Sorry I haven’t written about Hotel Del Luna in depth for the last three weeks, I’ve been traveling and the drama did feel more like a case of the week type story in recent episodes. At least until this weekend’s episodes 13-14, which form the set up episodes leading into next weekend’s big finale and goodness I am so pumped … Continue reading →
tvN fantasy drama Hotel Del Luna is slowing down a bit for me, not as sticky fun to watch as the first 6 episodes were right out of the gate. But unlike the Hong Sisters last drama Hwayugi (A Korean Odysessy) it hasn’t devolved into nonsensical frustrating plot developments which I appreciate, it’s sticking to the core story of Man … Continue reading →
Things have coalesced in Hotel Del Luna as it hits the midway of its run, with episode 8 revealing a lot of what happened in the past with IU‘s Jang Man Wol. She was betrayed by not so cutie anymore Chun Myung and poor Yeon Woo died, and she ended up slicing bitch princess Song Hua and putting on her … Continue reading →
Expectation is often the enemy of satisfaction, when we think too highly of something before sampling it then it tends to seem less than stellar simply because it could not match up to our hopes. I had zero expectation of tvN drama Hotel Del Luna especially after how much the Hong Sisters burned me with their last fantasy drama Hwayugi … Continue reading →
It can actually go both ways, Yeo Jin Gu‘s modern day hotel manager character in Hotel Del Luna could be the reincarnation of IU‘s romantic interest from her humanly life in the Gorguyeo era or just someone seeing their memories but exists to help her left go now by making her fall in love again. I wasn’t fully onboard with … Continue reading →
I am so so so freaking insanely in love with tvN drama Hotel Del Luna. This is wild love, and of the type that is coupled with appreciation for the wonderful characters and writing in the collective world building. I already teared up in episode 2 when IU‘s hotel manager retired and then promptly went to the great beyond. Now … Continue reading →
I’m craving something different and that’s really why I’m keen to remain optimistic about upcoming tvN drama Hotel Del Luna. Yes the Hong Sisters have failed now more than they have succeeded but the initial exciting rush of their unique ideas in many of their dramas makes it still worth giving a shot. The latest stills come in the form … Continue reading →
I love the colors of upcoming tvN Sat-Sun drama Hotel Del Luna. The hotel itself is saturated bold colors of orange, yellow, purple and contrasted nicely with many outside night scenes pleasingly lit to actually see what’s going on. The latest 4th preview for the drama is it’s most substantive yet, showing multiple scenes lifted from the early episodes that … Continue reading →
I’m pre-loving the set up for upcoming tvN drama Hotel Del Luna. It subverts the more prevalent of K-drama tropes with the male in charge and the woman as the straight man character to marvel at the extremes around him and course correct to make him the perfect guy for her. Here it’s IU as the thousands year old bossy … Continue reading →
Upcoming Hotel Del Luna is looking better and better with each teaser and preview. Sure I said the same with the Hong Sisters last drama Hwayugi (A Korean Odyssey) and it ended up being super fun for the first four episodes before flaming out. What still made it worth watching was how interesting the Sisters world creating was and I’m … Continue reading →
In the Hong Sisters fantasy dramas they often pair a supernatural being with a human as the basis of the opposites attract and cannot be together tension ramped up to eternal. The same looks to happen again in their upcoming Hotel Del Luna set to premiere in July on tvN. IU plays a bad tempered thousands year old ghostly proprietress … Continue reading →
I’ll go out on a limb and say that upcoming SBS rom-com Absolute Boyfriend will be worth watching thanks to the recently released previews. Leads Yeo Jin Gu, Minah, and Hong Jong Hyun form that watchable triumvirate of good casting and even better than expected chemistry. It’s based on the Japanese manga Absolute Boyfriend (Zettai Kareshi) which has been adapted … Continue reading →
Promos have kicked off for the K-version of Japanese manga Absolute Boyfriend (Zettai Kareshi), quite a few years in the making with this adaptation punted around K-ent for some time. Yeo Jin Gu will get to bare his abs as the robot boyfriend, Minah as the female lead, and Hong Jong Hyun as the just as good human option for … Continue reading →
