Hotel Del Luna

Absolutely fabulous fantasy, romance drama! Yeo Jin Goo and UI were exceptional in their performance as Chan Sung and Man Wol! Couple that with the most brilliant cinematography, and you have one of the most beautiful stories ever made! Loved it!

It is refreshing to watch a K-drama which explores the less commonly visited genres of horror (though I wouldn't really consider this drama to be scary at all) and fantasy + romance+ lil humor.

The plot is layered and has some depth, with plenty of twists and turns to keep you on the edge.

And all the actors are so amazing..

This South Korean romance fantasy drama reaches a new qualitative level of emotional fantasy romance about a hotel for ghosts to rest before going onto the afterlife. This 16-episode television series incorporates and enhances the best of both English and European storylines using great editing and lighting with performances based on a riveting script that offers excellent use of flashbacks and unexpected twists and reveals that hit all the emotional highs of gripping relational dramatic performances shot and directed with patience and skill. The script is finely tuned and balanced between The Devil Wears Prada (2006) dynamics to the well-executed shift between drama, comedy, and horror that allows the audience to enjoy the whole storyline experience. This television series with its captivating use of classical, soothing, and haunting music (reminiscent of brief theme music from WarGames, 1983) fits perfectly into the story. Except for an early unreasonable scene with the lead character finding herself alone in a chase scene and poor choice of makeup, especially eye color, and a worthy effort but not completely brilliant satisfying ending, this television series is among the best and well produced television production of its kind.

Wow. Loveble characters and brilliant chemistry? Check. Comedy? Check. Romance and freindship? Check! Cool fantasy? Hell yes. If you've seen Korean odessy- it's got the same vibe. If you haven't seen it- do it now. In terms of visuals: Hotel del luna has got one of the most highest production value I've ever seen. The effects are top notch, the scenery and costumes are amazing- they've really spared no expense and you feel it in almost every shot. Story wise: This was a very beautiful very moving story with lovely methaphors, but for those of you like me who like to know in advance whether this is a tear jerking heart wrenching drama that we'll leave you broken for a while I will say the last episode was sad, but beautiful sad, and the road leading up to it makes it totally worth it. They managed to create a beautiful world with solid rules that feels natural. The only downside to this series are the first two episodes when they set up the world and it's rules- something about the pacing and the tone just doesn't really work there but I'm sooo glad that I continued to watch. I gave it a -9 just because of the beginning- but please please watch it- you won't regret it.

This series for me was really weird. And creepy. I will definitely continue to stream this on my phone but it was a nice change of pace.

The first episode was so mysterious and engaging that I just had to keep on watching. For me, the first four episodes of a k drama you must watch before judging it.

I am still following that rule. IU reminds of Nanno ("Girl From Nowhere) when she plays her role. Just a thought.

Overall though, the romance and effects do play out. Now if I can only get those ads out of the way and look at the drama in peace....