The Heavenly Idol

Cute cast leads this rom com fantasy drama. Sadly the humour is too simplistic and some is lost in translation. Some jokes are strained and After 3 episodes I wonder if it has the ability to sustain a series. Things start off quite grandly in the fantasy world. When the story moves to modern Seoul Kim Min Kyu looks the part but his switch into modern life seems too easy as he seems to adapt without much trouble. Body swap shows have been done many times before. Usually it's fascinating but here rather crudely handled. The lead actress Ko Bo Gyeol is sweet but her character is a little annoying at times. Most of the jokes are lame weak or painful.

This might be interesting for those into what idols lives are like.

See below, originally gave 8 but had to update:

I am rating an 8 but may come back and re-evaluate after the series finishes. I was really impressed at the beginning 3 episodes, and the songs that were sung were just so Heavenly that it gave me the chills. Kim Min Kyu was unbelievable in the role and got hooked in those early episodes.

It's now episode 8 and kind of think it is getting a little hokey - with the devil and now he the ML Rembray is getting human feelings and can't act on them with being a Priest and all. Feel it is worth to keep watching and enjoy it for the fantasy drama that it is - and will see how it turns out. Am wondering how the ending will be since Remarry needs to get back and the real Idol needs to get home as well. Funny in lots of parts too.

FINAL RATING UPDATE: Sadly came back to reduce my original rating of a 9. Really enjoyed the early episodes, but for me the violence got to be too much and also the ending was so boring that I dozed off daydreaming and actually had to put it on again and fast forward to the end to see it again which now I know why I dozed off after seeing the ending for the 2nd time. Could have done better.

The Heavenly Idol is quite frankly a perfect romantic comedy. It has a very wide range cast of characters that are all so much fun to watch, with each one adding a little bit of flair to the overall plot line.

The story is fun, interesting, and just different enough to make it stand out from the crowd. The ML is such a wonderful character, just naive enough that the situations he finds himself in are ridiculous in a believable way that create genuine humor for the viewer. The romance is more of a subplot, but it is well done with a really great female lead who is both smart and strong.

I thought that 12 episodes was the perfect length to have a well fleshed-out story line without dragging it out or rushing the plot points. The portrayal of K-pop idols definitely gives fans something to think about, as their favorite idols are often mistreated and go through a lot of hardship to get into the spotlight, and I found watching this little group of idols very rewarding and interesting.

Overall I this is well worth the watch for any rom-com fan!

Just an extremely bad script.

I know for a fact the actors are good because I have watched plenty of dramas of them, so if the acting is awkward and seems forced this has nothing to do with them.

This script just makes no sense, and not talking about the fantasy genre and story, but the reactions and reasoning the characters are just too dumb not realistic at all.

Chemistry is not bad and it has some funny moments but again, everything else is just unbearable to watch.

Extremely predictable too.

I am very dissatisfied because I actually love Kim Min Gue and he doesn't get a lot of main characters, if you watch Queen Love and War he was amazing there, and also loved him on a business proposal.

I would say, watch this as a casual lighthearted drama if you don't have anything else.

The plot is interesting had they not make the casts act like some walking airheads. Go Bo Gyeol character is very disturbing starting off as an obsessive fan then a manager who's job is just to say whatever as long as she looks cute on camera. Being a boringly cute face and being a fan are her only personalities. Nothing else. Terrible acting too. Why is she acting like some high school kid all shy and weird when she has a professional job as a manager? Also, Kim Min Kyu being a some sort of a priest acts like an idiot instead. He's just switching bodies not pulling out his brain ffs. No romantic chemistry whatsoever. Like uncle and niece.

I've cringed watching cheesy Kdramas, a feeling that sometimes i actually enjoy to just switch off my brain and chill, but this one is just plain bad.

They both did great in their previous series. I was excited to finally watch KMK as a lead character too. Disappointing, really.