesn’t know anything, he’s an outsider, he doesn’t belong there or know about their solidarity, it’s simply unfitting and uncomfortable. It breaks an unspoken code. It may seem like she’s overreacting, but on closer inspection it makes sense.
Who was writing the notes? The “who” isn’t really important here, it could be anyone and that’s the thing. Anyone around could be a victim. They were mean at first, but later the person writing the notes confessed they were a victim too, and Jooin sharing her story gave her or him courage to maybe one day speak up too.
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Question I have:
The little sister at the nursery: I understood Jooin was telling the child to speak up when it hurts given what she went through. But I didn’t fully understand how she was getting hurt. Was she a victim too? Or was it because of Jooin pinching her and telling her to speak up? Was it simply injuries from playing around? Later, the child said she doesn’t have a cold and she’s okay when she did have a cold, it must’ve upset Jooin because she wasn’t expressing her pain, so she pinched her in the nursery. But what about her injuries from before? Did she pinch her at the hospital before too when she saw the broken arm and she said it didn’t hurt but it did?
She’s everywhere these days and I love it! Just watched her in Honour, If Wishes Could Kill, and her short role in Yumi’s Cells. I’m looking forward to seeing more of her in The Legend Of Kitchen Soldier (Park Jihoon) and Study Group 2 (Hwang Minhyun)!
Jenny (Soonrok’s blind date set up by Yumi) actor is Jeon Soyoung. She’s everywhere and I love it! Just watched her in Honour and If Wishes Could Kill. She will be in The Legend Of Kitchen Soldier with Park Jihoon and Study Group 2 with Hwang Minhyun.
Guys any idea by when this drama will be aired ?? I can't wait.
End of 2026 or early 2027. Filming is scheduled to wrap up by August 2026. Keep in mind they’ll need more time than other dramas to do the webtoon style editing, this is why S1 took longer than expected to release.
I binge watched and completed this today, All I want to know is if were having a confirmed second season? 😂
Even if there is one, Netflix is notorious for releasing second seasons 3-4 years after the first. Plus one of the main actors (Baek Sunho) is in military enlistment.
Jeon Sonee and Roh Jaewon were great as they always are, but I’m especially impressed by the younger actors’ performances. Each actor played their normal versions well but they shined when they played their haunted versions.
I enjoyed the weaving together of tech and shamanism. The backstory was great. Do Haeryong, my sweet girl, you did not deserve all that! 😭 A lot of these shows focus solely on amplifying gore, so I was happy this was “ghost scary” as well, not just scary because of blood and flesh 🔪 but because of the ghosts and jumpscares too.
I also like that they actually made use of Se-ah’s long jump skills TWICE, they didn’t forget about it and actually implemented it.
There weren’t any overpowered characters, the good and bad ones were equally matched so it wasn’t frustrating.
There was some romance and I liked it, the main couple were cute but FL-SML and ML-SFL scenes were interesting too and kept things fresh.
Overall, I enjoyed this and recommend it to anyone who enjoys horror, high-teen mystery, and ghost centred dramas.
Yes it's quite hilarious to see the actor portray that character that way as I have seen him in other roles. I…
Same lol I fully expected him to show up in a fitted suit and be the hot older love rival but they dressed him “Young 40s” and made him so unlikeable, it’s so bizarre I love it!
We get a cute season but it’s only 8 episodes 😭 I understand the previous seasons were 14 episodes long because of the breakups but 8 episodes is too little even if it’s an easier / simpler story IMO, we could’ve done with 10 or 12 or 97…
I’ll write the explanation for all the establishments and the characters involved before I forget the story,…
He’s Attorney Robert (the man who was texting Sujeong), a person like Yonah was for Real Capital. He works for Gold Rush Investment. It’s a cameo of the actor Ju Jihoon. As Real Capital is being taken over by Gold Rush Investments, the man wants to work with Sujeong and his properties.
Mo’ money, mo’ problems.I loved the drama, it was unique, funny, twisty, and interesting. If someone asks…
I’ll write the explanation for all the establishments and the characters involved before I forget the story, in case someone needs it.
Seyoon building - Gi Sujeong, his wife Kim Seon, his daughter Darae, his best friend Min Hwalsung. Sujeong and Hwalsung were supposed to buy the building together, but Hwalsung backed out because he had a tragedy, and so Gijeong became the owner. He borrowed money from his brother-in-law and Seon’s brother Kim Gyun. Kim Gyun was a cop and found files on Real Capital and Nam Sangho’s misdeeds, so they killed him. The building fell under Noveau City redevelopment project so its value would increase by a lot. At first this project was cancelled so Sujeong just kept the building, but once the redevelopment was confirmed, Real Capital and Pyeongbukgwan owner Jeon Yangja (Yigyeong’s mom) wanted to buy the building at any cost, and Sujeong got more desperate to keep the building and profit himself. Final owner - Sujeong.
Pyeongbukgwan - Owner Jeon Yangja, her daughter Yigyeong, Yigyeong’s husband Min Hwalsung. This is a restaurant and a heritage property which belonged to the older lady (Yigyeong’s mom). This too would fall under the redevelopment plan. Yigyeong would inherit it. Her husband tricked her to sign it over to him. Sujeong and Seon got Hwalsung’s fingerprint when they kidnapped him, having Sujeong be a shared owner. When Hwalsung died, Sujeong became the owner. Final owner - Sujeong.
Real Capital - Yonah Kim, her boss Morgan Lee, her assistant Jang, man with glasses. Real Capital basically do unethical but not illegal financial activities, such as buying people’s debt then forcing them to pay up or seizing their property. Yonah bought Sujeong’s debt for Sehoon building, she needs it as Real Capital wants to profit from the redevelopment project. But Sujeong surprisingly pays off the debt with money received after kidnapping Yigyeong, which ruins Yonah’s acquisition plan. Morgan Lee berates them and calls the headquarters to fire them, and she kills him. She later gets Gijeong to get her all the property Real Capital needs, but goes overboard trying to harm his loved ones as well as people her company doesn’t order kills on, going off on her own decisions. Sujeong makes a deal with the man in glasses who is basically Yonah’s new boss, and he agrees. He wants to do business and takes Sujeong as his partner. As a result, he gets assistant Jang to shoot Yonah. Final CEO - Sujeong.
Noveau City - Nam Sangho. This is what is planned as the result of redevelopment. Nam Sangho is a politician in charge of this project. Nam Sangho gets Real Capital to get buildings to agree to redevelopment, and acquire buildings for his own profit later. He needs Sehoon building. He was having an affair with Sujeong’s real estate agent and tried to get her to convince Sujeong to sell the building. The above incidents happened, Nam Sangho was shot by Yonah Kim, and Yonah started seeing Sujeong as the better person to serve. She wanted Yigyeong dead so only Sujeong owns Pyeongbukgwan. Ultimately she is shot. Final person in charge of Noveau City - Sujeong.
Ultimately all four are “in the hands of” Sujeong and he is serving higher-ups in Real Capital.
Real Capital got the Noveau City project.
Ending - Now Real Capital is facing a hostile takeover from Gold Rush Investment, and they want to auction off the things Sujeong owns (buildings, Noveau City shares, Pyeongbukgwan), and the man in the end is here to make a deal with him, creating a “here we go again” situation.
(Sorry for any mistakes, this is what I remember and understood.)
Spoilers Below!
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What is a rape victim to do? If they try to live to the fullest and not let their trauma define them, they are assumed to be lying and “faking it”. If they live in the shadows, people pity them and try to get them to “get over it”. People expect rape victims to always be sad and miserable, be broken, and “show their trauma”. If you tell people you are a victim, people gossip, look down on you, and try to “decide if they should believe you”. If you don’t tell people, they assume you must have life easy and don’t take anything seriously and haven’t had any trauma and troubles in life. Adults around the victim can sometimes be no help, as they’d rather turn a blind eye or stay in disbelief than upend their family lives.
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You may have some questions after watching this. I’ll write what I understood.
Significance of the apple:
It is likely apples were present at the scene(s) of trauma, or have something to do with the rapist uncle. Regardless, Jooin becoming okay with seeing apples around symbolises her slowly being okay and coming to terms with her trauma and what she experienced.
Why did Go Minsi’s character react that way when the boyfriend showed up?
The group that meets up are rape victims who have been through similar trauma and experiences, which makes their bond unique, and the other person or people there know about their trauma and support them. This young boyfriend doesn’t know anything, he’s an outsider, he doesn’t belong there or know about their solidarity, it’s simply unfitting and uncomfortable. It breaks an unspoken code. It may seem like she’s overreacting, but on closer inspection it makes sense.
Who was writing the notes?
The “who” isn’t really important here, it could be anyone and that’s the thing. Anyone around could be a victim. They were mean at first, but later the person writing the notes confessed they were a victim too, and Jooin sharing her story gave her or him courage to maybe one day speak up too.
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Question I have:
The little sister at the nursery:
I understood Jooin was telling the child to speak up when it hurts given what she went through. But I didn’t fully understand how she was getting hurt. Was she a victim too? Or was it because of Jooin pinching her and telling her to speak up? Was it simply injuries from playing around? Later, the child said she doesn’t have a cold and she’s okay when she did have a cold, it must’ve upset Jooin because she wasn’t expressing her pain, so she pinched her in the nursery. But what about her injuries from before? Did she pinch her at the hospital before too when she saw the broken arm and she said it didn’t hurt but it did?
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Jeon Sonee and Roh Jaewon were great as they always are, but I’m especially impressed by the younger actors’ performances. Each actor played their normal versions well but they shined when they played their haunted versions.
I enjoyed the weaving together of tech and shamanism. The backstory was great. Do Haeryong, my sweet girl, you did not deserve all that! 😭 A lot of these shows focus solely on amplifying gore, so I was happy this was “ghost scary” as well, not just scary because of blood and flesh 🔪 but because of the ghosts and jumpscares too.
I also like that they actually made use of Se-ah’s long jump skills TWICE, they didn’t forget about it and actually implemented it.
There weren’t any overpowered characters, the good and bad ones were equally matched so it wasn’t frustrating.
There was some romance and I liked it, the main couple were cute but FL-SML and ML-SFL scenes were interesting too and kept things fresh.
Overall, I enjoyed this and recommend it to anyone who enjoys horror, high-teen mystery, and ghost centred dramas.
Seyoon building - Gi Sujeong, his wife Kim Seon, his daughter Darae, his best friend Min Hwalsung. Sujeong and Hwalsung were supposed to buy the building together, but Hwalsung backed out because he had a tragedy, and so Gijeong became the owner. He borrowed money from his brother-in-law and Seon’s brother Kim Gyun. Kim Gyun was a cop and found files on Real Capital and Nam Sangho’s misdeeds, so they killed him. The building fell under Noveau City redevelopment project so its value would increase by a lot. At first this project was cancelled so Sujeong just kept the building, but once the redevelopment was confirmed, Real Capital and Pyeongbukgwan owner Jeon Yangja (Yigyeong’s mom) wanted to buy the building at any cost, and Sujeong got more desperate to keep the building and profit himself. Final owner - Sujeong.
Pyeongbukgwan - Owner Jeon Yangja, her daughter Yigyeong, Yigyeong’s husband Min Hwalsung. This is a restaurant and a heritage property which belonged to the older lady (Yigyeong’s mom). This too would fall under the redevelopment plan. Yigyeong would inherit it. Her husband tricked her to sign it over to him. Sujeong and Seon got Hwalsung’s fingerprint when they kidnapped him, having Sujeong be a shared owner. When Hwalsung died, Sujeong became the owner. Final owner - Sujeong.
Real Capital - Yonah Kim, her boss Morgan Lee, her assistant Jang, man with glasses. Real Capital basically do unethical but not illegal financial activities, such as buying people’s debt then forcing them to pay up or seizing their property. Yonah bought Sujeong’s debt for Sehoon building, she needs it as Real Capital wants to profit from the redevelopment project. But Sujeong surprisingly pays off the debt with money received after kidnapping Yigyeong, which ruins Yonah’s acquisition plan. Morgan Lee berates them and calls the headquarters to fire them, and she kills him. She later gets Gijeong to get her all the property Real Capital needs, but goes overboard trying to harm his loved ones as well as people her company doesn’t order kills on, going off on her own decisions. Sujeong makes a deal with the man in glasses who is basically Yonah’s new boss, and he agrees. He wants to do business and takes Sujeong as his partner. As a result, he gets assistant Jang to shoot Yonah. Final CEO - Sujeong.
Noveau City - Nam Sangho. This is what is planned as the result of redevelopment. Nam Sangho is a politician in charge of this project. Nam Sangho gets Real Capital to get buildings to agree to redevelopment, and acquire buildings for his own profit later. He needs Sehoon building. He was having an affair with Sujeong’s real estate agent and tried to get her to convince Sujeong to sell the building. The above incidents happened, Nam Sangho was shot by Yonah Kim, and Yonah started seeing Sujeong as the better person to serve. She wanted Yigyeong dead so only Sujeong owns Pyeongbukgwan. Ultimately she is shot. Final person in charge of Noveau City - Sujeong.
Ultimately all four are “in the hands of” Sujeong and he is serving higher-ups in Real Capital.
Real Capital got the Noveau City project.
Ending - Now Real Capital is facing a hostile takeover from Gold Rush Investment, and they want to auction off the things Sujeong owns (buildings, Noveau City shares, Pyeongbukgwan), and the man in the end is here to make a deal with him, creating a “here we go again” situation.
(Sorry for any mistakes, this is what I remember and understood.)