Episode 8 of Hotel Del Luna Breaks 9% Ratings as IU Moves the Hotel to Run Away from Yeo Jin Gu and Her Past

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• IU and the amazing writing by Hong Sisters is what makes this drama captivating. This role was written just for her and she is doing wonders with it. The chemistry with the two males lead in the past is the real hook for the drama. IU and YJG still feel like siblings bickering. It has its own fun but I don't want anything romantic between them because it doesn't feel organic at all. Her stylist deserves a massive raise for all the brilliant costumes.

• IU and the amazing writing by Hong Sisters is what makes this drama captivating. This role was written just for her and she is doing wonders with it. The chemistry with the two males lead in the past is the real hook for the drama. IU and YJG still feel like siblings bickering. It has its own fun but I don't want anything romantic between them because it doesn't feel organic at all. Her stylist deserves a massive raise for all the brilliant costumes.

  • @Rian and @L So how many other aliases do you post under especially with the same comment? It’s okay IU is winning in HL no one is arguing otherwise.

    • I bet one particular delulu IU fan has been posting under multiple usernames, like @Benny @Banana. I like IU, but some crazy fans are stirring up hate by repeating the same old comment too many times.

• The iu fashion parade carrying this drama to 9%! Hurray! :D

• I find myself genuinely pissed off at Chun Myung’s betrayal. Did he even care for Man Wol at all? To be honest, he is hard to read while Man Wol’s emotions were always plain to see. I always thought that he was just going through the motions with said princess and Man Wol was the one he really cared about. But then why did cutie Yeon Woo have to die? Kudos to the Hong Sisters as this was a plot twist I didn’t see coming. Suffice to say that this drama is only one of two that successfully brought me back to watching kdramas after I abandoned them. Cast and crew are doing a bang up job. Hope the ratings continue to climb.

  • I was so pissed too!! My heart wants Chun Myung to have a reason that he was forced to do it but i would prefer it if it was real betrayal for the story line. Its too much of a cop out if he had been forced to betray Man Wol.

• Now watching it until ep 8, suddenly I hope IU's character is a man. It will be better If they let big actor taking IU's character.
  Anyway ep 8 is unpredictable and I love it so much. The story become more interisting, and the development of the characters is amazing.
  Its such a pity I still cant see the chemistry from both leads. And how I want they reverse the character, YJG character is woman and IU character is a man.
  It will be another super big hit drama, If they change it to male center.

  • I love that IU is playing the strong, cold powerful character- I respect your opinion but am glad she’s not a man.

    On the other hand, I agree that I don’t see romantic chemistry between the modern time leads. It’s episode 8- by now we should have some longing or heat or something. By episode 8 of Masters Son I was 100% on board with the main pairing.

  • Well this character suited for female character&IU nailed it so far. While YJG's one well I have no connection with him, idk why after 2 of his latest drama, his acting is like way too forced, no natural flow. Idk why.

    • His acting has always been forced and unnatural since he graduated to adult roles. I don't understand why they picked him of all people for this role. SKJ would have been a better pick and he is the same age as IU. Thankfully we have LDH to carry the chemistry.

  • Why should IU’s character be a man? Women can very well be alpha characters. I’ve seen plenty of female alpha characters in my day. Glad IU’s character isn’t a man. Stereotypes like these is what makes kdramas pretty boring and predictable. Plus the role is tailored for her and she’s killing it. Agree with everyone that the chemistry between both characters is fine just the way it is. It works because it really isn’t romantic; just the right amount of care and concern. I hope they keep it this way.

  • If the leads genders were swapped that would be too typical and the drama will be like all others. Cold hearted man that has a careful female to break that.... Like 80% of all other dramas.

    • Caring**

  • Oh thats just my opinion, mayority of people love that kind of story. Of course feminist wont like that same with IU fans.
    IU not nailed her role, we already in ep 8 and still no chemistry, and she looks awkward in her horse. its because she's not perfect I end up thinking about other thing. Like what will happened if an actor taking IU's role

    • have to agree with you on this "IU not nailed her role"! She is saved by the nice costumes and bright red lips which is actually just distracting. Her acting is not the best (not as good as in MA). She is just okay but her fans are exaggerating her performance. It is the plot (credit to Hong sisters) and the many interesting ghosts which make the drama interesting. IMHO.

    • I blame the lack of chemistry on yeo jin gu in the present because she has tons of chemistry with the boys in the past story. Completely disagree about having and actor. This is female centric drama and should stay that way. All dramas should be female centric because enough men have had lead roles and plots revolving around them. You're misguided about IU she is fabulous in this role and nails every single scene and expression. Her acting surpassed jin gu whose role could be played by any actor and wouldn't have made a difference but not her role. You can tell the role was written just for her.

    • I keep thinking they should change the male actor.

• Some part of me still thinks that Chun Myung did care about Man Wol. The scene where he told her that she needs to live to get her revenge stuck out to me in particular. I felt that he told her this to give her motivation to go on living. What if he was also put in a tight place wherein he had no choice but to betray her?

  • @anon - Agree with you. Maybe that’s what makes the story so tragic that Mal Wol realizes she wrongly killed him. Otherwise she won’t have spent a millennia waiting for him to show up. There’s still 8 episodes of flashbacks to go. I honesty feel that IU’s character wouldn’t have lost it, if Yeon Woo hadn’t died.

  • I agree that the CHung Myung's motives were not explained. The fact he told her to live and the fact he went into the room with his sword. Did he already know for the princess? Or did he want to kill her himself?

• I smell a heaping pile of noble idiocy. I'm guessing that Chung Myung did care for Man Wol and the terrible things he did and said were part of his noble idiot's plan to keep her safe and alive.

  I do think that Man Wol and Chan Sung have chemistry - it might not be overtly romantic in nature, but they have this cool rapport and enough moving moments that I'm fully on board.

• How many of you think that Chan Sung is the reincarnation of Chung Myung? Otherwise, why would he share his memories in dreams? Even the memory of being killed by Man Wol? But then again, sometimes I feel that Chan Sung is the reincarnation of Man Wol’s character as well. As he shares some of her memories. Or he may just be a totally new character, someone God sent to right the wrongs of the past. Whoever he is, I’m fully onboard and am enjoying the suspense, lol.

• I love MW and CS's relationship. I think they have a lot of chemistry, it's just it's more subtil. All the scenes between MW and CM were written to be romantic, it was not subtil at all.

  I love the BST scenes by the way like YJG saying to IU as Man Wol to be careful for her knees when she was running, because she's 1000 years old. :D

• I completely agree at the absolute lack of romantic chemistry between the leads and frankly their plotline doesn't even grab me any more. Their interactions are all based on the ghost of the week mystery and they lack foundation for a romantic relationship. Even the ending scene for episode 8 lacked any desperation from the male lead. He was surprised but nothing more. If he was in love with her they'd be a lot more desperation in his emotions. Plus I find YJG lacking at expressing romantic interest in his female leads. He always has this brotherly feeling. He doesn't know any other mode except platonic. I enjoy IU the most in this drama and I'm glad she carries the core of the plot.

  • Watch the Crowned Clown, YJG has great chemistry with the female lead there. HDL story is written in the way that all romantic feelings are very subtle. As much as CS has not shown much wowing woos to MW, MW has not shown much of her own feelings either except touching his face while he was sleeping. It takes two to tango. IU has more screentime because she plays the same character in the present and the past, while her love interest(s) are portrayed by 3 different actors. So it is very unfair to keep attacking YJG while his backstory is not even clear to us.

    • the was no chemistry in CC .

    • You have not even watched it. Another Duh!

  • Don't bother with CC the chemistry was boring as hell. The comments on dramabeans mentioned the same exact thing so I'm quite sure the general consensus is that he is unable to do romantic acting. He lacks charisma is what one of the commenters said and I especially feel that lack of charisma in this role.

    • Watch with your own eyes. No point of reading comments on DB. Duh!